2nd preseason game v North

[TheBloods]

Certainly agree with you he looks like he has grown physically and mentally and the ball is now in his court to stake his claim for a regular place in the team this year. A few people have questioned his worth given he was drafted at number 5 and hadn’t in some minds delivered. But not everyone can walk straight into the seniors and hold their own
Pretty excited about the future given he had just turned 21 and probably still has a bit more growing to do.

Agree , liked his running , see how he keeps going to get the next possession in the chain , Jmac like . Sorry Mcinerney like . He 's the perfect fit for this team and how we play , glad its coming together for him

[Aprilbr]

Agree , liked his running , see how he keeps going to get the next possession in the chain , Jmac like . Sorry Mcinerney like . He 's the perfect fit for this team and how we play , glad its coming together for him

Yes, he has certainly developed himself physically which was badly needed. I remember when Jarrod McVeigh was a skinny runt who was easily pushed aside. Look how he turned out! Stephens even stuck a couple of good tackles against Norf.

[Ralph Dawg]

Agree , liked his running , see how he keeps going to get the next possession in the chain , Jmac like . Sorry Mcinerney like . He 's the perfect fit for this team and how we play , glad its coming together for him

For me, he's ahead of Campbell if it's purely about a spot on the wing.

[mcs]

Agree , liked his running , see how he keeps going to get the next possession in the chain , Jmac like . Sorry Mcinerney like . He 's the perfect fit for this team and how we play , glad its coming together for him

He cetainly has made some good leaps over the Summer, as we all hoped he would. Still a moment or two of indecision yesterday when faced with bigger bodies, but his workrate is great, and he uses the ball well. And I'm sure you appreciate his abilty to rack up the possessions too

For me, he's ahead of Campbell if it's purely about a spot on the wing.

Yep I think he is at this point. I'd be disappointed if Campbell isn't in the Rd 1 22, but wonder if he might be the unlucky one to miss out. Some tough calls to come in several parts of the team.

[Meg]

Jmac like . Sorry Mcinerney like.

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[Nico]

Not much mention of Stephens , considering the pressure was on him . He was fantastic yesterday

Agree, he was one of out most prominent players all game and looked to have high efficiency in his game.

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Agree , liked his running , see how he keeps going to get the next possession in the chain , Jmac like . Sorry Mcinerney like . He 's the perfect fit for this team and how we play , glad its coming together for him

Was very much harder at the contest.

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If you watch the replay have a look at the work Campbell does around the footy. He will keep improving and looks the consummate all round player.

[Nico]

I have been staying with Ludwig in Chiang Mai for the last week. If you think he is an expert you are wrong. He makes it up as he goes. Only joking. It's been great talking footy and we are both very bouyed for the season. Watched a number other games also. Just a top bloke.

[TheBloods]

If you watch the replay have a look at the work Campbell does around the footy. He will keep improving and looks the consummate all round player.

I like Campbel , wasnt saying Stephens is better . But in my opinion Stephens more ready for midfield so i would take him at present. I would fit Campbell in other ways .

He is a hard worker , reckon he can do what Paps did in the centre last year , we need to give him a shot

[Auntie.Gerald]

Stephens and Campbell have jumped ahead me thinks.

I notiecd that first 2 qtrs we gave alot of game time to Campbell to play Lloyds role...........Lloyd drifted wider and played wider.

I loved watching this because it is a very tricky role for a new player setting up play yet he looked very comfortable.

This provides us with a lot more flexibility down back when teams try and negate the exits from Lloyd

[Bangalore Swans]

Perhaps the development of Campbell and Stephens will offset the departure of Dawson. They both have a shot as a left sided midfielder or half back.

If Dawson was in the team then there would not be as much opportunity.

[wolftone57]

Perhaps the development of Campbell and Stephens will offset the departure of Dawson. They both have a shot as a left sided midfielder or half back.

If Dawson was in the team then there would not be as much opportunity.

Blakey too. His delivery is elite.

[wolftone57]

For me, he's ahead of Campbell if it's purely about a spot on the wing.

Stephens is not being played exclusively on a wing. He was played as an inside mid for the majority of the game. He was very good inside. In fact, Rowie, Florent, Chad and he were all great. Bodes well for our midfield in the future. We mainly used the young guys in the stoppages and they were sensational. Rowie's terrier inside work and ability to extract when there seems no way to do so was sensational. He has arrived and is fit which makes it much better.

[wolftone57]

He cetainly has made some good leaps over the Summer, as we all hoped he would. Still a moment or two of indecision yesterday when faced with bigger bodies, but his workrate is great, and he uses the ball well. And I'm sure you appreciate his abilty to rack up the possessions too



Yep I think he is at this point. I'd be disappointed if Campbell isn't in the Rd 1 22, but wonder if he might be the unlucky one to miss out. Some tough calls to come in several parts of the team.

Campbell is playing half back. He will retain that. Him, Blakey and lloyd are pivotal to our run out of defence. Stephens will play inside mid. He proved he could play the role yesterday. I thought Rowie's terrier like ferocious attack ion the inside ball was sensational and changed the complex of the match. Warner wads incredible. Florent great too with 25 at 71%. If our mids play like this then we get the job done against any side. We had 13 more clearances.

I noticed they got 35 free kicks. Some of those were really terrible decisions and they were allowed to throw the ball all day. So much for the umpires cleaning up incorrect disposal. If McLachlan wants us to respect umpires then they should start doing a good job. The standard of umpiring for a professional competition is a disgrace. There needs to be a review of the umpiring department and recommendations to be enforced. The umpires are unsighted on many occasions but still give frees because they presume there has been an infringement. A free should never be given on an assumption. The other thing is the umpires stand in the wrong spots. so many times all umpires are in the centre corridor with no umpire boundary side. Many years ago this would have been picked up by commentators immediately. This is the reason umpires are unsighted. There are three umpires, they should be better than this. I do not see the umpiring improving unfortunately, unless their technique changes.

I believe this team can go all the way. Even McAndrew did not look out of place. Roberts will be good with more game time in the reserves and will pick up the pace a bit better with more experience. He did a couple of nice things but it is difficult coming on for only 15 minutes and getting into the game. I wonder how the reserves game went and who were the stand outs? Does anyone know?

[i'm-uninformed2]

Interesting reflections in here from David King from his Monday slot with SEN. I'm not always a mammoth fan of him as a commentator, but he has been bullish on the Swans trajectory for about 18 months to be fair.

Starts at about 17.40, and goes through my love child JMac, the evolution of our midfield, and the focus on contested ball in our work over summer.

The Monday Means Test - David King's AAMI Community Series Takeaways | SEN - YouTube

[Goal Sneak]

Campbell is playing half back. He will retain that. Him, Blakey and lloyd are pivotal to our run out of defence. Stephens will play inside mid. He proved he could play the role yesterday. I thought Rowie's terrier like ferocious attack ion the inside ball was sensational and changed the complex of the match. Warner wads incredible. Florent great too with 25 at 71%. If our mids play like this then we get the job done against any side. We had 13 more clearances.

I noticed they got 35 free kicks. Some of those were really terrible decisions and they were allowed to throw the ball all day. So much for the umpires cleaning up incorrect disposal. If McLachlan wants us to respect umpires then they should start doing a good job. The standard of umpiring for a professional competition is a disgrace. There needs to be a review of the umpiring department and recommendations to be enforced. The umpires are unsighted on many occasions but still give frees because they presume there has been an infringement. A free should never be given on an assumption. The other thing is the umpires stand in the wrong spots. so many times all umpires are in the centre corridor with no umpire boundary side. Many years ago this would have been picked up by commentators immediately. This is the reason umpires are unsighted. There are three umpires, they should be better than this. I do not see the umpiring improving unfortunately, unless their technique changes.

I believe this team can go all the way. Even McAndrew did not look out of place. Roberts will be good with more game time in the reserves and will pick up the pace a bit better with more experience. He did a couple of nice things but it is difficult coming on for only 15 minutes and getting into the game. I wonder how the reserves game went and who were the stand outs? Does anyone know?

Taking "Chadmania" to new levels.