Rd 3 vs Western Bulldogs @ Marvel - Pre-Game Thread

[barracuda]

Please don't ask. I for one am pretty sick of the diatribe. It wouldn't matter if the player who shall go unnamed (lest we wake the troll) got 50 touches, 10 goals and laid as many tackles. It still wouldn't satisfy one poster.

Well said

[707]

Amartey preferred over Ladhams meaning the latter has to earn his spot. Good, no walk up starts here

[longmile]

Can’t really comprehend Bell being anywhere remotely close to the 22

I thought the same thing all last year, but I guess he plays a role a lot of players Longmire doesn't think can?

TBH I'm suprised Buddy is playing after the 2 6 day turn arounds, especially after the extra drain fighting the crowds would of been last week

[Bangalore Swans]

Are we taking a risk with Buddy? Two 6 day games and the flight to Melbourne.

When do people think Buddy will get his game off?

I like Mills on Bont. Mills got on top of Danger by being dangerous himself. Mills got a lot of ball linking up with the backline and Danger let him have that space. Something good always happens with the ball in Mills hands.

Be interested to see if Bont mans Mills up when the Swans are coming out of the backline.

[stevoswan]

Agreed the actual performance by that player on the field along with his fairly impressive stats are irrelevant to that poster. It almost seems personal.

I think it's 'doubledownitis'.....a can of worms that should never have been opened but here we are.

Selection wise, while tennis may have lost the 'Barty Party' we have regained the 'Amartey Party'.....so let's see what he can do this time after doing well against the Dogs last year. Hopefully Logan finds some form and confidence in the two's.

[Ralph Dawg]

I'm a big fan of Amartey. Moves well, great leap, good hands and a nice kick. He could be anything. The first quarter he played against Footscray was impressive and he deserves his opportunity.

[TheBloods]

I think it's 'doubledownitis'.....a can of worms that should never have been opened but here we are.

Actually i was talking about bringing Amartey in , and having blokes like Ronke and Reid and Bell in the emergencies . Depth doesn 't look so crash hot once we get a couple of injuries . i wanted ROberts to debut but obviously not ready .

You lot say i have RB on the brain .

[Aprilbr]

I'm a big fan of Amartey. Moves well, great leap, good hands and a nice kick. He could be anything. The first quarter he played against Footscray was impressive and he deserves his opportunity.

Agreed about Armetey's athleticism - very impressive. Holding down a tall forward spot is tough with modern defences being so well structured. Logan had little impact in his two games despite his obvious talent so Armetey deserves a chance to take that slot.

I'm going to the game tomorrow night. It should be a beauty like the game against them last season. We played really well that night!

[longmile]

Speaking about depth, any word on how Sheather went in the ressies last week? He was looking on the cusp of a seniors call up late last year

[neilfws]

Are we taking a risk with Buddy? Two 6 day games and the flight to Melbourne.

Maybe needs less management this season. He looks pretty fit and firing, Dogs are still a top side despite the 0-2 start, why wouldn't you take your best forward if he has no issues.

I'm lucky to have been to both games this year and did wonder if McDonald would be the one to go, haven't seen too much from him at all. He's a work in progress and I hope he progresses well.

[Ralph Dawg]

Speaking about depth, any word on how Sheather went in the ressies last week? He was looking on the cusp of a seniors call up late last year

He had a quiet game, most probably reflective of his injury interrupted preseason. For me, Squizzy was our BOG and Gould played his best game for us yet. Roberts was our best newbie over the 4 quarters although Warner had an excellent first half before fading a little as the game went on.

[mcs]

I'm a big fan of Amartey. Moves well, great leap, good hands and a nice kick. He could be anything. The first quarter he played against Footscray was impressive and he deserves his opportunity.

I like him too and thought he was very decent against Footscray. McDonald is a key future plank, but he needs to start having an impact in the reserves and forcing his case a bit imho. With the contract in place for him, we can give him some time to grow in reserves too and build confidence. Has been on the peripheral at best in the two games so far this season. Happy with Amartey getting a chance.

[TheBloods]

He had a quiet game, most probably reflective of his injury interrupted preseason. For me, Squizzy was our BOG and Gould played his best game for us yet. Roberts was our best newbie over the 4 quarters although Warner had an excellent first half before fading a little as the game went on.

Roberts will be a star

[mcs]

We are carrying some dead weight , Paps and Jmac cant come back fast enough . Doubt we win this

Lets hope your predictions match some of the efforts last season. Remember vividly how we were going to get slaughtered in Rd 1 and the world was falling in already off the back of selections before we belted the lions.

It will be a tough match because the Dogs will be desperate (0-3 doesn't leave you nicely placed), but with the Buddy 1000 out of the way, I think we will see a good renewed focus from the boys on the elements that really have been working well so far in the first 2 rounds. But always a tough team to play against, and we know they'll be doing their best to have the assistants in their back pockets too....

[TheBloods]

Lets hope your predictions match some of the efforts last season. Remember vividly how we were going to get slaughtered in Rd 1 and the world was falling in already off the back of selections before we belted the lions.

It will be a tough match because the Dogs will be desperate (0-3 doesn't leave you nicely placed), but with the Buddy 1000 out of the way, I think we will see a good renewed focus from the boys on the elements that really have been working well so far in the first 2 rounds. But always a tough team to play against, and we know they'll be doing their best to have the assistants in their back pockets too....

you 've never got a call wrong champ ?