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  • Sandridge
    Outer wing, Lake Oval
    • Apr 2010
    • 2093

    C'mon Bloods!!!!

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    • Thunder Shaker
      Aut vincere aut mori
      • Apr 2004
      • 4226

      I've been watching most of the last quarter, and it's quite enjoyable when we're not behind.

      Hall-Kahan's been great in the last. Will he be making a debut soon?

      And there's the siren, a 21-point win.
      "Unbelievable!" -- Nick Davis leaves his mark on the 2005 semi final

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      • Roadrunner
        Senior Player
        • Jan 2018
        • 1481

        Originally posted by Sandridge
        C'mon Bloods!!!!
        How long to go?

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        • Aaron
          Regular in the Side
          • Jan 2009
          • 805

          We won! What a 4th Quarter! Hope the same tonight.

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          • Roadrunner
            Senior Player
            • Jan 2018
            • 1481

            Originally posted by Aaron
            We won! What a 4th Quarter! Hope the same tonight.
            Fantastic- well done lads!

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            • dejavoodoo44
              Veterans List
              • Apr 2015
              • 8727

              Originally posted by ugg
              They're just looking at the number (#55v #45), they look nothing alike.
              Yes, but they were successfully identifying both of them for the rest of the game.

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              • SCGonasunnyday
                Warming the Bench
                • Dec 2007
                • 323

                What a difference getting some players back from injury makes to our squad!

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                • Scottee
                  Senior Player
                  • Aug 2003
                  • 1585

                  Lovely to have a competitive team. Hopefully that win will lift overall team morale.
                  We have them where we want them, everything is going according to plan!

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                  • liz
                    Veteran
                    Site Admin
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 16786

                    Originally posted by SCGonasunnyday
                    What a difference getting some players back from injury makes to our squad!
                    This. Makes a big difference when you add Clarke to Warner and Stephens in the middle. And Roberts in the second half. Plus Wicks to pounce on opportunities in the forward line.

                    I’ll write some more observations later.

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                    • dejavoodoo44
                      Veterans List
                      • Apr 2015
                      • 8727

                      With the selection story on the Swans site talking up the VFL form of Wicks, I was reminded to have a look at the coaches votes. He did pretty well with four votes.

                      10 Ryan Clarke (SS)
                      7 Thomson Dow (RIC)
                      4 Sam Wicks (SS)
                      3 James Trezise (RIC)
                      3 Dylan Stephens (SS)
                      3 Corey Warner (SS)

                      I suppose that the ten votes for Clarke means that he's a reasonable chance of being the sub.

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                      • Roadrunner
                        Senior Player
                        • Jan 2018
                        • 1481

                        Originally posted by dejavoodoo44
                        With the selection story on the Swans site talking up the VFL form of Wicks, I was reminded to have a look at the coaches votes. He did pretty well with four votes.

                        10 Ryan Clarke (SS)
                        7 Thomson Dow (RIC)
                        4 Sam Wicks (SS)
                        3 James Trezise (RIC)
                        3 Dylan Stephens (SS)
                        3 Corey Warner (SS)

                        I suppose that the ten votes for Clarke means that he's a reasonable chance of being the sub.
                        There’s no point bringing either Clarke or Wicks back to the seniors, irrespective of how they go in our VFL team- they are simply not part of our future. Clarke tries his heart out but this is his level. Wicks? Please let’s not even go there.

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                        • wolftone57
                          Veterans List
                          • Aug 2008
                          • 5861

                          Originally posted by Roadrunner
                          There’s no point bringing either Clarke or Wicks back to the seniors, irrespective of how they go in our VFL team- they are simply not part of our future. Clarke tries his heart out but this is his level. Wicks? Please let’s not even go there.
                          Wicks has been picked. Clarke I agree with. I can not understand why Rankin is not in the emergency list. I thought he was more value than any of the guys who got coaches votes

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                          • Ludwig
                            Veterans List
                            • Apr 2007
                            • 9359

                            Originally posted by wolftone57
                            Wicks has been picked. Clarke I agree with. I can not understand why Rankin is not in the emergency list. I thought he was more value than any of the guys who got coaches votes

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                            The problem with Rankin is that he turns the ball over too much. I really like the rest of his game. Like Stephens, he came with a reputation of being a good kick. Even when he has time and space, he can miss and easy target. Except for that, he plays a lot like Errol.

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                            • dejavoodoo44
                              Veterans List
                              • Apr 2015
                              • 8727

                              Originally posted by Ludwig
                              The problem with Rankin is that he turns the ball over too much. I really like the rest of his game. Like Stephens, he came with a reputation of being a good kick. Even when he has time and space, he can miss and easy target. Except for that, he plays a lot like Errol.
                              Not sure where the Errol comparison is coming from? But with Lloyd out, I thought he was a smokey for tonight's team, as like Lloyd, his main priority seems to be to provide an option when coming out of defence. But as you point out, some of his missed targets are inexplicably bad, so we probably don't want to risk that at AFL level.

                              Other than that, I think he's improved a fair bit. Early in the season, I had him as an almost certain delist, but I now think he's a chance of another contract. Some of his defensive efforts are really good, he's involved more, can make good decisions and he seems to have taken on some sort of leadership role in a very inexperienced side.

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                              • troyjones2525
                                Swans Fanatic!
                                • Mar 2008
                                • 2908

                                Good to hear (except the poor disposal). I haven't seen a lot of the ressies of late so good to hear that Rankin is starting to have a bit of an impact! He needed to as it seems we haven't really drafted a decent half back of late from Matty Ling onwards!

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