Rnd 18 - vs Bulldogs at SCG, 7:20 PM, Thursday 13 July 2023

[707]

Season done so rewarding good VFL performances. Have to finish with a top 4 draft pick or the season is wasted

[i'm-uninformed2]

With Gus out and Wicks in, I’d be inclined to put Heeney on ball for decent patches. You can’t leave all the grunt work to Parker, Mills and Rowie - you need a fourth big body rotating through the middle. It might at least tempt Horse to also leave Mills in his rightful place the whole game.

You can then use Paps, Gulden and even Campbell and McInerney for the occasional pinch hit in there but keep them playing mainly one out, or in Paps’ case, still having good time forward. Otherwise, someone like Errol has to be dragged in.

And the omission of Hickey is fair enough. He really has suffered from not having any preseason.

Personally, I’m worried about Darcy coming in for Lobb. Lobb is bog average, and Darcy is a generational talent who will pop soon enough. Let’s hope it is not tomorrow night.

[Aaron]

found an error in the Team List on the Swans Site. Errol Gulden has been listed twice(Centre Wing and Follower) and Buddy is not listed! Wishful thinking?

[liz]

Personally, I’m worried about Darcy coming in for Lobb. Lobb is bog average, and Darcy is a generational talent who will pop soon enough. Let’s hope it is not tomorrow night.

I'd prefer Lobb to play too. Agree with your assessment of him. But I expect Darcy will play back. Dogs are a bit light on for tall defenders at the moment and we have up to four of them for their defence to contend with (including the ruck/forward duo).

[waswan]

Not a fan of wicks, id see Dyl, Rankin etc before him

[ugg]

They’ve brought Darcy in because he’s kicked 7 goals in the past 2 VFL matches playing the forward-second ruck role that Lobb has been doing in the seniors. Even though Bevo has a real penchant for shifting the magnets around on the whiteboard I’d be surprised if Darcy plays back

Especially when they do have 3 tall defenders in Keath Gardner and O’Donnell. It may not be their first choices but they do have the height to fit the bill.

[Roadrunner]

Season done so rewarding good VFL performances. Have to finish with a top 4 draft pick or the season is wasted

Normally yes, but not Wicks as far as I’m concerned. However, I am prepared to see how he goes this week. He went well in the ressies last week but his form in the seniors this year has been forgettable, but in fairness he was injured for quite some time. My main gripe is that I don’t see him as part of our future so I wouldn’t be playing him. I know Horse and we as supporters want to win against the Fairypups, but let’s face it, they have a top 4 spot to play for against our pride.

Bottom line: I would have brought in HHK even if he hasn’t been banging the door down. Now is the time to give the kids a go- I’ll accept 15th spot this year with a view to improvement from 2024 onwards.

[waswan]

2 of the 4 Wicks kicked were lucky at the end of a play

Im off him, he is what he is, hit his ceiling

[Markwebbos]

Maybe it’s Wicks’ last chance?

[Roadrunner]

Maybe it’s Wicks’ last chance?

Unless like Wilbur, he has a thing on Horse!????

[dejavoodoo44]

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[lwjoyner]

when will JL and rest of selectors evr learn. English wil have a field day, hayden is a fwd who maybe can pinch hit in the ruck but is not now and never will be a first/main ruckman same for Amerty, clearance will go dogs way significantly. Get big mac into the side leave him in the team for the rest of the year. Missing sheldrick wont help as well

[0918330512]

when will JL and rest of selectors evr learn. English wil have a field day, hayden is a fwd who maybe can pinch hit in the ruck but is not now and never will be a first/main ruckman same for Amerty, clearance will go dogs way significantly. Get big mac into the side leave him in the team for the rest of the year. Missing sheldrick wont help as well

It’s easier to rove to the opposition ruckman knowing you will lose the ruck contest than to rove to your own ruckman who wins 30% of the time and not always effective taps to position

While most will say our season is done, Horse is a competitor and while we’re a mathematical chance, he’s likely to select based on best side, not blooding for the future

[Roadrunner]

It’s easier to rove to the opposition ruckman knowing you will lose the ruck contest than to rove to your own ruckman who wins 30% of the time and not always effective taps to position

While most will say our season is done, Horse is a competitor and while we’re a mathematical chance, he’s likely to select based on best side, not blooding for the future

Good points but they did decide to bring Corey in. I would still have Dyl before Wicks, even at HF as Wicks is not best 22, irrelevant of last week ressies form.

[caj23]

when will JL and rest of selectors evr learn. English wil have a field day, hayden is a fwd who maybe can pinch hit in the ruck but is not now and never will be a first/main ruckman same for Amerty, clearance will go dogs way significantly. Get big mac into the side leave him in the team for the rest of the year. Missing sheldrick wont help as well

Agreed, another poor night at the selection table, it’s almost like they open a bottle of red and pull names out of a hat

Despite his size, McClean just isn’t a ruck, not even a back up. Amartey is better but putting him No 1 is a big call

Missed opportunity to get some game time into McAndrew, I expect English will get 3 votes tonight