Rnd 21, vs Giants at Giants Stadium, on Saturday 5 August 7:30 PM

[waswan]

I reckon we will keep Stephens

We are short on outside players

If Gulden and or BJ go down we are struggling with only Warner Junior and Stephens really

At $350k pa for two years I suspect he might not be matched unless a North or GC Suns attack

If he has suitors he is gone

His last deal was to see if he and club can exist together. Now it will be a mutual parting of ways.

I always had faith he would come good but if people are watching the 2s and saying he can get it but cant use it then maybe he aint good enough.

Might be similar to Ryan Clarke leaving North

[wolftone57]

So Whitfield?

Probably Whitfield as Ash is far too fast.

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I reckon we will keep Stephens

We are short on outside players

If Gulden and or BJ go down we are struggling with only Warner Junior and Stephens really

At $350k pa for two years I suspect he might not be matched unless a North or GC Suns attack

I reckon he's already sent his furniture to Adelaide. Crows need inside/outside players.

[barry]

That’s very Homebush-centric of you Barry. It’s a bit of a trip from London, otherwise I’d be there.

I've arranged with Toyo tyres to take over 5 minutes of the halftime entertainment for a RWO roll call.
Every RWO' er there gets a free tyre, and spared the ridicule of their peers.

[Markwebbos]

I've arranged with Toyo tyres to take over 5 minutes of the halftime entertainment for a RWO roll call.
Every RWO' er there gets a free tyre, and spared the ridicule of their peers.

There will be more red and white there than Giant$ supporters, I’m sure. Quite a few of us no longer live in Sydney (or if you really want to go there, South Melbourne) so we take advantage of this being an online group.

Perhaps you should set up the RWIRL Homebush group?

[The Big Cat]

I’d say Stephen’s card is stump amd only come in for a injury - he needs to be moved on imo

He might need to polish up his disposal, but at least he gets the pill. There are a few others who we don’t know much about their disposal because they don’t get it often enough to form a judgement. Unfortunately Clarke falls into this category. When he occasionally does get it, his mind works so slowly any open player is covered.

[Auntie.Gerald]

I was trying to remember what age did we start falling in love with our no5 pick McVeigh 25ish?

Stephens is a couple years short

Dawso only got it together end of year 4 and into year 5 at the swans

Gould and Stephens unless they can attract significant trade picks it probably makes sense to keep them evolving to find their best here at the Swans?

We all need depth and they could find their purpose rain ?? eventually

[KTigers]

Thanks Wolftone. I’ve had exactly the same thought … and wonder who his target will be

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That’s very Homebush-centric of you Barry. It’s a bit of a trip from London, otherwise I’d be there.

I don't know man, I flew home from LA to be here in time for the game. It can be done. I'm really keen to get one
of Barry's tyres too. Rolling it from the ground back to the P3 carpark will be me saying to the world, I am a Real
Fan.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Always available.

A classy response

[111431]

I was trying to remember what age did we start falling in love with our no5 pick McVeigh 25ish?

Stephens is a couple years short

Dawso only got it together end of year 4 and into year 5 at the swans

Gould and Stephens unless they can attract significant trade picks it probably makes sense to keep them evolving to find their best here at the Swans?

We all need depth and they could find their purpose rain ?? eventually

That’s a very good observation re Macca. Sometimes it takes a little longer for some players to grow into their skin

[Dow]

I reckon we will keep Stephens

We are short on outside players

If Gulden and or BJ go down we are struggling with only Warner Junior and Stephens really

At $350k pa for two years I suspect he might not be matched unless a North or GC Suns attack

My issue is will he be happy playing back up ? Amd as outside player you need to be able to use the ball and he just can’t

[Dow]

He might need to polish up his disposal, but at least he gets the pill. There are a few others who we don’t know much about their disposal because they don’t get it often enough to form a judgement. Unfortunately Clarke falls into this category. When he occasionally does get it, his mind works so slowly any open player is covered.

But we do know he can’t use the footy so that helps make a decision, he gets plenty of footy at VFL level but not in Seniors, he doesn’t have the mental or physical strength to crack in and is why players like Clark get picked ahead of him. Sometimes players are as advertised better to move them on than hope for a miracle (just my opinion)

[barry]

I don't know man, I flew home from LA to be here in time for the game. It can be done. I'm really keen to get one
of Barry's tyres too. Rolling it from the ground back to the P3 carpark will be me saying to the world, I am a Real
Fan.

It's only one tyre per RWO'er, so you'll need to come for the next 4 years to get a full set. But, it's easier to roll one tyre back to the carpark, or on the train. (Good luck not getting mugged at Strathfield, it's a lawless land out here)

[Hotpotato]

Always available.

I wonder how many RWO'ers will venture out to the wild west this weekend. Hopefully more than just me and KTigers.

Well I came out for the mighty Matildas last week and I still don’t know what offside means, so, yes I’ll come out from Balmoral Slopes to your hollowed ground which I like Barry. I know where to get a free park and I’ll ride my bike the rest of the way .

[Auntie.Gerald]

Fair enough but the difference between where stephens is at now vs where we need him to be with his kicking isn’t to far off ie his kicking that he started to get going last year on the good days was starting to get there.

Unless we can get say a pick 28ish trade for him I would keep him. Or unless we have someone emerging that are clear cut “wing” contenders then I would opt to keep him.

BJ and Gulden when on the “wing” have got some of the best kicks in the comp so anyone that pops onto the wing looks miles behind their kicking showcase. I see elite level with this two. But they can play anywhere on the flanks.

McInerny only just started to get his kicking in general play going again this year from the wing HBF. He really was struggling with that last season yet JM was a year extra in development than Stephens who joined the year after.

The kick from that wing area is one of the hardest to nail given the amount of opposition that are zoning like piranhas and ready to counter hard.

[barry]

Well I came out for the mighty Matildas last week and I still don’t know what offside means, so, yes I’ll come out from Balmoral Slopes to your hollowed ground which I like Barry. I know where to get a free park and I’ll ride my bike the rest of the way .

Make sure you can take a 275/40 tyre on your bike on the way home.