Rnd 8 vs GWS at the SCG on Saturday May 4th at 1:45pm 2024.

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  • stevoswan
    Veterans List
    • Sep 2014
    • 8543

    #46
    Originally posted by i'm-uninformed2
    Love this. They had a parents day today, including McInerney’s dad. Not hard to see where young Justin gets his confidence and effervescence.

    https://x.com/sydneyswans/status/178...704631101?s=61
    Bloody funny......he walks the same as Juzzy too.

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    • Velour&Ruffles
      Regular in the Side
      • Jun 2006
      • 896

      #47
      Originally posted by waswan
      Has to be, cant let Amartey show up with fools gold every 3 weeks and hold his spot.
      We played Hawks last week, he should have beat up on them, he basically had the same output as me and I was in WA.

      I watched a few times, high ball into the fwd line and he doesnt jump at it, even when he has a run, he just tries to find a body. Need to forget the opposition, if you have a run jump at it.

      Talk about every opportunity in the world.

      Also need to get Cambpell and Sheldrick into this side.
      I completely agree about Campbell and Sheldrick. They're the future. I'm dismayed that Campbell is dropped this week.
      I also agree re Amartey. He has immense talent but whether he can graduate from Fool's Gold into the real thing is a great question. He certainly has the capability but I think for him it's a mindset thing. He needs to really really really believe in himself .... and if he does that he'll tear it apart. Adam Goodes was similarly erratic in his early years and played some absolutely putrid stinkers - but once he believed in himself the rest is history. I think Amartey has a similar switch just waiting. Whether it ever gets flicked, as it did with Goodsey, is the great unknown.
      My opinion is objective truth in its purest form

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      • redstarforever
        puzzleshock
        • May 2022
        • 166

        #48
        let's show em smug with a big L on their face

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        • SwanSand
          Regular in the Side
          • Aug 2020
          • 523

          #49
          I think sometimes Longmire just can’t get the best out of certain players. I am hoping Campbell is not one of them. Why he plays him in the backline when his primary skill is forward of the ball I am not sure. Why can Campbell not do the role of wicks is beyond me. And if he cant really do that job he is in big trouble. He just needs to find a way. Just too good a kick to not be playing the game in best 22

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          • waswan
            Senior Player
            • Oct 2015
            • 2047

            #50
            Originally posted by SwanSand
            I think sometimes Longmire just can’t get the best out of certain players. I am hoping Campbell is not one of them. Why he plays him in the backline when his primary skill is forward of the ball I am not sure. Why can Campbell not do the role of wicks is beyond me. And if he cant really do that job he is in big trouble. He just needs to find a way. Just too good a kick to not be playing the game in best 22
            Absolutely,

            Harry, Lloyd have been good
            Amartey deserves a month in 2s
            Wicks has been good but Campbell and Sheldrick have A Class potential. They need to be slotted in.

            Ladhams too, streets ahead of Amartey, Horse loves competitors, can hardly see that with Amartey atm, gifted games when others would be dropped.

            Sheldrick was getting a bit of it last year on limited time, would love to see him with full minutes.

            Campbell would have never made a defensive play as a junior, would have only gone fwd and had opposition worry about him. We play him as a defender and now he has lost all his dare and dash. I doubt he plays as a defender in the 2s this weekend.
            He had a few games last year wing high half fwd, need to get him in there again.

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            • Auntie.Gerald
              Veterans List
              • Oct 2009
              • 6474

              #51
              Fire up
              "be tough, only when it gets tough"

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              • Dow
                Regular in the Side
                • Sep 2022
                • 799

                #52
                Originally posted by waswan
                Absolutely,

                Harry, Lloyd have been good
                Amartey deserves a month in 2s
                Wicks has been good but Campbell and Sheldrick have A Class potential. They need to be slotted in.

                Ladhams too, streets ahead of Amartey, Horse loves competitors, can hardly see that with Amartey atm, gifted games when others would be dropped.

                Sheldrick was getting a bit of it last year on limited time, would love to see him with full minutes.

                Campbell would have never made a defensive play as a junior, would have only gone fwd and had opposition worry about him. We play him as a defender and now he has lost all his dare and dash. I doubt he plays as a defender in the 2s this weekend.
                He had a few games last year wing high half fwd, need to get him in there again.
                Agree on Amarety - saved only by the amount of goals he’s kicked - Ladhams would have had a game by now if he didn’t keep blowing dying the 2s lol I am hoping Buller can have a solid block on the 2s and get his shot if Amartey does get it together. As for Campbell and Sheldrick there just not ready yet - they will get there chance (Sheldrick coming back from injury and Campbell needs serious game time in the middle)

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                • crackedactor 01
                  Regular in the Side
                  • Jun 2020
                  • 732

                  #53
                  With the wet track at the SCG,I wish we had Sheldrick and Ladhams in our side for their toughness. Have a bad feeling we are going to struggle today.

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                  • giant
                    Veterans List
                    • Mar 2005
                    • 4731

                    #54
                    Originally posted by crackedactor 01
                    With the wet track at the SCG,I wish we had Sheldrick and Ladhams in our side for their toughness. Have a bad feeling we are going to struggle today.
                    There's a more obvious candidate than those two - can't quite believe Parker hasn't been selected.

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                    • waswan
                      Senior Player
                      • Oct 2015
                      • 2047

                      #55
                      Originally posted by Dow
                      Agree on Amarety - saved only by the amount of goals he’s kicked - Ladhams would have had a game by now if he didn’t keep blowing dying the 2s lol I am hoping Buller can have a solid block on the 2s and get his shot if Amartey does get it together. As for Campbell and Sheldrick there just not ready yet - they will get there chance (Sheldrick coming back from injury and Campbell needs serious game time in the middle)
                      Does a game in the middle in the 2s help him for the role they are giving him in the league ?

                      He is a mid fwd, totally not what he is playing atm

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                      • Dow
                        Regular in the Side
                        • Sep 2022
                        • 799

                        #56
                        Originally posted by waswan
                        Does a game in the middle in the 2s help him for the role they are giving him in the league ?

                        He is a mid fwd, totally not what he is playing atm
                        I believe it does, I really do, he won’t get many minutes in our midfield right now so let’s build his time in the middle in the 2s untill his results or injury force a rethink. -

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                        • Auntie.Gerald
                          Veterans List
                          • Oct 2009
                          • 6474

                          #57
                          I’m guessing Francis on the bench this weekend coming or is that too much of a risk not carrying a mid ?

                          I don’t mind Francis when it comes to a punch and spoil plus he can mark

                          Probably a safe bet unless we are taking a 3 plus week view ?
                          "be tough, only when it gets tough"

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                          • i'm-uninformed2
                            Reefer Madness
                            • Oct 2003
                            • 4653

                            #58
                            Originally posted by Auntie.Gerald
                            I’m guessing Francis on the bench this weekend coming or is that too much of a risk not carrying a mid ?

                            I don’t mind Francis when it comes to a punch and spoil plus he can mark

                            Probably a safe bet unless we are taking a 3 plus week view ?
                            It'll be fascinating. Do we go mobile and depend on Fox; experience with Francis; or take the punt on Edwards?

                            I'm not a huge fan of Francis, though to be fair - he has arguably been the best of the defenders in the twos. My one query on him is whether he has the athletic profile to play true KPD at AFL (I could see him maybe as an intercepter). I'd be stunned if Hamling gets a look in as he hasn't done anything in the twos as a defender.

                            I'd love to see Edwards get a run, but I suspect Horse will go with Fox.
                            'Delicious' is a fun word to say

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                            • waswan
                              Senior Player
                              • Oct 2015
                              • 2047

                              #59
                              Originally posted by Dow
                              I believe it does, I really do, he won’t get many minutes in our midfield right now so let’s build his time in the middle in the 2s untill his results or injury force a rethink. -
                              WA papers already talking about Sheldrick for West Coast
                              Will only get louder if he stays in the 2s

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                              • Auntie.Gerald
                                Veterans List
                                • Oct 2009
                                • 6474

                                #60
                                Originally posted by i'm-uninformed2
                                It'll be fascinating. Do we go mobile and depend on Fox; experience with Francis; or take the punt on Edwards?

                                I'm not a huge fan of Francis, though to be fair - he has arguably been the best of the defenders in the twos. My one query on him is whether he has the athletic profile to play true KPD at AFL (I could see him maybe as an intercepter). I'd be stunned if Hamling gets a look in as he hasn't done anything in the twos as a defender.

                                I'd love to see Edwards get a run, but I suspect Horse will go with Fox.
                                Agree re Fox in the 22
                                Francis as player 23 ?
                                "be tough, only when it gets tough"

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