Mega Thread Official Swans Pre Season "Training The House Down" Discussion Thread

[Membling]

Sorry unsure where to ask this

Port have declared that our first nab challenge will be mainly kids/2nd 22

Any idea of how strong a line up you'llput out

I really hope we would be the same with a few of our first stringers who are rusty

 

[Superstar swan]

Sorry unsure where to ask this

Port have declared that our first nab challenge will be mainly kids/2nd 22

Any idea of how strong a line up you'llput out

To be fair, historically our best 22 dont actually start playing until round 4 or 5

 

[Cadsky]

To be fair, historically our best 22 dont actually start playing until round 4 or 5

Not always true. 2012 started out great. We won our first 5 games.

We all know what happened that year.

 

[Wolftone]

The blokes 24 this year, hed wanna pull his finger out

ruckmen do not start their careers until at least 22 so he isn't that far back. I have only seen few that were exposed to AFL footy as 19 yo. Sean Rehn, Nic Nat come to mind but young ruckmen debuting is rare these days.

 

[Superstar swan]

ruckmen do not start their careers until at least 22 so he isn't that far back. I have only seen few that were exposed to AFL footy as 19 yo. Sean Rehn, Nic Nat come to mind but young ruckmen debuting is rare these days.

Even still, hes been in our system a long time now, if he doesnt provide anything this year, the club will lool really silly for that 3 year extension

 

[RUNVS]

I know it is not likely but why can't the Sydney and GWS train together like Geelong and North did a few years ago. Would doing a bit of match simulation against actual opponents help both clubs?

 

[swansfan51]

ruckmen do not start their careers until at least 22 so he isn't that far back. I have only seen few that were exposed to AFL footy as 19 yo. Sean Rehn, Nic Nat come to mind but young ruckmen debuting is rare these days.

Has he really done much so far to show he is better than Dan Currie, who was on our list for 5 years and continues to be a marginal proposition?

 

[Superstar swan]

Has he really done much so far to show he is better than Dan Currie, who was on our list for 5 years and continues to be a marginal proposition?

I for one cannot justify the contract he was given. I could understand if he showed flashes in his one and only game and then faded with fitness, at least then you have something to build on, but he was deplorable against the tigers. Im not one for overtly bashing swans players , but he did nothing impressive during that game. Nankervis has shown a hell of alot more imo

 

[MarkP]

Has he really done much so far to show he is better than Dan Currie, who was on our list for 5 years and continues to be a marginal proposition?

Look he got that 1 possession against the Tigers or Bombers or whatever so.....yeh nah, I don't see why 3 years. 1 or maybe 2 sure but 3?

 

[replicant]

I for one cannot justify the contract he was given. I could understand if he showed flashes in his one and only game and then faded with fitness, at least then you have something to build on, but he was deplorable against the tigers. Im not one for overtly bashing swans players , but he did nothing impressive during that game. Nankervis has shown a hell of alot more imo

He's really, really tall though.

 

[ScrewInStuds]

He's really, really tall though.

And probably really, really cheap too. I reckon we got a bargain if you look at the cm : $ ratio

 

[MarkP]

He's really, really tall though.

And probably really, really cheap too. I reckon we got a bargain if you look at the cm : $ ratio

We need a Bird equivalence matrix

 

[Wolftone]

Has he really done much so far to show he is better than Dan Currie, who was on our list for 5 years and continues to be a marginal proposition?

He is better than Currie at NEAFL level when he is on the park. He is much more mobile than Currie, a better kick and can kick a very good goal. He has played one game Currie didn't play a game.

He plays Tigers. He is 21 and is playing Ivan Maric, who at the time was the form ruckman in the AFL. It is his first game and he has to take first ruck. He was not nursed into second ruck like any other rookie would have been. First ruck against, at the time, the best ruckman in the league. Got smashed, even i could have and did predict that. Stupid playing him first ruck so early in his development.

 

[Dan87]

Nankervis' movement is a real liability.

Unfortunately I think he will be delisted. Hope to be proven wrong.

 

[Superstar swan]

Nankervis' movement is a real liability.

Unfortunately I think he will be delisted. Hope to be proven wrong.

Goin on market value at the swans he should get a 5 year deal

 

[Wayne Swan]

Has he really done much so far to show he is better than Dan Currie, who was on our list for 5 years and continues to be a marginal proposition?

Currie has had one the more amazing AFL careers, what is it now, 9 years on a AFL list collecting a healthy earner every year and just three senior appearances. Now he's on the GOLD Coast list - he's pulled one of the great con jobs!

But I hope he makes the grade at his third club, Gold Coast.

 

[Dan87]

Goin on market value at the swans he should get a 5 year deal

Naismith has the tools.
Nankervis is in no mans land because he's a truck.

 

[RUNVS]

Naismith has the tools.
Nankervis is in no mans land because he's a truck.

Nankervis is not even 22 yet. In fact he won't be 22 until near the end of the season. Give him time as for a ruckman he is still a baby.

 

[CD__]

Nankervis is a better kick than the majority of our midfielders so lets not write him off just yet.

 

[doona]

Currie has had one the more amazing AFL careers, what is it now, 9 years on a AFL list collecting a healthy earner every year and just three senior appearances. Now he's on the GOLD Coast list - he's pulled one of the great con jobs!

But I hope he makes the grade at his third club, Gold Coast.

Personally I reckon he is third inline there behind Nicholls and Brooksby. Though they would be easier to pass then Goldy

 

[Lakeside Swan]

Currie has had one the more amazing AFL careers, what is it now, 9 years on a AFL list collecting a healthy earner every year and just three senior appearances. Now he's on the GOLD Coast list - he's pulled one of the great con jobs!

But I hope he makes the grade at his third club, Gold Coast.

He can't be very tall for a ruck. He walked passed me at the EFL GF last year and was only a bit taller than me and certainly not imposing at all.

 

[Lakeside Swan]

Does anyone know how/if Nankervis is related to the Geelong brothers?

 

[Cadsky]

Does anyone know how/if Nankervis is related to the Geelong brothers?

I think i heard a while ago he is their nephew? But i could be getting him mixed up with someone else.

 

[magic.merkin]

He can't be very tall for a ruck. He walked passed me at the EFL GF last year and was only a bit taller than me and certainly not imposing at all.

he's 201cm's so i guess it's relative to your height.

at 187cm 6'2 he'd tower over me.

 

[Superstar swan]

Does anyone know why we dont get the rugby tackling coaches in for pre season anymore. I remember a few years back we were doing alot of training with rugby league teams and i vaguely remember a wallabies tackle coach helping out.