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Where Do the Swans Go From Here?
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You said Talia a 194cm, 95kg key defender was the same as 189cm 83kg defender/mid in Rampe, then went on to say Talia is a rebounding defender yet ignored the fact he'd taken the no.1 forward every week he played.
Seems to me you have no idea what Talia does and you are just arguing for the sake of trying to diminish he value as a trade target for the Swans. Do you even know what Talia looks like?
Nah nothing mate, absolutely nothing.
MotleyLemon
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I'd give it away if Rampe was still 83kgs, but what's to say that players have to be a certain size to play a spot? I'd have thought the Swans would need a "gorilla" style KPD, or at the very least, a KPD who can go physically with the biggest forwards. Talia is not this player.
Surely you'd want me to diminish the trade value of someone the Swans are targeting too? Bizarre comment.
As for what he looks like...
A bit like this, I think?
Kelly, Lockett & Roos retired and guess what ???? Swans are going to bottom out. Blah Blah Blah !!!! Couple of years later Swans win first flag in 72 Years. A year later Swans play in GF again and lose by 1 point. 6 years later Swans win another flag. 2 years later Swans play in another GF. 2015 Swans once again make top 4 losing only 6 games and winning the same amount of games as Hawthorn. Yes Swans are going to hit rock bottom.
This s**t has been peddled out for the best part of 20 years and it still has not happened. Keep your chins up though boys because if you wish for something for long enough it may just come true.
This s**t has been peddled out for the best part of 20 years and it still has not happened. Keep your chins up though boys because if you wish for something for long enough it may just come true.
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MotleyLemon
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Kelly, Lockett & Roos retired and guess what ???? Swans are going to bottom out. Blah Blah Blah !!!! Couple of years later Swans win first flag in 72 Years. A year later Swans play in GF again and lose by 1 point. 6 years later Swans win another flag. 2 years later Swans play in another GF. 2015 Swans once again make top 4 losing only 6 games and winning the same amount of games as Hawthorn. Yes Swans are going to hit rock bottom.
This s**t has been peddled out for the best part of 20 years and it still has happened. Keep your chins up though boys because if you wish for something for long enough it may just come true.
You know your salary cap is getting made the same as everyone else's now though, yeah?
So you offered him a one year contract instead....
I'd give it away if Rampe was still 83kgs, but what's to say that players have to be a certain size to play a spot? I'd have thought the Swans would need a "gorilla" style KPD, or at the very least, a KPD who can go physically with the biggest forwards. Talia is not this player.
Surely you'd want me to diminish the trade value of someone the Swans are targeting too? Bizarre comment.
As for what he looks like...
A bit like this, I think?
Yeah because the Bulldogs use comments on BigFooty as a barometer on the trade value of a player....
MotleyLemon
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Bit of a tongue in cheek crack at the moron who accused me of trying to diminish his trade value, but I wouldn't expect you to have a crack at him because he's a fellow Sydney fan.
MotleyLemon
Norm Smith Medallist
Where is Gary Rohan's best position? I don't think we've answered that yet.
He has been surprisingly effective as an attacking defender.
You can't blame the bloke if he doesn't make it; leg injuries for speedsters are brutal.
Sydney will be fine. Their back half is a mess but their midfield is top notch (when not crippled) and their forward line has enough firepower (when not crippled).
Few top up players and they'll be laughing.
Wasn't this the exact same perception of Ted Richards early in his career?
If you think that has been where the Swans success lies then you are stupider than the 2,371 posts before this one suggests.
End dialogue Errol.
They are both largely irrelevant... Anyway as the Swans are set to go after Leuenberger, Talia and probably others lets agree that both clubs have a fair record of trading, poaching and improving other clubs players.
MotleyLemon
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Backline is a mess, midfield one dimensional/lacks pace/polish, ruck a big question mark.
Unrelated (nice deflection by the way
) but Hawthorn has been doing what the Swans have done over the last 20 years for 60 years or more...but with considerably more success (12 flags and 19 GF's in 55 years and all that)
LukeParkerno1
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Your guess is as good as anyone. His kicking issues become as issue playing in the backline regularly. A quarter here and there is one thing, a whole season is another.
I would play him off a wing, but the issue is...does he have the tank? Not sure.
MotleyLemon
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Or the smarts?
I don't think so.
I like him when he has a set opponent, maybe defensive forward is the way to go.
LukeParkerno1
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I would like to see him if he gets a full pre season, trial him off the wing in the NAB Cup. Worst comes to worst, it fails. Would rather give it a try though, one of the few who has genuine speed. Would rather not waste that up forward, however it might be his only position if his tank is still average.
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Rohan showed alot whene played off the half back flank in last years pre lim. Was nearly best on ground.
He would greatly bebefit from getting the chance to settle into a position for more than a week at a time
He would greatly bebefit from getting the chance to settle into a position for more than a week at a time
LukeParkerno1
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Not sure I agree long term. Just have a few massive questions and one obviously is his tank. All well and good to do it for a quarter or a game, but doing it for a season is another thing. Secondly, his kicking...for a HBF, I have a bit of a problem. Would possibly rather Jones or for that matter Nic Newman, etc getting a chance there. The one thing we need to prioritise is getting more blokes that can really kick.
MotleyLemon
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I would have looked good playing off half back in that game, in fairness.
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