Preview Round 15, Sydney Swans vs Port Adelaide @ Adelaide Oval

[Bloods86]

Outs are fine.

Unnecessary risk with Gulden and Papley, but have to hope our recovery and training standards are better these days I guess.

Given Port have not replaced Aliir with a tall, won't be disappointed if Francis is a late out. But then the emergencies are uninspiring too. Hanily if so.

 

[Ticky009]

Thats our strongest side since the GF!

Which is...concerning. Important Trade & draft coming up this year for us.

 

[Kiama Chris]

I think Cox has decided to attack Port and this is the team to do it (in his mind). Run hard at them. Hope he's right but he has to try something.
Hopefully we see Sheldrick head to head with Horne-Francis and Jordon on Butters. Francis on Ratugalea. Swans by 3 goals.

 

[Millky95]

I mean, other than McDonald for Francis this is potentially our best 23

 

[Citrus22]

Outs are fine.

Unnecessary risk with Gulden and Papley, but have to hope our recovery and training standards are better these days I guess.

Given Port have not replaced Aliir with a tall, won't be disappointed if Francis is a late out. But then the emergencies are uninspiring too. Hanily if so.

Mills looked ready, so I’m more confident they’ll be ready too… here’s hoping.

 

[Wazowski]

We have too many wingers in the squad and everyone wants a small forward to be dropped for another winger.

Our team can't kick a score and they want to remove any semblance of a forward line we have just to stuff all the best players in the squad out on the field

Co Warner has kicked 8 goals in 13 games, hardly a game changer.
Hannily 6 goals in 8 games and 0 in the last 3. Same as above.

We are dropping Lloyd so that's a start. Roberts is a slight upgrade on him based on current form

Gulden is a goal kicker so he's an upgrade on everyone plus he's the leading goal assist from last year. Plus he will make the mid-sized forwards look better as he's he lead the

Pappas is obviously a big upgrade on the current small forward production.

The Pirate was our leading goal kicker last year.

The team is getting stronger- will be more potent around goals this week. Get excited!

Outs are fine.

Unnecessary risk with Gulden and Papley, but have to hope our recovery and training standards are better these days I guess.

Given Port have not replaced Aliir with a tall, won't be disappointed if Francis is a late out. But then the emergencies are uninspiring too.

Francis the sub for mine. He can play forward or back. If we lose a mid then Mills or even Roberts can rotate through there.

 

[Geead]

Hi Swanies fans, just a quick SC qn if you don't mind, Chad Warner

1

Chad Warner

Age

24

Ht

185cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.0

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

7.0

1star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

2star

CL

0.0

1star

D

7.0

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

4star

CL

0.0

1star

- will he eventually get back into your CBA's or has Sheldrick stolen his spot? (I already can't believe it has happened, he's got that ugly Half Fwd role)

 

[Bloods86]

Mills looked ready, so I’m more confident they’ll be ready too… here’s hoping.

Mills came back through the VFL still, even if only a half. Took some of the risk out of it.

 

[Bloods86]

Francis the sub for mine. He can play forward or back. If we lose a mid then Mills or even Roberts can rotate through there.

Did it last time to good effect I guess.

If so, hopefully the rest of the team shows up in the first 3 quarters this time and we don't need a yet to be repeated performance.

 

[caesar88]

Interesting to look at the pressure acts per game, dropped a lot of players who are high on that list to pick players who arent.

Maybe that's good

Pressure is everything

 

[ErrolisGoldun]

I'm not that invested.
However his curve is at a low ebb. I'm not sure it will swing up.
I'm not even sure his style of play is compatible with the "new" swans

Fair enough! He will be back though.

Agreed his form has been poor and needs a spell but you don’t play 270 games without resilience being a big part of your make up.

Lloyd was easily in our best 22 last year and played an important role on the wing, he can get back to this form.

I would be very surprised if this is his end. He will bounce back like he has done on the field many times over.

 

[ashep]

We may never lose again

 

[ErrolisGoldun]

We have too many wingers in the squad and everyone wants a small forward to be dropped for another winger.

Our team can't kick a score and they want to remove any semblance of a forward line we have just to stuff all the best players in the squad out on the field

Campbell and Papley will be the smalls and I reckon we may see Gulden play a bit as a forward. Similar to Chad.

This is the best our forward line has looked all year.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Which is...concerning. Important Trade & draft coming up this year for us.

I mean not really i dont think this group has got what it takes to win flags but thats okay not every team assembled is capable of the feat.

 

[Kbroome]

Campbell and Papley will be the smalls and I reckon we may see Gulden play a bit as a forward. Similar to Chad.

This is the best our forward line has looked all year.

Best forward line yet it is still probably bottom 5-6 in the league for goals per game. It is shocking that we are chucking an extra winger down there just cause

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Best forward line yet it is still probably bottom 5-6 in the league for goals per game. It is shocking that we are chucking an extra winger down there just cause

Hence i suspect we are throwing crazy deals at any decent forward who may be gettable

 

[Dubai Quacker]

FFS, the team announcement on the Swans website says Haywood.

 

[Kbroome]

Co Warner has kicked 8 goals in 13 games, hardly a game changer.
Hannily 6 goals in 8 games and 0 in the last 3. Same as above.

We are dropping Lloyd so that's a start. Roberts is a slight upgrade on him based on current form

Gulden is a goal kicker so he's an upgrade on everyone plus he's the leading goal assist from last year. Plus he will make the mid-sized forwards look better as he's he lead the

Pappas is obviously a big upgrade on the current small forward production.

The Pirate was our leading goal kicker last year.

The team is getting stronger- will be more potent around goals this week. Get excited!



Francis the sub for mine. He can play forward or back. If we lose a mid then Mills or even Roberts can rotate through there.

Your right and probably goes to show how shocking our forward line is that we can basically fill it with wingers playing out of position who have the same impact if not more than a natural small.

Dattoli is surely close to a debut

 

[Kbroome]

FFS, the team announcement on the Swans website says Haywood.

Even the admin has checked out for the year

 

[Kbroome]

Hence i suspect we are throwing crazy deals at any decent forward who may be gettable

Yes but I think we seriously don't understand the role of a small forward and think that wingers can play that role.

We need to be going after some of the small forwards in the draft and rookies because they could genuinely make a difference to this side quickly

 

[Donza]

Fair enough! He will be back though.

Agreed his form has been poor and needs a spell but you don’t play 270 games without resilience being a big part of your make up.

Lloyd was easily in our best 22 last year and played an important role on the wing, he can get back to this form.

I would be very surprised if this is his end. He will bounce back like he has done on the field many times over.

His contract ends this year.
He's not getting another.
He's not part of the future plans.
So why bother playing him?

 

[Donza]

Yes but I think we seriously don't understand the role of a small forward and think that wingers can play that role.

We need to be going after some of the small forwards in the draft and rookies because they could genuinely make a difference to this side quickly

Like Dattoli?

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Yes but I think we seriously don't understand the role of a small forward and think that wingers can play that role.

We need to be going after some of the small forwards in the draft and rookies because they could genuinely make a difference to this side quickly

Definitely dont need to be drafting yet another small forward.

 

[RampeRobe]

Soooooo who is the sub.. Bice?

 

[Kbroome]

Like Dattoli?

Our only genuine small forwards on the list are Papley Hanily and Dattoli for a list of 44

In saying that Hanily is a midfield at lower levels and Dattoli is seen more of a midfielder long term. Some teams have more small forwards in their 22 than we have on our full list