Strategy Changes: Round 17 Sydney Swans vs. Fremantle Dockers

[Madas]

Starting to think it’ll be Walker in for Fyfe.
No one else knocking the door down to force into a side with 6 wins in a row.

Walker is one of the only defenders who can run with Papley

 

[Big Animal]

IN: long cleats
OUT: AFL's responsibility for the players welfare

 

[mike91]

JL loves to play a bigger body on Heeney, so JOM is a huge chance. Really want Walker back to play on Papley.

 

[Docker82]

IN: long cleats
OUT: AFL's responsibility for the players welfare

Toby Greene's comments during the week are quite damning tbh.

Yes he shouldn't be wearing metal studs but to go out his way to change them because he thought the SCG surface was shite is quite alarming not to mention risk a massive fine to do so.

 

[FreoRicci]

JL loves to play a bigger body on Heeney, so JOM is a huge chance. Really want Walker back to play on Papley.

JOM unfortunately isn’t fit.
Would play Banfield on him. Run all day and has the toughness to match

 

[FreoRicci]

Pearce expected to play if he gets through training.

 

[gungho]

So Jom, Walker and Pearce might all be a chance this weekend.
I reckon they will come in for Omac, Fyfe and Banfield (seriously unlucky)

 

[jusjoshin]

So Jom, Walker and Pearce might all be a chance this weekend.
I reckon they will come in for Omac, Fyfe and Banfield (seriously unlucky)

Sounds like Walker trained with the WAFL group, so it doesn't seem likely that he's back.

 

[Minz]

Toby Greene's comments during the week are quite damning tbh.

Yes he shouldn't be wearing metal studs but to go out his way to change them because he thought the SCG surface was shite is quite alarming not to mention risk a massive fine to do so.

The metal studs thing is interesting... in my experience playing rugby and Aussie rules, metal studs are much less likely to pick up a sharp burr that can cut than plastic studs. You really have to keep an eye on the plastic ones. I wore metal studs playing summer rugby in North America because the grounds were so hard that plastic studs or moulded boots didn't give the purchase for scrummaging; only the metal studs could actually get through the hard top surface. Never had one pick up a sharp edge! And that was back when stomping on people was legal in rugby....

 

[Alfonz]

Love it how London gets flak for raining so much.. yet Sydney it rains heavily in summer, winter, spring no matter what the bloody season it is.
Summer is actually worse. 34 degrees with monsoon rain is disgustingly humid.

The Sydney Test match is usually ruined. Fun fact ... Sydney has approximately twice the annual rainfall of Hobart.

 

[Docker82]

The metal studs thing is interesting... in my experience playing rugby and Aussie rules, metal studs are much less likely to pick up a sharp burr that can cut than plastic studs. You really have to keep an eye on the plastic ones. I wore metal studs playing summer rugby in North America because the grounds were so hard that plastic studs or moulded boots didn't give the purchase for scrummaging; only the metal studs could actually get through the hard top surface. Never had one pick up a sharp edge! And that was back when stomping on people was legal in rugby....

Interesting... metal studs were always banned in any sport I played.

Seems the AFL doesn't really like them either.

Must say though I never really knew why they were banned or even cared enough to look into it even in the slightest. I just wanted to play so did what I was told - It would've been hard to get metal studs anyway though.

 

[malpaso]

Walters retiring this week to give us a lift on the Road, hope they fly him over with the team...

 

[gungho]

It will be a tough game this one. If you line the midfields up then pound for pound you'd say they have us covered with Grundy, Warner, Gulden, Heaney and Rowebottom. (Let's be honest, that's one of the better midfields in the comp.)
What I'm hoping is that we have them covered around the ground, so we lose the midfield battle and win the war.....a bit like the Saints I guess.

 

[malpaso]

Need somebody to step up and provide Clark's run and dash as Jordon will be all over him.

 

[freo84]

It will be a tough game this one. If you line the midfields up then pound for pound you'd say they have us covered with Grundy, Warner, Gulden, Heaney and Rowebottom. (Let's be honest, that's one of the better midfields in the comp.)
What I'm hoping is that we have them covered around the ground, so we lose the midfield battle and win the war.....a bit like the Saints I guess.

And Mills running through there as well.

I reckon we match up well on them and will give them trouble.

Definately the hardest match to pick of the round.

 

[Quazar2]

Bit of a queer round in terms of the other teams all, on paper, have easily winnable games. We drop this one, it's a hard road back. I'm not saying it's done, because until mathematically that's so.....but you'd have to think those earlier losses coupled with where the other teams are at NOW (especially with the percentages)....would make it the tallest of orders.

I'm not feeling confident, especially given the ground has been 'ropey'. I'm not sure I like the idea of Pearce's ankles on that turf, but....I guess we'll have to wait and see. Just don't feel good about it, hopefully it's just some misplaced nerves

 

[FreoRicci]

Need somebody to step up and provide Clark's run and dash as Jordon will be all over him.

Need Walker in tbh.

 

[malpaso]

It will be a tough game this one. If you line the midfields up then pound for pound you'd say they have us covered with Grundy, Warner, Gulden, Heaney and Rowebottom. (Let's be honest, that's one of the better midfields in the comp.)
What I'm hoping is that we have them covered around the ground, so we lose the midfield battle and win the war.....a bit like the Saints I guess.

Nothing like the Saints though in terms of blocking and scragging. Rowbottom is the only defensive mid in there. The others all want to run off. Sheldrick is the closest to how Rowbottom plays.
The real key is our 4,5,6,7 mids. Johnson, NOD, Bolton, Erasmus, Wagner. They all need to compete hard and over 4 quarters.

 

[pK75]

Nothing like the Saints though in terms of blocking and scragging. Rowbottom is the only defensive mid in there. The others all want to run off. Sheldrick is the closest to how Rowbottom plays.
The real key is our 4,5,6,7 mids. Johnson, NOD, Bolton, Erasmus, Wagner. They all need to compete hard and over 4 quarters.

Add Jackson into that mix while Darcy is in the ruck, I’d like to see Jackson line up on Heeney at stappaoges.

 

[sumavich]

Jackson is the best mid out of all those! Number 2 player in the comp at the moment yeah!

 

[Purple Jesus]

Pearce back on that surface

 

[MadMundy]

Pearce the only inclusion listed on the field, the rest are on the extended bench.

 

[ImperialPurple]

8 on the extended bench? That’s not usual is it?

 

[MadMundy]

8 on the extended bench? That’s not usual is it?

5 bench players for the game (sub included) and the 3 emergencies.

 

[ImperialPurple]

5 bench players for the game (sub included) and the 3 emergencies.

Oh yeah, makes sense. Must just be that I haven’t been able to count all these years