JLT GWS Giants v Sydney Swans

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

7:10 PM Blacktown International Sports Park

Unlike the rest if Australia it seems it's a very pleasant day in Sydney and should great conditions.

Our new senior assistant coach Matthew Nicks and Matt De Boer have the keys to the Ferrari tonight. No dents guys and try not to dent anything and it'll be fine.

Hopefully both teams can tone down the niggle and no reports or injuries for either side.

Last years draftees Jye Caldwell, Jackson Hately are playing and be interesting to watch.Hately looked quiet inthe practice match but we're trialing him as a winger after all his junior fiitywas as an inside mid which probably explains that.

Brent Daniels looked good in the practice game last week and with Zac Kangdon injured for the early part if the season will push hard for a spot.



I'm not an expert on the Swans list so I'll leave the details to them.


Greater Western Sydney v Sydney at Blacktown, 7.10pm AEDT

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY

B: M.Buntine 21, S.Taylor 15, H.Perryman 36
HB: H.Shaw 23, J.Finlayson 31, L.Keeffe 25
C: S.Reid 50, C.Ward 8, M.de Boer 24
HF: H.Himmelberg 27, J.Cameron 18, A.Bonar 10
F: J.Caldwell 5, M.Flynn 30, D.Lloyd 38
Foll: D.Simpson 26, S.Coniglio 3, L.Whitfield 6
I/C: P.Davis 1, J.Hately 9, I.Cumming 13, B.Deledio 7, Z.Williams 29, A.Kennedy 40, B.Daniels, T.Taranto 14,

Emerg: J.Stein 42, Z.Sproule 28, N.Shipley 34, C.Idun 39

Notable absentees: Josh Kelly, Jacob Hopper, Toby Greene, Jonathon Patton, Adam Tomlinson, Nick Haynes

SYDNEY

B: D.Rampe 24, L.Melican 43, A.Aliir 36
HB: J.Thurlow 6, H.Grundy 39, J.Lloyd 44
C: H.Cunningham 7, J.Kennedy 12, J.Dawson 34
HF: L.Parker 26, S.Reid 20, G.Hewett 29
F: B.Ronke 25, W.Hayward 9, T.Papley 11
Foll: C.Sinclair 18, I.Heeney 5, C.Mills 14
I/C: C.O'Riordan 38, R.Fox 42, T.Pink 47, R.Clarke 4, J.Rowbottom 8, N.Blakey 22, O.Florent 13, J.McInerney 27

Emerg: J.Rose 1, R.Stoddart 33, J.Bell 32, S.Wicks 45

Notable absentees: Nick Smith, Lance Franklin, Jarrad McVeigh, Kieren Jack, Zak Jones, Tom McCartin

 

[Smartest Brain]

Going to be an interesting game to see if the Swans are in a 2019 collapse or not.

 

[RUNVS]

Going to be an interesting game to see if the Swans are in a 2019 collapse or not.

I think we are going to surprise people. We may not win the flag or anything, but I strongly believe we are going to be in the top 8 and in contention for the top 4. We are a much better side in 2019 than we were in 2018 as our younger players like Heeney, Mills, Hayward, Papley, Ronke, Melican, McCartin all have a year more experience and we have also traded out some players that were not in our future plans.

Having Mills and Heeney as full time inside midfielders is going to help a lot as well.

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

I think we are going to surprise people. We may not win the flag or anything, but I strongly believe we are going to be in the top 8 and in contention for the top 4. We are a much better side in 2019 than we were in 2018 as our younger players like Heeney, Mills, Hayward, Papley, Ronke, Melican, McCartin all have a year more experience and we have also traded out some players that were not in our future plans.

Having Mills and Heeney as full time inside midfielders is going to help a lot as well.

Who of the youngsters should I be watching tonight?

 

[Alphonse_]

Tim Tan will be a breakout player in 2019, and elevate his game to the elite level.

 

[Smartest Brain]

I think we are going to surprise people. We may not win the flag or anything, but I strongly believe we are going to be in the top 8 and in contention for the top 4. We are a much better side in 2019 than we were in 2018 as our younger players like Heeney, Mills, Hayward, Papley, Ronke, Melican, McCartin all have a year more experience and we have also traded out some players that were not in our future plans.

Having Mills and Heeney as full time inside midfielders is going to help a lot as well.

Yeah Sydney have never really had that much of a down period in the last 2 decades, credit to your team. If they do have one it will be very interesting to see what happens. I think Longmire's time has come, same with Ross Lyon, they are too defensive for the future style of the game.

If Leon Cameron doesn't get us back to our 2016 attacking gameplan I think he will be canned this year too.

 

[RUNVS]

Who of the youngsters should I be watching tonight?

Florent seems to have improved quite a bit, his body looks more AFL ready now. In terms of players you might not have heard of Blakey, Rowbottom and McInerney were all very promising against your team last week.

 

[Callums_Guns]

With Grundy now out gives Florent and other players a chance to ruffle Jezza

Only JLT but cant wait !!

Bring on a injury free game and see where these youngsters are at !!

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

Florent seems to have improved quite a bit, his body looks more AFL ready now. In terms of players you might not have heard of Blakey, Rowbottom and McInerney were all very promising against your team last week.

Cheers

I watched but was focussed on our guys.

 

[beema limapep]

Cheers

I watched but was focussed on our guys.

im interested in how hately goes. is hill playing?

 

[RUNVS]

im interested in how hately goes. is hill playing?

Doesn't seem to be.

 

[ItsGameTime]

How great is Coniglio.

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

im interested in how hately goes. is hill playing?

No. Seems he'll start thrlugh the NEAFL trials.

 

[Smartest Brain]

Simpson looking pretty good so far, hope he can stay healthy.

 

[Kummerspeck]

Night and day, Giants clean hands, long passing. Swans fumbling, overusing, dropping uncontested balls.

 

[Smartest Brain]

Night and day, Giants clean hands, long passing. Swans fumbling, overusing, dropping uncontested balls.

Sydney looking like an u18 team at the moment . Still 3 qtrs to go.

 

[Kummerspeck]

Should have been deliberate against Kennedy there. He kicked the ball towards the boundary and didn't keep it in.

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

Night and day, Giants clean hands, long passing. Swans fumbling, overusing, dropping uncontested balls.

JLT, no biggie

 

[The Gong]

Swans look a shambles

 

[Smartest Brain]

Longmire and his offensive style managed 2 points so far under the new rules. Already had 8 in the defensive 50 in those last minutes .

 

[Costanza_]

Long bombs into the F50 to a 1 on 3. I think I've seen this episode before...

 

[beema limapep]

jeez Swans look ordinary

 

[Smartest Brain]

Himmelberg with 3 dropped marks so far, costly.

 

[Smartest Brain]

Sydney got a fire lit under them at qtr time but their structures are poor. Yet again no one in their F50 and no one to kick to. Does Longmire know the rules changed or?

 

[footyfan000001]

Dear swans. Please be this ordinary round 1. K thanks.