i've been told by more than one person that playfair was outstanding in the geelong vfl side, just could not crack it with the seniors going so well, and the player himself admitted he didn't play well when he got a chance in round 21 in the loss to port....
i have no problem with mattner and playfair, and the business about them being older than schneider and dempster is irrelevant if, as roos and co believed, the two now ex-swans had exhausted their chances in cementing a spot in our best 22....i know dempster had been very disappoiunting, and schneider was so inconsistent, so in mattner we get a genuine quality player (he had problems with neil craig at adelaide, there's no doubting he can play) and a tall who is very keen for a crack and is happy to come to sydney
seriously, though, if we go into 08 with crouch, mathews, mcveigh and bevan as part of the 22, it spoils everything...this is our chance to really start afresh
play bir and d o'keefe, play jesse white and dan currie, put mattner on a wing, play henry at CHF or FF, with baz the alternate, put micky o in a forward pocket, move leo to a less resopnsible backman role, a pocket or flank so he can run a bit but not so we rely on him on a key forward, get the malch closer to the ball.....
just please PLEASE tell crouch and mathews thanks, and goodnight, and get bevan and mcveigh out of the team