In The Age today;
"THE Sydney Swans could virtually concede defeat in their NAB Cup match against Hawthorn in Launceston on Sunday week by leaving out most of their big-name players because of the new trial rule limiting the number of interchanges.
At least six players who might have been selected for the match under normal conditions - Adam Goodes, Brett Kirk, Craig Bolton, Luke Ablett, Ben Mathews and Jude Bolton - are unlikely to be selected because of fears that they are not yet fit enough to play the extra minutes that would be required under the trial rule restricting clubs to just 16 changes per quarter.
The Swans were already almost certain to be without Barry Hall, Darren Jolly, Michael O'Loughlin, Leo Barry and Tadhg Kennelly, who are on limited training programs, while Peter Everitt and Nic Fosdike are sidelined by injuries suffered during the pre-season, meaning they will be relying on a large contingent of youngsters and rookie listed players."
Lets face it, no one really cares about the NAB Cup. It's great to see us giving our youngsters a go instead of our senior player's. The result is irrelevant IMO and is vindicated by the stance Roosy has taken. Should be quite exciting though.