Opinion Qualifying Final Changes vs. Sydney

[YelloMit]

I don't get having 3 ruckman + Taberner in. Unless one of Griff, Clarke, and Tabs play back.

 

[beetz]

We're playing three ruckman?

Maybe Sandi could be a late out.

If Sandi was a late out, you wouldn't name Griffin to begin with, would you?

I am confused as hell about this selection.

 

[se17enteen]

Lyon is funny. 3 ruckmen in the wet.

I laughed.

 

[go_the_dockers]

Clarke to play in defence, maybe on Goodes?

 

[calaisking]

im a bit confused with the three rucks. One must be playing in the backline?

 

[The Anchorite]

Well, as he said at last week's press conference re: Ibbo for Silvagni, you have until final sheets go in to change your team.

 

[beetz]

Sydney's ruck is probably their weakness so I am assuming RTB plans to completely obliterate Pyke at stoppages

OR

Sandi and Griff rotate through the ruck with Clarke a permanent forward?

 

[calaisking]

Have we played three ruck all year? Find it strange we would try it out in a QF in wet weather

SO CONFUSED

 

[UFO Tatsu]

doesn't that make us a bit top heavy considering that it might rain? i think there might be a last minute change

 

[UFO Tatsu]

LOL RTB trolling BF?

 

[beetz]

Have we played three ruck all year? Find it strange we would try it out in a QF in wet weather

SO CONFUSED

My only solace is that hopefully John Longmire is equally confused.

 

[elsleevador]

Who on earth will be the sub if griff plays? Silly buggers from rtb I think

 

[Freeeoo]

Clarke to play in defence, maybe on Goodes?

This seems the most logical.

 

[Square Peg]

Griffin for Crozier, anyone that suggested that at the start of the week would have been ridiculed.
Just can't see the logic of it, surely it won't happen

 

[mattis117]

Well this is a big WTF moment...
I cannot comprehend the Griffin selection. That gives us 4 tall forwards and 2 small forwards... and we lose a lot of tackling pressure playing Griffin instead of someone like Crozier.

 

[go_the_dockers]

Sydney Swans
In: B.McGlynn, L.Franklin, J.Kennedy, C.Bird, M.Pyke
Out: T.Mitchell, S.Biggs, D.Towers, S.Naismith, Z.Jones

B Nick Smith, Ted Richards, Dane Rampe
HB Nick Malceski, Heath Grundy, Rhyce Shaw
C Dan Hannebery, Josh Kennedy, Gary Rohan
HF Lewis Jetta, Lance Franklin, Jarrad McVeigh
F Adam Goodes, Kurt Tippett, Harry Cunningham
FOL Mike Pyke, Kieren Jack, Luke Parker
I/C Craig Bird, Jake Lloyd, Ben McGlynn, Sam Reid
EMG Jeremy Laidler, Tom Mitchell, Dean Towers

Fremantle
In: J.Griffin, A.Silvagni, N.Fyfe
Out: M.Johnson (back), N.Suban (ankle), H.Crozier

B Lee Spurr, Zac Dawson, Paul Duffield
HB Danyle Pearce, Alex Silvagni, Tendai Mzungu
C Cameron Sutcliffe, Ryan Crowley, Stephen Hill
HF Matt Taberner, Chris Mayne, Hayden Ballantyne
F Michael Walters, Matthew Pavlich, Zac Clarke
FOL Aaron Sandilands, David Mundy, Nat Fyfe
I/C Jonathon Griffin, Garrick Ibbotson, Michael Barlow, Lachie Neale
EMG Matt de Boer, Hayden Crozier, Alex Pearce

 

[Jezzitizle]

Trying to go tall enough in our forward half that reid has to go back? Must be a ruse. We struggle to get an impact out of the second ruckman, let alone playing a third. Either that or covering an injury. The plot just thickened. Smart move, give them some headaches to deal with in their team meetings.

 

[freoextra]

Well to all those worried about going in too small - I give you the Freo Dockers - Land of the Giants - ha Sydney you think you have tall players.

Late rumour - Hannath coming in to play in midfield!!

 

[UFO Tatsu]

Well this is a big WTF moment...
I cannot comprehend the Griffin selection. That gives us 4 tall forwards and 2 small forwards... and we lose a lot of tackling pressure playing Griffin instead of someone like Crozier.

we need a john longmire "WTF" gif

 

[UFO Tatsu]

Well to all those worried about going in too small - I give you the Freo Dockers - Land of the Giants - ha Sydney you think you have tall players.

Late rumour - Hannath coming in to play in midfield!!

i will be the only person in the world to like that !!!

 

[glasto2010]

I just quickly scoured through some statistics so I might have missed something but:

only once before have Clarke, Sandilands and Griffin played together -
Round 9 2012 vs West Coast; West Coast 84 d Fremantle 36

Griffin: 2 kicks, 3 handballs, 2 marks, 6 hitouts, 1 tackle & subbed out

Sandi: 9 kicks, 8 handballs, 4 marks, 27 hitouts, 1 tackle

Clarke: 6 kicks, 5 handballs, 3 marks, 5 hitouts, 3 tackles

 

[Freoforever86]

Any rain at all and griffin comes out.
Really doubt RTB will play 3 rucks

 

[calaisking]

Something that springs to mind is playing Clarke forward permanently will force Reid from FWD to DEF as we would have three talls. Pav, Tabs, Clarke. Mayne then goes back

Another thing is there could be a cloud over Sandi's fitness

 

[FreoDocker]

Surely we'll make some late changes on Saturday, especially if it's raining.
I would expect either De Boer or Crozier to come in as a late inclusion for Griffin, but I'm starting to worry that maybe Sandilands' knee won't come up in time.

 

[ImperialPurple]

One word:

ODD.