Preview Rd 16 - Sydney Swans vs WC Eagles @ GAGF Stadium, Geelong

[Jack Lord]

We match up well.

We play the ground well (West Coast don’t)

And we’ve won 3 of our last 4 against the Eagles.

In a tough stretch this is one we win.

swans by 21.

 

[Dan87]

Makes sense

Then again, JPK, Darling, Allen

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Another underwhelming 8 disposal effort by Bell must surely see him replaced by Stephens or Blakey.

No further changes. Today’s effort was good & the players deserve the chance to show the same intensity against WC.

 

[Olian]

Surely someone in the reserves could step up and get 10 disposals to force Bell out of the team.

 

[caesar88]

Assuming Warner's ready, I would say

Warner for Rowbottom.

Wicks for Bell.

Brand gets another go because Kennedy-Darling-Allen.

We'll win this.

 

[Ticky009]

Assuming Warner's ready, I would say

Warner for Rowbottom.

Wicks for Bell.

Brand gets another go because Kennedy-Darling-Allen.

We'll win this.

Warner is in Sydney. We're not seeing him for a while, a month at least.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Drop Heeney to the VFL maybe the kicker to get him started.

 

[caesar88]

Warner is in Sydney. We're not seeing him for a while, a month at least.

Surely teams will be allowed exemptions

 

[Ticky009]

Surely teams will be allowed exemptions

Sydney just went into a two week hard lockdown. No one is going anywhere.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

This Eagles team will be vastly different to what we would of expected a week ago.

They have a ton more firepower upforward than Port.

They also get back Luke Shuey (hamstring), Jeremy McGovern (knee), Tim Kelly (knee), Brad Sheppard (concussion) and Petruccelle following lay-offs.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Drop Heeney to the VFL maybe the kicker to get him started.

As bad as Heeney was today we aren't dropping our second best forward mate.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

As bad as Heeney was today we aren't dropping our second best forward mate.

Thats fine but something needs to give with him should results dont really matter its still a development focus first season.

 

[caesar88]

Sydney just went into a two week hard lockdown. No one is going anywhere.

Oh yeah, I totally blanked on that. I wish all the Sydneysiders on here the best

As for Warner, I find it strange we wouldn't have taken him down to Melbourne just in case given he was only expected to be a few weeks away at the very most.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Thats fine but something needs to give with him should results dont really matter its still a development focus first season.

I mean I want him to be more involved but he had 3 shots at goal, and most weeks he'd kick 2 of them. If he ended with 2.1 rather than 0.3 we'd all be singing a different tune.

 

[Ticky009]

Oh yeah, I totally blanked on that. I wish all the Sydneysiders on here the best

As for Warner, I find it strange we wouldn't have taken him down to Melbourne just in case given he was only expected to be a few weeks away at the very most.

Not sure, but is clear we brought pretty much every player who was not injured. Which seems to lead to he either missed the 4pm sms and didn't make the plane or they felt he was going to miss at least 2 weeks of football.

 

[robbieando]

Not sure, but is clear we brought pretty much every player who was not injured. Which seems to lead to he either missed the 4pm sms and didn't make the plane or they felt he was going to miss at least 2 weeks of football.

I would say the fact we didn't bring any injured players to Melbourne would indicate that the club had no idea where we would be training and what access to rehab facilities we would have once we arrived and therefore wanted to keep our rehabbing players back in Sydney at the club so we could maintain their rehab over the period in the hub (which was to be no longer than 3 weeks) knowing what facilities they had access to so their return from injury wasn't disrupted.

Now that we look like being away for at least a month (maybe even longer) the club will have to work towards gaining travel exemptions for those members of the team that are close to a return from injury.

 

[robbieando]

For those of us who are Melbourne based Swans fans, you could say this weekend is our first home game in 40 years

 

[Punts]

Still think will drop 4 in a row

Amerty was garbage

Wicks walks in

Get a touch Florent

 

[RUNVS]

Could Campbell be ready to go this week?

 

[Punts]

Could Campbell be ready to go this week?

Still in Sydney apparently with Reid , Warner etc

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Drop Heeney to the VFL maybe the kicker to get him started.

better Kennedy have a rest or be told he must run and not amble.

 

[RUNVS]

For those of us who are Melbourne based Swans fans, you could say this weekend is our first home game in 40 years

You forget the 2016 Grand Final.

 

[Citrus22]

Seem to remember Heeney tweaking an ankle or something towards the end of the Carlton game and he hasn’t been the same since - playing injured again? Sure seems like it when you see such a sudden drop in form

 

[RUNVS]

Seem to remember Heeney tweaking an ankle or something towards the end of the Carlton game and he hasn’t been the same since - playing injured again? Sure seems like it when you see such a sudden drop in form

I really hope Longmire has learned his lesson and would not play Heeney injured again.

 

[Sketi]

As bad as Heeney was today we aren't dropping our second best forward mate.

Is it just me or is "mate" the most passive-aggressive word that can be used on this forum?

I'd rather be called campaigner