Preview Rd 17 - Western Bulldogs vs Sydney Swans 3:20 pm @ Marvel Stadium

[Ticky009]

How do we see the midfield battle all?

Hewett to tag Libba
Think we'll try and use the same tactics for Bont that we did for Dusty. If so, who will we switch over to in the back half? Cunningham?
Will they tag Mills who has been a gun for us?

Talk me through it people!

 

[BloodySwan]

How do we see the midfield battle all?

Hewett to tag Libba
Think we'll try and use the same tactics for Bont that we did for Dusty. If so, who will we switch over to in the back half? Cunningham?
Will they tag Mills who has been a gun for us?

Talk me through it people!

Hewett will be on Libba or McRae depending on who the Swans see as the most damaging.

I mentioned before but we can't tag Bont, just keep him accountable. Play Mills, Parker or Kennedy on him. The focus can't be nullifying his influence but rather stemming it. If Bont is kept to 20 disposals and a goal, that'll be a win for the Swans midfield group

 

[S120]

Mills has played on Bontempelli before with some success (although it was only for a half of footy as I recall). Mills has often played on the bigger-bodied midfielders this year so I suspect they'll go with that again.

Hewett to Liberatore seems a no-brainer.

If those matchups come about, Kennedy and Parker dealing with Macrae and Smith worry me. Macrae for his excellent endurance running and Smith for his pace out of stoppages.

 

[caesar88]

IMO we need to go full defensive in the midfield. They are actually very similar to us physically (bigger-bodied, not that quick) but they're a helluva lot cleaner, and since we'll be without a few of our more attacking mids, we should just focus our energy into putting the clamps down on them and effecting their much cleaner and more efficient disposal out of the centre. Stop their unreal ability to get it from the inside to the outside by cutting off the supply from Liberatore, and the distribution from Bontempelli. We can then hopefully achieve some ascendency over them and turn that into attack.

Shame that Rowbottom and Warner will miss as it would've been great for those two to have a crack against the best midfield in the comp, if for nothing else than a valuable experience as developing mids.

 

[S120]

Fun edition of who's wearing what colour. Rowbottom appears in green which confirms no changes to the 22 for me.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Mills has played on Bontempelli before with some success (although it was only for a half of footy as I recall). Mills has often played on the bigger-bodied midfielders this year so I suspect they'll go with that again.

Hewett to Liberatore seems a no-brainer.

If those matchups come about, Kennedy and Parker dealing with Macrae and Smith worry me. Macrae for his excellent endurance running and Smith for his pace out of stoppages.

Pretty sure Florent will go to Smith.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Mills has played on Bontempelli before with some success (although it was only for a half of footy as I recall). Mills has often played on the bigger-bodied midfielders this year so I suspect they'll go with that again.

Hewett to Liberatore seems a no-brainer.

If those matchups come about, Kennedy and Parker dealing with Macrae and Smith worry me. Macrae for his excellent endurance running and Smith for his pace out of stoppages.

Without the burst speed of Warner and Rowbottom we'll have problems with those two full stop. Will need tactics rather than simple tagging and choke off supply from Libba. Hick will be crucial as well, as he has been all season.
Interesting to see how Amartey goes against English and Bruce. Went back to the replay and was blown away by his leaps over a tiring NicNat. Clean hands too.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Pretty sure Florent will go to Smith.

Footscray have to worry as much about covering our players.

 

[dosser]

Swans Reserves tweet a couple of minutes ago with the 'Ins' against Footscray including Blakey, Bell and Rowbottom.

 

[Ticky009]

Swans Reserves tweet a couple of minutes ago with the 'Ins' against Footscray including Blakey, Bell and Rowbottom.

Wot?

 

[dosser]

Wot?

It said "Squad to face Footscray VFL
In: Bell, Blakey, Carruthers, Gray, McAndrew, P. McCartin, L McDonald. O'Connor, S. Reid, Rowbottom, Sheather
Out: Gould (suspended) L.Taylor
Side to be finalised today"

 

[Ticky009]

It said "Squad to face Footscray VFL
In: Bell, Blakey, Carruthers, Gray, McAndrew, P. McCartin, L McDonald. O'Connor, S. Reid, Rowbottom, Sheather
Out: Gould (suspended) L.Taylor
Side to be finalised today"

Surely a misprint

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Surely a misprint

Does not square with Grimlock's post.

 

[Voice of the G]

Fun edition of who's wearing what colour. Rowbottom appears in green which confirms no changes to the 22 for me.

Where are they training at.

 

[Superstar swan]

Absolutely no chance Blakey gets dropped after that

 

[Ticky009]

Does not square with Grimlock's post.

Grimlock is da bible for all Swans VFL news and hence I'll take his as gospel

 

[BloodySwan]

Does not square with Grimlock's post.

I thought Grimlock and that twitter account were the same person?

 

[Ticky009]

Where are they training at.

Uncle said Xavier college

 

[SSwans2011]

Fair chance they're naming surplus with a few obvioisly to not play, and play in the AFL instead. Didn't list O'Riordan or Sinclair as an out.

 

[robbieando]

Where are they training at.

They are training at Essendon’s Tullamarine training facility. We have have changed venues each day for what is available on the day.

 

[Bloods86]

It said "Squad to face Footscray VFL
In: Bell, Blakey, Carruthers, Gray, McAndrew, P. McCartin, L McDonald. O'Connor, S. Reid, Rowbottom, Sheather
Out: Gould (suspended) L.Taylor
Side to be finalised today"

Don't know what's the go with Blakey, it's hilarious that now we consider him untouchable (I'm in that boat for this week). Bell and Rowbottom are interesting, would have thought they might swap and Bell is sub. I guess they have to name all potential VFL players, so maybe one of them and one of COR/Stephens will be the last IN and the sub. If it were me, I'd go Rowbottom (if fit) in and Bell sub (I'd prefer Stephens, but whoever is sub won't play VFL).

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

Both Bell and Blakey would be stiff, but if they reckon Rowbottom is fully fit, then having players unlucky to miss out is exactly where you want to be.

If Reid has a good one and comes in at the expense of Amartey next week, then Amartey will also be stiff. It's a heartbreaking problem to have, but better than having to play an intercepting backman in the ruck!

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Uncle said Xavier college

That is a different ground today.

 

[dosser]

I figured out how to do it!

 

[caesar88]

Why tf would Rowbottom be in the VFL