Preview Rd 2. Sydney Swans vs Adelaide Crows at the SCG

[Jack Lord]

Just keep playing those kids!

 

[Jewelsbon]

This time yesterday, I thought this game would be played by two teams desperately trying to get their seasons started after both copping a belting in round one - how wrong was that!
If both teams can replicate their form from this weekend, this should be a belter!

 

[Jack Lord]

Adelaide copped a few injuries and scraped home against Geelong in Adelaide.

sydney traveled to Brisbane, fielded a team of pimply teenagers, and cruised to victory.

Swans by 30.

 

[Jack Lord]

No changes. Rest Buddy up for the last weekend in September.

 

[Punts]

Want to see jmac back ASAP as imo he is a clear beat 22 but unfortunately can’t see it this week

 

[TheMase]

We have a bit of depth at the moment it seems so if Rowbottom is a bit sore we should give him the week to rest it.

Stephens or McInerney could come in if they are ready/fit.

 

[TheMase]

Want to see jmac back ASAP as imo he is a clear beat 22 but unfortunately can’t see it this week

He seems a bit further back due to interrupted preseason so not sure he will be back straight away. Stephens perhaps if Rowbottom is sore.

McInerney will come into calculations in a few weeks.

Just basing that on Stephens named as emergency and McInerney not.

 

[BloodySwan]

Pending injuries, no changes. Rumour is Buddy may be fit. Would take McLean's spot but not because McLean player poorly

 

[Punts]

Buddy would have to play today and pull up well to be any chance imo

 

[Kirkswan]

Swans by 42

Buddy would have to play today and pull up well to be any chance imo

I agree with this... although it must the first in more than 10 years that he has play in the seconds!!! Lol!!

 

[McRobie]

Franklin into this side would be incredible.

 

[J_Moore]

I do worry what throwing Buddy into that young mix too early might do. maybe a few games for everyone to get confident playing with each other in proper match conditions first

 

[swanssince2002]

Play it safe with Buddy and wait until we play Richmond in round 3? Or should we let Buddy play next week and get him into game shape? Decisions decisions... win this one and we are in for an early test against the Tiges.

 

[74561347]

can get carried away after how we played against brisbane, so going to be conservative

swans by 27 goals

 

[ChickenSalt]

Rowbum out, just to rest the knee. No point running the kids into the ground so early in the season
Hayward in to give him some game time, having missed out today.

Stephens sub this week, maybe a round three start.

 

[caesar88]

I want to see Melican, McInerney and Stephens back in the side, but legit don’t see how they get back in. I’m assuming Rowbottom’s fine if he played out the match even with a perfectly healthy sub in Hayward ready if need be. But then again he was limping badly post-match, so who knows. IMO he’s too important to risk getting further injured but also too important to go into a game without.

Then there’s the tiny matter of a potentially fit Buddy coming in. I would personally see if he pulls up well from the reserves game, and then make him play another one. Test his body on the rigours of back to back hit-outs before he effects the mix of this current team.

I would probably go:
IN - Melican (if fit), one of McInerney or Stephens (if fit - whoever looks best on the track.)

OUT - McLean (harsh), Rowbottom.

 

[Superstar swan]

Rowbottom out for stephens(mcinerney isn’t available)

 

[RUNVS]

Just keep playing those kids!

So Buddy in this week?

 

[S120]

I want to see Melican, McInerney and Stephens back in the side, but legit don’t see how they get back in. I’m assuming Rowbottom’s fine if he played out the match even with a perfectly healthy sub in Hayward ready if need be. But then again he was limping badly post-match, so who knows. IMO he’s too important to risk getting further injured but also too important to go into a game without.

Then there’s the tiny matter of a potentially fit Buddy coming in. I would personally see if he pulls up well from the reserves game, and then make him play another one. Test his body on the rigours of back to back hit-outs before he effects the mix of this current team.

I would probably go:
IN - Melican (if fit), one of McInerney or Stephens (if fit - whoever looks best on the track.)

OUT - McLean (harsh), Rowbottom.

I'd stick with McLean for two reasons. 3 goal assists and manning Harris Andrews with aplomb is worth another week imo but also it gives a bit of protection to Logan. We've got to protect him as much as reasonable while he's so young. I wouldn't want him to be playing too much right now as one of two tall forwards - and in fact at times the only tall up there when Reid goes into the ruck to give Hickey a break. McLean himself is only young but he's a big lump and he's physical, growing into his body and keen to use it.

McLean stays in the side until Bud is ready to play imo. That means no changes for me unless Rowbottom needs a rest, in which case I imagine similarly it'd allow Stephens or McInerney back in. Stephens appears to have done more training and is also more of capable of playing inside imo so to replace Rowbottom I'd go with him.

 

[caesar88]

I'd stick with McLean for two reasons. 3 goal assists and manning Harris Andrews with aplomb is worth another week imo but also it gives a bit of protection to Logan. We've got to protect him as much as reasonable while he's so young. I wouldn't want him to be playing too much right now as one of two tall forwards - and in fact at times the only tall up there when Reid goes into the ruck to give Hickey a break. McLean himself is only young but he's a big lump and he's physical, growing into his body and keen to use it.

McLean stays in the side until Bud is ready to play imo. That means no changes for me unless Rowbottom needs a rest, in which case I imagine similarly it'd allow Stephens or McInerney back in. Stephens appears to have done more training and is also more of capable of playing inside imo so to replace Rowbottom I'd go with him.

I do think we need Melican back though. Our defence looked a little shaky last night. Dawson as third tall back there is yuck.

 

[S120]

I do think we need Melican back though. Our defence looked a little shaky last night. Dawson as third tall back there is yuck.

Yeh we were getting scored against pretty easily last night at times. If Melican returns, it could even be to allow Hewett back into the midfield to replace Rowbottom and letting Dawson play smaller in defence.

Incidentally, do we actually know what the deal with Melican is? Do we know he's hurt or are we assuming?

 

[caesar88]

Yeh we were getting scored against pretty easily last night at times. If Melican returns, it could even be to allow Hewett back into the midfield to replace Rowbottom and letting Dawson play smaller in defence.

Incidentally, do we actually know what the deal with Melican is? Do we know he's hurt or are we assuming?

Assuming injured. The club was talking up the McCartin/Melican partnership all preseason, they wouldn’t scrap it by the first match.

 

[S120]

Franklin steps up Swans comeback bid with first match in 18 months

Lance Franklin played the first half of Sydney’s reserves pre-season match on Sunday, and appears to be a strong chance of making his AFL comeback at the SCG next weekend.

www.theage.com.au

 

[RUNVS]

Franklin steps up Swans comeback bid with first match in 18 months

Lance Franklin played the first half of Sydney’s reserves pre-season match on Sunday, and appears to be a strong chance of making his AFL comeback at the SCG next weekend.

www.theage.com.au

I would not be against playing Buddy as the medical sub next week.

 

[BloodySwan]

13km for a key forward! No way Plugger would have run a quarter of that distance in his day