Preview Round 20 - GWS Giants vs Sydney Swans, Saturday 3rd August, Sydney Showground Stadium, 2.10pm

[fridgeman]

It will be interesting to see the ages and experience of the teams when they are named with the Swans playing young this year and a few old dogs running around for the Giants

 

[Danny88]

Alright let’s pick the margin

I’m ambitious... we tend to score well against teams that are struggling

GWS by 56

 

[Colonial]

Margin?

60.

Think we will come out firing and Jezza, You and HH will have a field day

 

[Pres]

Wow 2 ruckmen again.

 

[Gigantic]

Stein and Deledio in for Taylor and Lloyd.

 

[Danny88]

I’m a little torn

On one side I love the co to unity of small changes when things are going well

On the other I can’t believe we are playing both rucks again

Holy cow we r tall

 

[Colonial]

Stein and Lids in are great.

But why the 2 rucks again?

 

[grimlock]

Stein and Lids in are great.

But why the 2 rucks again?

Probably because we have 0 rucks and half a defence.

 

[Colonial]

Probably because we have 0 rucks and half a defence.

Surely 1 ruck would be enough then.

 

[Danny88]

Surely 1 ruck would be enough then.

Maybe they can’t decide who is number 1 and there hasn’t been a reason to change it yet?

I’m only speculating

 

[Orange crush]

Like the two rucks .... at the moment we have plenty of run and the extra height takes a defender from one of the power forwards

 

[fridgeman]

I hope this is the las week they go with the 2 rucks as it will come unstuck one day in a big way imo and I do hope for a late change with Bonar or Shipley coming in for Simpson as the Swans have gone small and mobile around the ground with Melican out as well
Good to see Stein/Keefe and Hately stay in and the more experience they get will be better for the team
Averages for the 2 listed teams are
Giants 25.3 age 96 games
Swans 23.5 age 79 games
with 4 over 100 games in Lloyd, Reid, Parker and Jack who I think only gets a game because of his experience with injuries effecting the the older players on the Swans list and they do have a lot of emerging players with 7 between 50 and 100 games
Giants have 9 players over 100 games experience and 6 between 50-100 games
I still think it will be closer than some people think and i will be happy with a 3 goal win, no injuries and Cameron kicking 3+ to keep his healthy lead in the Coleman

 

[Bay Giant]

I hope this is the las week they go with the 2 rucks as it will come unstuck one day in a big way imo and I do hope for a late change with Bonar or Shipley coming in for Simpson as the Swans have gone small and mobile around the ground with Melican out as well
Good to see Stein/Keefe and Hately stay in and the more experience they get will be better for the team
Averages for the 2 listed teams are
Giants 25.3 age 96 games
Swans 23.5 age 79 games
with 4 over 100 games in Lloyd, Reid, Parker and Jack who I think only gets a game because of his experience with injuries effecting the the older players on the Swans list and they do have a lot of emerging players with 7 between 50 and 100 games
Giants have 9 players over 100 games experience and 6 between 50-100 games
I still think it will be closer than some people think and i will be happy with a 3 goal win, no injuries and Cameron kicking 3+ to keep his healthy lead in the Coleman

Mate I reckon it’ll bring us unstuck this week. I’m always on tenterhooks when we play the pricks from the East and I’m not confident this week with our team.

I hope I’m proven wrong.

Again.

 

[dlanod]

Probably because we have 0 rucks and half a defence.

So we'll go with two 50/50 rucks and spot you a player. Seems fair.

 

[fridgeman]

Mate I reckon it’ll bring us unstuck this week. I’m always on tenterhooks when we play the pricks from the East and I’m not confident this week with our team.

I hope I’m proven wrong.

Again.

I think too much class in the middle even missing the players and Greene, Hopper and Taranto to even the contest and Whitfield and Deledio too classy on the outside, obviously it would be better with Coniglio and Kelly around but these are the games the depth and role players need to stand up. i dont think I need to say anything about the forwards and defence after last week and the goal scoring of the 3 talls

 

[Bay Giant]

I think too much class in the middle even missing the players and Greene, Hopper and Taranto to even the contest and Whitfield and Deledio too classy on the outside, obviously it would be better with Coniglio and Kelly around but these are the games the depth and role players need to stand up. i dont think I need to say anything about the forwards and defence after last week and the goal scoring of the 3 talls

I wish I saw football as logically as you.

All I see is red hot hatred and whit line fever.

Could be my many years as a front row forward that have wired me
This way hahahahaha

 

[Danny88]

Mate I reckon it’ll bring us unstuck this week. I’m always on tenterhooks when we play the pricks from the East and I’m not confident this week with our team.

I hope I’m proven wrong.

Again.

You will be

We should flog em


They don’t have a back line

 

[Gigantic]

On paper, HH, Jezza and Finlayson should run rings around their named backline

I'd say they'll kick at least 10 between them this week, or I hope so

 

[ROOINYOU]

Hi Guys,
Got wind that Conner Idun will debut this week.
any idea who would likely come out for him?

 

[Colonial]

Hi Guys,
Got wind that Conner Idun will debut this week.
any idea who would likely come out for him?

Really? Hmm usually we have a big social media thing for any debuts so it seems very unlikely.

 

[Callums_Guns]

Really? Hmm usually we have a big social media thing for any debuts so it seems very unlikely.

There was a fair bit of noise coming out of the sheds this morning before the Captains run

 

[ROOINYOU]

Really? Hmm usually we have a big social media thing for any debuts so it seems very unlikely.

My bro works with his old man...got word overnight and is heading to Sydney tonight.
I believe it!

 

[ROOINYOU]

so who comes out if indeed true?

 

[Callums_Guns]

Don't be surprised if Zac Williams doesn't play

 

[Colonial]

My bro works with his old man...got word overnight and is heading to Sydney tonight.
I believe it!

Wow cool. Congrats to the lad.