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  1. RubbaDuck

    Player Watch #16 Braeden Campbell

    This plus Taylor as sub. 1. Campbell has the speed and kicking skills to cause real problems for our opposition. He can run hard up and down the wing, increasing our defence or, when racing forward with good speed, he becomes yet another hard to defend attacking option alongside our Three...
  2. RubbaDuck

    Player Watch #16 Braeden Campbell

    Sometimes you're funnier than a fat geriatric in a MAGA hat. "Campbell ate their Dawgs. He ate their Catz. I saw it on TV"
  3. RubbaDuck

    Player Watch #16 Braeden Campbell

    I know but I widened the scope of reference to the broader efforts of Fox and Warner in the 22 GF against pretty much the entire Geelong team. Fox did a special job on nullifying Cameron, but he and Warner were the only Swans players who really lifted themselves to the level needed
  4. RubbaDuck

    Player Watch #16 Braeden Campbell

    Based on recent form and trajectory: Campbell plays. McInerney rests. Fox steps in for Mills.
  5. RubbaDuck

    Player Watch #16 Braeden Campbell

    From memory, the 2022 GF was pretty much Warner and Fox v. Geelong
  6. RubbaDuck

    Game Day 2024 Non-Swans Game Day

    Only about half of the recent top ten countries for immigrants have formal domestic cricket competitions. Britain (mainly England) and those from former British colonies tend to follow cricket but half of the top ten countries for recent immigrants will have no or very limited exposure to...
  7. RubbaDuck

    Game Day 2024 Non-Swans Game Day

    GWS have lost no followers from anyone in Sydney. They're an incredibly well drilled and well coached team. Only their ferocious style of game is demanding and their fitness has limits. Meeting Swans first up probably cost them both games. Going out in straight sets doesn't truly reflect the...
  8. RubbaDuck

    Game Day 2024 Non-Swans Game Day

    Even earlier. We must go right back to newly-weds Mr and Mrs Edwin P Scott, furiously attempting to warm the icy sheets of their hard marital bed by making the shape of a two backed beast. And thus was made football history
  9. RubbaDuck

    Game Day 2024 Non-Swans Game Day

    I was talking about Captain Montgomery Scott – often referred to as "Scotty" by his* shipmates – a male Starfleet officer officer of the Human species who lived/will live during the 23rd and 24th centuries. For a period of nearly thirty years, he/they served as the chief engineer of both the USS...
  10. RubbaDuck

    Game Day 2024 Non-Swans Game Day

    Don't be sorry. You are dead right and I'm just showing how much I despise the Pies
  11. RubbaDuck

    Game Day 2024 Non-Swans Game Day

    True, but the concern I have is to meet them in a GF. We need to give our very best game for 100% of game time. It seemed some players believed they'd already earned the right to play finals. Geelong players held nothing back from the single game they were playing. They played only to win that...
  12. RubbaDuck

    Game Day 2024 Non-Swans Game Day

    "Horse, it's Aliir calling, asking if we still need a tall defender" "Sure, if he can get Dawson to share petrol expenses"
  13. RubbaDuck

    Game Day 2024 Non-Swans Game Day

    I too predicted Geelong as a likely GF opponent, though so many supporters laughed at the idea, especially Pies fans, who have now come to realise that it only takes a season for Geelong to rebuid for finals. By comparison, Fly has made finals in just one of his three seasons. Scotty's ability...
  14. RubbaDuck

    Media Swans Talk in the Media 2024

    What could anyone expect from The Daily Telegraph?
  15. RubbaDuck

    Media Swans Talk in the Media 2024

    Sorry KC but I didn't really find it helpful, nor particularly insightful. Their mob usually provide better meat. The analysis seemed to be "if we kick 25 fewer goals we won't win as many games!" The author talks about his own knowledge without revealing what that knowledge is. It's a social...
  16. RubbaDuck

    Injury 2024 injury thread

    I see another Swans GF surprise in the making. Horse: "Why don't we play Edwards" MacPointy brothers: "Edwards?" Horse: "Don't you see?" Cox: "Oh, er, brilliant" Kirk: "Our opposition can't plan for what they won't expect" Cox rolls his eyes "Yeah, like, why don't we have just two players?"...
  17. RubbaDuck

    Media Swans Talk in the Media 2024

    Could a nod from the AFL see the Bravedogs rise again?
  18. RubbaDuck

    Player Watch #16 Braeden Campbell

    Why? Have you ever read a book?
  19. RubbaDuck

    Player Watch #16 Braeden Campbell

    The development of Campbell and Florent into those wing-half-forward roles has been clever. They provide an unpredictable extra line of attack through our forward half, they're both fairly quick and their sklls and positioning during attack allows them to provide fast inside 50 kicks or...
  20. RubbaDuck

    Player Watch #33 Caiden Cleary

    When we have guys like Cleary pushing our best for a spot in the best 22 our future will be very bright indeed.
  21. RubbaDuck

    Player Watch #16 Braeden Campbell

    I couldn't fault this last game of Campbell's. Yet another deadly mid-forward role, opening holes in defence, using his speed to bust and break from packs and picking off the sort of shots that could leave even Gulden ball watching. That laser pass to pick out Taylor Adams, the fast spin and...
  22. RubbaDuck

    Player Watch #33 Caiden Cleary

    Caiden's one of a number of up and coming young players who will fight to fill positions over the next few years. Corey, Caiden and Angus. Snell and Caleb, Jacob, Hannily, possibly even Hamling. McAndrew, Buller, Ladhams or Green, Francis could finally crack it, which will help us patch the...
  23. RubbaDuck

    Autopsy A win for the true believers - swans down pies

    Whew, it took a few weeks and most of this game but we got our Mojo working. Hit it. That duck's got some moves
  24. RubbaDuck

    Media Swans Talk in the Media 2024

    Slightly off topic (I admit) but current and almost relevant.... My brother is a Pies supporter from Tassie. He was at the SCG tonight (poor sod), standing in the rain and wondering why, when Hobart has half the rainfall of Sydney, and less than Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth too, why weren't...
  25. RubbaDuck

    Media Swans Talk in the Media 2024

    I don't read anything on Twatter. A platform owned by a fascist? No thanks my quacky friend
  26. RubbaDuck

    Media Swans Talk in the Media 2024

    Will we see any article calling out that tossa Macrae? He's quick to blame umpiring for any Pies loss and somehow glosses over the non-calls and wrong calls that got them so many close wins and even a flag through dodgy umpiring. A flag out of a team he didn't build and a wink to his old mates...
  27. RubbaDuck

    Media Swans Talk in the Media 2024

    I'm a fan of BJ's (usually) intelligent and thoughtful writing. It makes for a refreshing change from all the regular numpties who mostly just parrot each other.
  28. RubbaDuck

    Media Swans Talk in the Media 2024

    As much as I liked the man, as an honest toiler on the field but especially as an insightful writer, it's a bit of a stretch to believe he was the only one to pick out the chinks in our armour while a host of opposition teams and footy analysts in the media had no clue. There was no inside...
  29. RubbaDuck

    Media Swans Talk in the Media 2024

    Even if those three were as good as the media portrayed them it only takes a few niggles, team fatigue, injury to other players (they rely on a whole a team effort) or other teams finding ways to defend and score against them. Heeney has never played as a mid for an entire season. Papley's not...
  30. RubbaDuck

    Media Swans Talk in the Media 2024

    They had their form slumps too
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