Preview 2024 Round 13: Swans v Cats (a fast preview's a good preview)

[swanssince2002]

I certainly wasn't a quiet achiever when Luke Ablett passed the ball across goal just for Cousins to intercept in the '05 GF!

Still remember that, luckily social media wasn't even a thing back then but we won so no worries!

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

I think Jordon has to go to Holmes. extremely influential at half back and is a huge metres gained player.

We seem to have troubles against big contested midfields so Geelong will be another good test with their bigger bodies.

We have to run them to the ground and cannot let them dictate play defensively. They will do their best to clog up the corridor and force us long where they have their strengths in intercepting with Kolo, Henry and Stewart. Our 3 talls have to keep them accountable.

We owe Geelong tbh. I hope we can do
The job next Sunday.

Yep, this.

JJ usually goes to an outside runner/ distributor type and I think he goes to Holmes this week.

5 more years Wilbur will go to Stewart IMO

 

[zyzzbruh]

Yep, this.

JJ usually goes to an outside runner/ distributor type and I think he goes to Holmes this week.

5 more years Wilbur will go to Stewart IMO

Holmes has been playing inside and has put on a fair bit of beef. Not the best matchup imo. Go to Miers, snuff their ball use and give him a chance to still be an offensive option.

 

[the hypnotoad]

Luke Ablett, Ben Matthews…

ben fixter, gerrard bennett ...

 

[MF]

ben fixter, gerrard bennett ...

I remember thinking Fixter was going to be a star. Was one of my favourite players until he left.

 

[swanssince2002]

Even thought LRT was the cult favourite he was still underrated among the wider fanbase back then imo

 

[grimlock]

HTB interpretation...who knows what's going to happen this weekend?

Geelong won 12 HTB free kicks last week, hope the boys are switched on.

 

[zyzzbruh]

Even thought LRT was the cult favourite he was still underrated among the wider fanbase back then imo

Had a couple of outstanding seasons but my god I remember when we first had a look at him I thought it was a pisstake.

I remember one game at Colonial Stadium I was at as a young kid, swans supporter behind me was getting edgy after we were fumbling around, he screamed 'just kick the fckn ball!', we then instantly proceeded to finally kick the ball to a wide open LRT, and he screams out 'ohhh not to him!' with genuine anger. Etched in my brain still makes me chuckle to this day.

 

[anotherletdown]

Depends which end of the HTB rule we get.

Always a bit of an adjustment period

We'll get the northern interpretation of the rule

 

[SydneyBlood]

McCartin in for Francis. Campbell from the 22 to sub. Roberts from sub to the starting 22.

Francis, Mitchell and Ladhams as emergencies. Or possibly because Ladhams hasn't played for a few weeks from memory ... Francis, Mitchell and Hamling.

 

[TheWhiteRhino]

Any word on Dangerfield?

 

[sthmelb_dimmies]

Any word on Dangerfield?

 

[caesar88]

Any word on Dangerfield?

Just checked. Still a massive flog.

 

[KingV23]

Just checked. Still a massive flog.

 

[The King!]

Feel like the next four weeks are massive .

3-1 or 4-0 would allow sew up top 2 and maybe it's dream land by if we got 14-1 then some conversations can be begin around some things.

 

[The King!]

If we’re including AA named players as quiet achievers, I’ll add Craig Bolton happily to the list. I think there would be a lot of Swans fans who forget that he actually won an AA selection, so quiet are his achievements.

If we aren’t, I’ll add Marty Mattner.

The current Crows coach could go on quiet achiever list

 

[dosser]

I’m going further back and nominating Rowan Warfe .


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank you, Fitzroy.

 

[dosser]

The current Crows coach could go on quiet achiever list

And you could add Brad Seymour.

 

[bedford]

I certainly wasn't a quiet achiever when Luke Ablett passed the ball across goal just for Cousins to intercept in the '05 GF!

Right in front of me , great guy Nogy

 

[dosser]

Hahaha that is the first thing I think about when Luke Ablett's name comes up, which is highly unfair to him, as he was a good player.

He was a good player, but an even better human being post-football.

 

[The King!]

And you could add Brad Seymour.

yeah

Wade Chapman

robbed of a great career

 

[bedford]

yeah

Wade Chapman

robbed of a great career

He was , still kicked the ball to Plugger in the 96 PL , had too much guts for his own good

 

[Tedeski]

Feel like the next four weeks are massive .

3-1 or 4-0 would allow sew up top 2 and maybe it's dream land by if we got 14-1 then some conversations can be begin around some things.

Even at 12-3 with a few down weeks would hold us in good shape going to the business end.

 

[Swannie0307]

I certainly wasn't a quiet achiever when Luke Ablett passed the ball across goal just for Cousins to intercept in the '05 GF!

But it did make for a more exciting finish right???

The fact that I could hardly breathe in the ensuing final minutes didn’t bother me at all?

 

[Swannie0307]

He was , still kicked the ball to Plugger in the 96 PL , had too much guts for his own good

What a night that was!!