VFL 2024 Swans Reserves

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[Bloods86]

Who is teaching these guys defensive pressure and marking players?

 

[Jimbo OZ]

Watching this reserves game has highlighted that Grundy is our most important player.

 

[Bloods86]

Good grab.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

When disposing in traffic fair enough, watch the overall disposal though.

Prepared to give him 2-3 games and then look at that. Even Parker was terrible first game or two in the VFL.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Watching this reserves game has highlighted that Grundy is our most important player.

Agree it’s actually not even close

 

[caesar88]

Sure,, but it looks a lot like what we have seen from him previously.

Fair call.

It's interesting that his ball use is uninspiring at VFL level, but was pretty decent at AFL level last year. I can't really explain that disparity other than to assume that maybe he's simply not best-suited to being that 'main man' in the midfield.

At AFL level last year playing as a sort of hybrid mid/forward a la Adams he had a contested possession rate of 40.7%. Usually that first rover will be going at 50%+.

It suggests to me that the increase in pressure and contested footy might have more of an impact on his ball use than maybe it should if that's the role he's trying to carve out.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Coupla running bounces from Gus the winger there!

Best passage of play to date.

 

[Bloods86]

Hamling, Hanily, handy.

 

[SeanM]

What has happened to Cleary's form in the last few weeks. All at sea

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Getting to be sub would have been good for Cleary's development.

But I would prefer one of the other younger players get a chance to be AFL sub for the rest of the season.

 

[Bloods86]

Getting to be sub would have been good for Cleary's development.

But I would prefer one of the other younger players get a chance to be AFL sub for the rest of the season.

There's a few young blokes in line today. Adams. Parker. Fox.

 

[TheMase]

Geez a couple of these bounces not going our way

 

[Banyo Bloods]

couple of perfect bounces for North - Snap Mase

 

[TheMase]

Hanily looks alright, is competitive, happy to go get the hard ball

Kicking maybe needs work lol

 

[Bloods86]

Hanily looks alright, is competitive, happy to go get the hard ball

Kicking maybe needs work lol

Into the wind a bit?

Green didn't even bother.

 

[caesar88]

Re Cleary, I feel like his debut was intended to reward his good form and give him some exposure to senior level, but has probably had the opposite, unintended effect. Two games mostly sat on the pine likely just ended up making clear that he has a ways to go to make it and is probably playing with less confidence and intensity now than in the lead-up to his debut.

If I recall correctly, McInerney had a similar sort of slump in the initial weeks after his inconspicuous senior debut, and eventually bounced back.

 

[TheMase]

Into the wind a bit?

Green didn't even bother.

Probably, it does look more difficult at that end

 

[Dubai Quacker]

first half looked like Phillips was on Cleary.

Now it’s Phillips vs Sheldrick - interesting battle.

I’m still pleased Phillips is playing at Tramway, not the SCG.

 

[TheMase]

Re Cleary, I feel like his debut was intended to reward his good form and give him some exposure to senior level, but has probably had the opposite, unintended effect. Two games mostly sat on the pine likely just ended up making clear that he has a ways to go to make it and is probably playing with less confidence and intensity now than in the lead-up to his debut.

If I recall correctly, McInerney had a similar sort of slump in the initial weeks after his inconspicuous senior debut, and eventually bounced back.

Happens to quite a few of them I reckon. All part of the journey

 

[SeanM]

Magor has been composed with his kicking.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Getting to be sub would have been good for Cleary's development.

But I would prefer one of the other younger players get a chance to be AFL sub for the rest of the season.

Completely disagree in a big match you have to assume you cop an injury first minute don’t want a young kid as the sub who can’t run the game out or say a Robbie Fox? I know what I’m choosing

 

[caesar88]

Vickery & Lloyd probably been our best so far. Francis, Reid, Warner Jr. all had their moments.

How are we still in this LOL

 

[TheMase]

A much better way quarter by us especially what appears to be against a wind. At our backs in the last.

 

[Bloods86]

Completely disagree in a big match you have to assume you cop an injury first minute don’t want a young kid as the sub who can’t run the game out or say a Robbie Fox? I know what I’m choosing

Francis?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Vickery & Lloyd probably been our best so far. Francis, Reid, Warner Jr. all had their moments.

How are we still in this LOL

How have our smalls played? That’s the main area I have queries at least this season.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Vickery & Lloyd probably been our best so far. Francis, Reid, Warner Jr. all had their moments.

How are we still in this LOL

Despite the one moment of lunacy, I’ve seen Francis as our best.

Has Wicks been taken off? Haven’t seen him since half time.