Are you starting Dane Swan?

[mtooler]

Are you starting Dane Swan?

He has a r12 bye, which makes it hard, but is he a must have for you?

 

[Fitzey]

I personally am mate. He seems great Value for what he can produce. Can he play too his best again? I doubt it but I'm still thinking a 105 average is on the cards which is worth it.

 

[mtooler]

I personally am mate. He seems great Value for what he can produce. Can he play too his best again? I doubt it but I'm still thinking a 105 average is on the cards which is worth it.

Yeah I am too at the moment he is sitting at Forward 4 position for me.

 

[Fitzey]

Forward 3 for me haha.

Goddard, Martin, Swan, Kelly, Martin, Hogan

 

[Torz]

Was waiting all last year for him to become a forward, so now that he is - straight in!

 

[fightingfury_88]

Definitely starting for me. Even if he continues on with last season's "putrid" scores he is still a 90 point average forward.

 

[Keystone agony]

Was looking him at a midfielder and now hes a forward ....

I personally am very confident he wont avg less than 90 at worse case.

 

[Pea Nut]

Yes, again seems very good value

 

[tortoise_24]

I'd like to be the first to say no but .... has to be picked with FWD eligibility. Will surely be in everyone's starting side.

 

[Sassy420]

No other way to answer this than with Yes. Yes he will. Dane Swan locked as forward 100% of teams /thread

 

[doona]

No. He was a fantasy pig but is now heading towards the dinner table.

 

[Keystone agony]

Interesting that Buckley seemed to indicate he would spend a fair bit of time forward still this year. However is running without pain and in better shape.

 

[Ulahoopski]

Don't know why anyone wouldn't pick him unless they have absolutely no idea or a logic-proof Collingwood hatred.

 

[Keystone agony]

Don't know why anyone wouldn't pick him unless they have absolutely no idea or a logic-proof Collingwood hatred.

I did hear Buckley mentioned or implied hed mainly play forward on afl.com.au with stints in the midfield. Didnt exactly scream confidence. Only avg 86~ from memory in the last 10 games last year is in the twilight of his career and there are plenty of excellent forward options.

Will be a bold move to not start him as a forward but i see some potential for downside in him and could be a unique option to not start with him and see him avg 85 would be a massive win. In turn it could quite easily go the other way which is why itd be a bold move.

 

[Jars458]

Lock of the century.

 

[Jessbek]

I did hear Buckley mentioned or implied hed mainly play forward on afl.com.au with stints in the midfield. Didnt exactly scream confidence. Only avg 86~ from memory in the last 10 games last year is in the twilight of his career and there are plenty of excellent forward options.

Will be a bold move to not start him as a forward but i see some potential for downside in him and could be a unique option to not start with him and see him avg 85 would be a massive win. In turn it could quite easily go the other way which is why itd be a bold move.

yep this is my thinking exactly, and I dont know if I have the guts to go through with it. I was orgainsally under the impression that he would stay primarily forward this season, and now with Buckley stating this, I see potential for him to punch in sub 75 scores at the beginning of the year especially. It would put you in a great position if this happened and you had the guts to not start him.. interesting

 

[Chrisonater]

To risky

 

[CrozaN]

Guess we can also ask ourselves....are we starting Ablett lol?

 

[Keystone agony]

Just from watching the Carlton game he didnt seem to be moving that well also saw him in the forward line although mainly midfield. However does that change with Sidebottom and Adams back in the side?

Ive been saying it for a while hes not the lock that people think he is.

A) Proposed.continued forward time from the coaches mouth
B) Sidebottom during commentary hardly jumped out and said hed had an amzing preseason in fact saying 'he was slow to get going'
C) The multitude of quality premium options in Gray, Bartel, Martin, Franklin
D) his (Swans) end to the season last year yeh maybe he wasnt 100% but will he be this year. Only avg 85 from his last 10 and something like 73 in his last 5

Im always going to pick one of Ablett/Rocky with the news recently about Ablett it doesn't fill me with enthusiasm and confidence.

 

[94_Eagles]

Dusty and Gray are locks and I'm starting a Zorko or Bennell at F4 for value, so that leaves F3 for Bartel or Swan.

Gotta see what role Bartel plays with SJ back in the side this weekend.

 

[mezaire]

Currently no.

My fwd line setup is Bartel, Dusty, Gray, Mitchell, Honeychurch, Clark

Just can't him being more value than my top 4 fwd's, especially in the first few rounds.

Happy to be proven wrong though and fully expect he will make his way into my side at some stage, hopefully as an upgrade for D5/6 after the byes

 

[Quazza]

ummming and ahhhing between he and Bennell

expecting huge things from Harley this year

 

[Jozzy]

Really unsure what to do with him. He's in my squad right now but he's still not a lock.

Really I think it's going to come down to either him or Bont. (I'd spend the extra cash elsewhere obviously) I just feel they're the best F4 options in terms of value and potential scoring.

 

[Membling]

ummming and ahhhing between he and Bennell

expecting huge things from Harley this year

Same. Actually have him in my mids at the moment as a link.

On Swan, actually got a smokey/unique instead.