Preview Elimination Final - Sydney Swans vs GWS, 3:20pm, Saturday August 29 @ UTAS, Launceston

[Jack Lord]

The swans medical staff have surprised us more than once this year but getting a 33 year old with a hamstring strain back on the park within 2 weeks seems a stretch to me.

I actually think Mills should and will play though.

 

[SM]

Its a elimination final no next week if we lose they both play if not then they both have serious injuries.

Especially with Mills I'd rather not risk it even if we do lose. Achilles injuries shouldn't be messed around with.

 

[caesar88]

I still feel both JPK & Mills will play this week, though if only one gets back I hope it is JPK.

 

[Slingshot Footy]

I dont think we can risk taking Mills and Kennedy into this game with injury clouds hanging over their heads. Personally, I would take fit young talent over half fit veterans - even if we are talking about 2 of our best 3 mids. Warner for Mills and give Kennedy another week. I'd love to get Bell into the team somehow but there isn't room. Big games needed from everyone, but especially on the ball - Hewitt, Rowbottom, Florent. Cameos from Papley and Heeney in the middle.
Whatever happens, its been a great season from our boys and should be a cracking game.

Reminds me of the 2016 GF when we played Mills and McVeigh when they were severely underdone. With the medical sub this time around I'm happy to risk playing one of them but would probably lean towards Mills rather than Kennedy. Mills was still able to play a good half of footy while his ankle was warm last week so I'm inclined to keep playing him. Considering Kennedy's age it seems like a no brainer to rest him another week in case we play Port/Geelong.

 

[bhogi]

Especially with Mills I'd rather not risk it even if we do lose. Achilles injuries shouldn't be messed around with.

Wait - what?


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[The King!]

With an Achilles need to keep it moving . Just play , just leave him on the ground

No rotations for you Callum

Easy

 

[Bloods86]

If we play Mills and have to sub him out again, the AFL should be allowed to block us from naming him next week. I don't know if that mechanism is there/tested, but it's not what the sub is there for. It's for unexpected injuries so you're not left short on the bench.

If we think there's a decent chance that Mills won't last a full game, don't play him. If he goes down and we get some other injury, it'll be complete mismanagement.

 

[The King!]

If we play Mills and have to sub him out again, the AFL should be allowed to block us from naming him next week. I don't know if that mechanism is there/tested, but it's not what the sub is there for. It's for unexpected injuries so you're not left short on the bench.

If we think there's a decent chance that Mills won't last a full game, don't play him. If he goes down and we get some other injury, it'll be complete mismanagement.

Don’t think you can change the sub rule this late in the year

I mean what if mills gets a slightly
Different injury

I get where you are coming from

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

2 weeks is insufficient for a hamstring, so no JPK.

Reckon they will name Mills and see how he goes in the warm up. They will probably have The Chad also warming up.

If no good, The Chad starts with Foxy as medical sub.

If ok he plays but they will not let him cool down. On the bike, jogging and stretching on the boundary line, doing laps of the huddle at 1/4 and 3/4 time.

 

[The King!]

2 weeks is insufficient for a hamstring, so no JPK.

Reckon they will name Mills and see how he goes in the warm up. They will probably have The Chad also warming up.

If no good, The Chad starts with Foxy as medical sub.

If ok he plays but they will not let him cool down. On the bike, jogging and stretching on the boundary line, doing laps of the huddle at 1/4 and 3/4 time.

If JpK is 100% fit though you probably wouldn’t pick him

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

If JpK is 100% fit though you probably wouldn’t pick him

**scratches chin and tries to look thoughtful**

 

[SwansProudly]

I’m in tassie as well so I am pumped for this. Hopefully get a ticket!

I hope you got a ticket to the game.

 

[Kirkswan]

That is true on the flights, but two teams won’t be flying back to Melbourne.

The two winners will go to either Adelaide or split between Adelaide and Brisbane.

As per the word from the AFL no live teams will be based in Melbourne once they move for the games this weekend.

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I reckon this puts us in a really good space once we beat the giants. We've spent practically half the season on the road.. we're seasoned travellers taking it one day at a time. One less stress for us!

GO BLOODS!!!

 

[Kirkswan]

If I had to give birth and my partner wasn't around, I'd beat him to death with the umbilical cord.

Wow! That's a really long cord if he's not there!!!

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[Dubai Quacker]

I can see it now.

JPK's hammy twangs 13 minutes into the 2nd quarter.

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takes off the red vest.

Bigfooty implodes.

 

[RampeRobe]

I hope you got a ticket to the game.

Sure did! Very excited

 

[wilsonmatic]

I'm just getting over a case of knee tendonitis, it's always there bugging you. And when you think you're over it and try to push it, it's comes back to say hi.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

'Destroyed' Mummy determined to go out with a bang

Back injury won't hold back veteran Giant in massive elimination final

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[bhogi]

'Destroyed' Mummy determined to go out with a bang

Back injury won't hold back veteran Giant in massive elimination final

www.afl.com.au

I hope he goes out with a bang too - a Big Bang from Buddy!


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[SM]

Wait - what?


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What?

 

[Bloods86]

I can see it now.

JPK's hammy twangs 13 minutes into the 2nd quarter.

James Bell takes off the red vest.

Bigfooty implodes.

Mate, we all know Warner will be the sub. And Stephens will be in for Mills, which takes away some of the risk.

 

[bedford]

'Destroyed' Mummy determined to go out with a bang

Back injury won't hold back veteran Giant in massive elimination final

www.afl.com.au

Imagine him in the school yard an absolute bully no doubt . The only one that was late to the Lake Oval for celebrations in 12 and we know what he was on !

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Mate, we all know Warner will be the sub. And Stephens will be in for Mills, which takes away some of the risk.

Other way round please

 

[Punts]

Stephens won’t get a game and if does he is sub

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Stephens won’t get a game and if does he is sub

Makes zero sense to replace an inside in Mills with a relatively outside (right now) in Stephens. In fact makes the whole side out of whack