Preview Qualifying Final - Sydney Swans vs GWS Giants

[The King!]

Hope Hayward is ok

 

[Achy Blakey Heart]

Feel for Adams, but no one's entitled to a spot. It's a long season and he's just unlucky he wasn't bringing his best when it mattered most.

The worry for me is we lack hard bodies, guys that can stick tackles and win hard balls and bring real heat off the ball.

Needless to say the pressure is on guys like Campbell and the returnees in Papley & McInerney to bring that real physicality and pressure that we've lost in Adams and Cleary.

Make no mistake if we lose and the intensity is poor Adam’s and Cleary will be back for the semi.

 

[The Mares Leg]

Feel sorry for Adams but he needs to up his skill set, especially handballing.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Oof poor Adams

 

[GoTheSwannies]

Just popping in to say Taylor Adams

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Taylor Adams

Age

31

Ht

181cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.9

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

11.4

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

4.8

5star

CL

5.0

5star

D

20.4

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

5.9

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

18.2

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

7.2

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

3.0

5star

CL

2.2

4star

omitted, WOW!! not that I disagree with it. Just that I wasn't expecting it.

Big call. Gotta feel for the guy. But there's still a chance for him to claw his way back into thw side.

 

[The King!]

Make no mistake if we lose and the intensity is poor Adam’s and Cleary will be back for the semi.

I think Cleary would need some injuries to hit to get back in

 

[Punts]

What happens when your struggling to find the footy

 

[hairy biker]

IMO well done to Longmire & the match committee.

Given Adams circumstances an easy decision would have been to retain him.

But on form/team structure the 4 changes seem to me to be absolutely the correct ones.

 

[The King!]

I like what Adams brings but don't feel sorry for him, like I said when Parker wasn't in, no one is owed the spot, need the best team to win.

 

[caesar88]

Campbell has had a good month so I think it's the right call but suspect he is sub.

Bit of pressure on the guys in now to perform as Adams and both Fox bring a reliability we will miss now . But the upside to a Campbell and
the guns coming back is higher right now

Yeah not saying I disagree with it really, but it is a worry.

There's pros and cons to every player, hell I was even thinking I'd rather Cleary in the team over Lloyd who I'm the biggest fan of, so it's a good place for the team and the match selection committee to be in.

I just look at this team and wonder if we are really any different from the team that's been beaten up on in previous finals due to a lack of 'the hard stuff.' Have we made the same mistake of having too many lighter types who are great and flashy but they don't have that toughness that will hold up in a tight final, etc.

 

[The King!]

Sub will be interesting though

 

[KingV23]

I want to win a flag whether Adams is in or not. If this is the best team then so be it. But I wasnt expecting that call.

 

[The King!]

Yeah not saying I disagree with it really, but it is a worry.

There's pros and cons to every player, hell I was even thinking I'd rather Cleary in the team over Lloyd who I'm the biggest fan of, so it's a good place for the team and the match selection committee to be in.

I just look at this team and wonder if we are really any different from the team that's been beaten up on in previous finals due to a lack of 'the hard stuff.' Have we made the same mistake of having too many lighter types who are great and flashy but they don't have that toughness that will hold up in a tight final, etc.

I think we are going to try and run teams off their and feet and apply pressure that way, keep the ball off the opposition. I think backing the guys who played our best makes sense.

This is an interesting game for a few , Parker and Campbell both need to deliver against a good side for instance this year and Amartey.

 

[Olian]

Huge punt taking in two players who haven’t played in 8 weeks for McInerney and Papley just shy of 7 weeks.

 

[GreyGooseGuy88]

Sub will be interesting though

I'd go Jmac, if there is any doubt over his knee playing a full game

 

[Maddo11]

Probably our strongest team on paper for the season. Feel for Adams. Glad we retained Campbell, and Fox is probably the best choice for sub, as he can chop out at either end and has shown he's finals calibre in the past.

Sometimes you just gotta make tough calls. Pies fans are going to be disgusting on social media too

 

[bloodsbigot]

I think it's the wrong call leaving out Adams (experienced) and fox (second bog in Grand Final), but hey, if we get a couple of injuries like I suspect we will (as the giants are a filthy, thuggish team), they'll definitely come in handy as they'll be well rested for either the semi or preliminary.

Even if Bedford is out and he's a good tagger, I'm certain the giants will find an easy replacement and pressure will be through the roof for both teams.

 

[Punts]

Gone with pace

Like it

 

[The King!]

I'd go Jmac, if there is any doubt over his knee

I think Jmac must be fit and we need him , be bloody surprised if he is sub. If there is doubt then just bring Adams back imo.

I think sub will be Campbell most likely

 

[TheMase]

Our best 23 really. Feel for Adams but that’s professional sport. He wouldn’t have played finals had he stayed at the Pies anyway

 

[The King!]

We need to win the ruck and have Heeney Jmac Gulden Warner etc run them off their feet.

Paps Hayward Parker keep it forward . The talls just need to break even.

Florent, Blakey, Mills, Rowbottom etc etc it's a nice paced side

 

[swans4eva]

I don’t think anyone can say we lost this game at the selection table… the people get what they want

 

[Millky95]

Adams is literally 1 injury away from playing. Don't think he would be too disheartened

 

[The King!]

Great to have Paps and Jmac back that's massive ,
I think it's the right call, leave it any longer and it's too hard. Hopefully both perform

 

[caesar88]

I think we are going to try and run teams off their and feet and apply pressure that way, keep the ball off the opposition. I think backing the guys who played our best makes sense.

I just don't know if that will hold up in finals, but we'll see. As you said the talent is all there.