Preview Qualifying Final - Sydney Swans vs GWS Giants

[the hypnotoad]

Blue jumpers don't always mean not in the 22. I think the starting interchange players also wear blue. So we might be none the wiser.

wait ... you mean the coaches, players and club inner sanctum know more than we here on big footy? i find that very hard to believe ... have you seen how much knowledge and wisdom there is on bf!?!

 

[anotherletdown]

Blue jumpers don't always mean not in the 22. I think the starting interchange players also wear blue. So we might be none the wiser.

Imagine if the jumper colour was all simply based on what happened to be washed and clean at that point in time. And here's us over analysing it to buggery. That'd be worth a laugh or two

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

No way I can get across to Adelaide at such short notice.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Shut one of our inside contested players down and we struggle. I'd go Heeney or Rowbottom if I were Adam Kingsley.

SHHHHHHH!!

 

[SwansLifer]

Juzzy also in blue group - keeping things interesting…

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Didn't someone mention Macca didn't have strapping on his knee earlier in the week? Wondering if it was for a non contact session and this last training session was contact so he has it strapped. Can anyone confirm?

 

[Adnico26Parker]

Latest training pics from today:

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AFL 2024 Training - Sydney 040924

www.sydneyswans.com.au

 

[Adnico26Parker]

Some heavy strapping on Will’s knee

 

[Kbroome]

Latest training pics from today:

AFL 2024 Training - Sydney 040924

AFL 2024 Training - Sydney 040924

www.sydneyswans.com.au

Looks like 5-6 out of the best 24 guys were in blue so can't really use that to go on anything. includes McLean, Adams, Campbell, Juzz etc and Francis looks to be in Red. I'm more inclined to suggests its more to do with washing than team selection

 

[Punts]

Some heavy strapping on Will’s knee
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Good we played him the last couple of weeks

 

[SydneyBlood]

Thinking all week about who should miss out on selection and still am torn. There are going to be a couple of very unlucky players assuming all four of Heeney, McInerney, McCartin and Papley are back.

Like a fair percentage of people have said, I think the four to make way might be Francis, Cleary, Adams and Fox.

 

[GoodesStuff]

Gerard Healy on SEN just now reckons he's hearing Adams is being dropped.

 

[SydneyBlood]

Gerard Healy on SEN just now reckons he's hearing Adams is being dropped.

If true, it's really tough on him after not being dropped all season. Don't really know the alternative though if all are fit and available.

He may well be very pissed off about it after having left the Pies more or less because he was left out of the finals team.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

IN: McCartin, Papley, Heeney, McInerney

OUT: Francis, Cleary, Fox, Adams

 

[Millky95]

JMac or Campbell the sub

 

[SydneyBlood]

Heeney, McCartin, Papley, McInerney in.

Francis, Adams, Cleary, Fox out.

Emergencies are Adams, Cleary, Ladhams

 

[Kirkswan]

Latest training pics from today:

AFL 2024 Training - Sydney 040924

AFL 2024 Training - Sydney 040924

www.sydneyswans.com.au

Gees... Haywards bulked up quite a bit in the last 12 months!

 

[RilesMacca]

Given the opponent and the pace of the game could be high, I don't mind Campbell in over Adams, has had a good last month. He'll probably be sub though looking at that bench.

 

[KingV23]

Gerard Healy on SEN just now reckons he's hearing Adams is being dropped.

Geeeez

 

[caesar88]

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.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

No Bedford

Daniels, Ash and Cumming in for them

 

[bloodsbigot]

Oof Adams. Came to us to win a premiership.

 

[The King!]

Adams out

Someone will be celebrating

 

[kneecapper]

Bedford is a huge out

 

[Kbroome]

Knew i would be gutted either way. Feel for Adams but feel like he will be important if we face a tougher midfield group in the following weeks. Happy for Campbell to get the nod for his confidence but sounds like he is destined for the sub role

 

[The King!]

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.

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