Preview Round 15, Swans vs West Coast @ SCG, 4.35pm AEST

[Donza]

Fox is a better defender than Francis and melican come on

On recent form.
Not really.
However if Rampe was still injured. Fox would be there.

One of Melican or Francis will be dropped for Tmac next week anyways.

 

[Cadsky]

Im not sure dropping Hayward will do anything positive for our forward line?

McDonald and heeney in cover Hayward

 

[Swans22]

Mills in. Massive.

Heeney in. Fantastic.

McDonald. Huge in. Surprise.

Sheldrick. Stays in . Chance to cement his place further. Awesome.

Fox out. Bit s**t. However would be a decent sub though.

So one negative outweighs 4 solid positive? Tanking? Wtaf.

I'm not buying into the Hayward talk. Comparison Completely different players in different trajectories.

I would have to agree. Its harsh on Fox but great inclusions. Im suspecting that the coaching staff wants some these guys to have some game time before the Geelong game - build some of that ever important match day fitness, even if they are a little under done now. I reckon its a gamble but we know we need to get our best team back on the park asap, build some continuity and have one last tilt at getting into the finals.
If these guys were to play their first game against Geelong it would backfire, sending under done guys against a good team. But we probably feel we can afford to carry an underdone team against the Eagles. Big risk but I can understand the logic (if that's what they are thinking).

 

[Bloods86]

On recent form.
Not really.
However if Rampe was still injured. Fox would be there.

One of Melican or Francis will be dropped for Tmac next week anyways.

If by recent you mean all of 2 weeks, one of which he wasn't in the backline, still on par with Francis.

 

[Donza]

Looking fwd a week. JC won't be playing.

 

[Swans22]

Well put it this way. We should've had six marks inside 50 last week but because we kicked to Hayward twice we only had four.

That's an odd criticism!

 

[caesar88]

That's an odd criticism!

How so?

Hayward robbed us of the chance to have two extra marks inside 50 (thus two extra shots) by dropping simple marks.

 

[Swans22]

McDonald and heeney in cover Hayward

From an offensive perspective yes. Hayward has been in ordinary form but one thing we know he brings is defensive pressure. With Wicks out we can ill afford to drop Hayward. Heeney is a great tackler but wouldn't say he provides elite forward 50 pressure or tackles.

 

[Swans22]

How so?

Hayward robbed us of the chance to have two extra marks inside 50 (thus two extra shots) by dropping simple marks.

I can remember him dropping one simple mark but not two.. but I may have missed one. I don't think his marking is the issue this year. He is not as involved as he should be and is clealry a poor set shot. He is down on form and confidence but unfortunately no one is knocking the door down in the VFL.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Im not sure dropping Hayward will do anything positive for our forward line?

Maybe someone who won’t drop marks, kick to the Oppo or have the yips when kicking for goal.

 

[Deccas]

Surprise with fox but if I think about it I'm a bit less surprised. He hasn't defended as well as he is capable of and has really butchered it going forward at times.

Harsh though, I'm reflexively pretty protective of him because of how well he played against Cameron in the grand final.

 

[Deccas]

How so?

Hayward robbed us of the chance to have two extra marks inside 50 (thus two extra shots) by dropping simple marks.

Does his absolutely superb work for guldens goal in the last quarter count for anything?

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Maybe someone who won’t drop marks, kick to the Oppo or have the yips when kicking for goal.

So Heeney, Franklin and Papley banished from the forward line then?

 

[caesar88]

Does his absolutely superb work for guldens goal in the last quarter count for anything?

I mean, a well-trapped ground ball and a handball off I wouldn't describe as "absolutely superb", but it counts. Unfortunately everything counts, good and bad, and it takes a special kind of player to play a whole game and do absolutely nothing good or productive. Hayward is no such player. Doesn't mean he should get a pass for the too-many occasions where he isn't good enough.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

So Heeney, Franklin and Papley banished from the forward line then?

None have been in adequate form. Hill Wayward is a liability at the moment.

 

[Donza]

Watch Hayward to kick 17 on the weekend.










Kicks.

 

[Nuggetz]

Fox out wtf. Match committee are a bunch of cooked campaigners. That's bullshit.

 

[Nuggetz]

Can't believe Hayward is in but fox out. ****ers

 

[Nuggetz]

**** you match committee

 

[Nuggetz]

Not sure who is more stupid our match committee or the nsw blues coaching stuff.

 

[SGBeach]

Robbie Fox omitted.

Have defended you all year but **** off Horse

Your opinions are .. well.. very f**kn numerous
Take a break... please

 

[Donza]

Maybe the match committee doesn't rate the wce fwd line...


I do see that logic.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Your opinions are .. well.. very f**kn numerous
Take a break... please

We should always feel free to express opinions about our team and to argue the toss when we disagree.

 

[ShireSwan]

Teams you want to see lose to west coast;

Sydney.

Sure it could happen, but then 9th spot was never my dream. So...

 

[Nuggetz]

Sack the entire match committee