Preview Round 16 - Friday night lights Swans v Cats, Season defining game SCG, 7:50pm 30th June

[ShireSwan]

Not a chance on earth of us dropping Florent one of our few multi positioned players, and if we do Horse has made a bigger blunder than having a tall as a sub!

One of our few multi positional players??
You mean other than: Heeney, Parker, Clarke, Fox, Lloyd, Mclean, Francis, Cunningham, Papley, Mills, Campbell, Gulden?

Anyways I know he is an unlikely out. But I think Fox has a clearer job to do than Florent. It's far more likely Clarke goes back out and the deck gets shuffled positions-wise.

 

[Bloods86]

Might be an unpopular choice but I think Fox has to come back to match up on Rohan and/or Blicavs, and Florent not a bad choice to come out.

Assuming also that they are going to bring Buddy back for ? , McCartin in for one of Melican or Francis and possibly Hayward for Clarke.
Francis might be a better match for Hawkins leaving McCartin to intercept.

That's a heck of a lot of change for a team that just won by 170 though.

Fox in sure, but no way we drop Florent. You just bring him in for Clarke, then you can shuffle players around. No problems having an extra defender given we have several players capable of being both at half back and the wing, and others capable of moving up to half forward.

 

[Bloods86]

One of our few multi positional players??
You mean other than: Heeney, Parker, Clarke, Fox, Lloyd, Mclean, Francis, Cunningham, Papley, Mills, Campbell, Gulden?

Anyways I know he is an unlikely out. But I think Fox has a clearer job to do than Florent. It's far more likely Clarke goes back out and the deck gets shuffled positions-wise.

Given our selectors it's far more likely we drop Fox to the 2s, bring Hayward in and move Clarke to sub.

All bad moves, but more likely.

 

[ShireSwan]

Fox in sure, but no way we drop Florent. You just bring him in for Clarke, then you can shuffle players around. No problems having an extra defender given we have several players capable of being both at half back and the wing, and others capable of moving up to half forward.

Likely to happen I agree. But I fancy Clarke to disrupt them moving the ball more than Florent is able to. And Fox more able to defend, and get us going than Florent. I just think Fox is a better player than Florent.

Will be interesting to see Sheldrick in this game. He looks like a tank out there. If he can do better for us in the middle than we managed in the GF it might make it far more of a contest.

 

[MF]

Might be an unpopular choice but I think Fox has to come back to match up on Rohan and/or Blicavs, and Florent not a bad choice to come out.

Assuming also that they are going to bring Buddy back for ? , McCartin in for one of Melican or Francis and possibly Hayward for Clarke.
Francis might be a better match for Hawkins leaving McCartin to intercept.

That's a heck of a lot of change for a team that just won by 170 though.

I was thinking after last weeks game that if there's not enough room for Fox in our backline, surely Florent could be shifted around to accommodate him. Florent is more capable of playing up the ground than Fox is and I think Fox is more valuable to the back 6. I wouldn't drop Florent, but I'd certainly looking at shifting him at someone elses expense to keep Fox down back.

 

[SSwans2011]

I'm okay with those two but it would be those two at a max no more. This means no Hayward or Bud coming back too. WCE or not it was the best the forward line functioned in months!

Even excluding last week - we've averaged a score of 107 with Amartey, McDonald, and McLean as our starting key forwards this year.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

One of our few multi positional players??
You mean other than: Heeney, Parker, Clarke, Fox, Lloyd, Mclean, Francis, Cunningham, Papley, Mills, Campbell, Gulden?

Anyways I know he is an unlikely out. But I think Fox has a clearer job to do than Florent. It's far more likely Clarke goes back out and the deck gets shuffled positions-wise.

You are highly generous on half that list. You aren't dropping Florent, he will be critical whether it be mid/or defence. Just makes the right decision more than not. If you want Fox, Clarke goes out. I wouldn't make the change personally.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Even excluding last week - we've averaged a score of 107 with Amartey, McDonald, and McLean as our starting key forwards this year.

Yep. Been saying it all year. If Bud plays I want him nowhere near the forward line, play him off a wing.

 

[bedford]

Yep. Been saying it all year. If Bud plays I want him nowhere near the forward line, play him off a wing.

We can't play him this week

 

[LukeParkerno1]

We can't play him this week

Thankful for that anyway. Want the forwards last week to get another game together. Will only get better.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Clamp down on Miers underated player who sets up a LOT of their scoring opportunities very good at picking out targets.

 

[tombomb]

I don't think people need to be worried about Franklin forcing someone out this weekend. Longmire's press conference sounded like he is pretty unlikely.

 

[bedford]

I don't think people need to be worried about Franklin forcing someone out this weekend. Longmire's press conference sounded like he is pretty unlikely.

I thought the same

 

[wilsonmatic]

Any danger in Horse out coaching Scott for a change? If he selects the correct team and pulls the right levers during the match we are in with half a chance.

 

[bedford]

Any danger in Horse out coaching Scott for a change? If he selects the correct team and pulls the right levers during the match we are in with half a chance.

Maybe use our left levers and match up the plus 1's

 

[anotherletdown]

Don't want fox to be the sub. Need his physicality, skills & athleticism this game. IF Blicavs plays in the mids then I wouldn't mind fox tagging him. Think it would be a good match up. Blicavs has been crucial to the cats wins against us.

Hoping sub is Hayward or Clarke.

I'm with you on this, sounds a bit nuts but I would tag midfield Blicavs with Fox or Rampe. I think both have the skills and footy IQ to be dropped in the deep end

 

[tombomb]

I thought the same

And it didn't sound like Tom McCartin is any certainty to play seniors this week.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

And it didn't sound like Tom McCartin is any certainty to play seniors this week.

Feel there’s some merit in keeping the same side we did just win by 171

 

[tombomb]

Feel there’s some merit in keeping the same side we did just win by 171

I think Hayward will play or be sub for Clarke/Fox, but wouldn't be surprised if that was only change.

 

[Bloods86]

Feel there’s some merit in keeping the same side we did just win by 171

TMac played better against better opposition. Fox shouldn't have been dropped in the first place. So there's the merit.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I think Hayward will play or be sub for Clarke/Fox, but wouldn't be surprised if that was only change.

Hayward should be nowhere near the side on form

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Likely to happen I agree. But I fancy Clarke to disrupt them moving the ball more than Florent is able to. And Fox more able to defend, and get us going than Florent. I just think Fox is a better player than Florent.

Will be interesting to see Sheldrick in this game. He looks like a tank out there. If he can do better for us in the middle than we managed in the GF it might make it far more of a contest.

I have to control the high expectations I have on Gus. He might be as strong as a small ox but he is still 19 and only played a few games.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

I have to control the high expectations I have on Gus. He might be as strong as a small ox but he is still 19 and only played a few games.

Like any 19 year old, he’ll have good games & quiet games.

The thing I’m loving most is his ability to distribute off both sides (both kick and handball). It’s a skill possessed by the absolute best inside mids.

 

[bedford]

I really have a good feeling about this , but that will change if Buddy plays , i love him , but he's a liability now i'm sorry

 

[Mister B]

If you were ever going to play Buddy in the twos this is probably one of the few weeks to do it seeing as we are playing on a proper AFL surface. Reduced risk of injury.