Preview Round 2, 2025: Dockers vs Swans @ Optus Stadium

[GotTheGoodes]

Define blinder

 

[The King!]

Two tackles. One in each half.

Wooah

 

[caesar88]

Wooah

...living on a prayer?

 

[The King!]

...living on a prayer?

You got a copy of our forward line plan?

 

[bedford]

Unless they do something about his ankle he is not going to impact many matches. He is in pain, obvious pain. That is not good. If he needs an Op, have a bloody op. But if I am not mistaken this ankle has already been operated on and if it needs more, he needs to see a new surgeon, to get a second opinion. I would not see a surgeon in the same state though.

FYI he had a knee brace on yesterday

 

[Kiama Chris]

FYI he had a knee brace on yesterday

Looked pretty ginger too.

 

[Donza]

Usual.
Adam Papalia, Matthew Pavlich, Adam Simpson & Kath Loughnan.

 

[dosser]

Swans Injury Report on the Website;

Lewis Melican
Lewis strained his abductor in the 4th quarter against Brisbane Lions. He is expected to miss 2 – 3 matches.

Great. And now on top of everything else, Melican has been kidnapped!

 

[Adnico26Parker]

Apparently we're "done?" after 2 losses

 

[bedford]

Usual.
Adam Papalia, Matthew Pavlich, Adam Simpson & Kath Loughnan.

Love Kath

 

[bedford]

Apparently we're "done?" after 2 losses

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Who wrote this

 

[Tedeski]

Apparently we're "done?" after 2 losses

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Have a look at our draw over the next 11 rounds.
If we take into account our injury list, we are in strife.
I have us in a possible position of 3 & 8 after 11 rounds & that is being generous.
We lost our first two at home.
Next is in Freo & then North, our best chance to win one but no guarantee.

 

[bedford]

Have a look at our draw over the next 11 rounds.
If we take into account our injury list, we are in strife.
I have us in a possible position of 3 & 8 after 11 rounds & that is being generous.
We lost our first two at home.
Next is in Freo & then North, our best chance to win one but no guarantee.

11 rounds , do you think we shouldn't have to play some , seriously

 

[bedford]

Top temp of 33

 

[Adnico26Parker]

Who wrote this

Links through to this, so probably the Code editors clickbaiting

 

[Wheresbuddy]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Cox revert to the 3 tall setup with McCartin, McLean and Amartey to line up forward and Francis to directly replace Melican in defence. Freo have a tall defence in Pearce, Cox and Draper. Also, with 3 tall forwards selected, it gives us the added flexibility of swinging McCartin back if required. Lineup could look something like this:
B Rampe Hamling Wicks
HB Roberts Francis Blakey
C Florent Warner Lloyd
HF Campbell McCartin CoWarner
F Papley Amartey Hayward
Foll Grundy Heeney Rowbottom
Int Bice Jordan Hanily McLean
Sub Sheldrick / Cleary / Mitchell

 

[Tedeski]

Cleary should be picked, no brainer really

Hope not.
Reward for no effort.
Sorry! Don’t like it.
But knowing how mediocre our list integrity has become, he’ll probably get picked.

 

[Tedeski]

11 rounds , do you think we shouldn't have to play some , seriously

I have us maybe beating North, Gold Coast, Melbourne away, maybe Carlton at home.
We can’t ever beat Port. We have Bombers & Pies away & Giants will toy with us.
Until we get players back that team is unsettled & just ordinary ATM. We don’t have a stable defence & still get trounced in the middle.
Sure we’ll pinch one we didn’t expect & lose one we counted as a win. So I stand by my 3 & 8 start. Win well this week & I may change my mind bit I’m thinking a 40 plus point loss against Freo away.

 

[Bloods86]

Have a look at our draw over the next 11 rounds.
If we take into account our injury list, we are in strife.
I have us in a possible position of 3 & 8 after 11 rounds & that is being generous.
We lost our first two at home.
Next is in Freo & then North, our best chance to win one but no guarantee.

Must be looking at a different fixture

 

[Bloods86]

I have us maybe beating North, Gold Coast, Melbourne away, maybe Carlton at home.
We can’t ever beat Port. We have Bombers & Pies away & Giants will toy with us.
Until we get players back that team is unsettled & just ordinary ATM. We don’t have a stable defence & still get trounced in the middle.
Sure we’ll pinch one we didn’t expect & lose one we counted as a win. So I stand by my 3 & 8 start. Win well this week & I may change my mind bit I’m thinking a 40 plus point loss against Freo away.

Can't ever beat Port? Prelim was a dream I guess.

Pies are in Adelaide, away from their beloved MCG.

Conceding against the Bombers already...

 

[Tedeski]

Can't ever beat Port? Prelim was a dream I guess.

Pies are in Adelaide, away from their beloved MCG.

Conceding against the Bombers already...

Well give me your predictions after 11 rounds.
That was my opinion not yours.
It’s a free forum.
Why don’t you have a go instead of trying to pick my thoughts apart.
Don’t be afraid.

 

[Tedeski]

Must be looking at a different fixture

Already dropped two at home, one against an underdone Lions who lost a few players throughout the game.
So I have us winning 3 of the next 9 max!

 

[Deccas]

Hope not.
Reward for no effort.
Sorry! Don’t like it.
But knowing how mediocre our list integrity has become, he’ll probably get picked.

Is Cleary not training at the moment? How do you know he's not putting in effort?

 

[Tedeski]

Is Cleary not training at the moment? How do you know he's not putting in effort?

Because he needs to show match form first & that will be in the twos. He has missed playing because of a nose related injury remember.

 

[Millky95]

Have a look at our draw over the next 11 rounds.
If we take into account our injury list, we are in strife.
I have us in a possible position of 3 & 8 after 11 rounds & that is being generous.
We lost our first two at home.
Next is in Freo & then North, our best chance to win one but no guarantee.

Must be looking at a different fixture

Going to put my grounded reality hat on for a moment and looking at the fixture through to the bye (round 14)

vs Freo away - Freo playing worse than us, even with injuries we should win, 1-2
vs North away - we should win even with injuries though won't be the percentage booster we would want, 2-2
vs Collingwood at Adelaide - Hard to tell given they have either been smashed or smashed a side so would want a better form guide but with our injuries and it being away (yes neutral ground) will say loss - 2-3
vs Port home - should win this on current form and hopefully some injured players back. We broke the Port voodoo - 3-3
vs Suns away - pre-season form suggests we'd win but they are a different prospect at home vs away, depending on injuries I see this as a lost but we'd win at home, 3-4
vs GWS home - they will be top 4 can see us losing this, 3-5
vs Bombers away - Want more form but suspect will lose but a 50/50, 3-6
vs Carlton home - will lose this, 3-7
vs Melbourne away - 50/50 game, losing due to venue - 3-8
vs Adelaide home - should win this with injured players back - 4-8
vs Richmond away - if serious should win this, 5-8

5-8 with about 3 50/50s which could flip and put us 8-5