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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
Does this mean our forward line doesn't have room for both Bruce and McCartin?
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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
I think if they can both take marks and kick goals then there will be room, unfortunately neither are consistently at present so they can take turns.Sainternist wrote:Does this mean our forward line doesn't have room for both Bruce and McCartin?
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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
Some defender has to stuff up or be injured.Proph3t of egan wrote:does this mean that we wont see savage at senior level again unless crueled by injury?
He will now realise that he is only backup.
A phone call to his agent was probably made tonight.
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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
28 possies, second most tackles, fifth most score involvements, seventh ranked player. did nothing. richo must be an idiot#gosaintas wrote:I so agree with this. No influence whatsoever.PremiershipSaint wrote:Dunstan's stats were ok but he had no impact. Don't know what Richo sees in him.
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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
Sorry Conny, but if your shocked, you've been living under a mushroom and a magic one at that!!!!!Con Gorozidis wrote:I am shocked. Bruce goal kicking down but he puts in a mountain of work imo. Tackles hard and runs all day.
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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
Bruce has struggled to take a contested mark all year. If a run at Sandy means he gets his marking confidence back then he will come back a much better player. A couple,of weeks now at Sandy could see Bruce return back to career best form later this year.
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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
It scares me with Riewoldt dodgy, Membrey mid sized and McCartin both fragile and lacking a tank and not overly tall.fugazi wrote:Really think this is a mistake, I just hope it's a bit of a wake up for Brucey but we will miss his massive tank and contesting.
I fear what might happen in the final quarter.
What I am saying is I don't like the idea of relying on McCartin to deliver or be in the contest when it counts.
If Riewoldt were 100% I would not be so concerned.
I hope McCartin does play out the game well because that would make him a valuable asset.
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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
Ridiculous decisions.
Reiwoldt is sore. Its now apparent NICK runs the club. Legend but he is letting his ego get in the way here.
McCartin shouldve come back against carlton a lower end team.
Hes now playing sydney who is top 4 back on track???
We will get thumped.
Sydney by 36 points.
All this BS about us being contenders I have not seen anything that great yet. Melbourne Bulldogs THATS how ya play footy. They are a another level and the swans are top 4 make no mistake.
Reiwoldt is sore. Its now apparent NICK runs the club. Legend but he is letting his ego get in the way here.
McCartin shouldve come back against carlton a lower end team.
Hes now playing sydney who is top 4 back on track???
We will get thumped.
Sydney by 36 points.
All this BS about us being contenders I have not seen anything that great yet. Melbourne Bulldogs THATS how ya play footy. They are a another level and the swans are top 4 make no mistake.
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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
He's not, or at hasn't been over the past few weeks. Which kind of begs the question of where you draw the line for injured superstars?ace wrote: If Riewoldt were 100% I would not be so concerned.
They are always carrying a niggle or two but it's a concern when it becomes a hobble.
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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
That's ridiculous. If nick is not able to play, the coaches won't let him, nothing to do with ego. Last I checked Sydney were bottom 4 not top 4. Only wins this season are against Brisbane and north Melbourne, two other celler dwellers. We are ahead of both Melbourne and Bulldogs, so I don't really know what you are talking about there. And if Sydney are top 4 after playing two decent games, then wow, I can't believe how close to the premiership we should be since we've won 5ChrisRyanSaints wrote:Ridiculous decisions.
Reiwoldt is sore. Its now apparent NICK runs the club. Legend but he is letting his ego get in the way here.
McCartin shouldve come back against carlton a lower end team.
Hes now playing sydney who is top 4 back on track???
We will get thumped.
Sydney by 36 points.
All this BS about us being contenders I have not seen anything that great yet. Melbourne Bulldogs THATS how ya play footy. They are a another level and the swans are top 4 make no mistake.
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So doggies, dees & swans all top 4… sounds legit.ChrisRyanSaints wrote:Melbourne Bulldogs THATS how ya play footy. They are a another level and the swans are top 4 make no mistake.
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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
As a very, very senior player I'd say it would be up to him to make the call.That's ridiculous. If nick is not able to play, the coaches won't let him, nothing to do with ego.
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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
Could it be that Riewoldt won't play due to injury / management and Josh Bruce who has been named as an emergency will come back into the team.bigcarl wrote:He's not, or at hasn't been over the past few weeks. Which kind of begs the question of where you draw the line for injured superstars?ace wrote: If Riewoldt were 100% I would not be so concerned.
They are always carrying a niggle or two but it's a concern when it becomes a hobble.
St Kilda and Sandringham play at roughly the same time on Saturday and at least one of Bruce, Savage or Minchington will have to be held back as the last minute emergency.
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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
People are talking like Bruce has been setting the world on fire.
Struggled to kick multiple goals in a game
Struggled to get 10+ possessions a game
Struggled to take marks in a game
Paddy's gone back to the VFL and slotted 18 from 5 games.
The way the VFL guys spoke after the weekend, he could've increased that tally to 23-24 goals in 5 games.
If you read the reports, Paddy is basically the reason they won on the weekend and that he played one hell of a last quarter.
If Bruce doesn't deserve a spell on his results & if Paddy doesn't deserve a promotion on his results, then I give up watching this grand game.
Struggled to kick multiple goals in a game
Struggled to get 10+ possessions a game
Struggled to take marks in a game
Paddy's gone back to the VFL and slotted 18 from 5 games.
The way the VFL guys spoke after the weekend, he could've increased that tally to 23-24 goals in 5 games.
If you read the reports, Paddy is basically the reason they won on the weekend and that he played one hell of a last quarter.
If Bruce doesn't deserve a spell on his results & if Paddy doesn't deserve a promotion on his results, then I give up watching this grand game.
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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
I'm very nervous about this week's selections. With no Bruce, Wright or Minchington we lose a lot of manic pressure in the forward line. Roo needs to start moving freely again if we are to beat Sydney. While I'm glad Paddy gets a chance I don't expect him to put up big numbers against Grundy, who matches up on him perfectly. We've gone for skill over work rate and pressure in our forward line - this could work out brilliantly or it could bomb horribly. I'm also a bit concerned that we could be found out in defence - Gilbert will have to be our backup ruck which means Roberton will have to take Reid or Sinclair for a fair portion of the game. We really need someone to stand up in Webster's role. At the moment I'm not convinced McKenzie is going to get more than 13-15 possessions and his disposal has been suspect at AFL level to date. A break-out performance from Dmac would go a long way towards us winning the game.
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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
You know what?
Paddy is more than likely to kick more than his best haul of 2 goals tomorrow. With no Bruce there he knows it's up to him now, along with the Skunk to deliver our goals. All Paddy needs is a bit of confidence and concussion free footy and I'm tipping this will be the breakout game we have all been waiting to see.
Don't ever forget the power of the mind - look what the Dees did in Adelaide for Hogan.
Paddy is more than likely to kick more than his best haul of 2 goals tomorrow. With no Bruce there he knows it's up to him now, along with the Skunk to deliver our goals. All Paddy needs is a bit of confidence and concussion free footy and I'm tipping this will be the breakout game we have all been waiting to see.
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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
Mate....please barrack for someone else.ChrisRyanSaints wrote:Ridiculous decisions.
Reiwoldt is sore. Its now apparent NICK runs the club. Legend but he is letting his ego get in the way here.
McCartin shouldve come back against carlton a lower end team.
Hes now playing sydney who is top 4 back on track???
We will get thumped.
Sydney by 36 points.
All this BS about us being contenders I have not seen anything that great yet. Melbourne Bulldogs THATS how ya play footy. They are a another level and the swans are top 4 make no mistake.
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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
If Riewoldt was 100%, or even 90%, Bruce would be in the side.
Riewoldt on one leg is still better than most going around, but at the moment he hasn't got it in his legs to play four quarters on a wing. Hence we can't play four key forwards.
I noticed last week that when Bruce was up the ground, Riewoldt and Membrey had excellent leading patterns and often left good holes for guys like Billings and Gresham to drop into. Bruce seemed to either lead to the same spots as Roo and Membrey, or lead too early and fill the hole before the kicker was looking. I think Bruce is definitely in our best 22 but he must improve his leading patterns.
Paddy is a natural forward. He knows when and where to lead. He is the only natural full forward on our list, he needs to make it his own.
Riewoldt on one leg is still better than most going around, but at the moment he hasn't got it in his legs to play four quarters on a wing. Hence we can't play four key forwards.
I noticed last week that when Bruce was up the ground, Riewoldt and Membrey had excellent leading patterns and often left good holes for guys like Billings and Gresham to drop into. Bruce seemed to either lead to the same spots as Roo and Membrey, or lead too early and fill the hole before the kicker was looking. I think Bruce is definitely in our best 22 but he must improve his leading patterns.
Paddy is a natural forward. He knows when and where to lead. He is the only natural full forward on our list, he needs to make it his own.
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Re: Official Team vs Sydney
If Roo isn't fit enough to play on the wing he shouldn't be playing at all. Richo has to stand up to him.
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if roo isnt fit enough Id still play him.. an unfit roo = better than most
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Absurd conceptThe Fireman wrote:if roo isnt fit enough Id still play him.. an unfit roo = better than most
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Some clowns on here like to use Dunstan as a whipping boy, so it never matters what he does or doesn't do, end of story!!!!!desertsaint wrote:28 possies, second most tackles, fifth most score involvements, seventh ranked player. did nothing. richo must be an idiot#gosaintas wrote:I so agree with this. No influence whatsoever.PremiershipSaint wrote:Dunstan's stats were ok but he had no impact. Don't know what Richo sees in him.
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an absurd fact...is that an oxymoron ?Con Gorozidis wrote:Absurd conceptThe Fireman wrote:if roo isnt fit enough Id still play him.. an unfit roo = better than most