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Geez this is a huge game for us! The importance of us beating the teams below us is significant if we want to make the 5. It will be extremely disappointing if we don't back up last weeks performance with another solid display! Hopefully there will be some coverage of the game.

Mad Dog wrote: Geez this is a huge game for us! The importance of us beating the teams below us is significant if we want to make the 5. It will be extremely disappointing if we don't back up last weeks performance with another solid display! Hopefully there will be some coverage of the game.

MD, you should beat them but I wouldn't be disappointed if you do, they will make the top 5 from what I saw last week.

Will be interesting to see the changes made. Hard to drop players after a performance like last weeks but you would think Swoop ( if fit) and Cary would be back

mikeh wrote: Will be interesting to see the changes made. Hard to drop players after a performance like last weeks but you would think Swoop ( if fit) and Cary would be back

Cary will be a definite in! Not so sure about Swoop,I heard he could be having a few weeks off. Would be good if we could source an injury list.

Leedy wrote:

Mad Dog wrote: Geez this is a huge game for us! The importance of us beating the teams below us is significant if we want to make the 5. It will be extremely disappointing if we don't back up last weeks performance with another solid display! Hopefully there will be some coverage of the game.

MD, you should beat them but I wouldn't be disappointed if you do, they will make the top 5 from what I saw last week.

Maybe you guys just aren't that good.

Mad Dog wrote:

mikeh wrote: Will be interesting to see the changes made. Hard to drop players after a performance like last weeks but you would think Swoop ( if fit) and Cary would be back

Cary will be a definite in! Not so sure about Swoop,I heard he could be having a few weeks off. Would be good if we could source an injury list.

Actually I wonder if Swoop may be thinking of pulling the pin. He hasn't really set the world on fire this year and the recruitment of Joel Houghton has given Swans another tall option up forward. I hope he does play out the season because he is a mercurial player and can help the young guys.

I will be happy if he isn't playing, always kicks 3 or 4 against us , hard to match up on.

[quote="mikeh" post=68767 Actually I wonder if Swoop may be thinking of pulling the pin. He hasn't really set the world on fire this year and the recruitment of Joel Houghton has given Swans another tall option up forward. I hope he does play out the season because he is a mercurial player and can help the young guys.[/quote]

Would not be surprising, but hoping he keeps playing. Has been at Swans since Twenty 07 or twenty 08 and came across from Tassie. Not sure if he's reached the 150th games played for Swans but must be close to it. Hasn't kicked a big bag of goals but then the season is still young. Kicked 3 goals several rounds ago which was a good effort.

Nathan Blakley named in both ressies and league. Find it hard to believe he wouldnt need at least one run in the reserves to get him up to scratch. Harding may be keeping his options open given that Houghton is out ( presumably injured) and Claremont have got big guys like Andrews, Seaby and Bradley to gang up on Nuich. Some good ins ( Elari, Faulkner and Cary). Mad Dog had the right mail on Swoop, may as well give him a break till after the State game and see if he can come back refreshed. Great to see all the newbies from the win over Peel selected again. Not sure what the weather forecast is for Mt Barker on Saturday, a wet greasy day might suit Swans as it would nullify somewhat the big man advantage that Claremont have.

It would be interesting to know how the team is getting to Mt Barker, I assume it would be by coach on Saturday morning unless they are flying to Albany and driving up? Does anyone know?

Weather for Mt Barker for Saturday : Partly cloudy 19 degrees so no rain!