Prediction Changes: Round 9 vs Sydney

[StingBitten]

No doubt there's a lot of hard work ahead. I was just making the point that I don't think we've actually had our best side all together until today. I know we don't have Cox and Switta but I don't think we're losing too much with Draper and Switta is patchy. In terms of having the players that make huge difference to our style/synergy/ability to execute our gameplan - Chapman, Freddy, Amiss and Darcy are right up there and this is the first time we've had them all in one team.

I actually had the thought before the game that our season starts today in terms of seeing what we're actually got and how far we've come. We've been filling holes and making do, today was the first time all the pieces were in place.

We are close to getting our best mix on field - agree re Switta, but Cox is absolutely essential. He's not just an intercepting mark he's a contested defensive mark, and also up the field.

He's a good disposal and served as our defensive leader when Pearce was injured/proppy. Can't wait to get him back.

 

[E Shed]

We are close to getting our best mix on field - agree re Switta, but Cox is absolutely essential. He's not just an intercepting mark he's a contested defensive mark, and also up the field.

He's a good disposal and served as our defensive leader when Pearce was injured/proppy. Can't wait to get him back.

No doubt Cox is elite and a huge cog. Just think Draper is playing a really cool hand and fitting in beautifully with the back 6. The fact Pearce, Ryan, Clark have all been in career form and we have Chapman back whilst Ash and Walker are playing their parts means we still have an incredibly good defence.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

The biggest “injury” is Darcy who looks unlikely to close to 100% fitness this year IMO and I have a lot of concerns about that knee even if he’s getting out there at the moment.

 

[cactuscall]

This Is such a danger game. We dropped the derby due to two gruelling games and a short turnaround. A 5 day break is a very tough ask against a good side.

Danger games are ones you're expected to win, this isn't quite that. There's a danger of being blown off the park though. Would love to grind out a close win (or a 10 goal win) and really put a Sydney shaped stamp on our season.

 

[cactuscall]

Quite warm but a shower or two on Friday.

Update.

 

[Righteo]

The one rainy day of the week and we're playing? For a must-win game? Inject that Dockery straight into my veins

 

[Purple Jesus]

The one rainy day of the week and we're playing? For a must-win game? Inject that Dockery straight into my veins

Off a 5 days break as well!

 

[Cobbler]

Honestly, who put these fixtures together!?

I’m very nervy of a ‘didn’t turn up’ type event.

I wouldn’t be against the club considering ‘managed’ for anyone carrying a niggle or who have had a history of not backing up on shorter breaks.

We could go in unchanged or have 3-4 changes. This is a week dictated by the fixtures and when that’s the case the AFL have messed up.

We already managed Fyfe coming off 37 touches because of the fixturing.

Bloody joke of a competition that these things present across the board.

 

[james haish]

Fixturing has been an absolute joke this year.

 

[sumavich]

5 day break after playing 3 home games in the first 7 is fully fledged corruption

 

[dexter_]

WA teams should never have 5 day breaks

 

[StingBitten]

Every week there seems to be some handicap that impacts us - playing Brisbane in Rd 2 when they'd already has a game a week before, then a 5 day break to play Norf, three those weeks at the Adelaide-hub (joke of a home game against Carlton), back to playing the Eagles who had two weeks at home and now another 5 day break against the top side. Utter corruption.

Watched the replay last night and a few of our bigger lads looked a bit proppy - Jackson, Darcy, Amiss, Fyfe managed and Pearce not at his normal best. Don't think a flight and bugger all break sets them up for a good recovery.

Will be even more satisfying when we won now.

 

[DocT]

WA teams should never have 5 day breaks

Yes, the flight east and back is the approximate equivalent of losing a full day recovery, 5 days becomes 4.
Fair fixturing would see the WA teams get an extra 1-2 home games per season to compensate.

 

[Lach72]

McCarthy being out this week is very handy with our three talls

 

[Fat Nyfe]

Why is it whenever we get a Friday night, we’re always the ‘other’ Friday night game.

 

[Bigger]

Because we have a very long and distinguished record of absolutely shitting the bed when under the big lights.

I like being the "other" Friday night game. The reality is 1st v 6th is the marquee game. I would just like to do it when noone is looking.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

I’ll be honest, I don’t know how we win if the rain is as predicted. We have zero ground ball class up front and all our firepower is from talls dominating the air. I can see Serong, Fyfe and co dominating in the middle with Sydney not that big but I can’t us kicking any kind of score.

 

[Spirit Level]

Sydney are coming off two consecutive 6 day breaks and had a hard slog against GWS, plus they're the ones travelling.

Surely that evens the ledger a bit

 

[james haish]

Historically Swans are very poor in the wet.

 

[ilikepotatoes]

I’ll be honest, I don’t know how we win if the rain is as predicted. We have zero ground ball class up front and all our firepower is from talls dominating the air. I can see Serong, Fyfe and co dominating in the middle with Sydney not that big but I can’t us kicking any kind of score.

I just hope we actually adjust our game plan and play style to the conditions. If we continue to over possess by hand then we will get torched. Fyfe being fit is probably a huge in for these conditions.

Only hope up front is I think Amiss is due a big game and he's quite handy at ground level.

 

[StingBitten]

Historically Swans are very poor in the wet.

It's been raining in Sydney since mid-2022 though?

 

[ubiquitous226]

Given the conditions no chance Emmett is out for Sturt, even if that wasn't going to happen anyways.

 

[freo_leo29]

Easy to forget as it's been a while but there was a massive meme of us in the wet just a few seasons ago

So historically we are pretty bad in the rain

 

[TheLastCall]

Given the conditions no chance Emmett is out for Sturt, even if that wasn't going to happen anyways.

This week is simple
Simpson out Switta in.
Fyfe on the ground, Sonny sub

If they rest Sonny, Sturt in Banfield sub

 

[pK75]

Switta (if fit) for Simpson would be the only change, if he’s not fit I’d bring in Sturt.
No idea who goes to sub, one of JOM, Walters, Johnson or Banners.