Game Day 2023 Round 11 Bloods v Blues 26th May 7:50pm @ SCG

[SwansProudly]

Bloods 12th Blues 11th

Marn Grook Key Timings

4pm Gates Open​

5.50pm Collaborative artwork and First Nations artefacts on Driver Ave​

6.30pm Smoking Ceremony and performers on Driver Ave​

7.30pm Welcome to Country and on-field performance from Gamay Dancers and TSI Dance Group​

7.50pm First Bounce​

Half Time Performance by Mitch Tambo​

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Post Game Presentation of Marn Grook Trophy and Goodes-O’Loughlin Medal​

Weather: Donza

Team Changes:

Bloods:
Outs: W.Gould (Omitted), D.Stephens (Omitted), P.Ladhams (Injured), A.Sheldrick (Sub)
In: L.Melican, T.Hickey, S.Wicks
Emergency: Will Gould, Angus Sheldrick, Corey Warner, Dylan Stephens

15

Dylan Stephens

Age

23

Ht

184cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.3

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.7

4star

CL

0.0

1star

D

10.3

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.3

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.7

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

10.3

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.7

4star

CL

0.0

1star

Blues:
Outs: Le.Young (Omitted), E.Curnow (Omitted), J.Silvagni (Omitted)
In: B.Kemp, T.De Konin
Emergency: Ed Curnow, Jack Silvagni

1

Jack Silvagni

Age

27

Ht

194cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.0

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.9

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

5.3

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

1.3

1star

M

1.7

2star

T

0.7

1star

G

0.7

4star

D

9.2

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.8

4star

, Lewis Young

33

Lewis Young

Age

26

Ht

202cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.6

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

197.9

3star

D

4.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

1.0

1star

M

3.0

3star

T

0.0

1star

MG

26.0

1star

D

14.4

4star

K

8.2

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

6.4

5star

T

2.0

4star

MG

181.6

3star

, Lachie Fogarty

Umpires

Justin Power (4), Matt Stevic (9), Robert O'Gorman (10), Hayden Gavine (14)​

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AFL Match Centre

Broadcast Details:

Channel 7, Foxtel Channel 504 7pm on Channel 504, hosted by Sarah Jones with Jason Dunstall, David King, Ben Dixon

Ben Dixon

Age

47

Ht

188cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.8

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.4

3star

G

1.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.4

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

0.8

3star

G

2.4

5star

, Alastair Lynch and Jon Ralph​

Foxtel asks:​

Swans’ burning question: How do they stop Charlie and Harry?​

Blues’ burning question: They can’t lose ... can they?​

Team Stats:
footywire


Will Heeney be spending more time in the mids (from Wednesday night under lights?)

Will Buddy become the fourth all time goal kicker?

AFL Tables - Most Career Goals​

Round 23, 2017 at the SCG, Buddy kicked 10 goals

Sydney Swans v Carlton - Marn Grook match preview​

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Enjoy your 50th Chad

#ProudlySydney #GoBloods #GoSwans #Bloods

Bloods by 23 points

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Unpopular opinion - but in my view, Wicks didn’t perform at a level in the VFL last week that would justify selection.

The “manic pressure” (which seems to have become accepted gospel here) wasn’t on display. He was ….. meh.

Players take a while coming back from a long layoff & I was a bit surprised he’s an “in” this week.

PS: Stevic again. Why?!?!

 

[wills2g]

Will be a close game first quarter and a bit will decide the game. Media have their pitchforks aimed at Carlton but if we can hold them level then Carlton will do Carlton things..

Swans by 13 after leading at 3qt by 30

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Oh dear, we are at risk of almighty smiting.

I reckon Rampe must move from stations behind each goal so he can organise the backline. With his loud direction Melican may be useful.

Hopefully we find some contested footy mojo inc at clearances. Hope our mids have worked on reading BigMac‘s palming. When he gets first touch which he should against Pittance and TKO we could get a bit of an advantage. Am worried about Hickey who will still be underdone.

Our goal kicking improved last week but it will be tough in the predicted conditions. Every chance must be taken, especially as we will not enjoy an I50 advantage. Our smalls and mids must apply a lot of pressure inside 50 to allow potential scoring and to prevent rebound.

Obviously we have limited personnel and the 22 has a number of players whose main strength is negation - None of Clarke, Francis, Wicks, Rowbottom, Melican have an attacking bone in their bodies. Am guessing Horse will instruct to their strengths. This means others must use their attacking flair to give us a chance.

Even though Carlton is near full strength they still carry a lot more C Graders than we do And some of their A Graders are down on form (eg Weitering, McKay and their mids). Our quality players must be at the top of their games. One advantage e have is that the Blues are slow.

Given our performance against against a very poor team last week there should not be cause for optimism and yet I now find myself talking up the chances of a win.

 

[MF]

Has a swans player ever had a better first 50 games for the club than the Chad?

 

[Punts]

Depends on midfield

If they get beaten like last week and previous you won’t keep curnow, McKay down for to long , they will eventually get on top.

 

[MR0808]

If our midfield can shut theirs down, we will win. But if it's like last week, their tall forwards will dominate.

We need to scrappy in the middle and just win the ball, and get good inside 50s, lowering the eyes and finding targets rather than bombing it in there.

We can win this, but we need to gel well.

 

[The King!]

Has a swans player ever had a better first 50 games for the club than the Chad?

Skilton won 2 best and fairests and a brownlow

 

[The King!]

we are shocking to watch, least we can get this over with before the weekend

we could win , but who knows how we will
play

swans by 11

 

[MF]

Skilton won 2 best and fairests and a brownlow

Not sure the 59 brownlow counts, but yeah, he's probably got it covered I'd say. Damn he must have been good.

 

[Syd]

Off to Dan Murphy's, back before game time...

 

[The King!]

Not sure the 59 brownlow counts, but yeah, he's probably got it covered I'd say. Damn he must have been good.

is he available tonight

 

[MF]

I reckon Rampe must move from stations behind each goal so he can organise the backline. With his loud direction Melican may be useful.

We need him keeping an eye on the opposition interchange bench though.

 

[Jeffers]

I honestly don’t see how we win this at all. Curnow and McKay will have a field day especially if the Carlton mids waltz it out of the middle.

Swans to play another out of form team Back into form

Carlton by 35-60

 

[Dubai Quacker]

I honestly don’t see how we win this at all. Curnow and McKay will have a field day especially if the Carlton mids waltz it out of the middle.

Swans to play another out of form team Back into form

Carlton by 35-60

I hate it when I agree with this kind of post.

Rain could be helpful, but if it’s dry - they just look to outclass us at both ends.

 

[Donza]

I honestly don’t see how we win this at all. Curnow and McKay will have a field day especially if the Carlton mids waltz it out of the middle.

Swans to play another out of form team Back into form

Carlton by 35-60

Carlton are one of the worst teams in the comp.

Some of their games I've watched. Ye gods.

Only just in front of west coast for effort, disconnected and lacking trust.

 

[swanssince2002]

Gonna be a rough watch with Curnow and McKay getting easy goals to get the Blues back on track this season...

But if they can't win against us, well the media vultures will be circling on Voss.

 

[Jeffers]

Carlton are one of the worst teams in the comp.

Some of their games I've watched. Ye gods.

Only just in front of west coast for effort, disconnected and lacking trust.

You’ve seen us play this year right? And the absolute broken down system we have in the midfield + then lack of anything in defence.

 

[SwansProudly]

 

[Donza]

You’ve seen us play this year right?

Watched around 95% of games played this season. Across all teams.

The last 6 games (with the exception of WC witches hats) the blues have played have been stinky.

Its why there is so much pressure on Voss and the playing group.

 

[Jeffers]

Watched around 95% of games played this season. Across all teams.

The last 6 games (with the exception of WC witches hats) the blues have played have been stinky.

Its why there is so much pressure on Voss and the playing group.

I hope you’re right and I’m absolutely wrong of course but unfortunately I just don’t see us winning tonight.

But Donza if we win, I allow you to refer back to my post and give me hell

Go bloods

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

We need him keeping an eye on the opposition interchange bench though.

Luckily Sir Dane is a genius at multi-tasking.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Carlton is a side littered with All Australians, Coleman Medallists and top draft picks.

With a negligible injury list.

If they don’t beat us, Voss SHOULD be under pressure.

 

[TheMase]

Apparently Swans have only conceded 6.4 points per game from centre bounce clearances this year… number one in the AFL.

Meanwhile Carlton since Round 7 is number one scorer from centre bounce clearances (32.4%)

 

[Donza]

Apparently Swans have only conceded 6.4 points per game from centre bounce clearances this year… number one in the AFL.

Meanwhile Carlton since Round 7 is number one scorer from centre bounce clearances (32.4%)

But but.
I thought we had the worst defensive CB setup in the comp?