Dow's kicking is average, but then so is almost everyone elses in the club.

On the basis you've outlined, I think he really really should get another go at it.

And not just a one-and-done. Play him for a month and see how he settles into it.

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I would keep Durdin in but I favour BV's idea of giving him a run in the middle. All our mids are about the same height. We lack a genuine rover

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All good points but do we really want to play Binns and Dow in the forward pocket? They’re not really like for like replacements are they?

McAndrew, McLean and Ladhams all played against North. Hickey likely to return from concussion, Ladhams 50/50 with the ankle complaint, likely swap.

That's good for the Swans on paper.
They are short of their tall KPD's, and it all starts from the backline for them.

Ladhams will be a liability to Swans if he's selected to play. Hopefully. He's playing sore. Sore spots everywhere: arm leg knee shoulder ,bloody hell he's been through a lot.

Hickey isnt anywhere near 2022 form. But he competes. His body is failing him.
Hayden McLean is big, not ruck size, and McAndrew. He's raw but he competes.
Franklin.

They are not in good form.
They have a few good players but arent gelling. That's mainly due the personnel missing.
Our talls have them covered with or without TDK.

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If McGovern plays this game the club stands for not much

Home game for them. They have to come out to play.
This will be a serious test for Vossy's team.

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Not disagreeing, but why just McGovern?

At this point in time Nar Nar Goon would pose problems

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His effort in the first quarter when he stuck his arm out rather than take body contact
The ball went over the back
You simply can’t have players getting away with that if you want a good culture

Yeah that was appalling

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They do look particularly formidable...

Was going through some Stats for this year so far, and immediately I picked up something quite Alarming.....


1- Our Ruckmen have only kicked 1 Goal for the entire Season between them. This Proves that Pittonet is not working hard enough and is not pushing forward to provide an alternative Target to the Big 2 Boys. De Koning was also not hitting the Scoreboard when he was in the Team. Appalling effort


2- Our midfielders are not kicking enough Goals at all. There is far too much reliance on the Two Towers.


What on earth are the Coaching Panels doing about it?

Excellent spotting!

I’ve sent your post to them.

No doubt now that they realise the issue they’ll fix it for next week.

Good job!

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If I heard what I think I heard about Pittonet our List Mgt team are appallingly stupid.

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Several piss weak efforts from him, I really do hope they take a stance.

Harry and Charles desperately need a chopout . Jack is in the doldrums . Gov just don't cut it down there . Time to give Kemp a go . Good hands , height and mobility . And a good roost ................. the little blokes are just not getting it done .

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Durdin and Motlop have been poor in their positioning. Durdin has worked hard to impact the game.

These guys are NEVER front and centre of the forwards where they should be. Always outnumbered and outskilled at the fall of the ball and if Charlie or Harry don't mark/free kick, they are nowhere to be seen.

It's a hard trade to find form in if you aren't ever in the right spots.

We either have dumb players, dumb coaches, a dumb gameplan or all of the above

We are dumb.

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Because we have no system for entering F50

Poor bastards are running around like headless chooks having to guess where to go.

Alternatively they run to the pack that our 3 talls are all jumping into at the same time and then we have 4, 5 maybe 6 players all there and then we lose the contest because we spoil each other and the opposition can easily sweep the ball away because we have no forward anywhere else to defend the turnover.

Then they get shit canned for having no forward pressure or not locking the ball in our front half.

They are on a hiding to nothing.

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Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

Both need to go back to the magoo's .They have had an armchair ride .

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