Opposition Chatter - Season 2017

[Ozza]

Round 4 North Melbourne
Jarrad Waite out for 6 weeks

Don't want to wish injuries on anyone...but Waite has a pretty good record against us. He's an unreliable player - but an occasional match winner.

[aker39]

Don't want to wish injuries on anyone...but Waite has a pretty good record against us. He's an unreliable player - but an occasional match winner.

He kicked 1.7 on the weekend so clearly got plenty of it.

[SlimPickens]

Did anyone else watch the GWS game yesterday. To me they looked lazy and disinterested at times, will be interesting to see how they back up. But if they think it's just going to "happen", well we all know how that ends.

[ledge]

Will be a different looking Sydney side to the GF with Rampe, Heeney, Rohan & McVeigh out (and X. Richards).

Also Mitchell went to the Hawks

[bornadog]

Jarrad Waite out for 4-6 weeks, so will miss Good Friday

[bulldogtragic]

Also Mitchell went to the Hawks

Good get. So 6 of 22 from GF day won't play, four of them guns/very good players.

[Bulldog Joe]

Good get. So 6 of 22 from GF day won't play, four of them guns/very good players.

Only Mitchell, Rampe and Heeney were good players on GF day.

McVeigh was as ineffective as Rohan and Richards. They have also replaced McGlynn and Papley is out injured. Although they lose nothing from the GF side with those players missing.

Sydney have effectively lost 8 from the GF but it includes 5 of their worst players on that day.

[bulldogtragic]

Only Mitchell, Rampe and Heeney were good players on GF day.

McVeigh was as ineffective as Rohan and Richards. They have also replaced McGlynn and Papley is out injured. Although they lose nothing from the GF side with those players missing.

Sydney have effectively lost 8 from the GF but it includes 5 of their worst players on that day.

I think my main point (at least to me) was that it's a very different side we are facing this week, with the two extra names you mention they're only playing 14 (at best) from the GF. Some guns being out helps, but I imagine with wholesale changes in their personnel they're going to be quite different to play. Not least of which we don't have Hamling & Morris on Buddy.

[Dry Rot]

How long is Rampe out for?

Big blow for the Swans - excellent player.

[LostDoggy]

Did anyone else watch the GWS game yesterday. To me they looked lazy and disinterested at times, will be interesting to see how they back up. But if they think it's just going to "happen", well we all know how that ends.

Agree SP.
Noticed that even after any GWS player kicked a goal that there was no enthusiasm or players getting around the goal kicker to gee themselves up.
It looked like something was weighing heavily on their shoulders for the past 6 months

[Dry Rot]

Round 2 - Sydney Swans
Dane Rampe out with broken arm

Link?

[Dry Rot]

Link?

No probs just found it.

What an odd injury!

[DragzLS1]

Heard Hannebery didn't pull up well after the game had some soreness in the knee that was hurt GF day but should be right to play us this week regardless. Wonder if that could impact his performance on the harder etihad surface.

[Happy Days]

So not that it affects us in any way, seeing as we don't play them until a bit later on, but Shai Bolton from Richmond has been suspended for 1 week in the VFL for belting someone in a practice match. The only problem is that the VFL doesn't start for another 3 weeks, meaning he can't serve his suspension until that time, leaving him ineligible for AFL selection until round 5.

#justrichmondthings I guess.

[bornadog]

Goldstein out today, hopefully in doubt for next week.

Birchall out for at least 6 weeks.