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i wouldnt compare them, but am glad with our decision Just like people were quick to write of jack watts, i think people are now writing of Natinui way too early. Id be very suprised if he didnt imporve to be a good player. Its not often that a ruckman is any good with out a fair few years of experience behind him - think about how long it took sandilands to be the player he is today? Looking back at the draft, Watts and Natinui were both taken as long term prospects (as key position forwards and ruckmen generally are). Danel Rich had a great 1st year, but being a nuggety midfielder its seems that he hasnt had much room from improvement? Steven Hill has improved quite alot thanks to bulking up a little. I'm sure Jack Watts and Natinui will be more valuable than both of these players, if only becasue KPF's and ruckmen arent as common as good mids...

This game will let us a lot about the dees; where they are at as a side, and how far they have come from two years of receiving back to back timber cutlery. On the back of some promising performances over the last 3 weeks, the more optimistic Dees supporters can look towards this weekend’s game with the belief that snatching a win against the more fancied Swans is a realistic possibility. Hard fought, competitive losses against top four teams in the saints and Freo, along with the solid win against the struggling bombers, seem to indicate that our form is on the up. Dean Baileys men will yet again go into the game speaking of the need to start well and the desire to play four quarters of competitive football. Key youngsters Grimes & Trengove look set to miss again through injury, and as such the fitness of Brent Moloney may be a key to the dee’s hopes, with the big fella’s work at clearances being all important against the tough-at-it swans. Sydney have been in very good form themselves in recent weeks; duel brownlow medallist Adam Goodes has made a return to the midfield and his impact in these games has been telling. The running halfback flankers, Malcheski and Kennelly have been firing of late and can also be contributed to the swans recent form. With Nath Jones begin used as somewhat of a tagger in recent months I wouldn’t mind seeing him go to either of these half back flankers. This would allow him to have a few more oppertunities to contribute on the scoreboard, and any free kicks awarded to the opposition would be less likely to result directly into goals! There are a few key matchups; the ruck battle between Jamar & Mumford which could be the difference between who gets the nod for a possible 2nd all-australian ruck position, and they way the dees go about trying to minimize the impact of Adam Goodes (perhaps a Dunn / Frawley match up depending on what part of the ground Goodes goes?). All match ups aside though, the winner on the weekend will be whoever can play competitive, high pressure football for the longest. Hopefully after last weeks disappointment the lads will bounce back with a sustained, high intensity effort. The dee’s play their best footy at the MCG, which is a trend they will no doubt be hoping will continue to ring true. Dees by 16 points

I reckon most of our small forwards are likely enough. Until we have a big target that creates enough crumbs for the little fellas, or start delivering the ball in to the forward 50 to their advantage i reckon its hard to judge. Guys like Bennel & Jetta show enough good signs IMO - they tackle and chase and generally dont waste their touches to often. i agree Wona may struggle after all of the injury set backs, but he can take a decent grab for his size and his set shot is decent enough to persist for another year. All these guys have a bit of X-factor about them; infact i think the "X-factor" tag suggests unpredictability, and with that often comes inconsistancy!

Goodes to kick 3 goals and have over 30 touches in a loosing side B)

PJ did well enough against Sandilands, no reason why he couldnt do allright against mummy. Also sydney played alot of talls on the weekend, if PJ loses his spot i'd say Warnock will need to come back to play on on of the swans talls?

6 - James Frawley 5 - Jordie McKenzie 4 - Colin Sylvia 3 - Tom Scully 2 - Joel MacDonald 1 - Jamie Bennell

i think guys like sylvia, rivers and beemer are still in our current best 22. I think the message to "take the game on" on all accounts somtimes gets over done and results with blokes being reckless and making poor decisions! You can see it with Jones quite often - rather than give the easy pass, he'll tuck the ball under his arm and take on a player and get pinned holding the ball etc. Im sure at times he just feels like hes doing what the coach askes of him!

Beamer for trengove looks quite likley this week. Pity though cos we could use some toughness against the swans. I think both Bate and Jones shouldnt be dropped although they both can frustrate me to no end! Seems like they both give their all, but somthimes get carried away with the "take the game on" message from the coaches and run them selves into trouble. Dont think dropping them would actually help them at all - probably better off siting them down and letting them know that maybe for a week or two they should make the easy passesinstead of trying to blaze away brilliantly. Also, if beamer misses due to the cork, then jones should stay in for his bigger frame around the clearances. Bennell played well yesterday - keep him in the side for sure Cale Morton looks like he needs to run a little harder or somthing? Might be a toss up between him and Dunn for the match up on Goodes though?

yeah i think dustin martin has played some very good games and would win it if eligible. Trengove is a very good chance, he has been very consistant and very good! I thought Jammie Bennell deserved a nomination for his game against Port in Darwin - 3 goals etc. Fyfe got the nod taht round, but JB's stats were better. Guess that becasue he's not a high profile draft pick he doesnt get noticed ? Yarran's nomination in round 1 was laughable....

yeah i know mate, maybe i, like alot of others see all of Jack's potential/talent and want him to be the complete package now!!! Hopefully in a few years he'll be crusching players in between kicking bags for us!

he made it look that way didnt he! B) The hit was made by a lovet murry (or someone similar) and there was no head high contact

Great passage of play, but i thought maybe a little dramatic to stay down for that long? big fan of Watts - got all the talent and potential in the world. I'd just like to see the next breed of demon come through with a real tough attitude, thats all.

I think a factor when he was dropped could have been that morton and grimes were effectivley doubling up on the creative halfback position. I think they may be wanting him to come back as a half forward, becasue this year we've had grimes, garland and rivers fit (didnt have this often if at all last year) so there is less room for him to play in the backline

I agree. We should play watts all year - he's shown gradual improvment each week I'd just like to see him hang on to few more marks and maybe get a little harder . You see little guys like Jetta and Bennel bounce back to their feet and chase straight after they get knocked over, no reason why Watts cant play with the same desperation

I think morton is in our best 22. The issue i have with him this year is that Jack Grimes is playing a similar role, being a creative half back player who find space to be an outlet and feed the midfield. I think when morton played down back with Grimes we didnt get the most out of either player. Grimes IMO is a better player than Morton in a number of ways, so when grimes comes back from injury id like to see morton play up the ground (half forward) and leave jack to be the main creative force down back. Both good players though, and as Grimes is out injured i think morton has a role in our backline

Yeah its nice to be able to read somthing new almost every day The chat with Matt is actually a little disapointing for me. Alot of good questions get asked, but Matt's answers never seem to the juicy inside word that we're all hoping for! Its like anyone who reads the website could give you the same answer! I guess thats to be expected seeing he's not on the match comitee or anything but yeah....

Bennel is a good player, i like that hes been named on the wing becasue he is quick and has good clean skills. He generally does well when the ball comes to him I cant really complain about the selected team, and Freo without Barlow are basically the Freo of old! Barlow was the player who actually took advantage of Sandilands taps, without him they come back to the pack i reckon! I'll be there chearing for the red and blue at Subi!

1st post! Paul Richardson from Swan Districts in WA. defender who can play in the midfield. AIS member in the same year as Griffen, Ray, Mclean, tambling etc and captain of the WA u18 team in 2003/2004. Overlooked in the 03 & 04 drafts, may have been due to being injured during both draft camps that he was ivited to. He hasnt played much WAFL footy latley due to work comitments but recently made his return and has recived good wraps by the WA footy press. He is 24.