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Any midfield that has Bont in it is dangerous and Sanders is very good he will be one to watch

And can you believe we lost to Sydney last week when they had their own 3 best midfielders out Adams 0 games for Sydney Mills who rarely played through the middle unless needed to run with someone played more off half back Parker was a very very good midfielder but Warner and Guiden have been there 2 best mids since early 22 But Kane Cornes was pushing the best mids out agenda and many bought it. If you watch footy and Sydney’s evolution you would realise how deep their midfield went They made the pies look second rate tonight

Hope he goes well, was once one of ours and left on good terms. Therefore I only wish him goodwill. There are some classless posters on here and a few who are clearly trolling

Yes and study

Theo is actually from Perth and moved to Adelaide for work opportunities

Exactly same media who reported Crows looking to lure Sparrow Less than 90 mins later - Sparrow extends contract at MFC

Brisbane did it against us last season at the G and it was effective for most of the game. It was late in the 4th when they tried to ice the game and slowed their ball movement that we got back into the contest

Exhibit A

Good post from someone who gets it, not a great night and plenty of basic errors but some of the tripe on here is predictable but just so uneducated. Those who lauded us after beating Carlton are most of those who are the most vocal tonight and the ones who underestimated Sydney’s midfield which has had depth for years but never had a big physical presence in the ruck. Am I concerned yes a little but been around long enough to know it’s a long season

Warner and Heeney/Papley will get runs through there to give them options

I’m picturing Colm Meaney in the Snapper when I read the first word

Not currently but will see how he goes once the season starts. WAFL pre season matches start this weekend so may get a look at him. Im not a believer in signing players to keep siblings. Back your culture (that dirty word)

Sam Van Rooyen, Jacob’s younger brother

He’s back at Claremont training with the Senior Squad BVR is contact training and should play Futures and Community footy this year. He’s 199cm now I heard yesterday

Need to consider the flip side effect on being smashed at ground ball gets and fast transition on turnover due to going in to tall. For this reason long bombs won’t work as they’ll just flood numbers back and spread quickly on rebound. If we can get more separation and 1v1s in our F50 and move the ball similarly to the game last week vs Carlton, we should expose the lack of defensive height. A good mix inside our F50 of small and tall should still work both ways

Bingo, but Deelanders fall for it every year and the media generally know it’s a nothing story, but hey columns need to be filled

Agree totally with the poor me attitude

Absolutely not in disarray, and as for people saying if Clarrie is physically fit he plays no ifs or but, that would be a massive mistake. The club knows what they are doing and if he’s ready they will play him. If they choose to give him another week or so it will be for the best. Swans midfield still has Guilden, Warner, Heeney, with Sheldrick who will step up this year and Jordan, Rowbottom to run through there. Papley may also get short stints through there. I don’t think our FD will be underestimating them

You’re wasting your time trying to explain anything to this poster.

It’s not that simple and I’m glad it’s not. We have copped heat all through the off season regarding our culture and the steps with Clarrie were started last year, before any stories broke in the media. I love Clarrie as a player and what he brings but this is part of building a solid team first sacrifice culture like 2021. Nobody no matter how good they are is immune from that

Demonland, thank you very much for the updates, much appreciated

Will be load management would have reached their km’s, I would assume

Whatever happens there will be handwringing and unfortunately to many are so driven to want change overnight they can’t see subtle change. Lets not gild the lily we are not currently in a great place injury wise or with the off field issues relating to some of our players. I like many of our fan base have been around a long time and seen a lot of footy and still love the game and to be involved in it. It’s a cliche but I stand by the things are never as good as they seem and are never as bad as they seem. The media and many here seem to forget the club is aware of some of the issues at hand. There was outrage at the thought of the club trading Clarry and some were going to walk away from the club. Was that the moment when the club drew a line in the sand and whilst the JS revelations this week are not ideal we may be already down the road to beginning to address those things. I personally recall being quite happy towards the end of 2020, whilst we didn’t make finals after2 losses against Sydney and Freo, there were big signs of how good we were looking defensively and there were some smart (not many) footy people who thought we’d be top 5 in 21 if we stayed healthy. We know how that ended and whilst this year will be challenging, injuries, suspensions and retirements bring opportunities as we’ve seen before. Sometimes they take 30-50 games to really bear fruit but they all start somewhere. I don’t accept mediocrity and I never consider us top 4 certainties. I understand the game and the peaks and troughs it brings. Whatever will be will be in 2024 and any issues in the playing group will certainly be addressed and action will be taken. Its going to be fascinating

Yes my thoughts exactly although there are special players who you identify quickly as culture changers (for the better) , so wouldn’t be locked into the 3-4 year players. Viney and Gus were such players, some despised him but Joel Selwood was another, like Lenny Hayes

Be nice if others followed suit, this is at this point about celebrating a great servant of the club who justifies the faith in us picking him at 3 and the influence he has had on and off field. We were close to being really up against in that 3rd quarter of the 21 GF, where Gus was immense. He was a fantastic player, a great clubman and remains a wonderful human being with a life ahead of him. The commentary towards Maynard does nothing but fuel the media towards stories of the impact it may have on him. Whilst we don’t care neither do they, it’s about finding ammunition to fuel repeat articles of supporter hate, when this should be a tribute and celebration of a man who served his club and played a pivotal role in the turning of a club to reach the ultimate