Dane swan?

[Aden97]

I have 703,700 in cap space and need to pick my mid 1.  I already have pendles, dangerfield and cotchin. Is dane swan the best option besides ablett?

[ubeaut]

Find a few more dollars for GAJ

[tbagrocks]

JPK is a great option, Swan just doesn't seem to get the cudos in SC

[Aden97]

JPK is a great option, Swan just doesn't seem to get the cudos in SC

Will he be getting the number 1 tagger every week?

[FactHunt]

Swan                                                              GAJ
2012: 126.2 ave from 18 games                         138.4 from 20
2011: 122.0 from 21                                        127.1 from 20
2010: 126.9 from 22                                        129.9 from 21
2009: 123.2 from 22                                        140.1 from 19

Easy choice IMO... find some coin  ;)

[Colliwobblers]

Swan is DT God

Ablett is SC God

I would definately have one in either format but I have both in both formats.

If I had to have one in SC Ablett as said previously is the ONE.

That said if you can't find the money Swan is a must, for your captains scores. Pendles is more consistent "usually" but doesn't have the spikes Swan and Ablett have, as often.

[GCSkiwi]

Just a thought really, but if you don't have the permacaptain god that is Ablett, I would probably leave Pendles as captain, but have Swan in as well. Pendles more consistent IMO so less chance of a Swan meltdown killing your captain score, and I think Pendles wont be too far behind or may even go bigger than Swan on average...

[big_cox21]

Just a thought really, but if you don't have the permacaptain god that is Ablett, I would probably leave Pendles as captain, but have Swan in as well. Pendles more consistent IMO so less chance of a Swan meltdown killing your captain score, and I think Pendles wont be too far behind or may even go bigger than Swan on average...

i agree that pendles will average more.

JPK is a great option, Swan just doesn't seem to get the cudos in SC

i dont understand how he doesnt get cudos in sc? what does that mean? he still averages 120 every year and is a must have every year?

[kilbluff1985]

Hard to put it in words but he gets a lot of cheap possessions in SC players get scored on influence and efficiency etc

[Colliwobblers]

Ok so what you say about pendles and consistency is correct until last season where Swan decided as well as the king of DT he would have a crack at being the king of SC.

As far as Swans Captains scores in SC?

7 scores over 140
3 under 100 - low of 86 which doesn't count it was in a final :) so make that 2 in the home and away season.

2012 Games Log for Dane Swan (Collingwood Magpies)
Description   Date   Opponent   Result   K   HB   D   M   G   B   T   HO   GA   I50   FF   FA   DT   SC
Preliminary Final   21st Sep   Sydney   Loss 70-96   21   4   25   7   1   0   2   0   1   6   0   0   106   86
Semi Final   15th Sep   West Coast   Win 73-60   20   9   29   6   2   0   4   1   0   3   3   0   128   135
Qualifying Final   7th Sep   Hawthorn   Loss 97-135   19   10   29   2   0   1   7   0   2   8   0   2   106   124
Round 23   1st Sep   Essendon   Win 104-72   32   10   42   12   1   2   6   1   1   4   2   0   187   175
Round 22   25th Aug   West Coast   Loss 58-107   16   11   27   9   0   2   5   0   0   2   0   0   119   118
Round 19   4th Aug   St Kilda   Win 91-85   17   14   31   7   2   2   2   0   0   3   1   1   120   97
Round 18   28th Jul   GWS   Win 174-54   23   14   37   8   5   2   1   0   2   3   2   0   159   141
Round 17   21st Jul   Hawthorn   Loss 91-138   31   18   49   6   2   0   2   0   0   7   1   1   165   143
Round 16   14th Jul   Geelong   Win 110-79   23   17   40   3   0   0   1   0   1   4   0   0   116   110
Round 15   6th Jul   Carlton   Loss 62-85   18   13   31   5   0   0   4   0   1   2   0   2   105   112
Round 14   30th Jun   Fremantle   Win 107-78   21   22   43   8   2   2   7   0   0   8   2   1   172   147
Round 13   23rd Jun   West Coast   Win 85-82   21   17   38   11   0   1   1   0   1   2   0   1   132   117
Round 11   11th Jun   Melbourne   Win 129-87   23   19   42   8   2   1   1   0   1   1   0   2   142   160
Round 8   18th May   Geelong   Win 96-84   15   12   27   2   1   1   4   0   1   3   0   1   95   97
Round 7   12th May   Brisbane   Win 116-58   22   12   34   13   2   2   0   0   2   5   0   0   143   141
Round 6   4th May   Western Bulldogs   Win 98-77   15   14   29   4   1   0   6   0   0   3   2   0   117   112
Round 5   25th Apr   Essendon   Win 80-79   28   14   42   6   3   1   6   0   1   5   1   1   171   180
Round 4   21st Apr   Port Adelaide   Win 97-73   18   18   36   4   0   2   7   0   0   7   2   0   134   121
Round 3   13th Apr   Carlton   Loss 62-122   19   12   31   8   0   0   1   0   2   4   0   0   109   109
Round 2   7th Apr   Richmond   Win 85-64   19   13   32   6   0   3   3   0   0   5   0   0   116   100
Round 1   30th Mar   Hawthorn   Loss 115-137   21   10   31   3   1   0   1   0   1   10   0   0   102   92

[big_cox21]

Hard to put it in words but he gets a lot of cheap possessions in SC players get scored on influence and efficiency etc

well he is doing something right if year after year he scores massive scores and averages 120-125? and in 2011, 2010, and 2009 he averages slighty higher in sc then dt each of those years. last season was the only season he has been significantly more of a dtér and he still had his second best sc year. and was only.5 ppg of his best. this swan is dt not sc is a myth

[Ricochet]

To be honest I think Beams could average more than Swan in SC this year

[kilbluff1985]

Hard to put it in words but he gets a lot of cheap possessions in SC players get scored on influence and efficiency etc

well he is doing something right if year after year he scores massive scores and averages 120-125? and in 2011, 2010, and 2009 he averages slighty higher in sc then dt each of those years. last season was the only season he has been significantly more of a dtér and he still had his second best sc year. and was only.5 ppg of his best. this swan is dt not sc is a myth

yeah but he often doesnt score as high as you expect him to after looking at his possession count

[Ricochet]

Hard to put it in words but he gets a lot of cheap possessions in SC players get scored on influence and efficiency etc

well he is doing something right if year after year he scores massive scores and averages 120-125? and in 2011, 2010, and 2009 he averages slighty higher in sc then dt each of those years. last season was the only season he has been significantly more of a dtér and he still had his second best sc year. and was only.5 ppg of his best. this swan is dt not sc is a myth

yeah but he often doesnt score as high as you expect him to after looking at his possession count

I think it also has to do with that in SC there are 6 other players within 6 points of Swans average and 8 within 10 points.
In DT there is Swan... then 9 points to Ablett... then there are Beams, Watson, Boyd, Cotchin, Pendles who are 17-23 points off Swan.
There's no doubting Swans SC scoring ability its just that quite a few others score very similar. Where as in DT, nobody even comes close

[hannebery2rohan]

Find a few more dollars for GAJ

+2. Make room to get the little master in.