Round 1 - Giants v Swans - March 15th

[Nige]

Swans by 30.

The Buddy Experiment will go wrong.  ;)

Not sure 9 years can count as an experiment....

Haha yeah, probably the wrong choice of word.  :P

However, if I added the word beard there I reckon I could have gotten away with it.

[enzedder]

Swans by 60

[Ricochet]

GWS GIANTS
B Nick Haynes, Jonathan Giles, Adam Kennedy
HB Curtly Hampton, Phil Davis, Sam Frost
C Tom Scully, Adam Treloar, Heath Shaw
HF Toby Greene, Jeremy Cameron, Lachie Whitfield
F Dylan Addison, Jonathon Patton, Devon Smith
FOL Shane Mumford, Rhys Palmer, Callan Ward
I/C Josh Hunt, Stephen Coniglio, Dylan Shiel, Tomas Bugg
EMG Jed Lamb, Joshua Kelly, Adam Tomlinson

SYDNEY SWANS
B Nick Smith, Ted Richards, Jeremy Laidler
HB Jarrad McVeigh, Heath Grundy, Nick Malceski
C Rhyce Shaw, Kieren Jack, Lewis Jetta
HF Craig Bird, Sam Reid, Dan Hannebery
F Ben McGlynn, Lance Franklin, Gary Rohan
FOL Mike Pyke, Josh Kennedy, Tom Mitchell
I/C Dane Rampe, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Luke Parker, Harry Cunningham
EMG Ryan O'Keefe, Dean Towers, Tom Derickx

[Nige]

ROK in the emergencies... interesting.  :o

[Nige]

Ethan ‏@ethan_meldrum 1m

Ryan O'Keefe has missed two games in the past ten seasons (239 of a possible 241). Named as an emergency this week...

[SydneyRox]

ROK in the emergencies... interesting.  :o

Do NOT understand this? Havent heard he is carrying anything? Maybe they thought he could use a rest?

Laidler in will have fantasy coaches happy
No other real surprises except maybe Derickx not in the team, I guess they figure LRT can help out Pyke

Shame Boyd and Kelly didnt get in
Would have thought Lamb was good enough to make the team, though he wouldnt have made ours either

[Mailman the 2nd]

Generally they don't like to talk about ROK's injuries very much. I'm fearing it could pop up a couple of times in the future

[Ricochet]

If ROK is carrying something why even bother name him though. Very strange

How long do we think Laidler will last fellas?

[SydneyRox]

If ROK is carrying something why even bother name him though. Very strange

How long do we think Laidler will last fellas?

depends mainly on how well he plays. Armstrong played the first game and 6 of the first 7, but he never fixed his way in.

there is a spot there with mattner gone, but Rampe and soon johnson will be breathing down his neck. Helps as well that Shaw has been named off a wing rather than HB

[kilbluff1985]

I think they just resting ROK he is pretty old

[stew42]

I think they just resting ROK he is pretty old

Resting from what? It's Rnd 1   ???

[kilbluff1985]

I think they just resting ROK he is pretty old

Resting from what? It's Rnd 1   ???

Still shortening his season and it's only GWS

[SydneyRox]

we are always trying to prime for the end of the season. reckon thats a reason why goodes and tippett arent playing also, give them extra time to recover then, they can be up and running later in the season

ROK doesnt make sense though, he is one of the fittest player in the club,

[kilbluff1985]

if he was injured why have him as emerg?

[Mailman the 2nd]

if he was injured why have him as emerg?

He's probably like 80-90% fit and if he feels better they might play him. Rarely are 3 out of 3 emergencies needed