Round 2 - Swans vs. Pies - March 29th

[Mailman the 2nd]

Wow Laidler would'nt want to be Sydney's best player next time he get's a game. Surely he is injured?.......gobsmacked

Just because someone has the game's highest SC score doesn't mean that they are the team's best player in that game ::)

Yeah he was pretty ordinary

[SydneyRox]

Wow Laidler would'nt want to be Sydney's best player next time he get's a game. Surely he is injured?.......gobsmacked

Just because someone has the game's highest SC score doesn't mean that they are the team's best player in that game ::)

Yeah he was pretty ordinary

Much more faith in Shaw and Eski running the ball out of defense.

[Mat0369]

Much more faith in Shaw and Eski running the ball out of defense.

When he was at the Blues he would play on the 3rd tall/resting ruck, he was never a rebounding defender running the ball out of the backline. He was the general and would zone off his opponent to either intercept mark or come across and help spoil the ball, similar to Josh Gibson at the Hawks. That is what he is exceptional at and you could see signs of that last week. I am surprised he was dropped, I thought he was really good in the one on ones from what I could see on TV. It looked like he could work really well in tandem with Malceski, there were a couple of times early where it looked like they were zoning space really well and setting up the play the way he and Scotland used to do it at the Blues. Looking at who Rampe was playing on last week, they have to be competing for the same spot, I think he was better then both Rampe and Grundy, but you can't have Laidler playing on someone like Cloke (although he has done it before in patches) all game, so he won't push Grundy out of the side which puts him in the straight competition with Rampe.

[Nige]

Much more faith in Shaw and Eski running the ball out of defense.

When he was at the Blues he would play on the 3rd tall/resting ruck, he was never a rebounding defender running the ball out of the backline. He was the general and would zone off his opponent to either intercept mark or come across and help spoil the ball, similar to Josh Gibson at the Hawks. That is what he is exceptional at and you could see signs of that last week. I am surprised he was dropped, I thought he was really good in the one on ones from what I could see on TV. It looked like he could work really well in tandem with Malceski, there were a couple of times early where it looked like they were zoning space really well and setting up the play the way he and Scotland used to do it at the Blues. Looking at who Rampe was playing on last week, they have to be competing for the same spot, I think he was better then both Rampe and Grundy, but you can't have Laidler playing on someone like Cloke (although he has done it before in patches) all game, so he won't push Grundy out of the side which puts him in the straight competition with Rampe.

This.

And this makes me sad, because I love both Laids and Medusa.  :(

[Daniel123]

Go goes pendles as vice

[CrowsFan]

If Pendles is your vice who are you making captain?

[essendon2]

Closer than everyone thinks,

Sydney by 17

[Rusty00]

Subs anyone?

Edit: Bird and Adams ;)

[kilbluff1985]

Bird and Adams subs Dwyer in for Witts

[Toga]

Sydney by about 5 goals tonight I think...

Interesting that Taylor Adams gets the vest!

[Master Q]

Hope the Swans smash.

Swan, Beams (C), Rohan, McVeigh and Mitchell in AF iirc

[T Dog]

Good ol Collingwood forever...go go go

[Master Q]

Hope the Swans smash.

Swan, Beams (C), Rohan, McVeigh and Mitchell in AF iirc

And Cunningham and Dericxx on the bench (rohan is also on the bench iirc)

Good start for my players so far.

[Daniel123]

Where is pendles ??

[Nige]

Cloke and Beams.  8)