Here is a quote from phantos analysis of the swans before the season started. I have to say that i found his analysis accurate for the most part and very entertaining. So three cheers to phanto! :clap :clap :clap
"It's late on a Friday night. I'm more asleep than awake. I've probably made a number of errors. And we'll look at the morning's paper and see that Sydney has been thrashed by Essendon by 10 goals, and I don't know what I'm talking about. But heregoes.
Sydney - Look the goods on paper.
I'll start off by saying that on paper Sydney look the best list so far, therefore I shouldn't be expecting to see them any lower than their position at the end of last season. They could very well do better.
Paul Roos has his 2nd year as coach. His seemingly laid back approach takes pressure off the Sydney boys during the week, keeps them optimistic, therefore more responsive on match day. He is assisted by Ross Lyon, whose stints with the Tiges & the Blues were ordinary; maybe he's found something extra in Sydney. Longmire continues as forward coach. Jonas is the reserves coach, assisted by Brett Allison.
The sydney list is as follows:
Ericksen 205 89 19
Doyle 204 103 23
Ball 201 104 32
Jolly 200 100 23 New
Shaw 200 97 18 Rookie
Campbell 196 95 23 Rookie
Roberts-Thomson 195 89 21
Hall 194 99 27
Goodes 194 96 25
Vogels 194 88 22 Rookie
Schauble 193 94 28
Saddington 193 90 25
Powell 193 83 21
Dempster 192 87 21
Grundy 192 92 19 Rookie
O'Loughlin 190 89 28
Bolton C 190 85 24
O'Keefe 190 88 24
Kennelly 190 86 23
Hayes 190 87 20 Rookie
Davis M 190 78 18
James 189 89 25
Sundqvist 189 81 22
Malceski 189 78 20
Nicks 187 87 29
Barry 185 88 27
Kirk 184 81 28
Davis N 184 81 25
Ablett 184 89 22
McVeigh 184 75 19
Bevan 183 80 20 New
Mathews 182 83 26
Bolton J 182 81 25
Potter 181 80 19 Rookie
Fixter 180 79 23
Buchanan 180 84 22
Garrubba 180 75 18 Rookie
Schmidt 179 84 19
Clarke 179 92 19 Rookie
Maxfield 178 82 32
Fosdike 178 79 25
Schneider 178 78 20
Moore 178 84 19 New
Williams 176 82 31
Willoughby 176 70 19
Crouch 175 81 27
Spriggs 175 76 24 New
It contains 47 players, including 4 new players and 8 rookies. How do they get 8 rookies? Compare that to our 40 players, 10 new & 2 rookies. So much for the even playing field.
The spread of the Sydney list is as follows:
Twilight = 28+yo
Prime = 25-27yo
Development = 22-24yo
Junior = 18-21yo
<180 Small Runners
Twilight: Maxfield 32, Williams 31
Prime: Crouch 27, Fosdike 25
Development: Spriggs 24
Junior: Schneider 20, Schmidt 19, Clarke 19, Moore 19, Willoughby 19
180-184 Smaller Mediums
Twilight: Kirk 28
Prime: Mathews 26, N Davis 25, J Bolton 25
Development: Fixter 23, Ablett 22, Buchanan 22
Junior: Bevan 20, McVeigh 19, Potter 19, Garrubba 18
185-189 Taller Mediums
Twilight: Nicks 29
Prime: Barry 27, James 25
Development: Sundqvist 22
Junior: Malceski 20
190-194 Mobile Key Position
Twilight: Schauble 28, O'Loughlin 28
Prime: Hall 27, Goodes 25, Saddington 25
Development: C Bolton 24, O'Keefe 24, Kennelly 23
Junior: Powell 21, Dempster 21, Hayes 20, Grundy 19, M Davis 18
195-199 Key Position/ Ruck
Twilight: 0
Prime: 0
Development: Campbell 23, Vogels 22
Junior: Roberts-Thomson 21
Roos
200+ Ruck
Twilight: Ball 32
Prime: 0
Development: Doyle 23, Jolly 23
Junior: Ericksen 19, Shaw 18
This is the most evenly spread out list of all the club's I've seen so far. If I have to fault it, there is no prime Key Position/Ruck, and the 2 taller development KPs (Campbell & Vogels) are both on the rookie list.
The positional depth is as follows:
B: Crouch 27 Bolton C 24 Schauble 28
Fixter 23 James 25 Saddington 25
McVeigh 19 Rob-Thomson 21 Powell 21
HB: Nicks 29 Goodes 25 Mathews 26
Barry 27 Campbell 23 Bevan 20
Dempster 21
C: Maxfield 32 Bolton J 25 Kennelly 23
Malceski 20 Moore 19 Sundqvist 22
Scmidt 19 Garrubba 18 Hayes 20
HF: Ablett 22 Hall 27 Davis N 25
Clarke 19 Vogels 22 Buchanan 22
Davis M 18
F: Doyle 23 O'Loughlin 28 Schneider 20
O'Keefe 24 Grundy 19
R: Ball 32 Kirk 28 Williams 31
Jolley 23 Fosdike 25 Spriggs 24
Ericksen 19 Potter 19 Willoughby 19
Shaw 18
The Swans look like they can fill every position with depth. But in the ability stakes CHB is a worry. They have enough forwards and ruckmen, so I have chosen to play Goodes at CHB to give the defence real strength. Paul Roos will probably disagree.
Conclusion:
It looks like the AFL are serious about getting the Swans a flag up in Sydney. The list of 47 players offers depth that few sides can match. And the good spread of players indicate that the list has been chosen wisely. For me, the Swans no lower than last year and probably chasing a top 4 spot come finals.
I look forward to your comments. "
Cheers,
"It's late on a Friday night. I'm more asleep than awake. I've probably made a number of errors. And we'll look at the morning's paper and see that Sydney has been thrashed by Essendon by 10 goals, and I don't know what I'm talking about. But heregoes.
Sydney - Look the goods on paper.
I'll start off by saying that on paper Sydney look the best list so far, therefore I shouldn't be expecting to see them any lower than their position at the end of last season. They could very well do better.
Paul Roos has his 2nd year as coach. His seemingly laid back approach takes pressure off the Sydney boys during the week, keeps them optimistic, therefore more responsive on match day. He is assisted by Ross Lyon, whose stints with the Tiges & the Blues were ordinary; maybe he's found something extra in Sydney. Longmire continues as forward coach. Jonas is the reserves coach, assisted by Brett Allison.
The sydney list is as follows:
Ericksen 205 89 19
Doyle 204 103 23
Ball 201 104 32
Jolly 200 100 23 New
Shaw 200 97 18 Rookie
Campbell 196 95 23 Rookie
Roberts-Thomson 195 89 21
Hall 194 99 27
Goodes 194 96 25
Vogels 194 88 22 Rookie
Schauble 193 94 28
Saddington 193 90 25
Powell 193 83 21
Dempster 192 87 21
Grundy 192 92 19 Rookie
O'Loughlin 190 89 28
Bolton C 190 85 24
O'Keefe 190 88 24
Kennelly 190 86 23
Hayes 190 87 20 Rookie
Davis M 190 78 18
James 189 89 25
Sundqvist 189 81 22
Malceski 189 78 20
Nicks 187 87 29
Barry 185 88 27
Kirk 184 81 28
Davis N 184 81 25
Ablett 184 89 22
McVeigh 184 75 19
Bevan 183 80 20 New
Mathews 182 83 26
Bolton J 182 81 25
Potter 181 80 19 Rookie
Fixter 180 79 23
Buchanan 180 84 22
Garrubba 180 75 18 Rookie
Schmidt 179 84 19
Clarke 179 92 19 Rookie
Maxfield 178 82 32
Fosdike 178 79 25
Schneider 178 78 20
Moore 178 84 19 New
Williams 176 82 31
Willoughby 176 70 19
Crouch 175 81 27
Spriggs 175 76 24 New
It contains 47 players, including 4 new players and 8 rookies. How do they get 8 rookies? Compare that to our 40 players, 10 new & 2 rookies. So much for the even playing field.
The spread of the Sydney list is as follows:
Twilight = 28+yo
Prime = 25-27yo
Development = 22-24yo
Junior = 18-21yo
<180 Small Runners
Twilight: Maxfield 32, Williams 31
Prime: Crouch 27, Fosdike 25
Development: Spriggs 24
Junior: Schneider 20, Schmidt 19, Clarke 19, Moore 19, Willoughby 19
180-184 Smaller Mediums
Twilight: Kirk 28
Prime: Mathews 26, N Davis 25, J Bolton 25
Development: Fixter 23, Ablett 22, Buchanan 22
Junior: Bevan 20, McVeigh 19, Potter 19, Garrubba 18
185-189 Taller Mediums
Twilight: Nicks 29
Prime: Barry 27, James 25
Development: Sundqvist 22
Junior: Malceski 20
190-194 Mobile Key Position
Twilight: Schauble 28, O'Loughlin 28
Prime: Hall 27, Goodes 25, Saddington 25
Development: C Bolton 24, O'Keefe 24, Kennelly 23
Junior: Powell 21, Dempster 21, Hayes 20, Grundy 19, M Davis 18
195-199 Key Position/ Ruck
Twilight: 0
Prime: 0
Development: Campbell 23, Vogels 22
Junior: Roberts-Thomson 21
Roos
200+ Ruck
Twilight: Ball 32
Prime: 0
Development: Doyle 23, Jolly 23
Junior: Ericksen 19, Shaw 18
This is the most evenly spread out list of all the club's I've seen so far. If I have to fault it, there is no prime Key Position/Ruck, and the 2 taller development KPs (Campbell & Vogels) are both on the rookie list.
The positional depth is as follows:
B: Crouch 27 Bolton C 24 Schauble 28
Fixter 23 James 25 Saddington 25
McVeigh 19 Rob-Thomson 21 Powell 21
HB: Nicks 29 Goodes 25 Mathews 26
Barry 27 Campbell 23 Bevan 20
Dempster 21
C: Maxfield 32 Bolton J 25 Kennelly 23
Malceski 20 Moore 19 Sundqvist 22
Scmidt 19 Garrubba 18 Hayes 20
HF: Ablett 22 Hall 27 Davis N 25
Clarke 19 Vogels 22 Buchanan 22
Davis M 18
F: Doyle 23 O'Loughlin 28 Schneider 20
O'Keefe 24 Grundy 19
R: Ball 32 Kirk 28 Williams 31
Jolley 23 Fosdike 25 Spriggs 24
Ericksen 19 Potter 19 Willoughby 19
Shaw 18
The Swans look like they can fill every position with depth. But in the ability stakes CHB is a worry. They have enough forwards and ruckmen, so I have chosen to play Goodes at CHB to give the defence real strength. Paul Roos will probably disagree.
Conclusion:
It looks like the AFL are serious about getting the Swans a flag up in Sydney. The list of 47 players offers depth that few sides can match. And the good spread of players indicate that the list has been chosen wisely. For me, the Swans no lower than last year and probably chasing a top 4 spot come finals.
I look forward to your comments. "
Cheers,
