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April 29, 2005
News Roundup - Fri 29/4
Well the end to the week from Hell is only a day away and already today we have seen the Jolly appeal rejected, so I don't have much hope for tomorrow, but I've seen this club do stranger things amd a win isn't out of the question knowing this club. But anyway on to the news roundup and we start today with the shocking news (no really) that former club clown Warwick Capper played two matches in 1986 including a final on drugs.
"We used to get these tablets called `briquettes', which were speed tablets. A friend who also played for the Swans and I thought we would try them before two games including the 1986 qualifying final. I was standing on heads in the first half, but after halftime it was a big downer and I couldn't sleep for 2 1/2 days. Fortunately, there was no drug testing in those days because we would have been off the radar."
Well I always though Capper was High during our matches in the 80's but not in that style. Oh well nothing with him surprises me anymore and when I heard the news last night, I went "yep that explains it".
Anyway on to the Jolly appeal preview in the Daily Telegraph and the whole outcome of two weeks for a love tap while, Fevola gets two for an eye gouge has reportingly upset the Swans official's and to be honest I don't think any reasonable people (thus ruling out the entire AFL tribunal set up) can disagree with that.
As to who replaces Jolly in the line up, well according to Roos in the SMH, expect Schauble to come into the side and Goodes and LRT to take up the ruck duties with other talls helping out where possible.
Asked if Schauble would be the replacement if Jolly's appeal was unsuccessful, Roos said: "I would think so."This would most likely mean that without Jolly, Lewis Roberts-Thomson would move from defence to the ruck, with Schauble moving to the backline.
Seems like the right idea to me for once is coming out of the club this week.
JOY
On to the match and the result of Goodes moving into the ruck has West Coast nervous, as if its some sort of world changing event (I hope it is, but come onnnnnnnn)
"We've just got to be wary of that because I think he's a very good runner around the ground."As good a form as Cox is in and Seaby's getting into that good form, we've just got to watch Goodes."
Well maybe we can get the rest of the team to wear Goodes facemasks and then maybe we have ourselves a shot at winning....
....nah didn't think so either.
Posted by robbieando at April 29, 2005 06:18 PM