Ross Lyon Has The New Swans
The Saints have given their new coach what he wanted, help in the ruck. Now with the addition of Gardiner and Clarke there are plenty of similarities between the Saints of 2007 and the successful Swans side of 2005.
Barry Hall: Fraser Gehrig
The big, angry, intimidating full forward goal-scoring machine.
Nick Davis: Xavier Clarke
The skilful forward.
Ben Mathews: Jason Gram
The dependable backman.
Ryan O’Keefe: Aaron Hamill
The third forward.
Craig Bolton: Sam Fisher
The versatile defender.
Paul Williams: Robert Harvey
The veteran onballer.
Nic Fosdike: Brett Voss
The tough little guy.
Adam Schneider: Aaron Fiora
The skilled, but inconsistent, forward/midfielder.
Darren Jolly: Matthew Clarke
Big tap ruckman.
Tadhg Kennelly: Brendon Goddard
Offense from the defensive end.
Michael O’Loughlin: Nick Riewoldt
The key player around half forward.
Luke Ablett: Andrew Thompson
Team-oriented, hard-working midfielder.
Leo Barry: Max Hudghton
The full back.
Jude Bolton: Nick Dal Santo
Important midfielder.
Sean Dempster: Leigh Fisher
Useful defensive depth.
Jason Ball: Michael Gardiner
Former Eagle ruckman/big forward.
Jared Crouch: Luke Ball
Hard at the ball midfielder.
Lewis Roberts-Thomson: Matt Maguire
Defender who has to overachieve for his team to win the big games.
Brett Kirk: Lenny Hayes
Most important onballer.
Amon Buchanan: David Armitage
Young player who can contribute.
Adam Goodes: Justin Koschitzke
Can play anywhere, in the ruck or up forward or down back, but needs to avoid injuries.
Paul Bevan: Steven Baker
The little guy that people forget is there.
Barry Hall: Fraser Gehrig
The big, angry, intimidating full forward goal-scoring machine.
Nick Davis: Xavier Clarke
The skilful forward.
Ben Mathews: Jason Gram
The dependable backman.
Ryan O’Keefe: Aaron Hamill
The third forward.
Craig Bolton: Sam Fisher
The versatile defender.
Paul Williams: Robert Harvey
Nic Fosdike: Brett Voss
The tough little guy.
Adam Schneider: Aaron Fiora
The skilled, but inconsistent, forward/midfielder.
Darren Jolly: Matthew Clarke
Big tap ruckman.
Tadhg Kennelly: Brendon Goddard
Offense from the defensive end.
Michael O’Loughlin: Nick Riewoldt
The key player around half forward.
Luke Ablett: Andrew Thompson
Team-oriented, hard-working midfielder.
Leo Barry: Max Hudghton
The full back.
Jude Bolton: Nick Dal Santo
Important midfielder.
Sean Dempster: Leigh Fisher
Useful defensive depth.
Jason Ball: Michael Gardiner
Former Eagle ruckman/big forward.
Jared Crouch: Luke Ball
Hard at the ball midfielder.
Lewis Roberts-Thomson: Matt Maguire
Defender who has to overachieve for his team to win the big games.
Brett Kirk: Lenny Hayes
Most important onballer.
Amon Buchanan: David Armitage
Young player who can contribute.
Adam Goodes: Justin Koschitzke
Can play anywhere, in the ruck or up forward or down back, but needs to avoid injuries.
Paul Bevan: Steven Baker
The little guy that people forget is there.
