Swan (now out injured for 4 weeks)

[Collingwood Crackerjack]

So we're agreed; Swan to be hung by his nuts from a lamp post in front of the Lexus Centre as a way of appeasing the football Gods

[Damien]

What a sad thread. Yes a bit off his game but just ask yourselves this. Is he still in our best 22? Of course the answer is yes. Champions rise and Swanny will rise.

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[Damien]

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[Jezza]

I certainly think he has an injury issue of some kind as he's made uncharacteristic fumbles this season and he looks slow out of the blocks as opposed to previous years. If it's an injury, at least it explains his poor form but if he's just declining in general without any injury to explain his form then it's sad to watch him decline like this.

I've heard some rumours about Swan having continuing leg issues but there's no verification of this though. Assuming he does have a leg injury at least it explains his inability to burst out of the blocks with great endurance and his inability to chase his opponents down. What worries me though is his fumbling of the ball is becoming more frequent than it has in other years.

I wouldn't oppose dropping him if he doesn't have an injury, but if he has an injury I'd rather let him rest to get the treatment he requires so he can be fully fit rather than only being 70 to 80% fit for every game for the rest of the year.

[Damien]

[Bob Sugar]

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[Redlight]

I think a lot of you are underestimating the wrist surgery he had, he's lost partial movement in his wrists and apparently can't bend his hands back (away from the palm) past the straight position. Almost like he has permanent bowling braces on his wrists.

Now imagine trying to mark or handle a ball cleanly with that handicap.

Hopefully he can find a way to adapt but it will be a slow (and I imagine confidence draining) process.

[Albert Parker]

I am not willing to concede on Swan's career yet.
He did little pre-season, mostly due to glandular fever.
Is he still afflicted with it?
His listless displays would suggest so.

[gurugeoff]

this is no different to previous threads. One can't age that quickly. he is clearly not right physically.

really does affect our so called great mid field. Only Swannie provided the pace of the pendles\swan\beams\sidebottom quartet.

Without his old self, we are labouring

[thompsoc]

the most troubling thing is that he is fumbling the ball.
He was always a one grab player!
I remember Clement just before he retired he found it hard to bend down and pick up the ball
Swanny looks the same.

[Woods]

Edit: double post deleted

[Woods]