There is no hope for finals' action this year, so let's ice the assets: to finish early -

Scully

Trengove

McKenzie

Jurrah (injured anyway?)

Frawley (injured?)

Bennell (tired)

Watts (looks pummelled)

Bail

Bring in the big bodies for the next two weeks and let's all upgrade our membership fo 2011 to make sure we secure a GF ticket.

Winning culture. Winning games. Keeping the team together.

I hope the selection panel sticks with our crop of players for the remaining 2 weeks (minus Davey plus Moloney).

Besides... we can STILL make the 8 if Hawthorn gets smashed in the next 2 weeks by Freo and Collingwood; North lose next 2 games against West Coast in Subi and us; and we beat Port and North!!! :D

Winning culture. Winning games. Keeping the team together.

I hope the selection panel sticks with our crop of players for the remaining 2 weeks (minus Davey plus Moloney).

Besides... we can STILL make the 8 if Hawthorn gets smashed in the next 2 weeks by Freo and Collingwood; North lose next 2 games against West Coast in Subi and us; and we beat Port and North!!! :D

couldnt agree with you more and disagree with this thread less.

gotta play em. its been our goal all year! give them experiemce, especially travelling!

i know what your getting at, but resting the 'babies' is a no go for me. Let em play.

Worst. Suggestion. Ever.

Worst. Suggestion. Ever.

^This.

Seriously, with our best chance to break the AAMI hoodoo and still with a mathematical chance to play finals, why would we rest all these players? Horror move if this happened. Not a chance.

gotta play em. its been our goal all year! give them experiemce, especially travelling!

It's what Bailey has reiterated all year and has drilled into the player's and supporter's heads. Keep the best team we can possibly field together and let them gel.

No use going in with the mentality of "let's blood all these young talented guys and see what they can do". We're not tanking this year and when form warrants, guys such as Blease, Tappscott and Fitzy will be selected.

Rest who's injured , give Maric another couple of games and allow Tapscott and Blease a taste of the big league .

^This.

Seriously, with our best chance to break the AAMI hoodoo and still with a mathematical chance to play finals, why would we rest all these players? Horror move if this happened. Not a chance.

AND neither of these points have anything to do with my reasoning.

What will resting the kids actually achieve for the club? How could we possibly benefit from it?

We're all about developing a premiership team, so let's develop it, not wrap the kids in cotton wool.

Worst. Suggestion. Ever.

According to you. I see merit in my post. These boys know they can win. They've had a taste.

They're getting ready. Two weeks off now will be real list management, as opposed to that other thread that's a hen peckin' party

Yeah, good idea, they really need to rest up before they have Mad Monday.

It's not like in 2 weeks' time they'll have months off to rest and recuperate...

Yeah, good idea, they really need to rest up before they have Mad Monday.

It's not like in 2 weeks' time they'll have months off to rest and recuperate...

Mad Monday is outdated and a societal menace. Can't debate without sarcasm or emoticons? Typical.

Mad Monday is outdated and a societal menace. Can't debate without sarcasm or emoticons? Typical.

I rarely use emoticons, but for you I made an exception.

Sarcasm doesn't hide the point I'm making.

What on earth would we need to rest them for??

We are 2 weeks away from THE END OF OUR SEASON.

There is no logic involved in your argument.

I rarely use emoticons, but for you I made an exception.

Sarcasm doesn't hide the point I'm making.

What on earth would we need to rest them for??

We are 2 weeks away from THE END OF OUR SEASON.

There is no logic involved in your argument.

I have to agree with E25's argument here.

It's a mere two weeks time until all player's will have their well-deserved break and can recuperate from that day forward.

Until then, they need to do what they're paid to do - play football for the team they love and help the club move forward.

I rarely use emoticons, but for you I made an exception.

Sarcasm doesn't hide the point I'm making.

What on earth would we need to rest them for??

We are 2 weeks away from THE END OF OUR SEASON.

There is no logic involved in your argument.

Doesn't mean anything. They will still have the same rest, they just come back earlier.

Rest them now before the niggles manifest into long term injuries.

E25, I don't know how old you are, or for how long you've followed this Club, but this is the most exciting

list I've ever seen in my time. Ice them, let them rest, we're in for a fantastic five or six years.

Rest them now before the niggles manifest into long term injuries.

2 MORE WEEKS, MATE!! For the sake of 2 weeks, unless some players do have niggles that are irritating them and causing pain, they have 4 hours of footy left that I'm sure they could carry about before they get their break!!!

Field the best team available,hopefully win next 2 games and finish 5 & 1 and be the best team outside the 8.The team will be pumped all preseason.

If there must be a romantic undertone,Tapscott to debut in hometown @ AAMI.

I'm not convinced he's earned it and no-one wants to debut on a freeby.

Seeing as Port only attracted 14,000,maybe Tappy will bring a few more through the turnstiles!!!

Doesn't mean anything. They will still have the same rest, they just come back earlier.

Rest them now before the niggles manifest into long term injuries.

I've not advocated playing anyone through injury.

They will have the same rest? Not only is it wrong, even if it wasn't, it would be a poor argument.

The players don't end the season 2 weeks early and then come back for preseason 2 weeks earlier.

Even if they did, 2 more weeks of AFL matches would be more beneficial than 2 weeks of preseason while the veterans are still out because they played to round 22.

E25, I don't know how old you are, or for how long you've followed this Club, but this is the most exciting

list I've ever seen in my time. Ice them, let them rest, we're in for a fantastic five or six years.

To be honest, I'm not sure how any of this is even relevant.

We are in for a good patch. So?

Rest them now before the niggles manifest into long term injuries.

The "ice babies" have niggles, do they ?

If they don't you play them. Bailey has said numerous times they will field the best side possible.

Here is three of many good reasons: -

* They're not injured.

* Junior's 250th.

* AAMI

Just play the best team.

Suggestions otherwise are a tad precious.

If niggles are present IF they are rest is warranted otherwise best available. Two words: Addam Maric !!!

The only players you rest are the ones with injury concerns and major niggles.

The kids play, and they play as many games as they can.

I don't know about the OP, but I don't want my team to get belted in the final two weeks. Go hammer and tong and throw everything at your opponents. Finish the season on a high, and take it into next season. We're 10th, not 16th.

There is no hope for finals' action this year, so let's ice the assets: to finish early -

Scully

Trengove

McKenzie

Jurrah (injured anyway?)

Frawley (injured?)

Bennell (tired)

Watts (looks pummelled)

Bail

Bring in the big bodies for the next two weeks and let's all upgrade our membership fo 2011 to make sure we secure a GF ticket.

Play the team on form. Davey opens a spot. Fitzpatrick gets a gig on form...

"Jack Fitzpatrick: I thought it was Jack’s best game for the year. He played in the ruck and kicked a couple of goals. He had 15 possessions and was competitive in the ruck against Sam Jacobs, who was best the week before for the Bullants against Frankston. Jack played on him and I thought he started to out jump Jacobs by the end of the game. He was really promising and gets better the more games he plays."

Tapscott on potential and some form.

As for the rest get as many senior games into them as you can.

Play the team on form. Davey opens a spot. Fitzpatrick gets a gig on form...

"Jack Fitzpatrick: I thought it was Jack’s best game for the year. He played in the ruck and kicked a couple of goals. He had 15 possessions and was competitive in the ruck against Sam Jacobs, who was best the week before for the Bullants against Frankston. Jack played on him and I thought he started to out jump Jacobs by the end of the game. He was really promising and gets better the more games he plays."

Tapscott on potential and some form.

As for the rest get as many senior games into them as you can.

If the rumour about Jamar being injured had any truth to it then I wouldn't be against resting him for the interstate game. So important he has a good pre-season. I would be pretty excited to see Fitzy get a game or two with the big boys just to give him something to thinl about during the pre-season.

No resting, if injured don't play them, simple.

Otherwise, get over to Adelaide and break that Hoodoo!!

In the unlikely event that Hawthorn lose to Freo, we are still a silly chance . Keep playing to win boys!