Long way out but I will have a crack at our line up, I'm assuming that Jones will be OK but Scully, McKenzie and Petterd still out

Bartram Garland Strauss

MacDonald Rivers Grimes

Jetta Sylvia Davey

Dunn Watts Bate

Maric Jurrah Green

Jamar Moloney Trengove

Martin Bail Bennell Cook Jones Evans

Sub Spencer Blease

Wonna? Tappscott? Gawn ?

Edited February 19, 201114 yr by DeesPower

Wonna won't be ready for another week or 2, according to the man himself.

Gawn is a bit green and we have other young rucks that need the experience.

Tapscott will be very close.

No rush on Tapscott or Gysberts ease them back into it I thinks Casey start their practise matches on the 6/3. If we win through the NAB next week you keep playing best available, if we lose then we rest a number of senior players the following week.

green should play forward all year, would kick 50 easy

Davey will also play prominately forward as well.

I thought I had heard / read somewhere that LJ may not play. No injury concerns, but preference is to build his workload gradually leading into the season proper.

Davey will also play prominately forward as well.

He'll play what?

Seriously, if both Green and Davey are to spend a lot of time in attack, it's a squeeze to fit in Dunn, Bate, Bennell, Wonaeamirri, Jurrah, Watts, Petterd, Maric, Howe.

Healthy competition for spots in that forward line.

(Anyone noticed Petterd is almost solely regarded by supporters as a forward now?

Before the beginning of the 2010 season, a lot of people were doubting his ability as a forward and were calling for him to be moved back to a HBF, where he began.

He can also play on a wing too.)

I think Petterd has more to offer up forward than Bate. If Davey plays more up forward eans our midfield is flying with out him and e is back to being a very dangerous small forward.

I think Petterd has more to offer up forward than Bate. If Davey plays more up forward eans our midfield is flying with out him and e is back to being a very dangerous small forward.

Agree on Petterd, think he's going to become a very damaging player as our forward line develops.

How many mid-sized forwards can we have in the forward line?

Surely we need some true talls and smalls.

Would you rather have a mid size forward line that all can kick goals or play an undersize tall forward who has the turning circle of the queen mary

The first round of the NAB cup came across as more of a novelty than anything else - especially with the "last touch" boundary rule.

For mine, the real stuff starts round 2 and it will be interesting to see how we go against what looks to be a seriously (over)hyped Dons outfit. Would be a beautiful thing to really take the wind out of those sails come Thursday.

Essendon have some tall timber down forward Hurley, Ryder, Carlisle, Cramari,Gumby - not sure we can contain them all with Frawley out. Hurley especially looked powerful against bris, StK.

Would you rather have a mid size forward line that all can kick goals or play an undersize tall forward who has the turning circle of the queen mary

Jeez, well when you twist the reality of the situation to suit your agenda, the answer is easy...

I'd take the mid-sized forwards.

But that proves nothing.

Jeez, well when you twist the reality of the situation to suit your agenda, the answer is easy...

I'd take the mid-sized forwards.

But that proves nothing.

Well, I reckon we are going to win. How does the comp play out? Who would we meet in the semis?

Well, I reckon we are going to win. How does the comp play out? Who would we meet in the semis?

Winner of collingwood v sydney i believe

Essendon have some tall timber down forward Hurley, Ryder, Carlisle, Cramari,Gumby - not sure we can contain them all with Frawley out. Hurley especially looked powerful against bris, StK.

Place for Warnock then (if he's fit). And with this talk of Stef Martin being "mister versatile", a chance for him to show his wares.

Obviously, we'd be stronger with Frawley, but the players we have there seem to be stepping up nicely.

Dare I say it.... but seeing as the AFL have named Melbourne as the home side to play Essendon, would that at all mean we get to wear our traditional guernsey on Thursday night ? Would that mean Essendon get to wear their "clash jumper" ?

Dare I say it.... but seeing as the AFL have named Melbourne as the home side to play Essendon, would that at all mean we get to wear our traditional guernsey on Thursday night ? Would that mean Essendon get to wear their "clash jumper" ?

Do they actually have one?? You're not thinking of the one with the wider red stripe are you?? That hardly counts.

Well, I reckon we are going to win. How does the comp play out? Who would we meet in the semis?

This will be an almighty task to win ,I think. They have gained a very powerful young tall side when all fit.A real test for us,in particular with our injury list.

How many players can we play? How many interchange and subs?

Despite a few injuries there's at least 27 or 28 players I'd like to see - some will have to miss out.

I think the 6 interchange plus 2 subs still apply. The AFL will be loviing the draw fro the second round. They have 2 games that were teams that finished in the top 6, a game with two teams on the way back and a game no one cares about in WA. They will get over 25,000 to each game.

Dare I say it.... but seeing as the AFL have named Melbourne as the home side to play Essendon, would that at all mean we get to wear our traditional guernsey on Thursday night ? Would that mean Essendon get to wear their "clash jumper" ?

Good question HT but perhaps an even better one is will the AFL have the umps in red and black like last friday night.

Can they screw it up more the St. Kilda red, white and black, Essendon Red and Black and umpires red and black!

Who wants to be against Melbourne in the white clash jumper?

Edited February 20, 201114 yr by old dee

The umpires should wear the green every game, no club wears green.

The umpires should wear the green every game, no club wears green.

Fremantle have changed their jumper, the Green is gone, from memory all Purple with a white anchor home and all white with Purple anchor away.