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Match Preview and Team Selection - Round 23

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Freo did it much more blatantly last season

Knowing they almost certainly couldn’t be budged from third place on the ladder and facing another trip back to Victoria the next week to open the finals, the Dockers rested 12 players - Michael Johnson, David Mundy, Lee Spurr, Zac Dawson, Hayden Ballantyne, Nick Suban, Stephen Hill, Michael Walters, Zac Clarke, Garrick Ibbotson, Chris Mayne and Nat Fyfe – and then lost by 67 points to the 16th-placed Saints

How is it aceptable?

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    Load up!

    it's Etihad...and Nth on a roll

    I'll take your money...hey at least it'll come to another Dee !! lol

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    Watts to kick 5 goals and BOG.

    The trade watts thread to be abandoned until round 2 next year.

    Not sure what you had for morning tea BBP but don't have it again.

    It is seriously affecting your judgment

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    why doesn't the media s--t all over North for this, this is tanking in a far more more blatant way than what we were accused of

    oh sorry is it only a bad thing to do if you are a truly carp side

    pathetic

    its only Tanking if you attempt to loose to gain an advantage ( i think) otherwise its match fixing. North have rested players to gain a advantage for next week, so it could be argued it is actually Tanking. Fast bowlers are regularly rested so are many other sportsmen in various other sports, seems ok to me as long as the players selected play to win.

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    Freo did it much more blatantly last season

    Knowing they almost certainly couldn’t be budged from third place on the ladder and facing another trip back to Victoria the next week to open the finals, the Dockers rested 12 players - Michael Johnson, David Mundy, Lee Spurr, Zac Dawson, Hayden Ballantyne, Nick Suban, Stephen Hill, Michael Walters, Zac Clarke, Garrick Ibbotson, Chris Mayne and Nat Fyfe – and then lost by 67 points to the 16th-placed Saints

    When are they paying their $500k fine for that and having officials suspended?

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    its only Tanking if you attempt to loose to gain an advantage ( i think) otherwise its match fixing. North have rested players to gain a advantage for next week, so it could be argued it is actually Tanking. Fast bowlers are regularly rested so are many other sportsmen in various other sports, seems ok to me as long as the players selected play to win.

    Its only tanking if you actually lose.

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    Its only tanking if you actually lose.

    what happens if 2 teams attempt to lose the same game, 1 team would be guilty of Attempted Tanking, so I guess your rite.

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    Last time for the year that I will believe that we can win . Against all common sense and probably dipping my toe in insanity juice I give us a chance. I enjoy being disappointed and having at least 1 day on the weekend ruined.

    Goldstein is a decent out. Remember the game near end of season last year against the dogs, we showed some spirit. Id like to see that again malee or whatever it takes as well as competing like we should. If we do and hit the scoreboard early ( what am I saying ) we can win.

    Regards in advance

    Convalesced

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    has a team ever gone through an entire season without scoring 100 points in a match?

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    Whooooaaaaaahh sheeit .....where was I ?????

    I just dozed of and had an "Ariel"

    "A strange Fantastic Dream"

    I dreamt we not only won the game.... But Jordy"Skills" Mc Kenzie kicked 5 goals in a BOG Performance!??

    Cheezus I must Nap more often after Dinner!!

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    Its only tanking if you actually lose.

    From a goal after the siren!

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    North could field 2 less players and still win by 10 goals. If we brought the effort that we had in the first half of the year we would be right in this but as usual the players have given up again in the last qtr of the year as we always do. It's amazing that happens when so many careers are on the line.

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