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GAME DAY - Round 9

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Just now, Bells said:

From the BF board: 

 

"viney gawn and jones also carrying illness, but apparently well enough to play. seems like something going through the club. Hopefully we're not flat"

 

That's a bit of a worry!!

If it's true.

 

I'm hoping it's not true - Max was alright Friday Afternoon - I know that for sure.

Have just heard it on good authority that 21 of our 22 players are struggling with this "mystery" illness....

Only Bernie Vince is 100% fit although struggling slightly with a hangover

:cool:
 
3 minutes ago, Skuit said:

Conspiracy?

some people  have been putting illness in quotes - implying they are suggesting there is something else going on.  Tin-hats on everyone.


6 minutes ago, Bells said:

From the BF board: 

 

"viney gawn and jones also carrying illness, but apparently well enough to play. seems like something going through the club. Hopefully we're not flat"

 

That's a bit of a worry!!

Convenient that the names mentioned are our key players.

Does it happen to be affecting Garland, Hunt, Wagner, etc.

once they cross the line they're fit, if they have a bit of a bug, or winter cold, then run through it for 2 hours and they're done. every club has bugs go through the team but still field 22 players. I got a text saying that about 6 players were carrying a bit of an illness. First time I've ever got "inside info" and posted it. A friend was out for dinner with someone that works at the club last night.

Very very nervous about this game too.

 

Well, at least if a number of our players are carrying this illness/bug there is a huge chance that we may indeed $hit all over Brisbane!

:pj:

1 minute ago, scarlett said:

once they cross the line they're fit, if they have a bit of a bug, or winter cold, then run through it for 2 hours and they're done. every club has bugs go through the team but still field 22 players. I got a text saying that about 6 players were carrying a bit of an illness. First time I've ever got "inside info" and posted it. A friend was out for dinner with someone that works at the club last night.

That's a fair point. Perhaps the Lions would be more worried about the Bugg that's about to run through them.


8 minutes ago, sue said:

some people  have been putting illness in quotes - implying they are suggesting there is something else going on.  Tin-hats on everyone.

I wrote illness in quotation marks because I was quoting a quote. Or maybe I'm part of a grand conspiracy to bastardise punctuation marks?

My mates a bulldogs supporter and just asked what he thought we'd go like today and she said the team seemed up but half a dozen players were a bit ill, he sent me the three names and tyson, my mate loves winding me up at the same time, but the illness seems to check out. Could be pulling my leg on the other names, but Tyson was correct.

5 minutes ago, scarlett said:

once they cross the line they're fit, if they have a bit of a bug, or wi

nter cold, then run through it for 2 hours and they're done. every club has bugs go through the team but still field 22 players. ....

Sounds like rubbish to me. Sure 22 may run out, but if players have say a cold, then it must affect their ability to run for 2 hours. 

Sounds like people on here are already making excuses about illness in case we lose. FFS they are professional footballers.

2 minutes ago, Skuit said:

I wrote illness in quotation marks because I was quoting a quote. Or maybe I'm part of a grand conspiracy to bastardise punctuation marks?

I'm just developing a  conspiracy about conspiracies. :>)


Get involved Number 1!

Enough incentive provided by Casey win to get the boys focused


Jeffy kicks our first. Would love him to have a big game today.

 

WTF that boundary ruck free?


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