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Who goes?

It could be quiet the culling this week.  Any of White, Grimes, Vandenberg and Kennedy could get the flick.  Does Hogan get suspended?

You would think that Stretch, Bugg, Oliver and possibly ANB would all be in line for a call up as well.  Plus Frost will possibly come straight back in after missing with illness. 

Going to be a tough game next week.

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Out: Kennedy, White, O. McDonald, Garlett, Grimes

In: Oliver, Bugg, Stretch, ANB, Frost

 

FB: Jetta T. McDonald (Kennedy) Bugg

HB: Hunt Frost (Darling) Wagner

C: Vince Viney Tyson

HF: Petracca Watts Kent

FF: Harmes Hogan ANB

Foll: Gawn N. Jones Oliver

Int: Brayshaw M. Jones vandenBerg Stretch

 

This team will probably lose by 80 points, but today's team would lose by 120.

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It did not take long for someone to suggest Grimes get's dropped. Much like Trengove have reached their use by date. 

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This game has confirmed that Mitch White & Jack Grimes are Delists. Just not athletic enough is White and not good enough is Grimes. 

Vandenberg & Kennedy are a real concern, both should be doing better on more consistent basis. 

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Start with both Jones out....go from there

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1 minute ago, goodwindees said:

This game has confirmed that Mitch White & Jack Grimes are Delists. Just not athletic enough is White and not good enough is Grimes. 

Vandenberg & Kennedy are a real concern, both should be doing better on more consistent basis. 

Think White deserves another few weeks although he looked lost today

Sadly Poor old Jack is not up to it anymore 

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Agree except J Garlett.

He was quiet today but still kicked two goals in game when you need to kick a winning score and co led us in tackles in a game that we were beaten because we failed to match the intensity. 

O McDonald is young and i can understand why he gets game but he still needs a full season in the twos before he gets games. Grimes really disappointed today and should naturally have leadership, he should of had over 10 tackles if he was serious, White I'm just unsure off. 

I know he is not going to he is his last years but why we dropped Dunny is beyond me, He deserves to feel let down by the club and would be embarased Oscar is getting a game in his place.

We lost today because when the game was on the line EXP in Riewoldt and Montagna stepped up and we had none of that and we failed to match their intensity.

Nathan Jones worst game in 3 years.

Patracca and Vince misses in QTR 2 were huge in hindsight..

Most of all the biggest reason we lose during the year is over use of the ball and fascination with switching the ball in defence which leads to players like the McDonalds needing to execute kicking skills they don't posses even though today their kicking was above average for them..

How many times to we get a mark in the middle and look back and sidewards to dish off before even considering to be attacking and moving the ball on fast into the 50 like the good sides???

Crying out for a CHF that works and marks and links defence to the forwards like Brad Miller did when he played his best footy, DAWES is not he answer but the Pedo is the best we have and he is at least contributes.

 

 

 

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5 minutes ago, nichoneitz said:

Agree except J Garlett.

He was quiet today but still kicked tow goals in game when you need to kick a winning score and co led us in tackles in a game that we were beaten because we failed to match the intensity. 

O McDonald is young and i can understand why he gets game but he still needs a full season in the twos before he gets games. Grimes really disappointed today and should naturally have leadership, he should of had over 10 tackles if he was serious, White I'm just unsure off. 

 

I know he is not going to he is his last years but why we dripped Dunny is beyond me. 

WE lost today because when the game was on the line EXP in Riewoldt and Montagna stepped up and we had none of that.

 

Nathan Jones worst game in 3 years.

Patricia and Vince misses in QTR 2 were huge in hindsight..

 

Most of all the biggest reason we lose is over use of the ball and fascination with switching the ball i defence which leads to players like the McDonalds needing to execute kicking skills they don't posses even though today their kicking was above average for them..

 

Crying out for a CHF that works and marks and links defence to the forwards like Brad Miller did when he played his best footy, DAWES is not he answer but the Pedo is the best we have and he is at least contributes.

 

 

 

What about bombing out from the last line to a pack? Turnover, goal. We are so dumb. 

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We have to bring in one of Garland or Dunn. They might not be fashionable and Roos might hate them because he didn't draft them, but West Coast is an experienced team with a killer forward line. Somehow I don't trust White, Wagner and Frost to hold the defence down. Especially with the two McDonald brothers being in ordinary form/being way under developed 

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Change for next week : leave telly off

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6 minutes ago, btdemon said:

What about bombing out from the last line to a pack? Turnover, goal. We are so dumb. 

100% agree.

 

What works is the lack of leadership in who gets the kicking in duties.

Only players that should be allowed to kick in are Vince, Tyson, Jones or Jetta.

Neve used to be a problem when we had Dunny there apart for the odd blowup!

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19 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

Start with both Jones out....go from there

I thought m jones shat all over N 

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1 minute ago, Deemented Are Go! said:

I thought m jones shat all over N 

Probably.... But Matt still woeful :unsure:


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3 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

Hogan out - silly, frustration filled elbow in the face...one week.

White...sloooooowwww

Petracca - cooked

Bring in Pedo for White

White was shockingly slow. You'd think a kid who has been given a big opportunity would be throwing himself everything 

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Just now, The Song Formerly Known As said:

White was shockingly slow. You'd think a kid who has been given a big opportunity would be throwing himself everything 

I was wrong about White, he's looked good when things are going well but went to water under the slightest pressure.

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We'll need to bring in a rain dance expert to minimize the massacre

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Just now, jumbo returns said:

Hogan out - silly, frustration filled elbow in the face...one week.

White...sloooooowwww

Petracca - cooked

Bring in Pedo for White

I actually thought he was okay.  They chucked him in the middle in the last and he got his hands on it a bit.  He is a weapon up forward as well with his marking.  

I hope Hogan, somehow, gets a fine.  

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