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7 minutes ago, ArtificialWisdom said:

IN

Chris Dawes, 

Billy Stretch, 

Sam Frost, 

Alex Neal-Bullen

OUT

Mitch White (Omitted), 

Jack Grimes (Omitted),

Ben Kennedy (Omitted), 

Aaron Vandenberg (Hip)

I agree with the outs but Dawes? gah

Yep can't argue with the outs.

Reckon Grimes and Trengove are gawn!!

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Listening to Roos' press conference, bringing in Dawes is clearly in response to Hogan's frustration on the weekend.  Of course it should be expected that Dawes contributes to the team in his own righ

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5 minutes ago, ArtificialWisdom said:

IN

Chris Dawes, 

Billy Stretch, 

Sam Frost, 

Alex Neal-Bullen

OUT

Mitch White (Omitted), 

Jack Grimes (Omitted),

Ben Kennedy (Omitted), 

Aaron Vandenberg (Hip)

I agree with the outs but Dawes? gah

Read an article on club website where Roos said "we feel that when Watts goes into the ruck, Jesse is often one out".

How long until the Weed is ready? Would Spencer be a better option? Leave Watts permanently up fwd....

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1 minute ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Read an article on club website where Roos said "we feel that when Watts goes into the ruck, Jesse is often one out".

How long until the Weed is ready? Would Spencer be a better option? Leave Watts permanently up fwd....

Bring the Pedo back!!

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3 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

Thanks for your service, Grimes.

It looks pretty grim for him.  Ripper first game, poor second one and he is straight out.  

Pretty good changes all round really.  Dawes doesn't excited me, but, I think we lacked that extra tall last week going forward.  It might help, but then again Dawes may once again do sweet FA and he just leaves us all shaking our heads.

Stretch and Neal-Bullen should provide good run for us on the larger ground this week, while Frost back in will be handy for our backline.

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4 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Read an article on club website where Roos said "we feel that when Watts goes into the ruck, Jesse is often one out".

How long until the Weed is ready? Would Spencer be a better option? Leave Watts permanently up fwd....

Pity even with the concrete statue Dawes inclusion he'll still be one out & yes Spencer in would of allowed Watts to play 100% forward & Gawn to play 60% ruck 40% forward

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Might be a big game from Dawes! He is certainly playing for his future.

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Very inexperienced team but I don't mind putting the challenge to the likes of Stretch, Brayshw and ANB.  

Not a Matt Jones fan as I simply don't trust his ability, but a fifth change was probably one too many and we already looked a bit one paced.

The main thing I want to see is the tackle count greatly improving. 14-3 tackles in forward 50 was another damning reflection on work rate. That needs to improve significantly if we are to have any chance. And if we jump them early and convert it on the scoreboard, we are a chance.

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21 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

Might be a Paul Roos record for omissions this week. He's usually fairly restrained with changes but clearly he was fed up after the embarrassment last week.

Dawes though? Yuck, yuck, yuck.

All the media this week about his last year has set the scene, hasn't it?

 

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5 minutes ago, CBDees said:

Might be a big game from Dawes! He is certainly playing for his future.

I dont really get this if it is the case. Even if he comes out and kicks 20 goals in the last 6 weeks (im just as likely to do that from the ponsford stand) we know what he provides... and that is sweet FA. Different with a bloke like ANB who is young & should be given a run to prove his up to it. Dawes on the other hand, we know what we're going to get & it's not great

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Might be a big game from Dawes! He is certainly playing for his future.

We all hope it is but he needs a body of work. 1 goal from his 4 matches this year, too late for mine. I'd like to see Spencer given a game, actually make that 6.

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25 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Read an article on club website where Roos said "we feel that when Watts goes into the ruck, Jesse is often one out".

How long until the Weed is ready? Would Spencer be a better option? Leave Watts permanently up fwd....

Not sure how putting Dawes in changes that!

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3 minutes ago, old dee said:

Not sure how putting Dawes in changes that!

Agree...now if i was an WCE backman and the ball is coming in...i would say to myself...mmm, now, um... which player will i go too....Chris Dawes or Jesse "the gun" Hogan....oh oh I know!!!!

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I really hate when Burgs refers to players as "ex-team".

"Former Magpie Ben Kennedy" last week.

"Ex-Power played Newton" this week.

It's not the first game of the pre-season ffs. They're DEMONS.

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