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We have no backline!!

Tracca
in Melbourne Demons

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53 minutes ago, dawi03 said:

Who the hell Is milkshake haha. I'm guessing Melksham?

Yes that's his nickname 

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    15 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

    Wagner should be back (he's 189cm Col is 191cm, no biggie).

    Surely we learnt from rushing Brayshaw back. Wagner has only played half a practice game... Im sure he will slot back into the team at some point soonish but I hope they dont rush him back supremely underdone for round 1

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    35 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    I wonder if his Melkshake brings all the boys to the yard? 

    Hang your head in shame.

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    Change thread title to: 'we have no backline depth' and its correct. Once we have hibberd back hopefully next week the 22 is fine

    but if more injuries to tall/medium backs we are in trouble. The rookies must be licking their lips, Kielty/Smith etc

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    We have no backline? I'd rather this

    B:  person x,  Tom McDonald, Neville Jetta

    HB: Christian Salem, Oscar McDonald, Bernie Vince

     

    than this

     

    B: Lynden Dunn, Ben Reid, Brayden Maynard

    HB: Travis Varcoe, Lachie Keeffe, Jeremy Howe

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    I really feel for Garland, he seems like such a great guy and while I was shocked by has latest three year contract he certainly is handy depth with our already vulnerable backline.

    Edited by Clint Bizkit

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    I know it is with the benefit of hindsight, but makes a case that we should have kept Lumumba on the list, then placed him on long term injury and upgraded a rookie

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    17 hours ago, daisycutter said:

    . we play diamond zone.

    the ol' Gutnick Paddock!

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    43 minutes ago, iv'a worn smith said:

    I know it is with the benefit of hindsight, but makes a case that we should have kept Lumumba on the list, then placed him on long term injury and upgraded a rookie

    there was probably a good reason for it,  (financial?)

    besides we don't have an upgrade problem at the moment. the afl allow 1 free upgrade at start of season plus we have one lti

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    2 hours ago, Danelska said:

    We have no backline? I'd rather this

    B:  person x,  Tom McDonald, Neville Jetta

    HB: Christian Salem, Oscar McDonald, Bernie Vince

     

    than this

     

    B: Lynden Dunn, Ben Reid, Brayden Maynard

    HB: Travis Varcoe, Lachie Keeffe, Jeremy Howe

    Person x = Hunt

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    I'd be rotating Jones and Lewis through a back pocket or flank.  We need better decision making and ball skills coming out of the backline.

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    17 hours ago, sisso said:

    If the Dogs can win a flag with Joel Hamling and Fletcher Roberts as key backs surely we can devise something to get us through until reinforcement are ready to come back!

    Yep now we just need the umps to be ridiculously in our favour too.

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    2 hours ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

    Person x = Hunt

    oh yes, how could I forget the next superstar... :)

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    18 hours ago, Leoncelli_36 said:

    What is the story with Hibberd? I know he had an issue with with his Achilles. What's his progress?

    Lingering drug related soft tissue injury??  :-(

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    4 hours ago, iv'a worn smith said:

    I know it is with the benefit of hindsight, but makes a case that we should have kept Lumumba on the list, then placed him on long term injury and upgraded a rookie

    I hope this was a big dose of irony!

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    4 hours ago, iv'a worn smith said:

    I know it is with the benefit of hindsight, but makes a case that we should have kept Lumumba on the list, then placed him on long term injury and upgraded a rookie

    Don't we just put Garland on the LTI list?

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    When is Wagner due back?  He was so underrated last year,  played some damn good footy before tiring later in the year.  With Garland gone, Smith unproven and Hibberd carrying an achilles, he becomes an important player for us.

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    23 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    Don't we just put Garland on the LTI list?

     

    Isn't it amazing how one clear thinking poster can cut through all the angst and handwringing!

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    38 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    Don't we just put Garland on the LTI list?

    Isn't King on it as well? Or is he a rookie? 

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    Doesn't matter, Saints won't get it past our mids!

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    23 hours ago, dawi03 said:

    We are seriously going in undermanned against Saints next week, how unlucky are we to have 3 CHB go down? Id love to see Joel Smith thrown in the deep end to play on McCartin or Bruce, I think we are screwed in this part of the ground.

    i agree.. and even when we do, we don't! must be focus of next trade period..

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    There's really no such thing as one on one defence anymore, its all about zoning, "team" defence etc....the Eagles lost a huge chunk of their backline through injury at the start of the 2015 season and ending up playing off the in GF largely due to the "Weagles Web" (stupid name). Similarly the Bulldogs are very hard to score against without having any big name key backs at all.

     

    I don't think having Garland and Frost/Wagner out is really going to be the difference between us beating St Kilda or not, its about how well we defend the transition at Etihad, implement the zone and most importantly consistently hit targets so we don't get killed on the rebound. 

     

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    34 minutes ago, sisso said:

    There's really no such thing as one on one defence anymore, its all about zoning, "team" defence etc....the Eagles lost a huge chunk of their backline through injury at the start of the 2015 season and ending up playing off the in GF largely due to the "Weagles Web" (stupid name). Similarly the Bulldogs are very hard to score against without having any big name key backs at all.

     

    I don't think having Garland and Frost/Wagner out is really going to be the difference between us beating St Kilda or not, its about how well we defend the transition at Etihad, implement the zone and most importantly consistently hit targets so we don't get killed on the rebound. 

     

    I agree, the team is  22 players, if all play the role they are given, and play it well, there is chance to win

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