Changes vs North Melbourne

[brendan 3,421]

Can players get suspended for umpire contact or is it just fines, should Bernie be worried 

[Willmoy1947 3,854]

1 hour ago, brendan said:

Can players get suspended for umpire contact or is it just fines, should Bernie be worried 

The bloke deserved it.....

[old dee 23,256]

3 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

You'd reckon Hunt is an out so maybe Gus or Stretch or ANB there.

Hogan if available in. I'd see Weed back out. He's improving but still has a way to go

Gus has been knock out again at Casey Bbo so he wont play in fact will he play again.

[Redleg 38,494]

1 hour ago, brendan said:

Can players get suspended for umpire contact or is it just fines, should Bernie be worried 

Yes they can, but not when the umpire initiates the contact.

The umpire went back and hit Bernie on the face, with the back of his head.

Didn't look too much, very surprised the umpire went off and stayed off.

[Ted Lasso 17,312]

No change unless hogan is fit in which case I'd swap him and weid 

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

14 minutes ago, old dee said:

Gus has been knock out again at Casey Bbo so he wont play in fact will he play again.

What?

[Skuit 9,382]

12 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Yes they can, but not when the umpire initiates the contact.

The umpire went back and hit Bernie on the face, with the back of his head.

Didn't look too much, very surprised the umpire went off and stayed off.

Think Bernie may have taken a dive as well when he saw it was an ump on the ground.

[old dee 23,256]

3 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

What?

See the casey thread  CB

[Biffen 12,545]

16 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Yes they can, but not when the umpire initiates the contact.

The umpire went back and hit Bernie on the face, with the back of his head.

Didn't look too much, very surprised the umpire went off and stayed off.

The umpire made a nice big deal of it and took his sweet time to get off .

Another umpire went off with cramp.

After this the umpiring actually improved which I think is no coincidence.

[ignition. 1,426]

OUT: Weideman

IN: Hogan (if fit).

 

Aside from that, I can't see any change. However, some of (four by memory) Wagner's disposals/decisions in the first half were shocking.

[daisycutter 28,723]

22 minutes ago, old dee said:

Gus has been knock out again at Casey Bbo so he wont play in fact will he play again.

not knocked out, od. took a hit to head, in first 2 minutes, walked off, tested and decided to not return 

suspect he will have a looooong rest (months)

[old dee 23,256]

Just now, daisycutter said:

not knocked out, od. took a hit to head, in first 2 minutes, walked off, tested and decided to not return 

suspect he will have a looooong rest (months)

Same result dc

[jnrmac 19,505]

3 hours ago, Skuit said:

We probably need to talk about Wagner. I can't comment on his defensive efforts off the ball, but his disposal really hasn't been up to scratch since his return. Which I find odd, because I thought it was one of his stronger points last season. I would be happy to persist, as I think he has a future, but with Melksham waiting in the wings I can foresee an unforced change.

Not a Wagner fan but he played pretty well I thought. Much better one on one pressure than I have seen before and his link play was very good. Disposal is one of my knocks on him but overall it was pretty good. He is also getting used to the team around him which is very important.

[jnrmac 19,505]

1 hour ago, Redleg said:

Yes they can, but not when the umpire initiates the contact.

The umpire went back and hit Bernie on the face, with the back of his head.

Didn't look too much, very surprised the umpire went off and stayed off.

Bernie had his back to the umpire  after being pushed by Sloane and would argue quite rightly that he was spinning back around to see the play when the ump collected him. 

[Bitter but optimistic 21,580]

1 hour ago, old dee said:

Gus has been knock out again at Casey Bbo so he wont play in fact will he play again.

That is unbelievable . Is he a punching bag?

[old dee 23,256]

2 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

That is unbelievable . Is he a punching bag?

Appears groggy not knocked out Bbo but similar conclusion.

[Wiseblood 24,636]

You would suspect that Hogan should be right to go, and one of Weideman or Hannan will make way for him.

Otherwise you would want to reward the players for what was close to a faultless performance.  Give them the impetus to back it up next week and break the hoodoo against Norf.

[Fat Tony 4,597]

Weideman competed and tackled well but will have to make way if Hogan returns. 

Hunt is in serious doubt. Melksham would be next in line on last week's performance but if someone plays well today the could also be promoted.

Wagner was very poor with his disposal and looks a bit slow and Hannan was very quiet. I would probably retain both but IMO Wagner only stays in due to the height of North's forward line.

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[dino rover 668]

Hannan has pace and with kent and garlett makes our foward defensive pressure better

[brendan 3,421]

Harmes had 45 touches for Casey and ANB 35 and a goal so they would have to be close 

[Diamond_Jim 12,098]

4 minutes ago, brendan said:

Harmes had 45 touches for Casey and ANB 35 and a goal so they would have to be close 

45 touches is a serious number of touches.

Would like to see some analysis and critique but it definitely gets my attention.

[Young Blood 2,036]

Really glad Harmes is knocking on the door again. I think he's a really important player for us as is ANB.

I see Harmes, ANB and Stretch as three players that can play multiple positions and all great contested ball players. It's these types of middle of the pack players that the Bulldogs were able to make into consistent, team first footballers with an edge. We need more and more of them for depth if we want to be great over time.

Edited May 14, 2017 by mongrel

[Jaded No More 59,978]

Watching the replay and Petracca looks like he's dying in the last minute of the game. Keeps holding his knee and stretching and couldn't run. Hopefully a cramp from playing so much midfield and nothing more!

Edited May 14, 2017 by Jaded

[grazman 6,737]

31 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Watching the replay and Petracca looks like he's dying in the last minute of the game. Keeps holding his knee and stretching and couldn't run. Hopefully a cramp from playing so much midfield and nothing more!

looked like cramp, you can see him stretching his calves.

[Binmans PA 26,705]

Hannan might be unlucky. If Kent hadn't got some junk time goals, I would have proffered him, but Hannan needs to do a little more. So Hannan for Hogan, otherwise unchanged.

Although, it might depend on how a few pull up too. I suspect that would have been a taxing game for a young side and we don't want them coming out flat next week. Billy Stretch come in if that's the case and maybe even Harmes.