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Bring-Back-Powell
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Goodwin was just on SEN 1) Gawn will play 2) Watts's scan came up clear. As long as he gets through training tomorrow will play. 3) Hibberd will 100% play. Always pulls up sore with his

Nasher
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Going to really stick my neck out here: In: Gawn Out: Injured player If no player is injured, I quit.  Too hard.

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It's only natural after such a bitterly disappointing loss.

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42 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Two weeks ago he was rubbish.

His last six quarters have been of All Australian quality.

Maybe rubbish a tad harsh. Leaning to the ineffective most definitely.

Something is changing. All for ir 

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4 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Just a guess but I suspect Watts will be rested. He has had a very hard 8 weeks on a body that is not used to that stress.

Of course that then just pushes the real decision one week down the track when you also have Hogan returning that week or the next..

The candidates are: Harmes, Melksham, Bugg ANB and perhaps Frost or Oscar with Pedersen being played on a match up basis. None of them deserve dropping at this stage.

Longer term there may also need to be a decision made between Vince and Wagner

Personally I have no idea

we had a break 2 weeks ago if he is right to go he's right to go.

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If Jones and Watts are good to go 

Then I reckon Vince or Lewis can have a rest.. I know the bye wasn't long ago but they seem tired/slow and going to Perth can be a tiring task.

I'd go out vince/Lewis in Gawn and stretch if it was to be both out.

Won't happen but just my opinion 

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Gawn will come in for a sore body and we'll definitely be playing Pedo given his form.

I won't even be surprised if Weideman comes in, given the talls West Coast have at their disposal.

I think people forget that we're one of the worst ball moving sides in the competition which spells disaster against a tall, marking side like West Coast.

Last week they had Mackenzie, Schofield, Barrass, McGovern, Darling, Petrie and Vardy as their talls. Kennedy could come in for one of them this week. That's seven marking talls.

We will be murdered in the air if we don't bring in Gawn and potentially Weideman. We still tend to bomb away in our forward 50 and whilst it came off yesterday against the dogs, much of that was to do with their undersized defence. West Coast will just sit back and lap it up if we bomb long without talls to help bring the ball to ground.

 

 

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I am slightly leaning towards dropping ANB. He has been more than decent but we DO need Max back. Imagine what we could actually do if we were winning the hit outs.

I don't agree with dropping Jordie for a 'rest'. You could see how badly we missed him during the weeks he was out.

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1 hour ago, radar said:

MRP - shuey and Mitchell both may be up 

Damn shame if they're outs !! :rolleyes:

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1 hour ago, radar said:

MRP - shuey and Mitchell both may be up 

AFL site predicting that Shuey will only get a fine, how's that for independence of the MRP

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Max's inclusion might not be as plain sailing as what it would appear, as there will need to be some major changes in running patterns and also in the forward line match ups. It should be good but players are creatures of habit.....

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The talk of resting players like Vince is dangerous because of the leadership they bring. We only have about 3 older leaders at melbourne of which vince and Lewis are 2 of them ( Jones the other ).

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In: Gawn

Out: Watts. 

Watts is in great form and needed but I think he has a few niggles (hammy on the weekend may well be from the back last weekend, and had a groin a couple of weeks ago).

Hope like hell I am wrong but wouldn't be surprised. 

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47 minutes ago, Demons11 said:

That's just a reporter writing article, it's not the AFL

Sometimes it's the same thing :unsure:

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2 hours ago, Demons11 said:

That's just a reporter writing article, it's not the AFL

Well who would have thought , just a fine

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1 hour ago, Wadda We Sing said:

Early odds have West Coast favorites @ 1.42 Melbourne 2.90. I repeat Melbourne 2.90....

I don't bet but ......

Seriously (they get a loading for the home ground advantage and for a good win over the cats)  .....?

 

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In: Gawn

Out: Watts. 

Watts is in great form and needed but I think he has a few niggles (hammy on the weekend may well be from the back last weekend, and had a groin a couple of weeks ago).

Hope like hell I am wrong but wouldn't be surprised. 

I predict you;ll be wrong...

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6 minutes ago, DemonLad5 said:

Shuey gets a fine

Mitchell gets a fine

Zak Jones gets a week.

Funny that.

Selwood free to play. FFS that is really poor after Salem was done for the same thing.

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4 hours ago, stevethemanjordan said:

I won't even be surprised if Weideman comes in, given the talls West Coast have at their disposal.

No. He is nowhere near best 22 for starters, and our talls are all in good form.

Weideman has hardly set the world on fire in the VFL, only let him back in when he is smashing the door down. He needs to develop a hunger for playing at the highest level.

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