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Not sure about frost down back. Did some good things in the 2nd quarter but poor positional sense - why he left Waite on his own in the first quarter for that goal no one knows. Also a few clangers. 

Do we need three talls plus Wagner and hibbo against the hawks? They play pretty small. 

Like I said it would be harsh as he took a couple of nice marks and gave us some rebound for a while. 

If hunt somehow gets his mojo back today I’d bring him for frost

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    Barring injuries - The sensible change is no change ! If it's not broken don't fix it because change for changes sake is absurd ! 

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    Melksham, ANB and Harmes at risk if anyone performs in VFL

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      On 07/04/2018 at 13:42, WERRIDEE said:

    IN: BALIC

    OUT: MELKSHAM

    B: LEVER, O.MCDONALD, J.WAGNER

    HB: HIBBERD, FROST, VINCE

    C: J.LEWIS, OLIVER, JONES

    HF: KENT, PETRACCA, BUGG

    F: GARLETT, HOGAN, FRITSCH

    FOLL: GAWN, TYSON, SALEM

    IC: BALIC, NEAL-BULLEN, JETTA, HARMES

    EMERG: MELKSHAM

    BAKER, WEIDEMAN, HANNAN

    Melksham comes in for Vince if injured. Jetta and Frost will get off the tribunal.

     

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    Slightly of topic, do Hawthorn who have 1902 on the back of the shirts now really date back that far?

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    Go close to an unchanged team, unless team structure needs to change against the Hawks.

    ANB and Melksham both on shaky ground, but would give both another game.

    Wagner, Bugg, Kent & Frost all played pretty well so deserve to stay in.

    Good to see pressure from Balic,, Weideman, Brayshaw and Pedersen from commentary on the Casey game!

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    Hope he becomes a champion, but with just 11 disposals yesterday, I wouldn’t be surprised if Fritsch gets a rest. 

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      On 08/04/2018 at 07:27, red&blue1982 said:

    Slightly of topic, do Hawthorn who have 1902 on the back of the shirts now really date back that far?

    They came into VFL 1924 or '25. Percy Cerutty got them running up sand hills in 1960 and the rest is history.

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      On 08/04/2018 at 11:42, Clint Bizkit said:

    I have a feeling that both Jetta (bump on Brown) and Frost (sling tackle on Anderson) will be suspended.

    Shouldn't we have heard about that by now?  They had given their verdict on Sidebottom less than 24 hours after the game, so do we expect the same or do they go through it on Monday?

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      On 08/04/2018 at 11:42, Clint Bizkit said:

    I have a feeling that both Jetta (bump on Brown) and Frost (sling tackle on Anderson) will be suspended.

    Jetta walking a bit gingerly when I saw him at Coburg today so may not be available anyway. But ai thought his bump yesterday was OK but unfortunately he made contact with Brown’s head that he was lowering into the contest. Not sure what Nev was supposed to do but that doesn’t register with the MRP. 

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    We are slow. Hawks have some speedy smalls. Gawn needs some ruck relief and we need a tall up forward if Hogan is up the ground. If we bring in speed and Pederson who goes out? Wagner - no match up? One of our one paced mids?

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    I have stated no change previously but the only change I can see is ANB for Brayshaw.

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    We looked too small up fwd. on Sat.

    Going by form in the VFL today.

    Pedo or  Weideman should  get a run.

    Harmes would have to make way.

    Melksham may go and Hannan may be the replacement.

    I would love to see Brayshaw in, but I can't see 3  changes.      2  is bad enough

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      On 08/04/2018 at 11:42, Clint Bizkit said:

    I have a feeling that both Jetta (bump on Brown) and Frost (sling tackle on Anderson) will be suspended.

    More than a few sling tackles this round, if the medical comes back clean it should only be a fine. Certainly didn't look like a big nasty tackle.

    Can't recall the Jetta incident but I can't remember a big bump.

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    all games are meant to be assessed within 24 hours, so we should be all okay on a suspension or fines state of affairs

    jetta looked super sore in the closing 10 minutes or so of the north game, and we absolutely will need him up and going; he's had a slow start to the year, much as have all our defenders bar o mac, but we need him up and going for the rest of the season - i suppose will it make a difference if he rests for a week in the long-term, or will he simply be managed with that knee soreness for the rest of the year?

    we don't have anyone else quite like lord nev to come in and play his role; he's such a vital part of our defensive structure

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      On 08/04/2018 at 00:46, ProDee said:

    I don't like him because of his football.  He's VFA quality.

    Casey played a VFA side today and there are a few ejaculating about their inclusions off the back of that !

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    Stuie-watch (for those who have been baited into thoroughly abusing him and thus banned from his fb page):

    In: Pedo

    Fact.

     

     

     

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      On 08/04/2018 at 09:32, Hampton 22 said:

    Hope he becomes a champion, but with just 11 disposals yesterday, I wouldn’t be surprised if Fritsch gets a rest. 

    At Casey last year Fritsch averaged 12 disposals and two goals per game.  He's not going to do better than that in his first year of AFL.

    He was robbed of his 12th disposal and second goal by an infuriating umpire decision.

    He's playing his role and I'll be surprised if he doesn't close to every game depending on soreness.

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