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11 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

Has to come in for Joel IMO and takes Tex.  O-Mac to Jenkins.  Frost to Lynch

Off memory didn't Frost play his best ever game against Walker in our win over there last year. Perhaps he takes Walker.

I've lost all faith in O Mac taking the number 1 forward. Mind you Jenkins ain't a mug either which is the match up you suggested above..

Possibly without Oliver, Harmes, Lever, Viney and Hibberd.

This would be a win to rival the game vs West Coast in 1998 over in Perth.

 
14 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Off memory didn't Frost play his best ever game against Walker in our win over there last year. Perhaps he takes Walker.

I've lost all faith in O Mac taking the number 1 forward. Mind you Jenkins ain't a mug either which is the match up you suggested above..

My memory isn't that kind BBP.  Quite possibly.  Jenkins is as slow as a wet week but yes does have moments.  Frosty on Jenkins might also work with Frosty's speed and run on the counter.

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15 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Off memory didn't Frost play his best ever game against Walker in our win over there last year. Perhaps he takes Walker.

I've lost all faith in O Mac taking the number 1 forward. Mind you Jenkins ain't a mug either which is the match up you suggested above..

Really? You wouldn't give Omac another shot on the number 1 forward? 


5 minutes ago, layzie said:

Really? You wouldn't give Omac another shot on the number 1 forward? 

BBP might not.

Goodwin will though.

Happy to go with the judgement of a bloke coaching at the highest level over some random, anonymous bloke posting on a football fan forum.

 

^^^^

Righto guys, if you're still happy and comfortable with O Mac taking the opposition's premier number 1 forward then I am too....

(I concede we don't really have any other options besides Frost and Pedo)

 

Frost with a clear mandate to lockdown is significantly better as an Alpha defender than Oscar McDonald. Oscar is a bread-and-butter 3rd defender/second defender at best, and with Jake Lever back next year I would go with Frost as our gorilla-minder, Oscar as our 2nd defender, and Lever to hold it all together.

Do we even have any mids left if Clarry goes down?? Might have to convince Daniel Cross out of retirement....


1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

^^^^

Righto guys, if you're still happy and comfortable with O Mac taking the opposition's premier number 1 forward then I am too....

(I concede we don't really have any other options besides Frost and Pedo)

The question is not who our lock down KPD is. it is who is our intercepct player. That is what we are missing

Why does Oliver even need to train? Why do they let him outdoors between games? I mean this is just bad management. 

Stay in your bubble Clayton!

7 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Why does Oliver even need to train? Why do they let him outdoors between games? I mean this is just bad management. 

Stay in your bubble Clayton!

I won't be happy until Clarry Oliver stays in a sensory deprivation tank deep underground for 24 hours a day. We'll wheel him out on gameday of course, after a week of him watching Diesel Williams on repeat…but we'll immediately send him back to the tomb for another 7 days after he's won us the game. Rinse and repeat until we win a premiership.

Smith has to play given there's no Hibberd. Our defensive set up (that doesn't work particularly well) relies on mobile, quick interceptors. Hibberd, Lever, Smith, Frost and even Hunt. Taking Smith out leaves us in real trouble for legspeed, with the exception of Frost. I'm not a fan, but he has to play.

It'll be interesting to see if Clarry and Jesse play...


6 hours ago, It's Time said:

Copped a knee in the back/hip in 3rd quarter. Played out the game with a limp. Commentators said when it happened that it was the kind of knock that was going to hurt afterwards. Doubt it would have been enough not to play on the weekend. Not that I know. 

The ball had gone past when the foot hit his back and was deliberate i thought.

6 hours ago, MSFebey said:

What's wrong with Hogan? Perhaps the reason he's been a bit off of late? Did he sustain an injury Sat night, I didn't see it.

No injury, just crook. Confirmed by Goody at his presser today. Said he’ll be fine.

The week Hunt looks ready to go, Casey have a bye. Does anything ever work out for us?

He may be an outside chance vs the Crows.   Yes hes been out a while but we need him off half back.

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43 minutes ago, Pipefitter said:

“Should be right to play this weekend” usually equals 6 weeks out at the Dee’s.

Not true.

I've watched Goodwin's conferences all year and when he's said he expects a player to play I can't think of a time they haven't.

4 hours ago, layzie said:

Really? You wouldn't give Omac another shot on the number 1 forward? 

No !


3 hours ago, Chook said:

Frost as our gorilla-minder

Frost couldn't mind....

5 hours ago, Rusty Nails said:

Has to come in for Joel IMO and takes Tex.  O-Mac to Jenkins.  Frost to Lynch

Lynch would blow Frost up in the first Q...'Rusty'.

If we stick with the same defence then Frost will take Tex and O-Mac will take Jane.

If Pedders comes in for Tex then I don't know where Frost goes but I think O-Mac still takes Jane...

Bernie Vince gave Lynch a bath when we smashed them earlier in the season. So that match up is a no brainer. 

Then we have O Mac and Frost vs Walker and Jenkins.

The big worry is who plays on McGovern if he plays forward?  Hoping he plays back for them with Doedee likely not playing.

1 hour ago, Petraccattack said:

The week Hunt looks ready to go, Casey have a bye. Does anything ever work out for us?

He may be an outside chance vs the Crows.   Yes hes been out a while but we need him off half back.

hunt has done nothing this year to warrant any optimism.....i'll reset on hunt next season and see then if anything is stirring

 
6 hours ago, Chook said:

I won't be happy until Clarry Oliver stays in a sensory deprivation tank deep underground for 24 hours a day. We'll wheel him out on gameday of course, after a week of him watching Diesel Williams on repeat…but we'll immediately send him back to the tomb for another 7 days after he's won us the game. Rinse and repeat until we win a premiership.

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No names mentioned but a report this morning that a certain midfielder who left training early with a quad strain was sighted not long later at the new Mission Impossible movie with a leggy blonde?

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