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PREGAME: Rd 04 vs Sydney

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Changes are as good as could have been hoped given the lack of options at Casey. 

Kolodjashnij & May - the trade that just keeps on giving. All we need now is for Hogan to win the Western Derby off his own boot.

I expect Preuss to be fairly useless in terms of disposals, but I'll be disappointed if he doesn't plough through a couple of Sydney defenders. Set up Rampe or Lloyd under a high ball early and let Preuss knock him into next week.

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    1 minute ago, poita said:

    Changes are as good as could have been hoped given the lack of options at Casey. 

    Kolodjashnij & May - the trade that just keeps on giving. All we need now is for Hogan to win the Western Derby off his own boot.

    I expect Preuss to be fairly useless in terms of disposals, but I'll be disappointed if he doesn't plough through a couple of Sydney defenders. Set up Rampe or Lloyd under a high ball early and let Preuss knock him into next week.

    I think I will be measuring Preuss's value in the quality of Gawn's game. If Gawn plays a blinder, I suspect part of the reason will be Gawn having a proper rest, whether it's at full forward or on the bench, rather than being forced (or, perhaps, psychologically feeling forced) to ruck for as long as possible throughout the game. Anything Preuss does himself is just a bonus.

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    15 hours ago, dl4e said:

    I agree. I would play max forward for 1/2 a quarter and preuss the other half. At this stage it is worth a try.

    I'd go for double rotations of these two each quarter - changing at centre bounces with Preuss up front FFwd leading straight out in the last. 

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    12 hours ago, Hellofatime said:

    We lose the opening 3 matches, they can only come up with two changes to the side, and one was forced?

    I wish the selectors had not picked OMac, using Petty or Keilty instead. 

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    26 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I think I will be measuring Preuss's value in the quality of Gawn's game. If Gawn plays a blinder, I suspect part of the reason will be Gawn having a proper rest, whether it's at full forward or on the bench, rather than being forced (or, perhaps, psychologically feeling forced) to ruck for as long as possible throughout the game. Anything Preuss does himself is just a bonus.

    True.

    Whatever happens, Preuss cannot be judged on one game alone, so I hope he is given a run of games to find his feet.

    I can never understand the point of dropping a player after one match. 

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    2 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Showed courage, too. Played with a broken rib.

    No she wasn't, the full forward was Phil 'Snake' Baker.

    And I'm reasonably sure the competition was sponsored by Apple.

    Delicious or Fuji.

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    4 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Pink Lady, I would have thought, based on the pictures I've seen.

    No that was in JFLW.

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    2 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Pink Lady, I would have thought, based on the pictures I've seen.

    I’ve heard Eve was rotten to the core.

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    4 hours ago, hemingway said:

    I can never understand the point of dropping a player after one match.

    It is hard to fathom at the best of times. At the worst of times, it was not considered when OMac hit the team. 

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    1 hour ago, Redleg said:

    I’ve heard Eve was rotten to the core.

    Blame Yahweh whether you are talking about Eve from The Book of Genesis or Eve, The American Rapper.  

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