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With May, Lever and Jetta already out, losing Hibberd and Lewis will be difficult to cover. Looks like Fritch and Hunt to the backline. 

 

B.   Hore          Frost       Lockhart

HB. Hunt         Omac      Salem

C.  Stretch       Viney      Fritsch

HF. Trac            Tmac     Melk

F.     Smith        Pruess   Garlett

R. Gawn, Brayshaw, Oliver

I/C. Harmes, ANB, J.Wagner, Jones

Hibberd out is going to hurt he was just starting to find something.

Hoping Melk gets up, need to go with the mobile forward line and get the ball in quick and low locking it in. Wouldn't mind big Pruess giving McGovern something to think about by making him earn one

 

Edited by Pennant St Dee

Hibberd out injured. ANB will come in for him as he's the next in line and we don't really have any defenders left uninjured unless we go with Petty.

Keilty out for Smith or Preuss, both kicked goals today and will make us better: Keilty has had no real impact. 

Melksham and Lewis may not come up, if they don't no idea would come in.

 

 

IN Preuss, TSmith, ANB

Out Keilty, hibbo, Omac ( my 6 yo has more body strength than him). 

Edited by DemonOX

According to commentators we had 6 listed afl players for the 2nd's this weekend.  The rest are injured.

So its slim pickings.

We need a smart game plan going into 50.  what worked the last 2 times and even the GC was not kicking it in high, it was almost ground balls to take their markers out of the play.

The other is shutting down darling, when he plays well  they generally play well.

Either one its my 1 live game a year so hopefully we go for three win H&A wins in the west in a row.


For the love of god T Mac cannot be moved back to defence next week. 3 out of our 8 goals tonight. Maybe that’s the confidence boost he needed. We’ve stemmed haemorrhaging the other way lately, we need to recapture scoring power.

In : Preuss, ANB

Out: Hibbo, Keilty 

2 hours ago, chook fowler said:

Petty’s form has been good. OMac has to go.

Totally agree chook. Oscar just doesn't man up and keep his opponent accountable.

He completely missed 3 spoils tonight.

Needs to go back to vfl and find his form.

West Coast will monster him if he plays.

2 hours ago, Satyriconhome said:

Coaches will review and make changes if necessary

Thanks for the input Saty. Where would the changes thread be without you?

 

Been calling for this one for a few weeks but time to try Sparrow back...

Doesn't get enough ball for a mid but has attributes that might be better suited back.

With Jetta, Lewis & Hibberd out nows the time to try it.

In anyone who is fit and able. Only 6 MFC listed players available for Casey today (and still won). Hibberd definitely out and doubt on Lewis and Melksham doesn’t leave a lot. Only outs are the injuries just for stability

Coach loathe to make unforced changes but Pruess was BOG today at Casey. 


1 hour ago, chookrat said:

With May, Lever and Jetta already out, losing Hibberd and Lewis will be difficult to cover. Looks like Fritch and Hunt to the backline. 

 

If we move Hunt to the backline, I will legit chuck a fit. He is our best forward this year by far.

43 minutes ago, Brownie said:

Totally agree chook. Oscar just doesn't man up and keep his opponent accountable.

He completely missed 3 spoils tonight.

Needs to go back to vfl and find his form.

West Coast will monster him if he plays.

Wrong, Needs to go back to Under 11s and start all over again!

Cannot play man on man!! 

2 hours ago, McQueen said:

Got myself into a corporate box next Friday night with all the fruit.

Whatever happens, I’ll end up inebriated. 

If I recall my last visit to Optus Stadium, that was the only positive that came out of it. $900 to get drunk, get a Max Gawn cookie, and watch the end of what was really a very good thing while it lasted.


Hore           Frost   Fritsch

Salem        Keilty   Wagner

Brayshaw  Viney  Jones

Petracca   TMac   Melksham

Hunt           Smith  Garlett

Gawn Oliver Harmes

I/C Preuss Baker Stretch Lockhart

In: Preuss Baker Smith

Out: Lewis Hibberd OMac

 

Edited by GM11

43 minutes ago, martin said:

Oscar was limping at the end of the game.We can only hope.....

Really poor post he's one of our own.

Post like this and others calling players spuds says a lot about a poster's knowledge of the game 

4 hours ago, ProperDee said:

Spine:

            Hale

            Pace

            Morecambe

            Wise

            B. Hill

then we could justify calling our team a bloody joke.

Yeah, I could play CHF!

Time for some fair dinkum changes.

IN. PREUSS  T SMITH   H Petty   

 OUT.  T Hibberd ( inj )       Keilty   and  O MAC   ( OMTD )

Surprise in ...Oscar Baker  for  some leg speed grunt.  Have that feeling.   Maybe for Garlett. Not doing enough.

Edited by nosoupforme

7 minutes ago, W I S E said:

Yeah, I could play CHF!

Alias Smith and Jones


2 hours ago, martin said:

Oscar was limping at the end of the game.We can only hope.....

Can not stand this sort of comment.

Sure, don't rate a player. But to hope a player who goes and out and gives everything they have for their team (my team - and i assume yours Martin) is injured and is not up for selection for the next game is pathetic. I hate it. With a passion.

I have always hated demons fans who bag our own. And i have called out many at games over the last four decades.

Demonland is like a virtual outer. And like the outer if you are are true fan there are lines you don't cross. And the number one line you don't cross is satisfaction when one of ours is hurt. And you crossed it.

I have had no issue with  your posts Martin. And in my nearly 10 years on Demonland i have ignored a very small number of posters. But  in the immortal words of L7 you have just made my [censored] list  

 

Edited by binman

6 hours ago, DSP said:

Keilty, Omac, Jeffy and if we are gonna call a spade a spade Tracca and Gus deserve to be dropped.

 

Hore,  OMc,  Frost

jWagner,  TMc,  Salem

Stretch,  Jones,  Brayshaw

Lockhart,  tSmith,  Fritsch

Preuss,  Weide,  Hunt

 

Gawn,  Oliver,  Harmes

 

Int:  ANB,   Viney,  Petracca,  Garlett,  Spargo

 

injuries [ Hibberd, Lewis, Melksham ]

 

Outs:  Keilty

 

 

Edited by DV8

Regardless of who's out, we have to replace like for like. If it's Lewis and Hibberd, then we've got to find a way of either bringing in two backs, or playing others in those positions.

Given that Lever, May and Jetta are already out, the cupboard is getting very very bare. With Hibberd gone, it'll mean that 4 of our first choice back 6 are out.

 

No team could cover having their entire backline out.   We are depleted.

We would need a 1998 like Perth  miracle to win next week....    but never say never.

8 hours ago, Pennant St Dee said:

B.   Hore          Frost       Lockhart

HB. Hunt         Omac      Salem

C.  Stretch       Viney      Fritsch

HF. Trac            Tmac     Melk

F.     Smith        Pruess   Garlett

R. Gawn, Brayshaw, Oliver

I/C. Harmes, ANB, J.Wagner, Jones

Hibberd out is going to hurt he was just starting to find something.

Hoping Melk gets up, need to go with the mobile forward line and get the ball in quick and low locking it in. Wouldn't mind big Pruess giving McGovern something to think about by making him earn one

 

West Coast will kick 30 goals against that backline.


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