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PREGAME: Rd 17 vs Bulldogs

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So now no Weideman. That means Tom Mac, Weeds, Melksham, and arguably VDB and Garlett are unavailable from first choice forward 6, and throw in both T & J Smith as first cabs off the rank as backup.

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    I wonder if Petty will have some time up forward he is good overhead and may defend the area better than some of our forwards. Looks like max and Brayden will rest at full forward.

     

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    7 minutes ago, bing181 said:

    So now no Weideman. That means Tom Mac, Weeds, Melksham, and arguably VDB and Garlett are unavailable from first choice forward 6, and throw in both T & J Smith as first cabs off the rank as backup.

    Yes but our back six looks good!

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    The Dunkley family will enjoy seeing Josh and Kyle on the same pitch.  Special day for them. 

    Hope Kyle gets a few decent tackles on his older bro!

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    4 minutes ago, Seraph said:

    Why not play Keilty forward?

    You'd think so, doesn't bode well for his future beyond 2019.

    I'm surprised that both JWag or Omac were emergencies, Even just play one to allow May or Frosty to swing forward. 

    Petracca Time!! He will rip them apart.

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    Here's a thought.....

    Wait a minute I don't really mean it

    Oscar to FF 

    Sheeeit im on Drugs!!!

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    4 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    Here's a thought.....

    Wait a minute I don't really mean it

    Oscar to FF 

    Sheeeit im on Drugs!!!

    I posted that you’d top yourself over Oscar’s selection picket !!

    Didn’t take enough pills?

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    16 minutes ago, Seraph said:

    Why not play Keilty forward?

    Unfortunately when you get a chance against the bottom club, Gold Coast, and you look a million miles away, your cards are quite rightly marked. 

    Perhaps a Similar situation with JKH, despite several Casey bog’s that insipid mistake in the dying minutes of the Crows game where he went to ground and allowed Jenkins to goal, may well have marked his cards. 

    2 hours ago, forever demons said:

    in time i would not be surprised to see frost become a ggreat midfielder,big body strong and fast.If he improves his agilty and aroebics he would be a real handful in centre clearances

    He cannot turn The Queen  Mary turns in less arc than Frosty and we already have enough wasteful players in the mids and forwards at goal kicking!

    Petty to go forward please and May a possibility  in desperation.

    13 goals wins this game !! 


    I just like how we've gone from having no fit defenders to no fit forwards. 

    topsy-turvy'd our initial problem. 

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    20 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    Petracca Time!! He will rip them apart.

    needs to work on his goal kicking to be taken seriously.

    13 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    I posted that you’d top yourself over Oscar’s selection picket !!

    Didn’t take enough pills?

     


    Surely Brayshaw's got to step up this week, show a bit of  form and kick a few goals for the teams sake. If he continues on the way he has been playing lately he should be dropped.

    Absolutely sublime music Uncle!! Welcome to the Cruise!!

    Ok I'll give Oscar a chance in the Forward line... You just cannot get fairer than that!!

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    Look on the bright side

    The Bulldogs defence will have no idea which of our players gets their best defender

    I thought 2019 couldn't get any worse but yes it does in the sense that we are getting zero momentum for 2020.

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