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Will be interesting to see how the coaches handle this lineup. with the lack of tall timber in the forward 50 we may have to use a bit of left field imagination.

Giving Petty a run forward is a possibility as is giving one of the other defenders a run there. Lever up forward anyone?

How about both Gawn and Preuss in the forward 50 and frost in ruck for  or 10 mins. petty to cover the defence.

A lot of different scenarios available I just hope that we try a few of them on Sunday. 

 
2 hours ago, chook fowler said:

F’ing ridiculous our injury list. It can’t all be bad luck. 

Why can’t it be?

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    2 hours ago, Seraph said:

    Why not play Keilty forward?

    Agree he’s just as good a prospect as Weid and has a better football brain and is very disciplined

    2 hours ago, picket fence said:

    Here's a thought.....

    Wait a minute I don't really mean it

    Oscar to FF 

    Sheeeit im on Drugs!!!

     you must have been on industrial strength drugs then when juice was on the list, picket :}

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    2 hours ago, picket fence said:

    Here's a thought.....

    Wait a minute I don't really mean it

    Oscar to FF 

    Sheeeit im on Drugs!!!

    Called it a few weeks ago before the bye round mate. OMac to FF, kicks 50 and leads us into the finals on an undefeated run. Ends up winning the Norm Smith with a bag of 6 and goes down as an MFC Great next to the likes of Norm Smith and Barassi ?

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    39 minutes ago, Old Bear said:

    Agree he’s just as good a prospect as Weid and has a better football brain and is very disciplined

    No.. he is an ordinary player who will be delisted at the end of the year.

    A so called key forward at VFL level and hes only kicked 9 goals in 10 gamrs.

    15 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    No.. he is an ordinary player who will be delisted at the end of the year.

    A so called key forward at VFL level and hes only kicked 9 goals in 10 gamrs.

    So you watch him at Casey regularly I guess 

     
    11 minutes ago, Old Bear said:

    So you watch him at Casey regularly I guess 

    Yes i do.

    Will be gone at years end.

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    2 hours ago, Nasher said:

    Have paid no attention to Footscray this year at all. Had literally never heard of Naughton before last week.

    Took a towering one grab mark the night he equalled Carey for the most contested marks in an AFL match and to show it was no fluke, repeated the feat twice more for the quarter. Must be a ? in for mark of the year!  Brings but memories of Shaun Smith.

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    3 hours ago, chook fowler said:

    I’m available 

    Hope you're getting the same coin Chook!  

    3 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    We’ll miss Weed’s 1 goal and 3 marks.

    Aint that the truth... stats don't lie, the boy is average!


    17 hours ago, Older demon said:

    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.

     

    Like that thought.  Might be a bit too left field for our mob.

    12 hours ago, Tarax Club said:

     

    Took a towering one grab mark the night he equalled Carey for the most contested marks in an AFL match and to show it was no fluke, repeated the feat twice more for the quarter. Must be a ? in for mark of the year!  Brings but memories of Shaun Smith.

    Or a shoo in.

    3 hours ago, jnrmac said:

    Or a shoo in.

    All in favour of a return to ankle high footy boots with screw in stops and quarter cut slices of ? at 3/4 time.

    2 hours ago, Tarax Club said:

    All in favour of a return to ankle high footy boots with screw in stops and quarter cut slices of ? at 3/4 time.

    A slug of Stone’s Green Ginger and a dart was my personal favourite 

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    15 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    A slug of Stone’s Green Ginger and a dart was my personal favourite 

    Thanks for the great memory recall.

    camping on Philip Island in the middle of winter, pouring with rain, and necking SGG to keep warm. 

    The good ol days.

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    1 hour ago, Neil Crompton said:

    Thanks for the great memory recall.

    camping on Philip Island in the middle of winter, pouring with rain, and necking SGG to keep warm. 

    The good ol days.

    I found that swilling Brandivino on a cold winter night as a 15 year old was quite warming.  Plus it was only about 

    $ 2.50 per bottle.

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    5 minutes ago, pineapple dee said:

    I found that swilling Brandivino on a cold winter night as a 15 year old was quite warming.  

    If you were influenced by Chisel into drinking that drop at that time ( “paper bag, brandivino”) then I’d suggest you must be around 55 years of age PD.

     
    35 minutes ago, Neil Crompton said:

    If you were influenced by Chisel into drinking that drop at that time ( “paper bag, brandivino”) then I’d suggest you must be around 55 years of age PD.

    Just north that NC. I WISH I was 55 !!!!!

    ps dees to salute tomorrow.


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