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CHANGES: Rd 21 v Collingwood

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Preuss a shocker around the ground but did win some hit outs in the ruck. There’s no one left to back Max up if they omit Preuss. Won’t even attempt a guess on Tim Smith’s availability.

Lever in some doubt perhaps with May (if we aren’t playing it safe with him) coming in. Hore the standout for Casey from all reports. 

One change I’d like to see is turnovers out.

Slim pickings at Casey, thoughts?

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    Looks like May will definitely be back in, as should Hore be

    I imagine outs will come down to Lever’s ankle and whatever mystery injury of the week there is

    I really don’t understand playing the likes of JKH - he pretty clearly isn’t going to be with us next year - but it seems the cupboard is empty

    IN: May, Hore 

    OUT: Lever, JKH

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    In: May, Hore

    out: don’t care

    let’s beat Collingwood then rest everyone who has event a hint of a niggle for the rest of the season

    Edited by Wrecker45
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    From here, it really doesn’t matter.  The cupboard is indeed bare.

    may back in.

    Preuss was an absolute liability, but pies have Grundy and Cox , so who supports Max if concrete mitts gets dropped to Casey?  Maybe give Petty a couple of goes to spell max.

    hore perhaps in, and maybe move Frosty to the wing?

    otherwise, whoever plays, just stop with the stupid mistakes, the terrible skills and the complete lack of understanding of how to play the game.

    exit interviews start in 3 weeks....

    Edited by buck_nekkid

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    Out. Oscar and Preuss.

    In. May and Hore.

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    May walked past me last night after the game and it looked like he was limping. Not sure if the hammy will come up but I hope it does. 

    39 minutes ago, Wrecker45 said:

    In: May, Hore

    out: don’t care

    let’s beat Collingwood then rest everyone who has event a hint of a niggle for the rest of the season

    OMac must be dropped for this game - too unable to contest the ball against an opponent, shirks the issues, reliant of chasing whilst getting further and further behind the spoiling zone, creates significant gaps in the backline arriving to the contest after the ball has been marked or delivered by hand and/or foot. 

    Sportsbet offering $1.45 on the filth.

    I know the filth aren't playing well, but fairly generous odds.

     
    50 minutes ago, bingers said:

    Sportsbet offering $1.45 on the filth.

    I know the filth aren't playing well, but fairly generous odds.

    Pay for more coffees?

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    May in - play him forward (if available)

    JKH deserves another chance

    Omac stays in, albeit by the hair of his chinny, chin chin

    PS - A boundary umpire that throw the ball back into play further than 5 metres!

     

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    Omac stays, I am expecting 3 BOG's in the coming weeks, will give good currency for a mega trade. Otherwise don't really care.

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    I know Preuss had a shocker but he should play for two reasons. He is our backup ruck if Max goes down and needs to get to understand the game at AFL level. Secondarly we owe it to Max to give him some support for the remaining three dead rubbers for his enormous 2019 performance.

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    3 minutes ago, Sorry kids said:

    I know Preuss had a shocker but he should play for two reasons. He is our backup ruck if Max goes down and needs to get to understand the game at AFL level. Secondarly we owe it to Max to give him some support for the remaining three dead rubbers for his enormous 2019 performance.

    Agree.... He was awful but we've got nothing to lose by playing him for the final few games,  it's perfect opportunity to get games into him and a chop out for Max. 

    Hore in for Lever (playing sore) 

    May in for Hunt.

    Oscar in same boat as Pruess.... Was god awful but we need to play him,  maybe throw him n May forward rotating. 

    Result is irrelevant, time to experiment for 2020.

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    Oscar stays simply for more match time at AFL level - then we can reassess post-season, probably likewise for JKH.

    Preuss to stay in purely so Max isn't carrying the full burden - he can only improve surely...

    Don't really care who comes in - I've lost faith in our injury timeframes now 

     

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    1 minute ago, rolling fog said:

    Oscar stays simply for more match time at AFL level - then we can reassess post-season, probably likewise for JKH.

    Preuss to stay in purely so Max isn't carrying the full burden - he can only improve surely...

    Don't really care who comes in - I've lost faith in our injury timeframes now 

     

    Nah

    He goes out next week when May comes in. Just watched the reply and... no I wont comment any further on this.

    Hore comes in for Lever if he doesn't get up. 


    Didn’t Oscar play his school footy as a forward? Why not throw him down there and May back if he’s back in. May as well coz his confidence is shot as a defender at the moment. 

    Goody said in his presser that he’s throwing some players around to see what flexibility they may have to offer. 

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    22 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Nah

    He goes out next week when May comes in. Just watched the reply and... no I wont comment any further on this.

    Hore comes in for Lever if he doesn't get up. 

    Yeah look if that's the choice then of course May comes in. Issue for me is more around the pliable nature of our injury return dates and whether May will actually be available for selection

    39 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    In. Hore May

    out. Jwagner Omcd (delist) 

    in. 4qtr footy

    out. Shocking simple turnovers

    J Wags was dropped last weeks

    Corey was going well for a bit, but his second half was awful

     

    I think we play the likes of Dunkley, Baker, JKH, Petty (and even Preuss and perhaps Omcd) for all remaining games. Need to get them game time at the right level

    As bad a Preuss was last night, if he clunks a few of those grabs, and sticks a few tackles, he could have a big impact next year and he's only going to get better for the experience

    Season's over, play the kids

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    3 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    IN: Hore, May

    OUT: Lever (inj), Preuss

    Play May forward.

    May, Petty and Fritta would be an interesting experiment.

    2 minutes ago, Sorry kids said:

    May, Petty and Fritta would be an interesting experiment.

    Also keen to have a directional leader like May in the forward line and see how it goes.

    Edited by Lord Nev

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    2 hours ago, Megatron said:

    Didn’t Oscar play his school footy as a forward? Why not throw him down there and May back if he’s back in. May as well coz his confidence is shot as a defender at the moment. 

    Goody said in his presser that he’s throwing some players around to see what flexibility they may have to offer. 

    As i recall, he also played forward in his early days at Casey. Wasn't a spectacular success and you don't want to pin any hopes on him to impact a game, but he didn't look all at sea there.  

    4 hours ago, buck_nekkid said:

     

    otherwise, whoever plays, just stop with the stupid mistakes, the terrible skills and the complete lack of understanding of how to play  

    This hit the nail on the head for our entire season. 

    Its an indictment on the coaches and players. 

    ITS PATHETIC. 


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