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    OUT: May (inj), Baker, Viney, Jones, OMac, Lewis, Hunt, Dunkley

    IN: Hore, Stretch, ANB, Lockhart, Keilty, Jordon, Bedford, Chandler

    Let's have a look at some things we haven't seen, because I've seen enough of the same old this year.

    (Half joking btw)

    Just now, Lord Nev said:

    OUT: May (inj), Baker, Viney, Jones, OMac, Lewis, Hunt, Dunkley

    IN: Hore, Stretch, ANB, Lockhart, Keilty, Jordon, Bedford, Chandler

    Let's have a look at some things we haven't seen, because I've seen enough of the same old this year.

    (Half joking btw)

    not sure I agree on your changes, but luved your last line

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    Out:  Goodwin

    In:  Ayres, Ratten, Parkin or Joyce (Lewis as assistant and budding apprentice).

    In: whoever is free for a stroll. 

    Out: anyone needing surgery. 

     
    27 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    OUT: May (inj), Baker, Viney, Jones, OMac, Lewis, Hunt, Dunkley

    IN: Hore, Stretch, ANB, Lockhart, Keilty, Jordon, Bedford, Chandler

    Let's have a look at some things we haven't seen, because I've seen enough of the same old this year.

    (Half joking btw)

    Lets play backs mid, forwards back and mids forward. Gawn to rove Spargo's taps. 

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    I'd be most keen to see one of Viney, Jones or Brayshaw out of the side, to see what that does to our midfield mix.

    But I doubt that will happen. We'll probably just see Hore replace May and maybe Wagner or Baker get dropped for another fringe player.

    1 hour ago, chookrat said:

    Lets play backs mid, forwards back and mids forward. Gawn to rove Spargo's taps. 

    Love it. Really shake things up a bit.

    I’m worried that with our growing injury list it could end derailing our season

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    2 hours ago, Rusty Nails said:

    Out:  Goodwin

    In:  Ayres, Ratten, Parkin or Joyce (Lewis as assistant and budding apprentice).

    Ayres? Parkin? Joyce? 

    Wow! Blast from the past! 

    Black shorts home, white shorts away...

    Couple of games left, no results matter, see what some kids can do...

    Out: everyone with the slightest niggle to get ready for a full preseason...

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    1 hour ago, titan_uranus said:

    I'd be most keen to see one of Viney, Jones or Brayshaw out of the side, to see what that does to our midfield mix.

    But I doubt that will happen. We'll probably just see Hore replace May and maybe Wagner or Baker get dropped for another fringe player.

    Yes you can have Viney and Jones but Brayshaw was one of our best today. Doubt they will drop the Co Captains.

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    Goodwin out.

    Youngsters into the 22. 

    Viney’s Vacuum or whatever he called it, would be an improvement on anything Goodwin is capable of thinking up. Just think the bloke (Goodwin, that is) might be found wanting on an IQ test!

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    We really have to be very careful with our team selections now that our season’s well and truly cooked.

    We don’t want some hack journo with an agenda coming up with a half-cocked conspiracy theory based on us dropping an out of form player that we’re tanking for draft picks.


    1 hour ago, Elwood 3184 said:

    We really have to be very careful with our team selections now that our season’s well and truly cooked.

    We don’t want some hack journo with an agenda coming up with a half-cocked conspiracy theory based on us dropping an out of form player that we’re tanking for draft picks.

    Won’t happen as media says we are irrelevant.

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    May will probably still be picked based on the football department's form this year - "He's a veteran who knows his body really well. He has had a few good training sessions over the last few weeks, and if he says he is right, we'll pick him."

     

    In all seriousness, they should give Max the last two weeks off to give Preuss more time to learn. Max looks absolutely over it (and his teammates), and if he did a knee or whatnot in the last couple of weeks, that's next year shot too.

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    Out May injured, Baker

    in Hore, Stretch

     

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    10 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

    Out May injured, Baker

    in Hore, Stretch

     

    This

    I bumped into Marty Hore, his parents and some friends of his parents at The Convent in Abbotsford this arvo. (I was at the tail end of a bike ride.) They obviously called in there for a coffee after the Casey Match at Victoria Park.

    When I realised who he was I said "hey you should have been playing yesterday" to which all of them (including Marty) replied YES !! (quite indignantly). Clearly not happy that Marty hadn't been selected. 

    A very nice young man.

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