CHANGES: Rd 08 vs Brisbane

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5 minutes ago, Docs Demons said:

I'm in between Brisbane and Gold Coast and just starting to have light rain now. Forecast for GC on Sunday is 8-15mm mainly morning and early afternoon with some sunny breaks so hopeful by 6pm it will be OK. In any case better playing in rain than a heavy dew.

and 80% humidity according to one forecaster

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34 minutes ago, loges said:

Was thinking TMac could be some insurance if Weid or LJ can't back up last weeks form, but if it's going to be wet not so sure. A lot of thought needs to go into selection.

If it's going to be wet I suspect Jackson will not play. I just feel his lighter frame will not be conducive to him having much impact on a wet day. I'd rather players with lower centres of gravity, such as Tom McDonald, who are more likely to stay on their feet. 

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With AvB out and the game on Sunday we will be naming a squad with the extended IC.

My squad:

B: Jetta, OMac, Lever

HB: Salem, May, Hibberd

? Langdon, Oliver, Harmes

HF: Brayshaw, Jackson, Fritsch

F: Pickett, Wiedeman, Bennell

FOL: Gawn, Viney, Petracca

IC: Melksham, Hannan, Lockhart, Jones, TMac, Tomlinson, Rivers, ANB/Hunt

First 4 named on IC are the ones I would go with at this stage

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Reading between the lines of Goodies presser The Weid and Jacko will be in. Discussing whether 3 talls can be played. Asked whether T Mc can play wing he said it will be discussed. So maybe not wing.

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3 minutes ago, manny100 said:

Reading between the lines of Goodies presser The Weid and Jacko will be in. Discussing whether 3 talls can be played. Asked whether T Mc can play wing he said it will be discussed. So maybe not wing.

I think we should go Tomlinson if it is to play the wing role.

This is too important a game to be experimenting in the hope it works.

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Is it wrong to say that if it's really wet it might be appropriate to have Rivers floating back?

(With appropriate recognition to Denis Commetti for the last three words above) 

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Mark Stevens

@Stevo7AFL

Massive injury blow at Brisbane ... details very soon

@7NewsMelbourne

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[Bitter but optimistic 22,250]

Well some good injury news at last!

[DubDee 26,163]

Gawn will be break ‘big O’ in two

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