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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

     

    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.

    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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