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44 minutes ago, Mr Steve said:

Someone explain what Smith and Wagner did to get a game this week. 

Wagner did his job last week and did his job this week. He's frustrating because he always makes a few head scratching mistakes but overall he's solid enough.

Smith kept Papley very quiet. Did a few bad things and has to get more involved in the game but when Smith was on him Papley had 1 behind which was a top from 55.

If you said Papley was held to 2 behinds you'd be pretty happy.

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25 minutes ago, Billy said:

Nup

who cares, can’t do this much longer

born in June 64 

been a member since 85 & are tired so very tired 

Ok I’ll stop winging 

Lucky you,you were on this Earth when we won our last VFL Premiership.

 

We still haven't won our first AFL Premiership in the national competition and it ain't coming in the next 10 years with this list and coach!!!

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B: SALEM, MAY, LEVER

HB: RIVERS, TOMLINSON, HIBBERD

C : LANGDON, PETRACCA, VANDENBERG

HF: MELKSHAM, BROWN, FRITSCH

F: SPARGO, WEIDEMAN, PICKETT

FOLL: GAWN, OLIVER, VINEY

IC: BRAYSHAW, BENNELL, BAKER, LOCKHART

IN: VANDENBERG, PICKETT, BENNELL, BAKER, LOCKHART, HIBBERD

OUT: SMITH, OSCAR, ANB, JONES, HARMES, J.WAGNER

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Of a 4 day break a few need a rest or a chop out

Out Oscar, Jones, Smith, ANB, Fritch who can stay out till he shows a desire to tackle

In Hibberd, Picket, Pruess (Freo play 2 ruckmen and give Max some relief) Lockhart and Hannan

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There is justification to drop a hell of a lot of that team after that performance. Put all the names in a hat and draw out 6 to drop.

Start with a clean sheet of paper and a list of available players and start all over.

Defence: May, Lever, Rivers and Hibberd (if fit) are the only 4 I would pencil in as certainties.

Ruck: Max

Mid Field: Pettracca, Oliver, Brayshaw, Viney, Langdon, Tomilinson and Harmes (Had his best game of the year)

Forwards: Can think of no one  I would have as certainties.

FB: Lever - May -  Jetta

HBF: Rivers - Hibberd - Salem

? Langdon - Petracca - Tomlinson

HFF: Brayshaw - Brown - Harmes

F: Pickett - Weideman - Bedford

Fol: Gawn - Oliver - Viney

IC: ANB - Baker - Lockhart - Preuss

5 fresh sets of legs in that team, Jetta, Bedford, Baker, Lockhart and Preuss. Out - Melksham, Jones, OMac, Wagner and some other noddy.

Preuss can back up Max and both can spend time forward when required. I still do not understand how we can have one of the best 2 ruckmen in the comp and lose the clearances week after week. 

After that game it all smacks of re-arranging the deckchairs on the Titanic.

 

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FB: Hibberd  May  Tomlinson
HB: Salem  Lever  J. Wagner
C;  Harmes  Oliver Langdon
HF:  Pickett  Melksham    ANB
FF: Fritsch  Preuss  Hannan
Foll: Gawn   Viney   C. Wagner
Int: Petracca Brayshaw  Vanders  Lockhart

Out: Smith, Jones,  Oscar,  Brown, Weideman (rested), Rivers (rested), Spargo (rested), 
In: Hibberd, Vanders, Lockhart,  Preuss, Hannan, Pickett, C. Wagner

Clearly the midfield needs fresh legs. Harmes on ball or wing. Vanders in. C Wagner worth a try.

Backline goes back to the unit that mostly has been doing the job.

Forward line needs a shake up. Weid just looked spent today. Time for Preuss to have a go and can spell Max efficiently. If we don't have a good half forward lets stop playing with one and use the mid sized guys.
 

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the 4 day break should give Goodwin the opportunity to make wholesale changes.

Get some legs into the team Pickett/Bedford/Hunt/Baker etc

Get Preuss back in this week. 

Will Hibberd be right?

 

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WTF if Smith plays again l won't be watching. O Mac, Jones see ya later & the rest l don't care. Absolutely disgusting effort. Turned it off at half time. Once again they let us down big time. Membership for next season hanging by a thread. 

 

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Out: Tall defence and any players who pull up sore. In: Run and carry to counteract four-day break and new challenges to excite team. Trac to start in goal square, Brayshaw on his brother, Smith should hard tag on Fyfe. 

That means Out: Rivers (rested because he's a kid and he doesn't have the background workload to back up well, even though he would normally play), O.Mac, Jones, Spargo, Wagner, Fritsch (something's not right with him). In Pickett, VDB, Hibberd, Hunt, Baker and Lockhart. If ANB and Brayshaw are sore then they should rest as well with Hannan or Bennell their replacements.

B: Lockhart May Salem

HB: Smith Lever Hibberd

C Langdon Brayshaw VDB

HF: ANB Brown Melky

F: Pickett Petracca Weid

Ru: Gawn Oliver Viney

Int: Baker, Harmes, Tomlinson, Hunt

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3 minutes ago, Deespicable said:

Out: Tall defence and any players who pull up sore. In: Run and carry to counteract four-day break and new challenges to excite team. Trac to start in goal square, Brayshaw on his brother, Smith should hard tag on Fyfe. 

That means Out: Rivers (rested because he's a kid and he doesn't have the background workload to back up well, even though he would normally play), O.Mac, Jones, Spargo, Wagner, Fritsch (something's not right with him). In Pickett, VDB, Hibberd, Hunt, Baker and Lockhart. If ANB and Brayshaw are sore then they should rest as well with Hannan or Bennell their replacements.

B: Lockhart May Salem

HB: Smith Lever Hibberd

C Langdon Brayshaw VDB

HF: ANB Brown Melky

F: Pickett Petracca Weid

Ru: Gawn Oliver Viney

Int: Baker, Harmes, Tomlinson, Hunt

Smith. LOL.

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Smith wasn't too bad if you watched closely.

The problems came from the entry into forward fifty and lack of forward pressure.

Tackling was WAP from the get go.

Lots of falling over, lots of bad disposal.

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4 minutes ago, Biffen said:

Smith wasn't too bad if you watched closely.

The problems came from the entry into forward fifty and lack of forward pressure.

Tackling was WAP from the get go.

Lots of falling over, lots of bad disposal.

Mate, first half chook without a head.

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2 minutes ago, wizardinoz said:

 

Mate, first half chook without a head.

Chasing tail makes it look worse but he tackled well.

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