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PRACTICE MATCH: vs Richmond - Friday 26 February 2021

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1 hour ago, dees189227 said:

I just hope and pray for no serous injuries to anyone especially our key players. 

No injuries and strong performances by key players is all I’m after. Ideally don’t want us to be destroyed but if we lose I’m not going to be worried. Then again if we win I’ll probably start saying premiership favourites ?.

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    I'll try and pick the team before the squad comes out.

    B: PETTY, MAY, LEVER

    HB: SALEM, TOMLINSON, RIVERS

    C: LANGDON, PETRACCA, BAKER

    HF: LAURIE, MCDONALD, NEAL-BULLEN

    F: FRITSCH, JACKSON, SPARGO

    FOLL: GAWN, SPARROW, JORDON

    IC: BOWEY, ROSMAN, HUNT, HARMES, LOCKHART, CHANDLER, JETTA, JONES

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    15 hours ago, In Harmes Way said:

    I'm with you there OD. I joined in 2011 because the club needed me. Last year, me and my boy had Trident memberships, which became a $1K+ donation to the club due to COVID. Nothing from the club by way of thanks, I reckon the more members we get, the more they take us for granted. 

    Didn't you get the 2020 Member pin?

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    On 2/24/2021 at 2:56 AM, joshua said:

    I could be wrong but I think it may be because it’s on the same the the females are playing and they don’t want it to affect the number of viewers etc

    At 9.30 AEDT am in the morning ???

    Come on !!!

    On 2/24/2021 at 2:56 AM, joshua said:

    I could be wrong but I think it may be because it’s on the same the the females are playing and they don’t want it to affect the number of viewers etc

     

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    10 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

    I'll try and pick the team before the squad comes out.

    B: PETTY, MAY, LEVER

    HB: SALEM, TOMLINSON, RIVERS

    C: LANGDON, PETRACCA, BAKER

    HF: LAURIE, MCDONALD, NEAL-BULLEN

    F: FRITSCH, JACKSON, SPARGO

    FOLL: GAWN, SPARROW, JORDON

    IC: BOWEY, ROSMAN, HUNT, HARMES, LOCKHART, CHANDLER, JETTA, JONES

    I'd be very surprised if Daw didn't get a run, no point having a look at him just at training, Farmer and Deakyn Smith are different in that they are highly unlikely to be considered for round 1. 

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    3 hours ago, Red and Blue realist said:

    I'd be very surprised if Daw didn't get a run, no point having a look at him just at training, Farmer and Deakyn Smith are different in that they are highly unlikely to be considered for round 1. 

    I picked the players that hadn't been in rehab don't know if Daw is fit enough. He might get a game in a week or 2 if it was up to me.

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    4 hours ago, Red and Blue realist said:

    I'd be very surprised if Daw didn't get a run, no point having a look at him just at training, Farmer and Deakyn Smith are different in that they are highly unlikely to be considered for round 1. 

    Daw is not fit enough due to only coming back into AFL training load two weeks ago, and will take him a few weeks before he is deemed match fit.

    Farmer and Smith are highly likely chance to be playing tomorrow. 

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    The AFL should step in to make sure all these practice games are televised and played at a decent time. 9.30 on Friday is such a stupid time. 

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    1 hour ago, WERRIDEE said:

    I picked the players that hadn't been in rehab don't know if Daw is fit enough. He might get a game in a week or 2 if it was up to me.

    I didn't realise Oliver had been in rehab.

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    i wonder whether we'll go close to full-strength to get game plan as bedded in as possible or give younger / less experienced players opportunities

    for instance, we know that may and lever are our best tall defenders - do they give way to give petty first opportunity vs tomlinson?

    same is true for salem; why pick him to look at as 7th def when we know that that's his role; are we better off giving options to others to press their claims?

    same goes for langdon - i'd rather see a 'wing off' between baker and rosman, for instance, to see who can claim first opportunity

    unsure whether oliver and trac have to play as starting mids as our other next tier inside mids - viney and brayshaw - aren't fit enough to play; perhaps it creates a first look opportunity for sparrow and / or jordon

    the big exception for me is around forward planning; we need to see how plugger mac, jackson, and fritsch work together as that's what we're going to have for the first 6 or so rounds of the season before brown is, possibly / hopefully, fit again

    this of course means that gawn MUST play as we need to see that forward structure in place rather than necessarily having jackson (or bradtke?) take the ruck lead against nankervis, if he is playing, or coleman-jones

    i think clubs are running 8-man benches for these games?

    B: Lockhart - Petty - J Smith
    HB: Hunt - Tomlinson - Rivers
    C : Baker - Petracca - Rosman
    HF: vandenBerg - McDonald - Spargo
    F: Fritsch - Jackson - Farmer
    Foll: Gawn - Sparrow - Harmes
    I/c: Bedford - Bowey - Laurie - Jordon - Nietschke - M Brown - Bradtke - D Smith

    unavailable: viney - brayshaw - hibberd - melksham - hore - weideman - b brown - daw

    not selected: may - jones - salem - lever - oliver - langdon - chandler - jetta

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    16 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    i wonder whether we'll go close to full-strength to get game plan as bedded in as possible or give younger / less experienced players opportunities

    for instance, we know that may and lever are our best tall defenders - do they give way to give petty first opportunity vs tomlinson?

    same is true for salem; why pick him to look at as 7th def when we know that that's his role; are we better off giving options to others to press their claims?

    same goes for langdon - i'd rather see a 'wing off' between baker and rosman, for instance, to see who can claim first opportunity

    unsure whether oliver and trac have to play as starting mids as our other next tier inside mids - viney and brayshaw - aren't fit enough to play; perhaps it creates a first look opportunity for sparrow and / or jordon

    the big exception for me is around forward planning; we need to see how plugger mac, jackson, and fritsch work together as that's what we're going to have for the first 6 or so rounds of the season before brown is, possibly / hopefully, fit again

    this of course means that gawn MUST play as we need to see that forward structure in place rather than necessarily having jackson (or bradtke?) take the ruck lead against nankervis, if he is playing, or coleman-jones

    i think clubs are running 8-man benches for these games?

    B: Lockhart - Petty - J Smith
    HB: Hunt - Tomlinson - Rivers
    C : Baker - Petracca - Rosman
    HF: vandenBerg - McDonald - Spargo
    F: Fritsch - Jackson - Farmer
    Foll: Gawn - Sparrow - Harmes
    I/c: Bedford - Bowey - Laurie - Jordon - Nietschke - M Brown - Bradtke - D Smith

    unavailable: viney - brayshaw - hibberd - melksham - hore - weideman - b brown - daw

    not selected: may - jones - salem - lever - oliver - langdon - chandler - jetta

    WWSW, I think at this stage we need to pick the best 22 in search of that mythical unicorn - cohesion.

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    43 minutes ago, dworship said:

    I didn't realise Oliver had been in rehab.

    Shoulder

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    11 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Worse if you’re in Queensland.

    Game starts at 8.30 am.

    obviously timed for the big following on the US East Coast

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    On 2/24/2021 at 4:51 AM, Cards13 said:

    The wording is interesting “premium” members. Does that mean not all members get sent the link and password to watch it? Not a great look of true. 

    I think 'premium, members-only content' is the intended meaning when translated from Twitterish. 

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    1 hour ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Worse if you’re in Queensland.

    Game starts at 8.30 am.

    NT 8:00am sharp. Early birds only ?!

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    Anyone planning on taking a screen recording of the game? From memory, last year’s practice match wasn’t available for later viewing.

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    18 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

    I'll try and pick the team before the squad comes out.

    B: PETTY, MAY, LEVER

    HB: SALEM, TOMLINSON, RIVERS

    C: LANGDON, PETRACCA, BAKER

    HF: LAURIE, MCDONALD, NEAL-BULLEN

    F: FRITSCH, JACKSON, SPARGO

    FOLL: GAWN, SPARROW, JORDON

    IC: BOWEY, ROSMAN, HUNT, HARMES, LOCKHART, CHANDLER, JETTA, JONES

    I guess that is the best of the uninjured but I find it hard to see that lot beating Richmond if they are half serious. 

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    49 minutes ago, Tarax Club said:

    NT 8:00am sharp. Early birds only ?!

    6:30AM here in WA

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    10 minutes ago, Dannyz said:

    6:30AM here in WA

    What’s for breakfast?

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    17 minutes ago, Tarax Club said:

    What’s for breakfast?

    Porridge 

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    2 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    obviously timed for the big following on the US East Coast

    Not to mention Europe. 11.30 p.m. start here, might get the first quarter in.

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    1 hour ago, Tarax Club said:

    What’s for breakfast?

    VB tins. 
     

    It is a ‘practice’ game after all - even for supporters of this club. 

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