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TEAM SELECTION: Practice Match vs Bulldogs

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13 hours ago, DubDee said:

Massive game for Jordon. What he do in the middle against a top midfield.Ā 

bowey and Laurie could makeĀ round 1 debuts with strongĀ performances.Ā 

Canā€™t wait to see the boys play!

Massive for my supercoach team...

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38 minutes ago, forever demons said:

Looks like mitch Browns cards are marked.This not a good lookingside no key forwards

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In the B match vs Richmond he was in the right spots quite often, but not much seemed to go right for him during course of match.Ā  Bowey/laurie/Petty/Bedford were pretty clearly our best players on the day and all get rewarded with a taste.Ā  Petty could possibly swing forward or back depending on our needs vs Dogs.Ā  Rapt to see young talented players given the green light ahead of someone chosen for the sake of having a key position forward.Ā  We have enough up and coming talent that every week should create headaches for team selection, hopefully keeping all of our list hungry!

Great opportunity for more midfield development for Sparrow and Jordon and next level exposure for Laurie and Bowey. I hope Bowey, Laurie, Petty and Bedford really make it hard for selectors for round 1. We are missing a lot vs a very strong Bulldogs side so today for me is about no injuries and those on the edges to really press a claim.Ā 

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    Still got (albeit slim) hopes of seeing Salem used maybe high hf/sometimes wing, so keen to see how the backline goes today without him there.

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    Disappointing not to see Salem and Oliver out there today


    22 minutes ago, NeveroddoreveN said:

    In the B match vs Richmond he was in the right spots quite often, but not much seemed to go right for him during course of match.Ā  Bowey/laurie/Petty/Bedford were pretty clearly our best players on the day and all get rewarded with a taste.Ā  Petty could possibly swing forward or back depending on our needs vs Dogs.Ā  Rapt to see young talented players given the green light ahead of someone chosen for the sake of having a key position forward.Ā  We have enough up and coming talent that every week should create headaches for team selection, hopefully keeping all of our list hungry!

    Forget swinging players around we need a chf and ff

    To be honest Iā€™m glad we are resting anyone who isĀ not 100%. Imagine if Salem pings a hammy today? Or Oliver? Youā€™d be furious at their poor management.Ā 
    Iā€™m all for minimizing risks at this stage. Letā€™s just hope both get up for round 1. Oliver seems a non issue. Hope Salem is the same.Ā 

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    7 minutes ago, forever demons said:

    Forget swinging players around we need a chf and ff

    We will have both...just not the guys you want atm.Ā  We will be fine without them for few games.Ā  We got options to be a functional forward line before they get back though.Ā  Most team don't have a great CHF/FF package.

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    20 minutes ago, NeveroddoreveN said:

    We will have both...just not the guys you want atm.Ā  We will be fine without them for few games.Ā  We got options to be a functional forward line before they get back though.Ā  Most team don't have a great CHF/FF package.

    Grand fial teams do

    51 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    Still got (albeit slim) hopes of seeing Salem used maybe high hf/sometimes wing, so keen to see how the backline goes today without him there.

    Me too. Sort off.

    If you include bowey, who they want play at hb, down back we have the following players in the mix: bowey, hibberd, lever, may,Ā  jets, Salem, rivers petty, smithĀ and tomlinson.

    Ten don't go into 6. Salem is in our best 22, so playing him somewhere else would create one spot down back.

    I used to keen for him to be tried on the wing, but don't think he hasĀ the pace or the tank.Ā 

    But I could see him as a high half forward. Would mean his kicking skills would help our inside 50s and accuracy for goal. And his defensive work would be good for forward half pressure.

    Seems a long shot though, given I think he has been trying with the defenders.

    Ā 


    8 minutes ago, binman said:

    Me too. Sort off.

    If you include bowey, who they want play at hb, down back we have the following players in the mix: bowey, hibberd, lever, may,Ā  jets, Salem, rivers petty, smithĀ and tomlinson.

    Ten don't go into 6. Salem is in our best 22, so playing him somewhere else would create one spot down back.

    I used to keen for him to be tried on the wing, but don't think he hasĀ the pace or the tank.Ā 

    But I could see him as a high half forward. Would mean his kicking skills would help our inside 50s and accuracy for goal. And his defensive work would be good for forward half pressure.

    Seems a long shot though, given I think he has been trying with the defenders.

    Ā 

    Yeah, definitely a long shot, and agree he might not have the tank for the wing, which is why I'd would just try him out high hf with some periods on the wing. We've been bemoaning our forward delivery and long bombs for so long and I understand we had back half turnovers to worry about too, but the backline feels safer now so would be keen to get some of Salem's short kicks going inside 50, particularly once we have Ben Brown in there leading hard.

    Edited by Lord Nev

    2 hours ago, forever demons said:

    Looks like mitch Browns cards are marked.This not a good lookingside no key forwards

    Ā 

    Mate the season hasn't even started....

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    6 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Mate the season hasn't even started....

    Nothing much is going to change in 2 weeks

    17 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Oliver, Salem, Brayshaw, Viney, Hibberd, Melksham, B Brown and Weid all out.

    Meanwhile the Dogs have a near full strength side.Ā 
    Ā 

    Hard to see usĀ winning this one, but hopefully a few lesser lights can step up tomorrow and show that we have good depth.

    Agree. Thatā€™s 8 out of our best 18 (22) ... good to see guys like Sparrow,Ā JordanĀ and Bedford having a step up.Ā 

    3 hours ago, NeveroddoreveN said:

    We will have both...just not the guys you want atm.Ā  We will be fine without them for few games.Ā  We got options to be a functional forward line before they get back though.Ā  Most team don't have a great CHF/FF package.

    dumb statement, it's just about the most important thing to have and every club works their [censored] off to set up a spine that is elite and builds out from that

    2 hours ago, forever demons said:

    Nothing much is going to change in 2 weeks

    i hate that every season the pecking order seems to reset and we see all the hard work he did last year get thrown out but i back him in to work his way in at some stage before the seasons done. he'll thrive off being tossed out, kind of player you know just loves proving doubters wrong and has been doing it his whole career


    2 minutes ago, Alex Flood said:

    Anyone know how to watch the game ?

    three options:

    1. attend the game
    2. be a foxtel / kayo subscriber
    3. head to a pub that's showing itĀ 
    7 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    three options:

    1. attend the game
    2. be a foxtel / kayo subscriber
    3. head to a pub that's showing itĀ 

    cheers mate

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