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Fritsch Out for 2 Weeks with Fractured Hand

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Massive out and leaves our forward line looking a lot less dangerous for scoring power. Petracca might need to play predominantly forward the next few weeks.

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    Drag. Who comes in for him? Mitch Brown? 

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    And Fritsch was about to go to the next level and end up kicking 60, whats the bet this hand issue lingers all seasons.  We are [censored] cursed!  [censored]

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    If a fractured hand means finger, sure that may mean only two weeks, but to fracture an actual bone in your hand you would think that would be longer?

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    Fear not brothers, this is good news. Time for Mitch Brown to kick 23 goals v Hawthorn and win by 187 points.

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    7 minutes ago, chookrat said:

    Fear not brothers, this is good news. Time for Mitch Brown to kick 23 goals v Hawthorn and win by 187 points.

    And loose the 186 title by a point

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    Bit surprised people are suggesting players like Mitch Brown and Daw. IMO Fritsch is a more rangey type, good on the wide leads and flexible enough to kick a few opportunistic goals. I wouldn't be replacing him with a big lumbering forward.

    Put Melksham into Fritsch's role. He's better as a finisher anyway, doesn't do enough higher up the ground.

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    7 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    Bit surprised people are suggesting players like Mitch Brown and Daw. IMO Fritsch is a more rangey type, good on the wide leads and flexible enough to kick a few opportunistic goals. I wouldn't be replacing him with a big lumbering forward.

    Put Melksham into Fritsch's role. He's better as a finisher anyway, doesn't do enough higher up the ground.

    Isn’t it more a dearth of dedicated forwards, rather than like-for-like physicality? Indeed, Melksham will have to step up (and it’s a big step) to fill the more nimble-forward role. But who steps in for Melksham to play the...whatever role he played last week. 

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    1 minute ago, Mel Bourne said:

    Isn’t it more a dearth of dedicated forwards, rather than like-for-like physicality? Indeed, Melksham will have to step up (and it’s a big step) to fill the more nimble-forward role. But who steps in for Melksham to play the...whatever role he played last week. 

    I'd probably just keep Sparrow in, rather than as sub. He's better at the grunt and pressure up the ground than Melksham. I reckon Melksham's best shot is as a leading forward/half forward type rather than a mid now.

    Petty comes in for May, probably Hibberd as sub.

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    I'd consider Petty forward and Hibberd back for May.

    We'd still have the flexibility to throw Petty back if we need the extra height.

    Petty won't play there long, but I'm expecting Brown back for the tiges.

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