That is a big out! Very hard player to replace,  and in terrific form...

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.

Fritsch and May out will test how far we've actually come. Time for Melksham to step up to the plate.

Drag. Who comes in for him? Mitch Brown? 

I'd like to see Tracc spend more time up fwd. 

Melk + LJ need to start hitting the scoreboard too

 

mitch brown, your time is now

Start 4-0,  immediately lose our two bookends.

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Pain in the rear end. This suddenly turns into a danger game. 

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]

mayak daw might be a chance

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?

May be time to consider bbb

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

Hopefully he'll be back for Richmond.

 

So it begins... ?

Mitch Brown or Majak surely - I don't think TMac and Jacko can carry the forward line (unless they planned to give Jacko more time in the ruck and Gawn more time forward)

time for TMac to kick a bag of 5

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

At least it will keep the rest of the teams minds on the game. 

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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.

Edited April 15, 20215 yr by Lord Nev

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. 

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.

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.