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IN: MAY, VINEY, MCDONALD

OUT: J.SMITH, SPARROW, MELKSHAM

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Out: Smith, Sparrow, Melksham

In: May, Viney, McDonald

We rarely make multiple changes  particularly coming off a win, but I think these are clear upgrades from our 22 today.

Good game from Smith as well, perhaps Hibberd might feel nervous.

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2 minutes ago, Nascent said:

Out: Smith, Sparrow, Melksham

In: May, Viney, McDonald

We rarely make multiple changes  particularly coming off a win, but I think these are clear upgrades from our 22 today.

Good game from Smith as well, perhaps Hibberd might feel nervous.

Doesn’t Viney have another week?

Edit: nope. 

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Just put Brayshaw in the middle for a bit - he's a natural midfielder, and I know he's been doing a great job defensively on that wing, but I reckon he'd be better in the middle than Harmes/Sparrow combined. Who goes on the wing? Harmes? Viney?

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3 minutes ago, Nascent said:

Out: Smith, Sparrow, Melksham

In: May, Viney, McDonald

We rarely make multiple changes  particularly coming off a win, but I think these are clear upgrades from our 22 today.

Good game from Smith as well, perhaps Hibberd might feel nervous.

Agree, one minor modification!
Smith played pretty well, possibly stays as medi-sub, VDB out.

 

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The most obvious one is May for Smith. I'll admit I'm terribly biased against him but I didn't rate that game from Smith anywhere near as highly as others. Hasn't curbed his desire to run and push up the ground but was caught out of position a number of times by losing track of his opponent, getting sucked up the ground and then burnt on transition. Very handy depth and good to get a game into him pre-finals if we need him, but he goes straight out if May's fit.

We're better with Viney than we are with Sparrow or Jordon based on their games today, so I think that's a second change.

TMac should come back in as well, then the question becomes whether it's the other of Sparrow/Jordon, or Melksham. 

Brayshaw didn't get near it all day but having played all season, and with the ball on the other wing for lots of the game, I'd be surprised if he gets dropped now. 

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16 minutes ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

If the Bye week gets cancelled then I reckon we should consider a rest for one or two of Jordan, Kozzie, Salem

Could run Jones in, preserve Smith, and maybe leave Sparrow in (although he's out for finals)

Salem's been sore for weeks

i'm not sure why they played Salem today to be fair if that is the case

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