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I feel much genuine sorrow for T.Petty, but Tomlinson was a major part of the Demon winning streak before he was injured. He is busting to play in a Premiership side.

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    14 minutes ago, dieter said:

    I feel much genuine sorrow for T.Petty, but Tomlinson was a major part of the Demon winning streak before he was injured. He is busting to play in a Premiership side.

    Agree.  Taking the ground in Rd 1 when we unveil the flag should be a nice feeling for Tommo too.

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    shame Oscar's not on the list still....

     

    :blink:

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    Saw Tomlinson on the video last week in full match sim.  If he is playing full match sim I can’t see why he won’t play preseason games and be ready for round 1.  

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    • Demonland changed the title to Harry Petty Out for 4-6 Weeks

    I went to “dinner with demons” last Friday night and Trac was asked who has impressed him most on the training track this pre-season and ready to go to a new level.

    Yep, H Petty 

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    3 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    The Dogs don't have an overly tall forward line and GC without King in round 2 so we may be able to go with May, Lever, Salem, Rivers, Hunt, Bowey & Hibberd if Tomlinson isn't ready yet.

    I reckon they will look to exploit this injury big time. Schache, JUH, Naughton and probably a ruck rotating through. Obviously all depends on there form, but the point is that the dogs can definitely go tall, so if Tommo isn’t ready we gonna have to look at J Smith. 
     

    Still plenty of water to flow under the bridge. 

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    I would have J Smith ahead of Tomlinson. Having Petty out is a big loss but some more losses of personnel than last year is to be expected. 

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    4 hours ago, jnrmac said:

    shame Oscar's not on the list still....

     

    :blink:

    Petty wouldn't have got a look in if he was

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    Easy to forget how good Tomlinson was for the first half a dozen or so games last year. Aerially Petty was brilliant last season but Tomlinson is also great with the run and carry.

    Shame for Harry to have such a strange injury but he'll get his opportunities again.

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    5 hours ago, dl4e said:

    I would have J Smith ahead of Tomlinson. Having Petty out is a big loss but some more losses of personnel than last year is to be expected. 

    Why ? Tommo if fit enough after his 2 practice games is more like for like and is the heir apparent as the 3rd tall:

    Joel Played reasonably  well at the end of the year but his synergy and footy smarts still need honing on to be a more complete player.

    I think this could be Joel's best year if he can keep his body fit but Tommo appeals for Round 1 on all fronts. 

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    11 hours ago, Demonstone said:

    Nick Smith was the 426 man.

    That was the one!

    Imagine Goody and the Dr at the time of 426, it would have been a verbal blood bath for the poor old Dr.

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    He's young and will bounce back I'm sure

    We have great options to cover his injury. Would love to see Thommo get the nod (if fit). He was outstanding until injured last year (iirc he held Hawkins to one goal in our early season clash with the Cats)

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    A few of us might be forgetting how well Tommo was playing at full back last year. He was seen as a significant loss at the time. If fit and ready he will play for sure

    credit to him and the medical team. It’s only been ~9 months since he did his knee??

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    28 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    A few of us might be forgetting how well Tommo was playing at full back last year. He was seen as a significant loss at the time. If fit and ready he will play for sure

    credit to him and the medical team. It’s only been ~9 months since he did his knee??

    Tommo was terrific. Reliable, strong one on one, a terrific kick and a key part of the structure and system in the first third of the season.

    But i reckon it is important to note that he and Petty played pretty different roles. Tommo was really much more a lock down defender that played tight man on man. More often that not he was also the deepest player in the goal keeper role that Omac played. 

    With Petty in the team, the structure is much more fluid, with May often being the deepest, but Petty also rolling back into that slot, and less frequently Lever too.

    As result Petty gets up the ground more than Tommo did. And Lever, Petty and May swap opponents more often than was the case with Tommo in the team.

    But the big difference is Petty was much more offensive than Tommo, much more likely to zone off his man and of most significance much more likely to take intercept marks.  

    I suspect they will want to replicate that same system (ie the one with Petty in the team). Tommo might be able to play in a similar fashion to Petty, so he might slot straight in, but i wonder if they might go with Smith.

    Where that would leave Tommo i'm not sure, but i have little doubt Petty will come straight back in once he is ready to go, so perhaps they are better to find another role for Thommo anyway.

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    I wouldn't be surprised if they go with Smith. Have heard that he was very close to being sub in the GF incase May's hamstring went but Smith was coming back from a hammy as well so it was too much of risk.

    Having said that Tommo wasn't available so I guess we will see round 1.

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    Nasty nasty cork if the internal bleeding is so bad that it needs surgery. He'll be fine but ouch. 

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    3 hours ago, Cards13 said:

    That was the one!

    Imagine Goody and the Dr at the time of 426, it would have been a verbal blood bath for the poor old Dr.

    I thought 246 was Paul Johnson?

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    1 hour ago, binman said:

    Tommo was terrific. Reliable, strong one on one, a terrific kick and a key part of the structure and system in the first third of the season.

    But i reckon it is important to note that he and Petty played pretty different roles. Tommo was really much more a lock down defender that played tight man on man. More often that not he was also the deepest player in the goal keeper role that Omac played. 

    With Petty in the team, the structure is much more fluid, with May often being the deepest, but Petty also rolling back into that slot, and less frequently Lever too.

    As result Petty gets up the ground more than Tommo did. And Lever, Petty and May swap opponents more often than was the case with Tommo in the team.

    But the big difference is Petty was much more offensive than Tommo, much more likely to zone off his man and of most significance much more likely to take intercept marks.  

    I suspect they will want to replicate that same system (ie the one with Petty in the team). Tommo might be able to play in a similar fashion to Petty, so he might slot straight in, but i wonder if they might go with Smith.

    Where that would leave Tommo i'm not sure, but i have little doubt Petty will come straight back in once he is ready to go, so perhaps they are better to find another role for Thommo anyway.

    Before I reading this I would’ve said Petty was arguably the most replaceable player in the Premiership side aside from say Sparrow. Perhaps not after all.

     

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    31 minutes ago, S_T said:

    I thought 246 was Paul Johnson?

    Na it was definitely Nick Smith, always unlucky with injury and 426 always ended up being like 8 to 10 weeks.

    Edit, maybe he was but 426 was Smithy.

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    16 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Before I reading this I would’ve said Petty was arguably the most replaceable player in the Premiership side aside from say Sparrow. Perhaps not after all.

     

    Sparrow was central to 4 goals in the Grand Final. I think he has become a first choice player.

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    37 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

    Sparrow was central to 4 goals in the Grand Final. I think he has become a first choice player.

    100% Agreed 

    Tom Sparrow will be an absolute gun. His Final Series was First Class

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    17 hours ago, The heart beats true said:

    Is Tomlinson aiming to be ready for round 1?

    According to article: Tomlinson is "now fully fit again and ready to step in"

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