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9 hours ago, Cards13 said:

Sorry to hear Coach, hope you guys get through it ok and have some support to around you. 

 

9 hours ago, binman said:

Doubt they feel much like a tea and biscuit before bed time.

Thanks guys other than the little one we’ve been ok, he’s picked up today in time for the game in true demon spirit! Little ones recover so much faster than adults.

 

 

In a backwards way, Covid has been a blessing for the selection panel early in the year as we tick off the wins, and maybe for the long-term shape of our team. Hoping Weid backs up and can return to his mid-2020 form, along with Tomlinson getting closer to his best alongside Lever and May. Then Petty is our only real selection conundrum until Salem is ready to come back. 

Post-note: I hadn't realised it, but the game last week was statistically Weideman's best ever as a forward - his biggest goal haul, equal-most number of marks, and easily the most scoring shots on goal. Posters lament J. Smith's ill-fortune, but Sam could probably be placed in that category too. Just as he was finding consistency, we took that trip to Cairns, and then he copped a pre-season leg injury. 

Edited by Skuit

I watched Kossie pretty closely last week. He had little to know impact. Seemed lethargic. It's been a pretty slow start to this season and end of last season. I appreciate that he does a lot of pressure work off the ball but he's a fair way off his best. Wonder if they will consider dropping him if this continues. Give Bedford a go. 

 
18 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

Hopefully Brown isn’t playing because they thought it was risky to fly him out tomorrow after a week at home, and not because he now has Covid. 
And hopefully Smith is just a close contact and not actually suffering from Covid. 

On 360 they mentioned a trend of players getting injured after the H&S protocols, through not enough training/preparation. Good to be careful just hope BBB doesn't lose form.

15 minutes ago, Its Time for Back to Back said:

I watched Kossie pretty closely last week. He had little to know impact. Seemed lethargic. It's been a pretty slow start to this season and end of last season. I appreciate that he does a lot of pressure work off the ball but he's a fair way off his best. Wonder if they will consider dropping him if this continues. Give Bedford a go. 

We won't know unless it happens.

Completely depends upon exactly what is being asked of him, and if he is doing that (which I suspect he is).


4 hours ago, Skuit said:

In a backwards way, Covid has been a blessing for the selection panel early in the year as we tick off the wins, and maybe for the long-term shape of our team. Hoping Weid backs up and can return to his mid-2020 form, along with Tomlinson getting closer to his best alongside Lever and May. Then Petty is our only real selection conundrum until Salem is ready to come back. 

Post-note: I hadn't realised it, but the game last week was statistically Weideman's best ever as a forward - his biggest goal haul, equal-most number of marks, and easily the most scoring shots on goal. Posters lament J. Smith's ill-fortune, but Sam could probably be placed in that category too. Just as he was finding consistency, we took that trip to Cairns, and then he copped a pre-season leg injury. 

IMHO Petty (when fit) is clearly in the best 22. He's ahead of Tomlinson. 

Poor Tommo ... recruited as a winger, but that experiment didn't work. Good as a defender, but got injured and Petty overtook him. I suspect he will continue to get selected because of injuries to others. I wish him all the best ... great guy, great clubman and a solid player.

44 minutes ago, Its Time for Back to Back said:

I watched Kossie pretty closely last week. He had little to know impact. Seemed lethargic. It's been a pretty slow start to this season and end of last season. I appreciate that he does a lot of pressure work off the ball but he's a fair way off his best. Wonder if they will consider dropping him if this continues. Give Bedford a go. 

I wonder if Port have a defender that can go with him

18 hours ago, —coach— said:

Very true. Our 3yo has COVID after it spread through our family. He’s been hardest hit assumably because he hasn’t been vaccinated as yet. Nothing on earth could stop me cuddling him while he vomits everywhere, has a temp of a million degrees and is in distress. Pretty hard to not get whatever they have in that situation.

Said child is now farting on his sisters, so everything is back to normal in our household đŸ˜‚

 

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