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If Gawn is not 100% he needs to rest. Too important to risk. 
Just play Weideman or Daw. 

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    40 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Query over Lever and Gawn.

    Depends on how Lever pulled up. Icing on corkie for a few days and see how the bleeding goes. Got full 7 days recovery so should be ok.  

    Might just rest Gawn in any event.  Unleash Jackson v Eagles and put Majak in as backup ruck.  

    I would have thought Weideman would be picked ahead of Majak, should Gawn not play.

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    31 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I would have thought Weideman would be picked ahead of Majak, should Gawn not play.

    Would love to see Majak get a game for us but agree they'd probably go SW, especially against this current lot of Eagles. 

     

    Out: Lever, Gawn

    In: Tommo and Weid

    Would love to see Bailey Laurie get a couple of games before the season ends. JvR too.


    58 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Majak's rucking at Casey has been first class.

    If Gawn misses Majak in please

    Totally agree.

    Deserves a game in the ones.

    But if history is anything to go by, then no one will be managed or rested.

    Only players with an injury are likely to come out

    I love Weid, but from all accounts Majak deserves a go at Ruck if a Ruckman is required, has some highlights against Nic Nat too.

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    I’m sure the boys are looking forward to returning to the scene of last year’s grand final.

    I wonder if we’ll have the majority of the fans at the game.

    Trust West Coast to get a heap of players back this week… and still lose 


    1 hour ago, Demonland said:

     

    Of course Yeo comes back for us. He absolutely hates us, can see it written all over his face when he plays us

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    1 minute ago, fr_ap said:

    Of course Yeo comes back for us. He absolutely hates us, can see it written all over his face when he plays us

    He's checked out this year.

    His attitude in all games this year has been absolutely pox. His a shadow of his former self now and I don't expect him to be back to his best again.

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    Gawn and Lever will be rested.

    Weideman and Tomlinson will come in. 

    On 5/8/2022 at 8:11 PM, deanox said:

    I've always felt like Lever takes a few weeks to find his groove on any return though, whether it is form, pace of the game or "match fitness" I'm not sure.

    So it might depend on whether the coaches this his current slow going is lack of fitness or just needing time to bed down the "match fitness".

    That being said, if he has an actual injury I'm not against a week off resting for anyone the next few weeks; I want to be fully fit for Brisbane late June.

    I may be wrong here but I thought that Goodwin mentioned in his press conference that Lever got and then played with a corked calf?  
    I could be wrong and don’t mind if someone corrects me.

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    I'd play conservative with Gawn and Lever especially against West Coast. The sub will be interesting if Bedford is the sub then that could be 2 weeks without any football. I think they will go with a different sub maybe Chandler and do they go 2 emergencies in away games? Then I'd have Melksham and Dunstan as the emergencies.

    Melbourne

    B: Tomlinson, May, Hunt

    HB: Brayshaw, Petty, Bowey

    C: Langdon, Petracca, Jordon

    HF: Neal-Bullen, McDonald, Pickett

    F: Fritsch, B.Brown, Spargo

    FOLL: Jackson, Oliver, Viney

    IC: Rivers, Harmes, Sparrow, Weideman

    SUB: Chandler

    EMERG: Melksham, Dunstan, Bedford

     

    Casey

    B: D.Smith, Turner, Buntine

    HB: McVee, Ellison, Rosman 

    C: Melksham, Dunstan, Baker

    HF: Chandler, van Rooyen, Bedford

    F: Moniz-Wakefield, M.Brown, Daw

    FOLL: Bell, White, Laurie

    IC: Grey, Edwards, Woewodin, Munro, Dubutant

    EMERG: Baldi, Johnson, Steele, Milford 

    1 hour ago, WERRIDEE said:

    I'd play conservative with Gawn and Lever especially against West Coast. The sub will be interesting if Bedford is the sub then that could be 2 weeks without any football. I think they will go with a different sub maybe Chandler and do they go 2 emergencies in away games? Then I'd have Melksham and Dunstan as the emergencies.

    Melbourne

    B: Tomlinson, May, Hunt

    HB: Brayshaw, Petty, Bowey

    C: Langdon, Petracca, Jordon

    HF: Neal-Bullen, McDonald, Pickett

    F: Fritsch, B.Brown, Spargo

    FOLL: Jackson, Oliver, Viney

    IC: Rivers, Harmes, Sparrow, Weideman

    SUB: Chandler

    EMERG: Melksham, Dunstan, Bedford

     

    Casey

    B: D.Smith, Turner, Buntine

    HB: McVee, Ellison, Rosman 

    C: Melksham, Dunstan, Baker

    HF: Chandler, van Rooyen, Bedford

    F: Moniz-Wakefield, M.Brown, Daw

    FOLL: Bell, White, Laurie

    IC: Grey, Edwards, Woewodin, Munro, Dubutant

    EMERG: Baldi, Johnson, Steele, Milford 

    No idea why you keep naming Langdon on the members wing.

    Elliot Yeo was due to play this week after being out with concussion.  He has now gone into covid protocol so won't be available. 

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    13 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

    I'd play conservative with Gawn and Lever especially against West Coast. The sub will be interesting if Bedford is the sub then that could be 2 weeks without any football. I think they will go with a different sub maybe Chandler and do they go 2 emergencies in away games? Then I'd have Melksham and Dunstan as the emergencies.

    Melbourne

    B: Tomlinson, May, Hunt

    HB: Brayshaw, Petty, Bowey

    C: Langdon, Petracca, Jordon

    HF: Neal-Bullen, McDonald, Pickett

    F: Fritsch, B.Brown, Spargo

    FOLL: Jackson, Oliver, Viney

    IC: Rivers, Harmes, Sparrow, Weideman

    SUB: Chandler

    EMERG: Melksham, Dunstan, Bedford

     

    Casey

    B: D.Smith, Turner, Buntine

    HB: McVee, Ellison, Rosman 

    C: Melksham, Dunstan, Baker

    HF: Chandler, van Rooyen, Bedford

    F: Moniz-Wakefield, M.Brown, Daw

    FOLL: Bell, White, Laurie

    IC: Grey, Edwards, Woewodin, Munro, Dubutant

    EMERG: Baldi, Johnson, Steele, Milford 

    Might be a bit hard Werridee for Melk and Dunstan to play 12 noon Sunday for Casey and then get to Perth to be emergencies.

    11 minutes ago, Docs Demons said:

    Might be a bit hard Werridee for Melk and Dunstan to play 12 noon Sunday for Casey and then get to Perth to be emergencies.

    That’s why I have the Casey emergencies 

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    i hope the boys take lots of covid precautions whilst over there in the wild west

    they had a record number of covid +ves today at 12,390

     
    41 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    i hope the boys take lots of covid precautions whilst over there in the wild west

    they had a record number of covid +ves today at 12,390

    That is still 332 less than the last 24 hours in Victoria though. 

    2 hours ago, Demonland said:

     

    Wow. This could be a 200 point win coming up. 


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