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31 minutes ago, John Demonic said:

 Goody is more likely to bring in like for like replacements than shift Gus to the wing imo. Baker in for JJ could be on the cards, he had a very good game for Casey st the most opportune time  

...Unless Oskar's papers are already signed, and they would be if he doesn't come in for JJ on that wing.

It's not like for like. Baker has played in the backline all year.

 

Here's an idea out of left field ...

When we're being continually thrashed in the air up forward and/or the oppo take intercept mark after intercept mark, perhaps sometimes just 'kick it to grass' and let the small forwards run onto it? Surely better than being continually outmarked.

Or is that just another Baldrick plan?

 

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    2 hours ago, John Demonic said:

     Goody is more likely to bring in like for like replacements than shift Gus to the wing imo. Baker in for JJ could be on the cards, he had a very good game for Casey st the most opportune time  

    ...Unless Oskar's papers are already signed, and they would be if he doesn't come in for JJ on that wing.

    Baker did some very good Baker stuff. Tuck the ball under his arm and get it moving. Otherwise he was ordinary in contests and didn’t share it by handballs. He didn’t go with Baker when Langdon was out, doubt he does if JJ is missing 

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    2 hours ago, mo64 said:

    It's not like for like. Baker has played in the backline all year.

    No he hasn’t. Started the year down back. Then moved back to the wing for at least the last month.

    Played on the wing for the first half v the dogs, with Howes down back. Then they swapped it for the second half when Rosman was injured - I assume because they wanted pace and match fitness down back being 1 rotation down. 


    8 hours ago, Winners at last said:

    Here's an idea out of left field ...

    When we're being continually thrashed in the air up forward and/or the oppo take intercept mark after intercept mark, perhaps sometimes just 'kick it to grass' and let the small forwards run onto it? Surely better than being continually outmarked.

    Or is that just another Baldrick plan?

     

    I've got a better idea - if you kick it directly to one our blokes instead of bombing to the pack/where the big blokes are.....

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    22 minutes ago, Sideshow Bob said:

    I've got a better idea - if you kick it directly to one our blokes instead of bombing to the pack/where the big blokes are.....

    Revolutionary SB! 

    Less hang time, more low time.

    This economics is currently making us brokeanomics

     

    NOTE TO PLAYING GROUP:

    Its going to be WET and SLIPPERY on Friday night in Perth. Plus the ground is chewed up due to two soccer games and an AFL game played on the ground last weekend.

    FFS PLEASE wear screw in studs on your boots or longer stops.

    If I see our guys slipping over I will scream

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    13 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    NOTE TO PLAYING GROUP:

    Its going to be WET and SLIPPERY on Friday night in Perth. Plus the ground is chewed up due to two soccer games and an AFL game played on the ground last weekend.

    FFS PLEASE wear screw in studs on your boots or longer stops.

    If I see our guys slipping over I will scream

    Do longer stops still exist?

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    3 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

    Do longer stops still exist?

    I hope so. Frustrates me more than anything when our players slip over - and more often than not our opposition don't.

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    15 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Baker did some very good Baker stuff. Tuck the ball under his arm and get it moving. Otherwise he was ordinary in contests and didn’t share it by handballs. He didn’t go with Baker when Langdon was out, doubt he does if JJ is missing 

    I agree. I reckon Goodie has stamped his papers which is unfair because he has played better footie than some who have got games this year.

    7 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

    I agree. I reckon Goodie has stamped his papers which is unfair because he has played better footie than some who have got games this year.

    He’s consistently got better at VFL level but I don’t see improvement in the things that would make a coach pick him at AFL level. And I don’t understand the move to half back because if it didn’t work immediately he’s unlikely to get picked there because he’s shaky at the contest. We’ve got too many half forwards as is but I’d have tried him there at Casey. He really does make things happen with his burst speed and ability to get to space. 

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    Am l missing something, is Jordon injured?

    All the talk of him not playing because he’s been one of our more consistent player this year

    Also why has Hunt been out? Form?

    Salem, Rivers & Bowey have all been out of form but Hunt always seems the first to go

    Jeez, even Demonland's whipping boy Mac Andrew gets to debut before JVR.

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    19 hours ago, A F said:

    I thought teams for Friday night games were announced on Wednesday nights? I mean apparently not, but has this changed?

    Only Thursday night game team are announced Wednesday. Rest all Thursday, squads finalised Friday night for weekend games

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    18 hours ago, Winners at last said:

    Here's an idea out of left field ...

    When we're being continually thrashed in the air up forward and/or the oppo take intercept mark after intercept mark, perhaps sometimes just 'kick it to grass' and let the small forwards run onto it? Surely better than being continually outmarked.

    Or is that just another Baldrick plan?

     

    Brilliant - we need to replace Goody (Premiership coach) with WAL.

    2 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

    I agree. I reckon Goodie has stamped his papers which is unfair because he has played better footie than some who have got games this year.

    Perhaps he [Baker] just doesn't fulfil his role?

     

    Re selection announcement - Surely the squad has gone over to Perth already (Thursday afternoon), or do we go on the morning of an evening match??

    6 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

    Do longer stops still exist?

    My Dad if he was still alive could make them some stops out of three pieces of leather

    I nearly didn’t get to Captain my u/15 Premiership because he left a few nails sticking out 

    Umpires never missed them in the sixties 

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