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Will cop it for this but I’d seriously consider bringing Weid for Jackson. I think we’re really struggling with our ruck combo at the moment. We’re playing Max forward too much because Jackson gives us nothing inside 50. But Max isn’t scoring enough and although Jackson is rucking a lot more minutes he’s not as good a ruckman as Max so we’re not as potent in the middle.

Weid is at least a forward who chops out in the ruck which would improve our balance. He would offer more than Jackson forward and force Max to take more ruck minutes, both of which I think are positive.

Otherwise, Spargo was putrid, Neal-Bullen continues to make poor decisions and Sparrow had no impact. Would probably bring Harmes in at a minimum to tag Neale and look at a small forward who might occasionally trouble the scorers.

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    Saad didn’t get a single corridor kick all night, hoof hoof as he blows it down the line. ANB was very very good. 

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    48 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

    Bowey in for Salem who has been awful all year.

    Was good tonight...

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    16 minutes ago, BigMacjnr said:

    Outs: Sparrow, Spargo, jordan

    in: Harmes, bedford, bowey

    Edit: subbing myself off. Hunt was brilliant on reflection. 

    I would have facepalmed myself don’t worry

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    14 minutes ago, BigMacjnr said:

    Outs: Sparrow, Spargo, Hunt

    in: Harmes, bedford, bowey

    Hunt out??  Wtf. Only bloke who runs and runs and kicks properly into fwd50

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    In: Bowey

    Out: Jordon , until someone teaches him that when he gets the ball he needs to RUN  hard, not slow the play down and allow the opposition to set up their defence.

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    1 minute ago, Radar Detector said:

    Weid is at least a forward who chops out in the ruck which would improve our balance

    He’d make us worse forward and worse in the ruck.

    Jacko was great in the ruck early and made a contribution forward, just couldn’t nail tricky shots. They’ve got the balance right that brings Gawn and Brown in to the game as it goes on. If the team kept running they’d all get more chances as forwards.  

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    Predict Harmes for Sparroe

    Would like that plus another tall in, Smith is fast and can play small and tall. Out maybe Spargo. Nib is annoying me but apparently he plays his role?

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    52 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

    Joel Smith or JVR in the forward line to create some dynamic contests.

    Bowey in for Salem who has been awful all year.

    Harmes in to tag Neale and remain a tagger for rest of his career because that’s where he plays his best football.

    ANB or Spargo out because they simply do not provide the crumbing up forward we need.

    Ben Brown out even though Weideman hasn’t been good we seem to play better with him in the team. I prefer Weideman to Jackson (contract distracted) as the second ruck at the moment.

    Get Jordon the handbrake off the wing.

    Do we have a better option than Sparrow?

    Is that all?

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    51 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

    ANB or Spargo out because they simply do not provide the crumbing up forward we need.

    Have to agree, one or the other or both

    ANB has been near the contest but lacking any impact for a few weeks now

    Spargo had a shocker tonight. Two efforts in a minute at the city end RHS fwd flank ended in Carlton goals - the first he led his opponent to the ball on the boundary line, was simply pushed out of the way and 2 kicks and a Carlton goal

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    5 minutes ago, Ollie fan said:

    In: Bowey

    Out: Jordon , until someone teaches him that when he gets the ball he needs to RUN  hard, not slow the play down and allow the opposition to set up their defence.

    Agree

    Jordan had a shocker 

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    4 minutes ago, DeeMee said:

    Predict Harmes for Sparroe

    Would like that plus another tall in, Smith is fast and can play small and tall. Out maybe Spargo. Nib is annoying me but apparently he plays his role?

    Harmes should come in

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    In: Harmes, Bowey

    Out: Sparrow, Spargo.

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    Spargo simply must be dropped. Bring one of Chandler or Bowey in. Feel that KC would really add something to our forward line that Spargo does not (pressure and goal sense)

    57 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    OUT - Jordon

    IN - Harmes

    Really need a second tall forward IMO, but can't see Goody doing it.

    Seriously? Spargo had 4 disposals. ANB a nothing game again.

    JJ was fine.

    I would bring in Harmes for ANB.

    Somehow we need another tall forward but we are bereft.

    Would also like to see Bowey back. Not sure how we do it.

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    i would like to see some changes to the side to bring in new players, we have had a lot of losses in the last couple of months and we keep swapping in and out the same players and keep getting the same results. yes we won today, but we need to improve that means giving those who are showing good form a chance to replace those that arent playing well. give them a chance to get some form back in the VFL rather than hoping they turn it on. We are down to the last game and finals, we need our best players in the side based on form, not just rotating the same players in and out.

    With 2 mins left of tonight’s game I wasn’t keen for next weeks game, but this will be amazing. Two teams going all out for a top 2 spot and I’ll be lucky enough to witness it live!! 

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    Ben Brown was fine for the way we went forward. Tirelessly created an aerial contest, always outnumbered and often had to make enormous ground to get to the contest.  

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    Been saying it for 2 months now 

    BRING IN JVR!!!!

    4 minutes ago, Sideshow Bob said:

    Been saying it for 2 months now 

    BRING IN JVR!!!!

    Yep get him in for Melksham. That’s a good idea 

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    We will make no changes. 
    Fortune favours the brave. We took a punt on Bowey last year and it paid off. Can’t see us having the ball to take a punt on JVR. 

    1 hour ago, Clint Bizkit said:

     

    Bowey in for Salem who has been awful all year.

    I was actually saying to someone recently he seems an absolute shadow of his former self since injury. 
     

    He looks scared of contact and his disposal has become very, very questionable. 

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    4 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Yep get him in for Melksham. That’s a good idea 

    No, bring JVR in for either of our 2 non contributing forwards in Spargo and ANB. We win enough contested ball, clearances and inside 50's to be winning games comfortably. Our dysfunctional forward entries, which are by design, should mean that Spargo and ANB should have plenty of opportunities for ground balls. They're nowhere to be seen.

    In the dying minutes, ANB has clean possession a metre and a half inside the boundary, and just runs over the boundary before trying to kick it. His thought process is 2 seconds behind the play. He needs to be dropped, but it won't happen.

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    Out - kicking down left wing to wall to wall opposition

    In - kicking to Hunt on right wing, all alone (...& many times)

     

     

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