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PREGAME: Rd 04 vs West Coast

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Can’t se Hibberd getting up with a sore Achilles. I reckon Tomlinson is a chance to replace him as tall defenders will be needed to cover Oscar Allen and Darling. 

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    3 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    I’m not sure how this works but someone must have put money on the Eagles. We’re now at $1.30.ECB53519-AEE9-4975-B632-6D167BA85CA5.thumb.jpeg.7592510b53bb1fc5313125c24df2662e.jpeg

    I think that’s an error WJ, can’t find anything more than $1.06 for us. 

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    24 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    It’s the AFL App with Sportsbet odds. Surely they can’t get such important things wrong?

    If that’s from today I’d say the $1.30 would’ve been snapped up in a heartbeat. 

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    I'd keep JJ in, what he doesn't have in burst leg speed is made up with Kossie in the midfield. 

    Sparrow as sub (unlucky) and if well on top look to bring him in end of the 3rd qrt for Clarry or Trac. Or look to bring Sparrow in a way to reduce mins for Trac and Clarrie. 

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    29 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    It’s the AFL App with Sportsbet odds. Surely they can’t get such important things wrong?

    It wouldn’t be a real time connection which means it would be manually updated by someone. 

    People be on holidays.

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    1 hour ago, chook fowler said:

    Can’t se Hibberd getting up with a sore Achilles. I reckon Tomlinson is a chance to replace him as tall defenders will be needed to cover Oscar Allen and Darling. 

    I assume he must have been able to complete full training Thursday, and Tuesday training was just a recovery stretch and walk. I also guess, any imaging of the injury must have not shown any hot spots.

    If that training pattern is repeated, how will Hibbo keep fitness without a full workload?

    Achilles problems are a fluctuating injury and he has been managing it for a few years now.

    Could also be the selectors are playing games, but why, when West are forced to choose from the underdeveloped players.

     

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    2 hours ago, layzie said:

    Remember how they said they were doing Thursday teams? Has that been thrown in the trash again?

    As they've done for decades, all teams are announced on Thursday but for Sunday games extended squads are named. The final 22 is trimmed on Friday, and the sub named on game-day as usual.

    31 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Tomlinson or Turner me thinks.

    Turner isn't named in the squad. If Hibberd is going to be withdrawn, it will be Tomlinson.

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    20 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

    As they've done for decades, all teams are announced on Thursday but for Sunday games extended squads are named. The final 22 is trimmed on Friday, and the sub named on game-day as usual.

    Yeah maybe. It has chopped and changed a lot though.

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    54 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Yeah maybe. It has chopped and changed a lot though.

    Other than COVID, I think the only change has been the drop time, which used to be 5pm but was moved to 6.20pm to allow Channel 7 to announce the teams "first" during their news bulletin.

    During COVID teams were announced the day prior, which was in part at least because we were playing games mid-week to make sure we had a complete season.

    6 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

    Other than COVID, I think the only change has been the drop time, which used to be 5pm but was moved to 6.20pm to allow Channel 7 to announce the teams "first" during their news bulletin.

    During COVID teams were announced the day prior, which was in part at least because we were playing games mid-week to make sure we had a complete season.

    That's right. 

    The Thurs games have confused things a bit for me in recent years. Seemed like yesterday's extended team was announced at 3:30-4 around the time of the presser. It's hard to tell if posts in the pre game on Thurs are actual teams or people still making predictions.


    2 hours ago, layzie said:

    Yeah maybe. It has chopped and changed a lot though.

    It really hasn't?

    During covid it was always announced the day before. Things went back to normal last year.

    4 minutes ago, Sydney Pennski said:

    Well … we might know a little more in 2 hours time when the squad is reduced to 22 players plus the 4 emergencies 

    As a matter of interest, when is the Casey team expected to be announced?

    11 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    It really hasn't?

    During covid it was always announced the day before. Things went back to normal last year.

    It could be that the one time it changed was enough to throw me off into an alternate universe that is actually the same.

    Have the times of release on the day changed Daz? With the advent of Thurs night footy at least?

     

    On 4/6/2023 at 1:58 PM, old dee said:

    I know we have a different team now however I don't ever remember the MFC winning by a " very large margin" hardtack.

    74 points in a grand final will do me fine for a very large margin :D

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    Jordon dropped..

    Bizarre decision. 

     

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    5 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Jordon dropped..

    Bizarre decision. 

     

    Has to be the sub. Absolutely robbed. 

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    5 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Jordon dropped..

    Bizarre decision. 

     

    I don’t get it… 

    For me he leaves at the end of the year and I don’t blame him. Definitely deserved his spot this week

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    Thought Jordon had his best game in a long time last weekend. Puzzled. 
     

    kozzie and TMac in. Both are good additions. We do lose the presence and reliability of Brown. JVR to get more freedom up forward 

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    8 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Jordon dropped..

    Bizarre decision. 

     

    Tragic.

    2 minutes ago, Demongirl35 said:

    I don’t get it… 

    For me he leaves at the end of the year and I don’t blame him. Definitely deserved his spot this week

    I don't blame him either and I hope for his own career sake. 

    He'll be better appreciated somewhere else.

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