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PREGAME: Rd 09 vs Hawthorn

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IN: BBB
OUT: Turner

Think we're a better side with Spargo in but not sure who comes out for him

Petty behind the ball

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    I keep repeating, every game  for us is a danger game. We can’t take any side for granted 

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    4 minutes ago, Wodjathefirst said:

    every game  for us is a danger game

    except this game. The Hawks are tanking hard.

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    4 minutes ago, BDA said:

    except this game. The Hawks are tanking hard.

    Fingers crossed 🤞 

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    10 minutes ago, Wodjathefirst said:

    I keep repeating, every game  for us is a danger game. We can’t take any side for granted 

    Do you repeat it for

    a) the players?

    b) the forum?

    c) yourself?

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    14 minutes ago, adonski said:

    IN: BBB
    OUT: Turner

    Think we're a better side with Spargo in but not sure who comes out for him

    Petty behind the ball

    Chandler if injured? He was MIA tonight 

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    1 minute ago, Engorged Onion said:

    Do you repeat it for

    a) the players?

    b) the forum?

    c) yourself?

    Good question 

    Guess it’s just a reaction to other posters who keep repeating that we are going to smash sides week in, week out

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    In: BB, Hibbo 

    Out: Turner, Harmes 

    Petty down back. 

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    Pretty sure the flawed effort agains the Suns was because we had our minds already on the Hawks game.

    Well, no. But, more seriously, we'll be wanting to prove a point as a team and I think a lot of players will be looking to prove a point individually that they belong in their roles.

    Deep down I want to see us beat Hawthorn by a combined margin of 200 points over our two games against them this season. I don't really mind if that is by a few goals this time and 35 next time, any configuration will do.

    Something about the arrogance of how cheerfully they admit that they are tanking fills me with hatred.

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    Out: JVR (rested), Turner, JJ, Fritsch
    In: BBB, Hibberd (if fit), Spargo, J Smith 

    Happy to persevere with Petty at CHF. There’s no one else on the list who can give a contest and 2 way run.

    BBB at full forward where he belongs. JVR a rest, get that knee (and elbow) a break.

    Spargo back in, we need his pressure, smarts and skills.

    Fritsch out would be a huge call, chuck an injury designation on it if needed, but come on, he can and should do so much more. And if BBB is in we need to make sure we aren’t losing tackle pressure forward, let Joel run around as a hit up and pressure forward 

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    Hopefully we win this at home and yep it's back on the road for 5 from 10. Fgs. What a fixture.

    5 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Out: JVR (rested), Turner, JJ, Fritsch
    In: BBB, Hibberd (if fit), Spargo, J Smith 

    Happy to persevere with Petty at CHF. There’s no one else on the list who can give a contest and 2 way run.

    BBB at full forward where he belongs. JVR a rest, get that knee (and elbow) a break.

    Spargo back in, we need his pressure, smarts and skills.

    Fritsch out would be a huge call, chuck an injury designation on it if needed, but come on, he can and should do so much more. And if BBB is in we need to make sure we aren’t losing tackle pressure forward, let Joel run around as a hit up and pressure forward 

    Fritta stays in I think. Yea he had a Barry crocker but he's a gun forward. Tbh, we don't really have too many atm.

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    3 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Out: JVR (rested), Turner, JJ, Fritsch
    In: BBB, Hibberd (if fit), Spargo, J Smith 

    Happy to persevere with Petty at CHF. There’s no one else on the list who can give a contest and 2 way run.

    BBB at full forward where he belongs. JVR a rest, get that knee (and elbow) a break.

    Spargo back in, we need his pressure, smarts and skills.

    Fritsch out would be a huge call, chuck an injury designation on it if needed, but come on, he can and should do so much more. And if BBB is in we need to make sure we aren’t losing tackle pressure forward, let Joel run around as a hit up and pressure forward 

    Yep. Fritsch out for Smith is a huge call. And a stupid one. Your most stupid onservation since you whinged about Sparrow's goal in the 3rd of the 21 GF and his long kick to Brown at the beginning of the 4th.  They remain the silliest football remarks i have ever heard.

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    1 hour ago, Wodjathefirst said:

    I keep repeating, every game  for us is a danger game. We can’t take any side for granted 

    Speaking for myself there's a lot more bravado than confidence in calling some wins. I think it stems from the lions and Don's game. I suspect however that I'm not alone.


    2 minutes ago, Redlagged said:

    Yep. Fritsch out for Smith is a huge call. And a stupid one. Your most stupid onservation since you whinged about Sparrow's goal in the 3rd of the 21 GF and his long kick to Brown at the beginning of the 4th.  They remain the silliest football remarks i have ever heard.

    Ahh yes, the time I pointed out that Sparrow’s decision making is one aspect of his game (and the teams) that meant he’s probably unlikely to become an A grader. Then I had 500 notifications calling me stupid. Now I have to defend Sparrow who’s an excellent role player from the same people.

    Im happy to get worse to get better come round 9. That’s called player and team development.

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    13 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Out: JVR (rested), Turner, JJ, Fritsch
    In: BBB, Hibberd (if fit), Spargo, J Smith 

    Happy to persevere with Petty at CHF. There’s no one else on the list who can give a contest and 2 way run.

    BBB at full forward where he belongs. JVR a rest, get that knee (and elbow) a break.

    Spargo back in, we need his pressure, smarts and skills.

    Fritsch out would be a huge call, chuck an injury designation on it if needed, but come on, he can and should do so much more. And if BBB is in we need to make sure we aren’t losing tackle pressure forward, let Joel run around as a hit up and pressure forward 

    You're [censored] stirring here D Spencer

    Fritsch out - FMD !!!!!

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    14 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    You're [censored] stirring here D Spencer

    Fritsch out - FMD !!!!!

    Same re Petty anywhere other than backline .

    I reckon D.S . been hacked 🤷🥴🙄

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    You know when D Spencer is hitting the bottle because of his inability to to control himself by making some ridiculous and outlandish comments.

    Wanting Fritsch who's our current leading goal kicker dropped but keeping Petty forward and bringing in Joel Smith... absolute FMD.

    You couldn't make this [censored] up.

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    Don’t worry guys, we can play 5 men short and Hawks will make sure they lose. 

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    52 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Out: JVR (rested), Turner, JJ, Fritsch
    In: BBB, Hibberd (if fit), Spargo, J Smith 

    Happy to persevere with Petty at CHF. There’s no one else on the list who can give a contest and 2 way run.

    BBB at full forward where he belongs. JVR a rest, get that knee (and elbow) a break.

    Spargo back in, we need his pressure, smarts and skills.

    Fritsch out would be a huge call, chuck an injury designation on it if needed, but come on, he can and should do so much more. And if BBB is in we need to make sure we aren’t losing tackle pressure forward, let Joel run around as a hit up and pressure forward 

    Yes, Fritsch out would be a huge call.

    And an unbelievably terrible one.

    You have no ability to park your bias. I don't care how much you can't stand aspects of Fritsch's game. He's just ended a 35-game goal-kicking streak and is regularly our leading goal scorer despite being asked to play taller, quicker and stronger than he actually is.

    Dropping him off one poor game sends all the wrong messages to the side. There's striving to get better, and then there's being significantly, stupidly, overly ruthless.

    And never mind then replacing him with J Smith, who isn't fit and has as many flaws in his game as Fritsch does.

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    Lol anyone who thinks Fritta will get dropped. Kick like he normally does and he ends up with his usual 3 goals. 
    But yes definitely let’s drop him for all those amazing goal kicking forwards currently not playing. 

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    Geez there is some wrist slashing going on here tonight. We won the game. Road trips aren’t easy, nor is any game these days. The competition is very even, save for Hawthorn and West Coast. Bank the points and move on. 
     

    Ben Brown must come back in. Kicked three in the ressies. The week before he kicked 0.4. Poor conversion, but he was getting looks. JVR needs support, and Petty ain’t the answer. 

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