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PREGAME: Rd 21 vs North Melbourne

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2 minutes ago, monoccular said:

surely you mean the end of the season, not just the H&A.  won't 'rest' him for a final 🙄  

He'll get a week off after the H&A season...

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    50 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

    Maybe, but I think we should change what we were doing earlier this year and use the spot Woey's vacated with another midfielder, not another small forward.

    IMO playing Spargo alongside ANB, Chandler and Pickett is too much, and we're better off using that spot as another midfielder, all the more so whilst Oliver's not playing.

    Yeah, I agree. I think Harmes will play again and he and JJ will be competing to hold their spot from Oliver next week. 

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    1 minute ago, speed demon said:

    Yeah, I agree. I think Harmes will play again and he and JJ will be competing to hold their spot from Oliver next week. 

    JJ will go out for Clarry. Bookmark it. 

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    17 minutes ago, A F said:

    JJ will go out for Clarry. Bookmark it. 

    I shall cry happy tears when I see

    IN: Oliver 

    Hurry Up Waiting GIF by Travis

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    4 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Tigers have put the cue in the rack. Martin and Cotchin out.... Managed

    Lucky Bulldogs

    Free kick Bulldogs!

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    12 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Tigers have put the cue in the rack. Martin and Cotchin out.... Managed

    Lucky Bulldogs

    That had another name a few season back DJ. 

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    12 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Tigers have put the cue in the rack. Martin and Cotchin out.... Managed

    Lucky Bulldogs

    Not really cue in the rack, they played on Sunday. 5-day break understandably not enough to recover when both are probably still a little sore.

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    11 hours ago, DeeMee said:

    Goody did say Grundy won’t play this week so not sure why he is named - emergency I guess. I favour him being on the bench to share ruck duties against their two rucks.

    No Casey game - he may as well travel with the team in case something happens to Max.  He can get his load in Tassie as easy as at Casey.

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    I think mick mcguane misunderstood the loading memo

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    7 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Does Graham Cornes know something we don’t know or is he just trying to outdo son Kane for outrageous, contrarian thinking?

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    No.  He’s got Alzheimer’s and thinks it’s 2013!

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    6 minutes ago, binman said:

    I think mick mcguane misunderstood the loading memo

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    8 minutes ago, binman said:

    I think mick mcguane misunderstood the loading memo

    He did well to get 4 last week.

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    Woey going out is unlucky imv 

    Harmesy still in (for now) is lucky 

    JJ didn’t keep up his required standard so very vulnerable again 

    Hibbo deserves to come back but we are already ok for defensive structure.  
     

    Spargo fell over in 2 contested play events and did an undisciplined act to gift Willy a free goal.  His goal from outside 50 with a 5 goal breeze behind him was good but not excellent.  Didn’t do enough to warrant return to 1sts. 
     

     

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    5 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    He did well to get 4 last week.

    So did I.

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    2 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Woey going out is unlucky imv 

    Harmesy still in (for now) is lucky 

    JJ didn’t keep up his required standard so very vulnerable again 

    Hibbo deserves to come back but we are already ok for defensive structure.  
     

    Spargo fell over in 2 contested play events and did an undisciplined act to gift Willy a free goal.  His goal from outside 50 with a 5 goal breeze behind him was good but not excellent.  Didn’t do enough to warrant return to 1sts. 
     

     

    Pretty much spot on with everything there. 

    JJ didn't inspire me much last week there was a lack of urgency in his game, expecting a lift this week. 

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    11 hours ago, Sydee said:

     

    Perhaps it’s time to not say anything if you haven’t got anything positive or constructive to add 

    That’s what my old mum told me for many years.   Exact same words well meaning 

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    I think Sparrow is the obvious choice to replace Woey. Taj has been good and glad the club has given him time but he's on the cusp of best 22 for me. I thought the club would play Grundy so Max gets to play about 75% bit wondering now if Jvr plays more ruck. Ideally I would love Hibbo to play but can't work out who gets dropped for him. 

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    12 hours ago, DeeMee said:

    Goody did say Grundy won’t play this week so not sure why he is named - emergency I guess. I favour him being on the bench to share ruck duties against their two rucks.

    One of the stranger things in selection this season with Goody saying Grundy will almost certainly miss but names him in the extended team. What's the point? 

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    On 7/30/2023 at 6:16 PM, Demonland said:

    The Demons are back on the road again and will travel to Blunstone Arena in Hobart to take on the North Melbourne Kangaroos on Sunday afternoon. Who comes in and who goes out?

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    Not sure about everyone else, but I think we should rest Gawn and let Grundy play. If we can't win with Grundy we have some problems.

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    2 minutes ago, JackVineyNo1Fan said:

    Not sure about everyone else, but I think we should rest Gawn and let Grundy play. If we can't win with Grundy we have some problems.

    I thought resting Max was a good idea too. But then I thought Max is a confidence player. This has become more evident by his drop on form on sharing his role with Grundy. Perhaps breaking his great form and momentum may be detrimental. Jvr probably to take on a little more ruck.

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    13 hours ago, dees189227 said:

    Poor Taj I thought he started all right. He was a bit quiet last week but I think of the chances Neal Bullen, kozzie,even spargo and JJ have had over the season.

    Of course nth bring back Cunnington. The guy that always manages to find the ball against us.

    Really agree about Cunnington - seems to star against the Dees, each time we play, then goes noticeably quiet when challenging other teams. We need to lock him down with a fit, muscle man. 

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    14 minutes ago, Deemania since 56 said:

    Really agree about Cunnington - seems to star against the Dees, each time we play, then goes noticeably quiet when challenging other teams. We need to lock him down with a fit, muscle man. 

    A fit muscle man … JV7 👏👏👏👏

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    Just because Smith has played well being used as the sub doesn’t mean he shouldn’t get an opportunity to play a whole game. If any player makes our team as little as 1% better they should be playing. Was Hibberd’s last game against the Cats? He didn’t play well that night, plus earlier in the year when we just went with May and Lever as the two talls they weren’t at their best, our system and players work better with two kpd plus Lever. For mine Hibberd to miss and we need to make a call on CHB, either persist with Thommo or give the last 4 games to Smith.

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