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PREGAME: Rd 02 vs Hawthorn

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Just now, binman said:

Maybe Goody is going through an experimental phase. 

We shouldn't mix experimental with bad management!

 
3 minutes ago, dee-tox said:

We shouldn't mix experimental with bad management!

Might be fairer to grade his management after the game.

As BDA notes his selections last week, much ridiculed on here, turned out to be very good decisions. 

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    We have 2 games in 5 days coming up. In no world can Petty and Ben Brown play both those games. It makes sense to play Petty and sub him off for Ben Brown or vice versa. Also possible that JVR will do more rucking this week to help Gawn and keep him fresher and that means we can play both JVR and Ben Brown together. 
     

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    18 minutes ago, hardtack said:

    I can only see Petty being the sub. He’s barely match fit, so I’d guess they’ll want to use him as an impact player where he can run hard for half (or less) of a game.

    Good to see him back though!

    I feel he might start. Can’t ever remember us using a key tall as a sub before except the Shack, but that was only to cover the ruck position.

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    1 hour ago, seventyfour said:

    What if someone gets injured in the first minute? That's a full game for Petty whether he's sub or not.

     

    I obviously don't know his fitness levels or how his injuries are tracking but this all feels rushed and sketchy to me.

    We’re playing the 3rd worst team in the comp. It’s a training run

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    11 minutes ago, binman said:

    Might be fairer to grade his management after the game.

    As BDA notes his selections last week, much ridiculed on here, turned out to be very good decisions. 

    Sure. Last week was good. The week before playing an underdone Spargo with Billings sub was not so good!

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    22 minutes ago, binman said:

    Might be fairer to grade his management after the game.

    As BDA notes his selections last week, much ridiculed on here, turned out to be very good decisions. 

    With due respect, I think there was just one selection last week that was questioned and that was the dropping of Tomlinson for TMac.

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    13 minutes ago, dee-tox said:

    Sure. Last week was good. The week before playing an underdone Spargo with Billings sub was not so good!

    Like jazz, when you're experimenting , ya gonna hit some bum notes man.

    :goody:

     

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    1 hour ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    Welcome back Petts.

    Maybe Hore the sub.

    Never in my life have I seen a player statless in the magoos promoted into seniors. RUBBISH on any level! Hore the sub?? HE WAS PHENOMENAL last week

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    36 minutes ago, BDA said:

    last week's selections were heavily criticised. As it transpired they worked out well.

    maybe the FD know what they are doing and we should back them in. If they reckon is good to go then get him in is my view. no point in waiting.

    Agree with this, not many thought TMac and BBB were going to get through a game and they did. I’ll be shutting my eyes anytime it looks like someone’s stood on Perry’s foot but I don’t think it’s worth panicking over picking him. 

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    Doesn't make sense for this week however my guess is this is a long term view over the next three weeks. Next week's game against Port is now an 8 pointer. Then only a five day break to what becomes another danger game v Crows. You'd rather manage Petty's reintroduction against one of the bottom teams where any issues with subs should be manageable rather than leave it to the following week in such an important game against Port and then the Crows.

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    48 minutes ago, BDA said:

    last week's selections were heavily criticised. As it transpired they worked out well.

    maybe the FD know what they are doing and we should back them in. If they reckon is good to go then get him in is my view. no point in waiting.

    This^^^, is a selection committee, last week was 5 changes, (Melbourne has changed the paradigm on how many changes you can make in a team, used to be 5 was a kiss of death) Spargo may not have worked and yes the Semi, but overall club has been getting it right for awhile. I have faith.

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    Billings and Langdon on the wings.

    Windsor as the starting sub.

    Petty to be subbed out late in the third qtr.

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    Going on performance you'd probably pick Sparrow as the sub.

    If not they might give Ben Brown a half and Petty a half .

     

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    1 hour ago, binman said:

    But, who knows goody might start him and say have windsor as the sub as part of managing his program and making sure we don't burn him out (he's played all of the 4 games thus far).

    Windsor was subbed out for Woey last week, (assuming he/ him is Windsor)

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    8 minutes ago, wheaters31 said:

    Billings and Langdon on the wings.

    Windsor as the starting sub.

    Petty to be subbed out late in the third qtr.

    Who got subbed off against the Dogs?

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    Im still bemused, Petty in on almost zero disposals!

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    3 hours ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

    Petty, Wow

    Suggest he's massively underdone

    I just hope that this sent a repeat of the Spargo fiasco - hopefully the FD will have had "learnings" from that.

    1 hour ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

    Agree with this, not many thought TMac and BBB were going to get through a game and they did. I’ll be shutting my eyes anytime it looks like someone’s stood on Perry’s foot but I don’t think it’s worth panicking over picking him. 

    Maybe Sicily will give it just a gentle kick - that is OK now it seems.

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    14 hours ago, Dee*ceiving said:

    The Duke

    I thought so, just wasn't sure

    Fits with the idea they might be managing him?

    Starting as a sub, or coming off for the sub, would support that theory.

    Would be smart given he is only playing his third game in his first season of afl footy.

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    The sub has to come from the 5 players named as interchange. That is Ben Brown cannot be named as sub.

    The sub has to come from Windsor, Hore, McDonald, Petty or Oliver.

    I think Petty.

     

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    Petty back early to make sure if he does go to Adelaide his foot is well and truly fkd

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    Jokes people

    100% about getting some senior time in before the Adelaide games - subbed in or out with BBB opposite

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