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PREGAME: Rd 17 vs West Coast

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3 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

I think Cyril was mouth watering.

He was, wasn’t he? He had everyone salivating, didn’t he? Folks of every persuasion were in love with him, weren’t they? You wish I’d stfu now, don’t you? But I won’t, will I? I’m entitled to my own opinion, aren’t I? That’s the licence for saying whatever one wants to say, isn’t it? You can tell on I’m on a train bored sch!ttless, can’t you?

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6 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

He was, wasn’t he? He had everyone salivating, didn’t he? Folks of every persuasion were in love with him, weren’t they? You wish I’d stfu now, don’t you? But I won’t, will I? I’m entitled to my own opinion, aren’t I? That’s the licence for saying whatever one wants to say, isn’t it? You can tell on I’m on a train bored sch!ttless, can’t you?

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    I think Woewodin will be lucky to hold his spot. He needs to go harder and be cleaner if he is going to make it.

    Tomlinson may only hold his spot if TMac goes forward. (Champion Data had TMac's game last week as exceptional but I doubt we really want a backline with all of Lever, Tomlinson, May and TMac.)

    Melksham could be the sub.

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    7 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

    I think Woewodin will be lucky to hold his spot. He needs to go harder and be cleaner if he is going to make it.

    Tomlinson may only hold his spot if TMac goes forward. (Champion Data had TMac's game last week as exceptional but I doubt we really want a backline with all of Lever, Tomlinson, May and TMac.)

    Melksham could be the sub.

    TMac won't go forward, or at least for anything other than a cameo. He (and/or the Club/coach) have said that his fitness/foot issues make that non viable.

    Melksham needs match fitness. Being the sub won't help that.

    I can't remember which thread it was/is, but when D'landers are antagonistic towards each other, they would be well advised to heed the words of a great philosopher/thinker ...

    We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful. - Taylor Swift

     

     

     

     

     

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    I think Fullerton could play and chop out for Max and play pettys role. 

    If that's the case them Melk as sub.

     

    More than likely we play Melk in the Petty role and swing TMac forward if we need more tall targets up front

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    11 hours ago, DubDee said:

    We can’t lose Petty and Tommo. 

    WC have 3 tall fwds in darling Allen Waterman. not huge talls but all dangerous

    Petty Brown out 

    Melksham Salem in

     

    How much more dangerous than Stock Aitken Waterman?

    We should be so lucky.

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    Looking at the two sides West Coast are not much less experienced than we are....you'd think a bottom team would be playing all kids but the Eagles have plenty of veterans - just not performing consistently anymore. 

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    13 hours ago, picket fence said:

    Fullarton instead of Jeffo!! Are we tanking? Explain how Jeffo travelling emergency last week played an excellent game in the wet last week and not even in the extended squad??

    GOODWIN has lost the plot!

    I have read your famous track reports, so I’m sure you have the better handle on the roles these players are capable.

    But Jeffo surely doesn’t ruck well, at AFL level? And Gawn needs a break. If Fullerton is worth a list spot, surely THIS is the moment!

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    16 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

    It usually doesn't work. Goodie has made a career of bringing players straight back in after injury or too early & it usually fails.

    Salem - fail   Bowey - fail  Petty- fail

    McAdam  - fail

    Not a pretty record.

     

     

    Spargo - fail

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    If there ever was a time for a test for Fullerton as a ruck chop out/big this would be it. 

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    1 hour ago, DemonWA said:

    I think Fullerton could play and chop out for Max and play pettys role. 

    If that's the case them Melk as sub.

     

    More than likely we play Melk in the Petty role and swing TMac forward if we need more tall targets up front

    Agree on Fullarton, to give Max a rest.

    But Melk is named on ground, doesn’t that mean he isn’t sub?

    Think both Fullarton and Melk will play. TMac in defence.


    Fullarton, Chandler, Turner and Salem (or Bowey)

    Tholstrup sub

     

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    1 hour ago, DemonWA said:

    I think Fullerton could play and chop out for Max and play pettys role. 

    If that's the case them Melk as sub.

     

    More than likely we play Melk in the Petty role and swing TMac forward if we need more tall targets up front

    It’s my dream that fullarton can be that second Ruck and we leave JVR up forward to kick bags. 6 this week will do!

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    Dees have a 100% strike rate of mistakenly bringing someone straight back in the senior.

    Buck the trend Jake

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    35 minutes ago, No10 said:

    Agree on Fullarton, to give Max a rest.

    But Melk is named on ground, doesn’t that mean he isn’t sub?

    Think both Fullarton and Melk will play. TMac in defence.


    Fullarton, Chandler, Turner and Salem (or Bowey)

    Tholstrup sub

     

    I hope they keep Tholstrup and give him a decent run. Then perhaps Windsor as sub as he hasn’t done a lot the past couple of games and his kicking and handball radar has been well off.

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    1 minute ago, Neil Crompton said:

    I hope they keep Tholstrup and give him a decent run. Then perhaps Windsor as sub as he hasn’t done a lot the past couple of games and his kicking and handball radar has been well off.

    Would definitely support that...hope Tholstrup stays in.

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    1 hour ago, No10 said:

    Agree on Fullarton, to give Max a rest.

    But Melk is named on ground, doesn’t that mean he isn’t sub?

    Think both Fullarton and Melk will play. TMac in defence.


    Fullarton, Chandler, Turner and Salem (or Bowey)

    Tholstrup sub

     

    I'd hate to see kolton as the sub I liked his game last week. Keep him in the rest of the year please !!

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    9 minutes ago, Neil Crompton said:

    I hope they keep Tholstrup and give him a decent run. Then perhaps Windsor as sub as he hasn’t done a lot the past couple of games and his kicking and handball radar has been well off.

    who plays on the wing then? not sure Kolt has the run in him yet?

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    2 hours ago, Viney Vidi Vici said:

    If there ever was a time for a test for Fullerton as a ruck chop out/big this would be it. 

    With Petty out I think we need some height up forward and JVR to stay in the forward line for the entire game aside from when he's on the bench.

    Therefore I wouldn't be opposed to Fullarton getting a gig.  It would mean that Kolt would probably get dropped from the extended bench and most would be against that.

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    3 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    With Petty out I think we need some height up forward and JVR to stay in the forward line for the entire game aside from when he's on the bench.

    Therefore I wouldn't be opposed to Fullarton getting a gig.  It would mean that Kolt would probably get dropped from the extended bench and most would be against that.

    Agreed. I think JVR is a great 2nd ruck but we need him at full forward more. Carlton get by with Cripps at stoppage, so surely we can fill the position when Gawn is off the ground with someone who isn't quite so vital to our structure up forward (as JVR is).

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    4 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

    I think Woewodin will be lucky to hold his spot. He needs to go harder and be cleaner if he is going to make it.

    I agree, although he's listed on the ground, so he's playing in the 22. But to be fair to Woey, we have yo yo'd him in and out for 12 months. Hard to get continuity going with that.

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    4 hours ago, DemonWA said:

    I think Fullerton could play and chop out for Max and play pettys role. 

    If that's the case them Melk as sub.

     

    More than likely we play Melk in the Petty role and swing TMac forward if we need more tall targets up front

    Rather than having a forest of tall timbers up front, we more desperately need more mobility up front to be creative targets for those to whom the responsibility, downfield, is to exploit their eyes, the opportunities and leads and space-making that result in goals, not clearances by the opposition (as our key forwards are pillars of salt who do not even bother to chase down opposition clearance exponents). 

     

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    50 minutes ago, Chook said:

    Agreed. I think JVR is a great 2nd ruck but we need him at full forward more. Carlton get by with Cripps at stoppage, so surely we can fill the position when Gawn is off the ground with someone who isn't quite so vital to our structure up forward (as JVR is).

    Cripps is 6 foot 4 though, so taller than JVR. None of our mids are in that height range and because we can lack speed from the stoppage, it probably is a little dangerous to play without someone who gives us a good contest. JVR does this. But I'd play Fullarton this week.

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    24 minutes ago, Binmans PA said:

    Cripps is 6 foot 4 though, so taller than JVR. None of our mids are in that height range and because we can lack speed from the stoppage, it probably is a little dangerous to play without someone who gives us a good contest. JVR does this. But I'd play Fullarton this week.

    Cripps is 195 cms which is nearly 6 foot 5 inches.

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    Texts have been revealed from 3 current WC players discussing how they want the coach gone

    Things are going great out West

    My word we better belt them

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    21 hours ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

    I think the main thing with Melk is too give him a game in the Magoo's.

    If he shows something during the game bring him off at half time for next week.

    Let's be sensible with this and respect his comeback appropriately.

    Training and rehab form different to game day situations/intensity.

    I was obviously wrong. 

    Go The Snake, Go Dees.

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