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PREGAME: Rd 20 vs GWS

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FB:  McVee  May  Hore

HB:  Lever  TMac  AMW

C:  Windsor  Viney  Langdon 

HF:  Fritsch  Petty  Chandler 

FF:  Kossie  JVR  Melk

MID:  Gawn  Oliver  Rivers

Bench:  ANB   Bowey  Billings  Brown  Woewodin (Sub)

In:  Gawn, Hore, Brown, Woewodin (Sub)

Out: Kolt (inj), Salem (inj), Turner

Turner unlucky but I think we are too tall and slow up forward if he plays with Max back

I like the idea of hore in the side to play the old Hibbard role, think we really need that ball reading ability.  If wet maybe Howes instead

Pup earned a track as did Billings from their games on the weekend 

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    2 hours ago, poita said:

    Richmond got a crowd of 19K to their game against the Giants two weeks ago on a Sunday afternoon. 

    Given our respective member numbers and the poor forecast for Saturday night, are we in danger of falling below that number? 

    SEN seems to think so. Garbage outlet.

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    2 hours ago, Chook said:

    SEN seems to think so. Garbage outlet.

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    There are people on here who have admitted that they refuse to go to games to "protest" against what they perceive to be poor performance of the club.

    Our own members admit they don't go to games. Hard to blame the media from having a dig at us then.

    FWIW I agree with the other posters who are concerned we will get a lower crowd than the 19k Richmond got two weeks ago. We might play well on Saturday nights but we don't draw good crowds to them, even at the best of times. I reckon we'd do better crowd-wise if this was 1.10pm Sunday. 

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    Apparently both May and Lever have pulled up sore and are in serious doubt/wont play??

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    4 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Apparently both May and Lever have pulled up sore and are in serious doubt/wont play??

    Let’s just pull up stumps….


    21 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Apparently both May and Lever have pulled up sore and are in serious doubt/wont play??

    unless they have a broken leg they better turn up on Sat night

    30 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Apparently both May and Lever have pulled up sore and are in serious doubt/wont play??

    Could explain the Jed Adams coach talk mentioned in the training thread.

     

    2 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Some people will be very happy with Sparrow's omission

    Yep, they’ll be throwing a party 

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    Just now, Nascent said:

    Paging @adonski

    Not sure if Goody knows the importance of the Sparrow role personally

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    2 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Some people will be very happy with Sparrow's omission

    On form he absolutely deserves to be dropped. His numbers are all down by the eyeball test is even worse, just has no impact on games.

    Unfortunately the cupboard is bare and the inclusions are uninspiring. Would've much prefered to see Brown than Laurie.

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    1 minute ago, adonski said:

    Not sure if Goody knows the importance of the Sparrow role personally

    Did such a great job defending the Freo mids as they won the first 24 clearances of the match. 

    Sparrow dropped is great news. At his best, he is slightly unheralded. He hasn't been at his best for a long while.

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    So in: Gawn, Laurie, Woewodin, 

    Out: Salem, Sparrow, Tholstrup

    Interesting changes. Woey to get a full game as the 7th defender?

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    8 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Some people will be very happy with Sparrow's omission

    I was very surprised to see that!

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    6 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

    Sparrow dropped. Very interesting.

    When was the last time he played at Casey?

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    Sparrow out is left field but fair given our midfield was horrible last week. 
    Not sure Laurie will do better tho. 
     

    God help us with the rumours about May and Lever are true. Disco will certainly have to go back to cover May and Howes will replace Lever? 
    Surely they’d have Tomlinson as emergency if May was in doubt. 

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    5 minutes ago, seventyfour said:

    On form he absolutely deserves to be dropped. His numbers are all down by the eyeball test is even worse, just has no impact on games.

    Unfortunately the cupboard is bare and the inclusions are uninspiring. Would've much prefered to see Brown than Laurie.

    Brown with 24 tackles deserved a call up Outstanding performance

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    5 minutes ago, seventyfour said:

    Would've much prefered to see Brown

    I would’ve like to have seen Brown rewarded for last weeks effort 

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    On 21/07/2024 at 18:37, Nicko said:

    After 24 tackles, 27 disposals, 11 clearances and a goal for Casey on the weekend do we reward K. BROWN with a game against the giants?

    Those sorta numbers force him into the team, don’t they?? 

    Obviously not 😣

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    There’s no way we name those emergencies if May and Lever are in serious doubt. 
    Brown is a bit stiff.

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    3 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    Brown with 24 tackles deserved a call up Outstanding performance

    That's insane tackling level. 

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