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well all i can say the last couple of weeks, the team we have at the moment are all playing there best

which players not in, can fit back into the teram

players like cj,dunn,warnock,jamar,brown,ferguson,miller etc

yze,pickett,bartram, whelan,rivers will slot in when back from injury, but what about the others?

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    we are not going to make finals realistically. we will stumble somewhere. lets get real.

    if we were clever we would start preparing for next year. that doesnt mean that we dont go out and try to win every game.

    but it does mean

    a) we start deciding the players who wont be there next year and dont play them again

    3 definites who are gawn are jamar, neville, and and ferguson. do not play them again. hard decision to be made on N.Brown, C.Johnson, Pickett and miller. if decide one isnt going to be here next year then do not play them again

    B) decide which youngster will feature heavily next season and play them regularly. do not drop them unless they are terribly out of form.

    pettard, frawley, sylvia, jones, bate, PJ, Bartram, Newton and Buckley should all play regularly.

    a guy like frawley wil not be good next season if he doesnt play this season. experience is important get it into them.

    c) if we need guyz in certain possisions next yr, play them there. e.g. if miller if neaded to play against the gorrillas, then play him against them. if frawley is intended as a key position, give him a go

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    well all i can say the last couple of weeks, the team we have at the moment are all playing there best

    which players not in, can fit back into the teram

    players like cj,dunn,warnock,jamar,brown,ferguson,miller etc

    yze,pickett,bartram, whelan,rivers will slot in when back from injury, but what about the others?

    The following aren't in our best 22 -

    Ferguson - can't see him playing in '08

    Jamar - will be a beneficiary of our lack of ruck stocks if he's on the list next year...I'd be happy to delist him

    Brown - on the wrong side of 30...have enjoyed watching him at times but his time is limited

    Miller

    Warnock - probably has one more year but probably not going to be a regular AFL footballer

    CJ - but I would like him given opportunities if his form is good enough; probably has another year up his sleeve though

    The five you've mentioned are in our best squad as well as Moloney - and Dunn's in the mix too.

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    The following aren't in our best 22 -

    Ferguson - can't see him playing in '08

    Jamar - will be a beneficiary of our lack of ruck stocks if he's on the list next year...I'd be happy to delist him

    Brown - on the wrong side of 30...have enjoyed watching him at times but his time is limited

    Miller

    Warnock - probably has one more year but probably not going to be a regular AFL footballer

    CJ - but I would like him given opportunities if his form is good enough; probably has another year up his sleeve though

    The five you've mentioned are in our best squad as well as Moloney - and Dunn's in the mix too.

    the only thing with moloney is he has only played 13 games since 2005 and seems to be very injury prone

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    For sure, Moloney's fitness woes have been pretty disappointing.

    When he's up and about I think he's vying for a spot in our best team but the last game I saw him play he was virtually running on the spot.

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    Rivers, Yze, Molpney, Bartram, and Pickett all ery important to us

    We will get most of them back after the break then will make a massive FInals run

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    Rivers, Yze, Molpney, Bartram, and Pickett all ery important to us

    We will get most of them back after the break then will make a massive FInals run

    while i think its great to have hope for the finals, we realistically will not make it this season.

    we should just focus on winning the majority of matches and developing a youthful starting 22 that plays a good brand of footy so that we can have an assualt of 2008

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