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PREGAME: Rd 04 vs Geelong

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8 minutes ago, Young Blood said:

Wait do people think that these announced team lineup positions are actually the definite positions they start at on the day/night? Its just slapped together really. I doubt Sparrow starts on a wing either...

Yes, some actually do. Last year someone thought Max Holmes was going to line up on Petty cause Holmes was named on the back flank and Petty on the forward flank.

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    Still can’t get the luck.

    Haven’t had the 2 key Defenders in the same game yet, with both missing 2 of the first 4 games.

    Of course Stewart is back for Cats, who are probably at full strength at home.

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    54 minutes ago, Heart Beats True said:

    Laurie should be in for Spargo. Just don’t understand why players get a free run at playing seniors with little footy behind them. Laurie deserves a solid run at it.

    You have a short memory. Laurie is useless in the seniors and should not ever be selected. Ever.

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    1 hour ago, DubDee said:

    Laurie must be wondering what he has to do to get a game but Henderson and Sharp walk into the team and aren't playing very well

    laurie is in the same boat as spargo not an afl footballer...... if you think hendo should be dropped ur clueless, sharp has been okay

    Coaches treat Spargo likes he's Gary Ablett Jnr..

    Unbelievable.

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    Spargo is a proven strong tackler with good kicking skills

    Fair to say we need these attributes

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    I’d like to see us trial more youngsters. See if they measure up. Why play McDonald and Melksham. They will retire at seasons end. We need to see what youngsters like Adams, Laurie etc can offer.

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    4 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Coaches treat Spargo likes he's Gary Ablett Jnr..

    Unbelievable.

    We’re short good kicks and small forwards and players who can tackle. We’ll be better if Spargo finds form.

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    Lever out is a blow still means we have McDonald in the side. Laurie not selected is fair enough Sharp probably deserves another go.

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    24 minutes ago, GS_1905 said:

    You have a short memory. Laurie is useless in the seniors and should not ever be selected. Ever.

    Useless as in half the players playing who are out of form? Petty was useless all of last year yet he survives. Fritta has also been useless and has been given a big run. Laurie hasn’t been given an extended run in the seniors and deserves one.

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    24 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    Spargo is a proven strong tackler with good kicking skills

    Fair to say we need these attributes

    Aand if thats all he has got then another liability


    29 minutes ago, Heart Beats True said:

    Useless as in half the players playing who are out of form? Petty was useless all of last year yet he survives. Fritta has also been useless and has been given a big run. Laurie hasn’t been given an extended run in the seniors and deserves one.

    No, he is at a different level. If he played 1 good AFL game, just one, I’d have a different view, but he hasn’t and won’t if he gets another go. He’s in delist territory.

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    So the easy targets get dropped again.

    At least Johnson can give max a chop out in the ruck instead of van rooyen.

    Also I've seen him apply more defensive pressure than fritsch has done.

    How many more chances does fritsch get & remember his form wasn't that great towards the end of last season.

    1 hour ago, Wrecker45 said:

    Oliver on the pine. Surprising. I would have thought Petracca or Viney before him

    Yep Viney for me. I just think the game has passed him by unless he can reinvent himself as a defensive forward maybe. The modern game is about ball speed and movement not the repeated stoppage game we perfected in 2021, where Viney once thrived. I think Vines is the one to go.

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    1 hour ago, adonski said:

    People expecting Fritsch to get dropped are booonana's

    That quote will come back to haunt you

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    I can go along with this selected team. I would have dropped a couple of 'names' that are not performing but it is as expected given the coaching teams loyalties to some of the players.

    However, I hope that no players gets a pass in this game. The not negotiables in this game are 'perform or get dropped, no excuses.'

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    typo.... I hate that

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    1 hour ago, samcantstandya said:

    If only Captain Parmenter were in the side.

    Just reminds me.. Where the farqarewee ...

    47 minutes ago, Disco InTurno said:

    At this point I don’t think there is a team we could select that half the posters on Demonland wouldn’t have an issue with.

    That in and of itself speaks volumes

    2 hours ago, adonski said:

    People expecting Fritsch to get dropped are booonana's

    What is the Value of Fritsch ?

    If he’s NOT kicking goals, what is he actually good for?

    Is it his run and carry, his defensive efforts, his pack marking, his physicality, his high possession count, his leadership qualities, his desperation, his clearance work?

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    Just now, Abyssal said:

    What is the Value of Fritsch ?

    If he’s NOT kicking goals, what is he actually good for?

    Is it his run and carry, his defensive efforts, his pack marking, his physicality, his high possession count, his leadership qualities, his desperation, his clearance work?

    He had 8 score involvements last week 👍

    Edited by MrFreeze

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    1 hour ago, DubDee said:

    Spargo is a proven strong tackler with good kicking skills

    Fair to say we need these attributes

    1 hour ago, picket fence said:

    Aand if thats all he has got then another liability

    Name an alternative forward who tackles and can kick? Very negative view.

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