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PREGAME: Rd 1 6 vs Gold Coast

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42 minutes ago, MrFreeze said:

Goody showing the guts to make tough calls where it matters.

Key defenders with 0 mobility, who can't get close to a ground ball are a massive liability.

Fast, agile, athletic defenders are where it's at.

Oh yeah Goodie is an absolute genius with his selections & tough calls. He has rushed back unfit or underprepared players for the last 4 years.

In fact it's almost become his trademark.

And hasn't it worked out wonderfully well for us.

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    Excellent news on Lever… and i certainly hope Viney goes forward.

    Windsor is a bit stiff, but he has certainly plateaued from last year.

    Goodwin is Coaching for his job

    I have tipped GC, maybe it’s worth changing that

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    17 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Excellent news on Lever… and i certainly hope Viney goes forward.

    Windsor is a bit stiff, but he has certainly plateaued from last year.

    Goodwin is Coaching for his job

    I have tipped GC, maybe it’s worth changing that

    Viney also needed to be dropped, shizzen last week but u know the story.......🫣
     
    53 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    Windsor has 2nd year blues

    Windsor had that foot infection at that critical end-of-pre-season/start-of-season period and has been playing catch-up ever since.

    I actually thought he might have been rested or given time to refind himself a bit earlier - but reinforcements are thin on the ground, there aren't exactly a heap of players at Casey banging the door down for wing/HB positions.

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    Disappointed to see Windsor out, excited to see Jeffo and Kolt back in

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    Just now, seventyfour said:

    Who plays ruck when Gawn rests?

    Petty

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    22 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

    Oh yeah Goodie is an absolute genius with his selections & tough calls.

    Your premise is laughable but in any case, these aren't just Goodwin's calls.

    People here seem to think the club is run like Mooroopna thirds where the coach does everything- including putting out the cones.

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    6 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    Viney also needed to be dropped, shizzen last week but u know the story.......🫣

    Viney needs to move out of the midfield

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    Sharp and Kolt provide bugger all

    Laurie will be a good player at another club as will Roo

    And Petty still gets a gig [censored]!!!

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    2 minutes ago, adonski said:
      2 minutes ago, seventyfour said:

    Who plays ruck when Gawn rests?

    Petty

    Which is why he'll keep his spot.

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    In: M.Jefferson, K.Tholstrup, H.Sharp
    Out: J.Lever (omitted), C.Windsor (omitted), J.van Rooyen (omitted)

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    tmac??????? lets please play our second best defender

    mac andrew will give mj and/or petty a bath

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    CALL THE PARAMEDICS..,.. IM IN SHOCK!😎😵‍💫🤯

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    No TMac? Wow

    I guess Petty goes to defence with Jeffo coming in?

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    4 minutes ago, Demon Jack said:

    No TMac? Wow

    I guess Petty goes to defence with Jeffo coming in?

    One can only hope.

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    3 minutes ago, jaydenh10 said:

    tmac??????? lets please play our second best defender

    mac andrew will give mj and/or petty a bath

    And Sam Collins will scare the Bejesus out of them both

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    Demonland: We need to play the kids, they're the future.

    MFC: Plays the kids

    Demonland: Why aren't we playing one of the oldest guys on the list whose feet are shot?

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    4 minutes ago, Demon Jack said:

    No TMac? Wow

    I guess Petty goes to defence with Jeffo coming in?

    Howes playing 3rd tall in defence for a more mobile look imo

    May, Disco, Howes

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    I’m only here for the outrage.

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    I LOLOLOLOL at the fact the clown thinks he’s made some sort of selection statement by dropping a defender despite defending well (but not dropping the one who had 7 kicked in him) and 2 kids but then keeping Petty in the side

    Dropping JVR over Petty shows Goodwin isn’t actually serious with his “selection statements” and hopefully the players see through it as well

    Cannot wait for this contract to run down because the damage he does to this footy club in the meantime is going to be irreparable

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    Turner has passed TMac as second (and third) key defender.

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    2 minutes ago, bing181 said:

    Turner has passed TMac as second (and third) key defender.

    Agreed but what about Petty?

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