Neitas bump

It sounds like a central tendon injury. These can take much longer to rehab. Slow heavy load that progresses slowly to faster movements. It is very individual in healing time. With load progression measured by the medical team The week in hospital would of made his hamstring worse because he was not able to load the tendon during this time. Tendons love appropriate load. No load actually makes them worse. We are doing the right thing, we need Oliver in September and there is no point getting him back when he is not ready.

Could Bowey play Spargos role in the forward line? He is similar in that he is elite by foot and cool under pressure. Can kick it further than spargo and is more likely to convert his opportunities

Good leadership viney

Get Hunter off! He is killing us

I had exactly the same thoughts. Surely BBB should of come in!

I agree Rivers needs to get that out of his game. He played a terrific last qtr. But I can recall his skill error by foot resulting in a goal in the last qtr over the past 3 consecutive weeks.

The Hawks are awful this year and they will be coming back from a big interstate flogging. We need to consider the bigger picture anyone that is not 100% fit should be rested (not to casey). The medical and performance team will know who those people are. A freshen up now will help us against some very strong opposition coming such as Port in Adelaide and the filth on kings day.

Still Woewodin

I really enjoyed that game. And yes we were lucky to win but I am proud our boys were mature enough to win, when we probably should not have. The Gold Coast showed they have what it takes to be a very good footy team. Rowell early took it up to clarry and tracs by beating them at contested ball. The coaches put more work into him to nullify his influence and then Noah Anderson was as good as I have seen a player play in our competition. With some luck Gold Coast should play finals this year with that performance. Proud of the boys for finding a way to win against a very good opponent.

Still no Dunstan, what more does the bloke have to do! 48 touches last week.

Couldn't help but look back at the wiz while writing this:

Born in 87. B - J. Rivers, May, Jetta HB - Yze, Lever, Ward C - Tingay, Jones, Langdon HF - Lyon, Schwartz, Davey F - Fritsch, Neitz, Farmer Foll - Gawn, Oliver, Petracca Int: Green, Robertson, Leoncelli, Sylvia Sub: J Viney (come on and inflict brute physicality)

He has not had the opportunity with midfield minutes in seniors. He got brownlow votes playing midfield at the saints. I think he is up to it, if he gets given a proper chance.

I'm really disappointed they didn't pick Dunstan. I really feel for the bloke, he is basically in our best every week at casey and would definitely clean up our clearances. Imo offers more than JJ. Can't help but feel the James magner curse everytime he is over looked.

"Dunstan with 29 disposals, seven clearances and a goal" We got beaten up around the clearances against Brisbane and Sydney will be similar. We need to find away to get this clearance bull into the team. I think Harmes makes way for him. Harmes only had 3 kicks for the game on Friday night.

I just read the stats, Harmes only 3 kicks for the night. And had plenty of midfield minutes. Surely Dunstan is better than that.

I still think we will do a trade swap of some description to try and ensure we can grab the best ruckman in the draft Harry Barnett.

Ratten potentially Caught up in the Hawks saga?

Dunstan > Sparrow Get him in next week

We all sore ANB vomit on his knees just before the half time siren. After BB kicked the goal the dees players went at Zorko. Anyone have any intell on what exactly happened to ANB. No footage as far as I'm aware showed an incident??

Harmes for Sparrow. Makes sense to me. Harmes kicks more goals, plays better in the midfield and can tag.

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I think Darcy Moore looked pretty good

Although Smith is the right person to come into the fwd line from a physical attributes point of view. I really don't trust his football iq. That role that melksham is currently playing requires someone who can read the play well and predict situations in advance. I don't think he has that in him unfortunately.

Tomlinson to play defensive fwd - melksham out ( Tomlinson is bigger stronger and a trained defender and will be more likely to bring the ball to ground and bring kozzie and spargo into the game) Dunstan comes in brawshaw returns to the backline and hibberd is omitted. Brayshaw provides more dynamic defensive rebound options and Dunstan is a contested footy beast so we don't lose as much at the stoppages. I would also bring in Harmes (a more consistent performer) to play the same role mid/fwd for sparrow.