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Got lucky and got in early somehow. N54, amazing seats. Stoked.

Pray. Honestly, nothing else you can do other than queue and hope.

I just think it's a mistake to flirt with form. We need to win on Sunday, and win well, to give our club even more confidence and put extra fear into the opposition. A loss could see the exact opposite occur. If injuries happen, it happens. That's life. Could've happened any time during the year.

Tommo isn't perfect, but when he's in the side Lever plays so much better. IMO the positives of Lever playing at his best outweigh any negatives that Tomlinson brings. I'd play both Smith and Tomlinson for flexibility . If Tommo is playing poorly, he can be subbed off and Smith shifts down back. If Smith isn't having an impact, he can be subbed off for a midfielder or forward. It's then just a question of who the sub is. I like Hibberd for that role but it's risky. Otherwise, McDonald is good insurance for the forward line and the ruck.

Laurie improved after a poor start but he is the obvious one choice to make way for Fritsch. I would like to see Hibberd in the side too, maybe for Bowey. Free up Rivers to do even more attacking work.

Said it in the changes thread, no idea why we are playing Laurie. It's too late in the season for us to blood players like that when we could be getting game time into the likes of Hibberd or Spargo.

FYI Fritsch is doing drills at Goschs paddock as we speak. In some agility drills he looks to be moving with no issues at all.

Far too late in the season to be playing Laurie. Has shown nothing in his limited exposure before. Would much prefer known players like Spargo. I'd even take Taj before Laurie. I expect Laurie to bounce straight out next week for Fritsch, and that'll be our settled side for finals...