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Think they'll make minimal changes. If Hogan and Garlett can come in, that's a start, and would be 2 in for 2 out (Viney/Bugg). Then take it from there, but on VFL form, next cab off the rank would be JKH.

Wonder if the story of this year for us isn't going to be injuries to key players for key periods. There's only so much you can do.

Not blaming the scheduling in isolation, but 4 games in 18 days, including one in Perth? Just nothing there that would have helped. Feel like we left it all out on the park in Perth last weekend, and not enough foot soldiers left. Fringe players were exposed tonight, some more than others. A few positives, and even some positives amongst the negatives, but time to move on from this one. We get a decent break to refresh and rebuild, hopefully can get some players back to push through the last part of the season.

He does keep them in top shape.

You can't be serious.

Swans look impressive, getting their mojo back. The depth runs deep with them. Out of all the teams we've played this year, they look a class above. Wouldn't rule them out come September. On the other hand, as it has been all year, our weakness is our last handful of players picked: Bugg, Melksham, ANB, Harmes all mostly invisible, and/or poor with/around the ball. Stretch hasn't touched it much either, but at least his disposals generally get to where they're meant to be going. Can't see us getting out of this. Jones, Garlett, Watts, Hogan out, and the rest of them playing their 4th match in 18 games. There's a limit.

Yes, because lord forbid we should show respect, compassion and understanding to people who aren't cis-gender, straight, neurotypical white males.

If we can win this without Hogan, Jones, Watts and Garlett, they can just give us the flag straight away, because when they come back ... look out. Suspect that it'll be a step too far, especially on the back of this run of 6 day breaks and matches away.

Hunt seems to have ended up forward against WC, so perhaps it's a future role for him. Nothing to say he'll spend his career as a back, though we do reap the benefits of his rebound runs.

So, just a normal game then.

We'd need to get close to our best team on the park in the run into the finals, and then be able to keep them there.

Except that they're not all out. Hogan due back in a week or two, Watts this week, and we don't know that Viney or Garlett will be out at all.

Fabulous win, one for the ages. Next week will be interesting. Only 6 days, and injury cloud over Viney, Salem and Garlett. Watts back in, but for the rest, getting to be a war of attrition.

Hard to see what more he can do to set the world alight when the coach describes him as 'the pick of the players'.

I don't know that anyone's defending him per se. But people are defending his right to do/say what he wants - whether or not anyone likes it. The only thing I don't get in all this, is why people keep engaging with someone who they don't want to engage with. Just block him. Problem solved.

Need some Stretch. According to Plapp "was the pick of the players" on the weekend. Not a replacement for Jones, though if we had a replacement for Jones, they'd already be playing. Apart from that, wouldn't be surprised to see JKH get another run at it, or even Kent (forward for forward).

Imagine one of Weideman or Spencer will play, not both. Not sure who'll go out. But we struggled up forward on Monday, and Spencer would at least give us the option of leaving Pedersen forward and Tom Mac back.

2 Words: Hogan Gawn

He meant covfefe.

Seriously? Goodwin, McCarthy, Rawlings and co., with years and years of full time footy at the highest level can't see what random fans on a footy forum can? Getting into Dunning-Kruger territory.

Pity about the 50% efficiency. At half time he was around 40% DE. Like the way he goes about it, but if he could only tighten up his disposals ...

Worth watching the Watts interview on the site re reaction and instructions from the coaches at half-time. We're in good hands.

Joeboy on Tyson - self in dulgent

But can we keep it up? Stopping Treloar would be useful.

It's nothing to do with having ticker, it's all about smarts, skill and execution under pressure.