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We kept them to 60 points, a beatable score. Not on the backline, we needed to get more scores from all those I50's.

We don't have a forward line, at least not KPF's. Losing Petty and Melksham is going to be the difference.

And we'll go into the next match without Brayshaw and probably JVR. Nice while it lasted, but we are not winning it from here even if we do win next week.

Melksham, Petty and now Brayshaw out. A step too far.

Not big enough to handle big KPF's, yet alone resting ruckmen. He's more a replacement for Lever.

Yes, but it's a team of coaches working together, not just Goodwin calling the shots. Apparently Uze has a big role on game day in terms of strategies, both reading and responding to. Not to mention that Uze worked at the Hawks, and would know plenty of these players and their strengths/weaknesses.

My thoughts were that he was there to help carry Big Max off if required. Could be wrong.

Grundy is not going to hang around to play in the VFL in case Max gets injured.

Surely Grundy on the move? Another second rounder to add to the deck.

Said it last week. Losing Petty will cost us a flag. We are not going to kick the scores we need against quality opposition without a decent power forward.

As an aside: all part of the push for feminisation of French - usually just by adding an e at the end and la before when/if applicable. Gets messy in a language where nouns are gendered. e.g. referring to a female government minister as madame la ministre, when it should be madame le ministre. On the other hand, dick in french is feminine (la bite), so as Goodwin would say, there's a bit going on in this space.

Not sure re Europe, language/culture differences are much greater than coming from Ireland or U.S.

Surprise surprise. Slow learners.

Loading is the new black.

i.e., you have no evidence to support your argument.

You can only adapt if you have the pieces. On admittedly limited evidence, Petty is head and shoulders above the alternatives.

Goodwin confirmed that it wasn't a short-term injury so ... In a game of inches, there goes the chance at a flag?

Re Petty, "not looking short-term". Goodwin.

Good win, though once again backline looked less secure without Petty there. Speaking of which, losing him is huge, just have to cross fingers. But not ideal.

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Ah, gameday thread, never change.

Yes, Petty up forward, great, yadda yadda. But we can't be leaking 15 goals each week because we've moved him out of the back line - where he plays (played?) such an important role. Resurrect Tommy Mac as second KPD until Adams is ready?

It's not about whether or not he can play forward, it's about what it does to the backline when he does. Thank god Lynch (and Nankervis) were out. Swings and roundabouts.

Talk to the mids. Too easy for them.