bing181
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PREGAME: Rd 07 vs North Melbourne
Perhaps, but seemed to have worked in our favour the previous year. Problem was though that in 2022 we'd come off a long, gruelling 2021 with not much turnaround. In 2021 we'd come off the shortened 2020 season (and shorter games). We carried a level of fatigue into 2022 that we just didn't have in 2021, and when you add niggles and minor injuries on top of that ...
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PREGAME: Rd 07 vs North Melbourne
Lever wasn't referring to resting players, but to injury management: "It was something that we addressed last year. We thought that we let ourselves down and we let our injuries get too much of us. By the back half of the year we were all running on the spot basically. Lever said injury management had "absolutely" been a key focus heading into 2023 ... https://www.sheppnews.com.au/afl/lever-tips-demons-to-reap-rewards-from-new-injury-plan/
- PREGAME: Rd 07 vs North Melbourne
- GAMEDAY: Rd 06 vs Richmond
- PREGAME: Rd 06 vs Richmond
- POSTGAME: Rd 05 vs Essendon
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GAMEDAY: Rd 05 vs Essendon
Tomlinson being found out against big forwards/rucks, Petty just really down on form/confidence (not to mention, having hardly played back this year), Lever missing and Grundy doesn't really know how to play as a defender. Always going to struggle, need Gawn and Lever badly, maybe Turner in for Petty for a while.
- GAMEDAY: Rd 05 vs Essendon
- GAMEDAY: Rd 05 vs Essendon
- PREGAME: Rd 04 vs West Coast
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PREGAME: Rd 04 vs West Coast
Not surprised by the change, difficult though it is to make changes to a winning team. Pickett in gives us more outside run around the ball, so no surprise that they've kept Sparrow who's more of an insider. Jordan unlucky but will get his chances, we're not going to get through the season without midfield injuries and he's next cab off the rank.
- PREGAME: Rd 04 vs West Coast
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PREGAME: Rd 04 vs West Coast
Petty returns to defence, Hibberd for Kozzie. Petty played a handy defensive forward game, necessary given the potency of the McCartin's, not to mention taking the 3rd tall role that Max often plays. Up the other end we got away with only one real KPD, but can't see it being a long-term positional change for Petty. Also wonder whether or not the Petty move wasn't to help get him back into a bit after two pretty torrid weeks as the main man down back with May's absence. But glad it's not me having to make the selections. Apart from Kozzie coming back, Tomlinson and Tom Mac both played well in the two's. And then there's Blake Howes ... 33 possessions and 16 marks today. Knock knock knock.
- PREGAME: Rd 03 vs Sydney
- PREGAME: Rd 03 vs Sydney
- PODCAST: Selwyn Griffith Interview
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2023 Injury List
Hard to see him making it back to Full Salem this year - which as others have pointed out, will make it 2 years in a row. Far from ideal, he's a key player for us.
- PODCAST: Selwyn Griffith Interview
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PREGAME: Rd 03 vs Sydney
Don't think they'll make more than 3 changes unless forced (injury), Goodwin and co. have always favoured continuity and consistency. May for Thommo plus someone for Max would be 2. Then it's perhaps a tossup between JJ for Harmes and Hibberd for McVie. Tom Mac has indeed been underwhelming, but Max out perhaps throws him a lifeline, at least for a bit. Not the week to be dropping a tall who can pinch-hit.
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NON-MFC: Rd 02 2023
Not sure where I said any team were favorites.
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NON-MFC: Rd 02 2023
Going to be tough this year. I actually felt more optimistic last year, at least you knew where you were. Collingwood and Lions both look scary when they click. Going to need everything to go right.
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Kysaiah Pickett on report
If anyone's interested, here are the current guidelines. Quite specific I would say. Page 10 is probably the one you want (re impact). https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2023/03/01/9c9bdc05-2377-4ffb-a8a0-885835edcaf1/2023-AFL-Tribunal-Guidelines.pdf
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Kysaiah Pickett on report
Because they upgrade the level based on potential to cause injury. i.e. it's as much about how dangerous a tackle is as the outcome.
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PREGAME: Rd 01 vs Western Bulldogs
Notable absentees: Steven May, Jack Viney, Bayley Fritsch, Christian Salem That's 4 of our top 10 or so players missing, including our key back and forward. May out is massive, our backline is just ordinary without him as the general, and the absences of Viney and Fritsch take the edge off around the ground and up forward. It'll take a miracle to win this, all those outs to key players have turned us into Essendon or something.
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PREGAME: Rd 01 vs Western Bulldogs
Nothing to do with MFCSS, if you take out 3 or 4 of your best players you're just not the same team. So yes, we could easily lose this - through no fault of our own. Disagree on the rest. We would never have won the premiership without Viney and Salem, they both play key roles that no-one else can cover.