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Might be scraping the bottom of the barrel now, but JKH wouldn’t be the worst choice on a wing right now. He was highlighted many times late last year for his two-way running and doing the ‘Team’ thing, something that’s clearly missing right now.

Was told May injury confirmed on SEN this morning. A further 6 weeks, did anyone hear this?

The title needs more names added. Does the mid-season draft include assistant coaches and fitness gurus?

If you look at post #125 by AtboG Macca is listed as Defensive. ??‍♂️

On the MFC site A F under the coaches section it has McCartney listed as Defensive Coach and Chaplin as Backline Coach. Does defensive mean on all areas of the ground?

Can the players that had post-season surgeries be excused from returning unfit? Genuine question, not sure what programs they would be on while recovering in the off season unless all they did was drink.

If true, Gawn must have been talking to himself during his B&F speech.

Those little shoves happen 20-30 times a game without a free kick being awarded. The look of confusion on the players’ faces says it all really.

Was just about to post the same. Did he pay that as a push? Kidding me, right?

Article on AFL.com has him cleared to play after scans yesterday.

This thread is about to ignite. Jetta hurt himself against the Saints? Most saw him struggling prior.

Let’s try our hardest to stay positive until quarter time at least. Put your coaches hats on and discuss how we can win. Bring in some fresh legs for starters, I’ve read suggestions we should go man on man. Can we sustain that for 4 quarters? Toiges have a plethora of zippy small forwards that’s why Hunt goes back for me especially if Jeffy comes in. He was good on Motlop Round 1. At least he has the speed to keep up and make it harder for them. Weid and T Mac need to clunk a few early and get some confidence providing our delivery is much improved. Max and Nank should have an interesting battle. The Nank likes to push forward and is capable of kicking at least a couple. If they are to beat us at least make them earn their goals for the entirety.

Curious. What would the plan be after Saturday? Recovery yesterday, review today, a few laps and kick to kick tomorrow? I read Viney has been cleared after scans on his hand yesterday. Some good news there I suppose.

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Fair enough, if that makes us better. Not sure we will see T Mac in the backline anytime soon, there have been plenty of chances for him to be swung back but the coaches refuse to. I’d like to see Petty get another game, not sure if they will bring him in this week though.

Planet Reality. Do we have a better option if Reiwoldt plays and they have him and Lynch? Then there’s Caddy who plays tall and small well. I’m sure most of us would want to see Hibbo and Fritsch taking key forwards again, not.

What do we do with him? Saw him warming up with the midfield group pre game and thought maybe he will play in the middle in spurts. Then I saw him head to the wing and instantly thought he might line up closer to the defensive 50 so he can be the spare in defence after the bounce which is probably his most suitable role but no, he stayed on the wing and was on Newnes early from memory. As mind blowing as seeing Hibbo go to Membrey at the opening bounce.

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Been the mantra for a while now. Numbers, numbers, numbers to the contest. Observation from behind goals in 1st and 3rd quarters. I thought Frost busted his guts and did the work of two defenders yesterday. He often had to cover loose Saints’ forwards and won his fair share of contests inside our defensive 50. Our one dimensional plan of bombing to contests down the wing is a key ingredient to a recipe for disaster. It would work if someone could take a contested mark to at least make the opposition accountable and open up the game a bit. Think back to Tim O’Brien for Hawks against us in 2017 when we had them on toast but he constantly provided an outlet with his contested marking on the wing. When the ball hits the ground you are simply not going to win every contest, but we think we will with most of our half backs/mids sucked in to that loose ground ball. Again like the Dons game the Saints set up beautifully with a couple of loose men in the middle and outer wing. Bang, they win the ball on the wing, switch to the middle and then to the other side and get us on the counter. Frost now, after originally sprinting 50m and winning the ball in the back half now has to sprint another 50m across the arc to cover more loose men while some of our other defenders/wingmen are still plodding back to defensive 50 with hands on hips. I felt for him and wouldn’t have blamed him if he took himself off for a breather. I always thought the lack of switching by us was by design. Not so sure now, the oppo seems so well set up we simply don’t have the options to switch. When an opportunity arises our mids seem to be jogging across the ground, I’d like to think it’s a fitness issue rather than laziness. It was a filthy day yesterday and never have I seen so many supporters leave at 3 quarter time in Round 5 of a season. Don’t blame them really.

For now. In : O Mac, Lockhart, Garlett. Out: Wagners, Spargo O Mac surely gets back in if Jumping Jack plays. Frost to Lynch. At least with O Mac the Richmond talls will be forced to jump to mark the ball. Fritsch and Hibbo are not key defenders. Hore can go to Caddy and try to run off him, Hunt can go back to play on their mozzie fleet.

Yep, the backline was all over the shop like the Dons game. Hibbo went to Membrey in the goal square at the start of the game. Definitely a wtf moment before the ball was even bounced.

My apologies, I usually double check. For some reason I had Race 4 in mind, i meant Race 5 and I just saw the result, bugger. Hope you got on Race 4 ?

Well, that quarter was enough to pump you up for the journey to the G. That was a horror show.

Best Bet Caulfield Race 4 Number 1 Poised To Strike $4.80(W) Last BB for a while, might pop in for the Brisbane Carnival if time permits. Good luck all.

Any news on Preuss from today’s session? It was mentioned that he might be put through a test.