Would have to be tempting just to give him this week off, then bye then back for Hawks game 100% fit without any doubts
If he felt some ( even slight) ātightnessā, and wanted to come off, thatās the smart, mature thing to do. So instead of like a young player risking it, and turning it into a 6 week hammy he makes it a 2 week job. Then he absolutely did the right thing.
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Thank fark. Weāve had some serious hammies of late so good news
Got to give him the week off
We had Lav experience tightness in his hammie last preseason. Scans showed no issue. Then pinged it in practice match that week.
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Wait, didnāt we just sack our entire fitness staff because he did a hammy? Call everything into question? Overthrow the board?
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Please dont play him! Give him two weeks off.
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Wont play this week, has the bye which will give him 2 weeks off. Comes back for the Hawks game
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We should be able to get the job done without him.
but thats what i thought against Sydney too with Daniher!
Will need Shiel in the back end of the year we shouldnt risk him.
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Yep. However, if we had a six day break this week and no bye next week, Iād fully expect us to play him.
Raz
Brown
JD
Shiel
Stringer
Who else have I missed? I canāt see how we can get the job done with no one up forward and out best clearance player gone.
Who will stop Cripps?
Iām sure that spider Curnow will go to Merrett and shut him down
Fisher is playing ok and I expect Plowman or Dowle to have a blinder like most duds do against us.
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Smith
Nobody has stopped him all year and theyāve only won one game.
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Tagged by DeBoer vs GWS. 12 possession game
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De Boer stopped him good and proper, 2 weeks ago, I believe.
But then again, DeBoer is now the top tagger in the comp.
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Yes he did. My point was, heās one of the best players in the AFL and heās in the worst team, that canāt win regardless of how much he dominates. I donāt think GWS would have lost if DeBoer didnāt keep him under wraps.
Simpson and Thomas will rack up 70 uncontested possessions combined without an Essendon forward within 50m of them
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Reconfirmed by Crow in the injury report. Will need to get through training and a fitness test to play. Would think it unlikely.
Weāre only playing Carlton we can rest himā¦
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If you can stand, you pass the EFC fitness test.
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Because Carlton will play an extra defender. Situation normal.
Come on people, give our fitness department some credit here, itās not like they have a history of player mismanagement!
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