he wont miss hes out and about cant be that bad.
They could field Pies VFL team and still beat us. Move on to Melbourne game.
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Well, if itās McGrathās 150th weāre stuffed. We played so well in Heppellās 250th and in Merrettās 200th, didnāt we?
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all we really need is for about 15 players to miraculously discover decent form.
seems doableā¦
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Most anonymous 150 game player in recent history
Yep. No more bloody anniversary games thanks! Jobeās 250 was also an utter clusterfark.
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I gave up on milestone games when the team squibbed it for Fletchers 300th, absolute ā ā ā ā poor effort from the team in that game, Fletch deserved better.
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To be fair, heās the only top 10 draft pick that will play over 150 games. Canāt see the latest batch achieving it.
The players should watch the Hird coached freo game. That was a game won against the odds.
Caddy?
Changes I would love to see:
Menzies out
Kelly in
Caddy in
Goldy out
However Scott wonāt do any of these, maybe Menzies out for Kelly. But Caddy must come in. Scott needs to know he made a giant blunder playing Goldy on a wet night. The rain had been going all day, not ideal conditions for 200+cm blokes.
Caddy can play and provides a huge point of difference and like Draper can bring the whole team together with his energy. His energy and confidence is contagious and we need it
We need Kelly a strong lock down defender back.
I would like to be able to squeeze in Roberts, he deserves his debut.
I like Jake Kelly, but if he got Duz sick before this game then Iāll join the calls to delist him.
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Reckon it will be -
In - Kelly Caddy Shiel
Out - Menzie Goldstein Cox
Hind back to sub.
McGrath McKay Laverde
Heppell Ridley Redman
Duursma Merrett Jones
Gresham Wright Martin
Guelfi Caddy Stringer
Draper Caldwell Durham
Kelly Shiel Perkins Langford
Hind
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I dont have much time for either ruck but one should be dropped. It should be Draper out but it may be easier to manage Goldy. Draper stays but needs to show a lot more. Wright can āhot deskā once or twice a qtr at CBAs.
Shiel comes in for a sadly non performing Perkins
Caddy in for Cox who was stupidly retained as the sub last week in an already overly tall team on a wet night
Alwyn Davey Jnr in for Goldy. Davey hasnāt been setting the world on fire but brings some balance and pressure to the forward line.
Finally I would reward Archie Roberts with selection and will take Menzieās place.
Laverde. McKay. McGrath
Redman. Ridley. Martin
Duursma. Merrett. Jones
Gresham. Caddy. Stringer
Guelfi. Wright. Langford
Draper Caldwell. Durham
I/C. Shiel, Heppell, Davey Jnr, and Roberts
Sub Hind
In: Shiel, Caddy, Roberts, Davey Jnr
Out: Goldstein, Cox, Perkins, Menzie
I am loving all these proposed changes to the team, especially dropping one of the rucks. I personally would bring in Hobbs, Shiel, Tstatas and Kelly for Menzie, Goldstein, Redman and Perkins/Hind. However, Brad Scottās track record would suggest no more than 2 changes, usually two of the younger players in the team (probably Menzie and Cox), replaced by 2 older players (probably Kelly and Shiel).
In any event, I just found out I have tickets booked for Arj Barker at the Clocktower this Friday night. I have a bad feeling that this Friday night is going to get ugly, so I am looking forward to switching off my phone at 7:30 pm.
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B: McGrath McKay Kelly
HB: Martin Ridley Redman
C: Jones Durham Dursma
HF: Perkins Langford Gresham
F: Caddy Stringer Guelfi
F: Draper Merrett Caldwell
I/C Goldy ( Hind or Heppell)Shiel Hobbs
Sub: Heppell
Ins: Caddy Kelly Shiel Hobbs
Outs Wright Laverde Cox Menzie Heppell or Hind Sub)
We need all the help we can get. Fingerscrossed. xxxxxx
Comparative form line is not too dreadful for us.
Our pressure has looked down and our system has been challenged.
We are on the improve this year albeit not as fast as some of our expectations.
Would not be surprised if we pull our finger out Friday night and get the job done we could not finish on Anzac Day.
didnāt Parish get a corked calf last year and ended up missing a month.
Or take a speccy on Ben McKay
Or drop the mark in the final minute so we get a draw rather than lose.