Official change

[Carolyn]

Originally posted by barry
N.Davis is named as emergency in case Buchanon doesnt recover in time. There arent that many other options.

Maybe they're waiting for someone to pull out because of some lingering injury...

[DST]

Demons fans on bigfooty think they are one tall to many at present with their current line-up.

Would suggest that Doyle was supposed to come in for Richards but the match committe have retained him to play as a fourth tall defender.

Wouldn't surprise me to see Richards come out for either Schmidt or maybe even Davis as a late replacement which takes the pressue and the media build up off him.

DST

[SimonH]

Sydney, by long tradition, tell players on Thursday night if they're to be dropped. Unless there's an unexpected player whose fitness doesn't come up to speed (a la Bucky last week), these 22 will play.

Making Davis an Emg is a PR exercise, plus a tangible promise to him that if he makes any kind of effort in the 2nds this weekend, he'll be playing against Geelong.

Melbourne look significantly weaker with all of those changes; but still good enough to nail us if we don't turn up to play.

[Thunder Shaker]

Originally posted by Will Sangster
I can't believe peaheart richards keeps his place for another week. he is without a doubt the weakest link in the team.

Someone has to be 22nd out of 22.

[Schneiderman]

Without any real speed left in the Demons midfield and forward line, the least experienced and smaller player in Phillips is the obvious one to get punted.

Schmidt was the next logical one to get punted for Bucky.

Doyle comes in as a ruckman, and is therefore a change in structure to replace Phillips.

Richards has been doing ok as backup ruck, so is insurance in case Doyley struggles. Plus he is added insurance if Neitz does well on LRT or Barry. With Miller back in, the Demons have got a few more tall options up forward or down back, so we need our options too. Only Vogels could have taken this spot, and personally I think Luke is a tad unlucky. Ted has to play a really good game this week to keep his spot.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

I think perhaps your post should read . . . .

Originally posted by Snowy
As for Bevan, one of the worst players running around in the AFL today but he must, like Benny, do some pretty good stuff off the ball when somebody else is watching.

[caj23]

Originally posted by Thunder Shaker
Someone has to be 22nd out of 22.

nice theory except that i'd rank him around about our 30th best player

[jenky28]

Im devastated i am going to my third match in a row and crouch still isnt back in the line up. I got to watch him last week in the ressies but it just aint the same.

[Bleed Red Blood]

Originally posted by jenky28
Im devastated i am going to my third match in a row and crouch still isnt back in the line up. I got to watch him last week in the ressies but it just aint the same.

Woe is you.

[Piobaireachd]

Originally posted by ROK Lobster
Reserves play Sunday. I would think that Davis will play. Dumb, given Roos comments that he needs one more game, if he doesn't.

Give it a rest you silly person. Talk about damned if u do damned if u don't.