rok

[i'm-uninformed2]

how bad must his groin be? he could barely move on a few occasions.

[erica]

Yep, definitely needs some work done on him. Should he play next week?

[Nich]

If ROK hadn't have kicked that goal in the last qtr...deadset...he was a passenger today and I hate to admit it. Couldn't kick, hands weren't clean, couldn't mark. All hallmarks of his game that are non-existent at the moment. I hope he gets his stuff together - we need him.

[Lucky Knickers]

His groin is terrible clearly. Should he play next week - if fit yes - he's smart.

[barry]

With Bradshaw missing, and Jesse White being almost useless, we cant afford any other forward passengers. I think it would be a straight swap for McGlynn if he was ready. Maybe ROK comes back for Prelim or Granny after a week or two's rest.

[SimonH]

Even if McGlynn isn't ready, and with all due respect to the clutch last-quarter goal, any one of Reid, Vespa, Meredith, MOD would offer us more than ROK at the moment (presuming all are cherry-ripe, fully-fit). I'm not so naive as to think all senior players go into the finals at absolutely 100% (see Leo Barry, 2005), but his groin (or whatever it is) has got the better of him and he really needs a week to rest it.

PS I thought Jesse White was fine. Didn't take the hangers today, but created a contest and kept the ball in the area at crucial times, and moved the ball on to advantage a few times too.

[Robbo]

Unless his groin improves significantly during the week he shouldn't play. Was a liability today.

[Ajn]

With Bradshaw missing, and Jesse White being almost useless, we cant afford any other forward passengers. I think it would be a straight swap for McGlynn if he was ready. Maybe ROK comes back for Prelim or Granny after a week or two's rest.

Jesse and Rok took crucial marks that demand recognition. Easy to bag, but they got us over the line....back in the team as Roosy will!

[Bas]

His groin is terrible clearly. Should he play next week - if fit yes - he's smart.

Playing groin ugly !!!!!!! I actually thought Jesse did quite a lot of positive things today.

[cruiser]

You cant take injured players into finals games. If he's injured, he shouldnt play.

[Ratna]

Jesse did everything but take big contested marks. IMO he was very good. ROK is a worry, would love to have him fit but that is obviously not the case.

[Gezball]

ROK looked half dead. I hope they don't keep playing him for the sake of it. At the moment I'd happily take Reid or Rohan ahead of him. He should have a week off.

PS. I thought White was okay too, though one wonders what happened to the White we saw in the last few rounds of last year.

[Yuri H]

I bow to no one in my ROKlove, but yeah - for most of the game (aside from that fanTAStic goal) I kept wondering "hey, is he on the field?" He's too important to us when he's fit - next game, with the Bulldogs so demoralised, injured, and depleted might be a handy chance to rest him. It's the level after that (when/if we get there) that we need everyone at all their best.

[Captain]

Good goal to win the game though.

[chalbilto]

With Bradshaw missing, and Jesse White being almost useless, we cant afford any other forward passengers. I think it would be a straight swap for McGlynn if he was ready. Maybe ROK comes back for Prelim or Granny after a week or two's rest.

With due respect were you watching the same game today. As stated by SimonH he didn't take the hangers today, but created a contest and kept the ball in the area at crucial times, and moved the ball on to advantage a few times too.