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Bad news keeps coming. McCartin still experiencing mild concussion symptoms. Hopefully he makes a full recovery soon.
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It's very hard to live in a studio apartment in San Jose with a man who's learning to play violin. That's what she told the police when she handed them the empty revolver.
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Prestia just went off with what looks like a knee as well. We might have half a chance against them next week
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Changes for Round 6 v Richmond Tigers
Sounds as if Prestia injury is serious (possible ACL). Plus Cotchin and Nankervis also ended match on injury bench. Miserable on injury front for a few clubs now.Last edited by Meg; 5 July 2020, 06:09 PM.Comment
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Cotchin suggested post game that he’d injured his hamstring again.
Earlier, ruckman Toby Nankervis appeared to twist his lower leg during the third term and didn’t take any part in the last quarter of the game.
Star goalkicker Tom Lynch appeared to have an issue with his hand, while Nathan Broad dislocated a finger in the second term."
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They are not a tall team at key positions either, so a better match up, physically at least.Comment
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Shane Edwards and Bachar Houli are the two senior players not going to the hub. Houli has a very recent newborn and Edwards has one due in August.
Fair enough I think.
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Unless we start to play some real talent we will get blown away. No use playing blokes who will never be AFL standard. Richmond, in their 2017 premiership year, played youngsters with talent and slowly weeded out all the dross. It may be that some of our fav players could be victims of coaching for a premiership line up. So be it.
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Bad news keeps coming. McCartin still experiencing mild concussion symptoms. Hopefully he makes a full recovery soon.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/...05-p5597n.html
“Meanwhile, both the Swans and GWS Giants are planning to set up reserves games or match simulation sessions against the visiting Victorian teams, who will be based in Sydney over the coming weeks.”Comment
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There was another practice match today between GWS and us, hopefully there was a RWOer there as we can't expect any reasonable update from the club on any of our reserve players progress...[emoji19]
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If not, I say just bring him in. What have we got to lose? With Melican injured now too our key defensive cupboard is bare. I'd rather give Maibaum a go than try a pygmy backline to go with our pygmy forward line.
And let's not forget, he was an under-18 All Australian who by all accounts was doing well against AFL types in the NEAFL before injuries set in. Surely it is worth the experiment now if his body is OK?My opinion is objective truth in its purest formComment
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Why not try this?
Drop our top 10 best players for a rest (all injured for at least 3 weeks ) Or longer if we can get away with it!!!!!! Ins our next best 10 reserve players.We won't win to many games so why not rest our best, and Blood our up and comers??????Comment
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Stephens and bell talked up from the scratch match.
I expect Stephens to come in for gray at least. Maybe Amarty in for Melican ( groin) Aliir back to defence.
Would also like to see warner given a game for ronke but I doubt they will just yet
Bell may get a chance for Hayward. I would leave Macinerny as he as been giving good effort and looks like he is trying his guts outComment
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I don’t really understand the calls to bring in a bunch of untried new recruits all at the same time.
Sure we’re had a few losses. But we’re heavily undermanned in the talls department.
Playing a bunch of new draftees is unlikely to all of a sudden have us up and winning.
It does get senior game time into them, but what good is senior experience when it’s being flogged week in-week out? Traditionally, I think bringing them in more slowly helps the young kids gain experience and confidence among the core senior players who they can learn off.
Saying that you don’t take a pick 5 to play him in the magoos is rubbish. You take a pick 5 because you see talent in him, but that talent might not be senior ready for some time. Rushing him doesn’t help develop that talent or have his body physically ready to match it with the big boys, the mature, AFL seasoned bodies.
So making wholesale changes to bring in youth will likely make a painful season for players and supporters alike.Comment
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