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WC have yet another home game advantage. We're permitted from training at OS.
On another note. I hope we get to wear our Indigenous kit to celebrate NAIDOC week. Love our guernsey
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(07-07-2022, 07:55 AM)madbluboy link Wrote:Paddy played in the centre. The easiest position to get tackles
He also had less time on ground and played his first match for the season.
No reason why cerra shouldn't build his fitness in the VFL.
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(07-07-2022, 11:04 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:He also had less time on ground and played his first match for the season.
No reason why cerra shouldn't build his fitness in the VFL.
Cerra is an AFL player, sadly Dow is a VFL player.
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(07-07-2022, 11:04 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:He also had less time on ground and played his first match for the season.
No reason why cerra shouldn't build his fitness in the VFL.
Don't think coaches rate Paddy Dow - I can see why they don't. You don't tackle you don't play.
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The MC must be having a laugh!
I had this game down as a definite win but, for the first time this season, I don’t think we will win ?
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(07-07-2022, 11:57 AM)DJC date Wrote:I had this game down as a definite win but, for the first time this season, I don’t think we will win ?
Stop making early excuses, and don't disrespect Wet Toast because they are a much better team now than they were just 3 weeks ago.
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(07-07-2022, 12:05 PM)LP link Wrote:Stop making early excuses, and don't disrespect Wet Toast because they are a much better team now than they were just 3 weeks ago.
What early excuses?
The MC stuffed up when they picked the team for last round and they did it again this round.
West Coast have gone with a smallish forward line and our six defenders in the 18 match up quite well, but who is our seventh defender? If it's Sam Durdin, who does he play on and how does he walk straight back into the 22? Kemp and Stocker are well ahead of Durdin and both are better suited to playing against the West Coast forwards. If we persist with Newnes as our seventh defender, the West Coast small forwards will have a day out.
Owies coming back into the 18 is a no brainer but how does Hayes get a spot in the extended squad? His form in the magoos has been average at best.
The bench is likely to be Cerra, Corey Durdin, Fisher and Newnes, so no seventh defender. If Sam Durdin is the sub, it can only be that there's doubts about Weitering's fitness. I expect Setterfield to be the sub and that rounds out the weakest and least balanced team we've put on the park all season.
I hope I'm wrong, but West Coast looks stronger on paper and their form is improving ominously.
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(07-07-2022, 01:17 PM)DJC link Wrote:What early excuses?
The MC stuffed up when they picked the team for last round and they did it again this round.
West Coast have gone with a smallish forward line and our six defenders in the 18 match up quite well, but who is our seventh defender? If it's Sam Durdin, who does he play on and how does he walk straight back into the 22? Kemp and Stocker are well ahead of Durdin and both are better suited to playing against the West Coast forwards. If we persist with Newnes as our seventh defender, the West Coast small forwards will have a day out.
Owies coming back into the 18 is a no brainer but how does Hayes get a spot in the extended squad? His form in the magoos has been average at best.
The bench is likely to be Cerra, Corey Durdin, Fisher and Newnes, so no seventh defender. If Sam Durdin is the sub, it can only be that there's doubts about Weitering's fitness. I expect Setterfield to be the sub and that rounds out the weakest and least balanced team we've put on the park all season.
I hope I'm wrong, but West Coast looks stronger on paper and their form is improving ominously. x2
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One of the aspects of having a number of injuries is that it throws an extra burden on the remaining players.
They not only have to perform their own roles but pick up the extra slack caused by a missing team-mate.
That's not such a difficult task for a week or two.
But if it's an increasing injury list over an extended period that eventually wears a side (and individuals) down.
So we need to look not just at the injury list but how players are coping with the extra responsibilities.
Just as a example, Jack Silvagni is a player who gives 110%.
He bleeds Navy Blue.
He can perform multiple roles and as such is a valuable asset.
But he's starting to show signs of a bit of wear and tear, both in his general play and his frustration levels (Opposition players just want to get in blues with him.)
That's probably playing out to some extent across the squad.
It's why games like West Coast will be challenging whatever the repective ladder positions.
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Perhaps Tall Durds has been named so he can take up a key tall post down back, releasing Young into the ruck changing with TDK enabling SOJ to focus on his forward game?
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