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FB Saad Weitering Stocker
HB McGovern Young Marchbank
C O'Brien Docherty Cottrell
HF Silvagni Curnow Fisher
FF Motlop McKay De Koning
R Pittonet Walsh Cerra
Int Owies Martin Durdin Carrol
Med Sub Newnes
Out Dow Cripps Setterfield
Think this side might still be top heavy, we need speed and spread to stand any chance, one of TDK or PIT may miss. Maybe we play SOS as a mid to run with Oliver.
In Stocker Pittonet Carrol
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(08-09-2022, 01:06 PM)Macca37 link Wrote:Baggers, I hope by the time this match starts I will be able to match your enthusiasm, but at the moment my mind refuses to let go of the memory of those three quarters of putrescent rubbish this side presented to its loyal supporters last week.
Don't worry, M37, as I watched that tripe we dished up in our past few games, I was shattered, furious and gobsmacked, but, paradoxically, not surprised when it culminated in the BrisVegas farce. Seemed inevitable.
However, H's words during his OTC interview buoyed me. Yes, words are cheap, but there was substance in his words 'dare' and 'freedom'... exactly the things missing from our approach of the previous weeks. Dare and freedom delivered 8 gls in the final qtr against BrisVegas. Perhaps too many layers were added to our game plan too soon? Just too much for a wounded list to adapt (to) and adopt.
This Saturday night has much to do with resilience and boldness. Attack every contest, stick every tackle and get that aggott to our forwards with speed, accuracy and efficiency.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17
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(08-09-2022, 11:37 PM)blueday link Wrote:FB Saad Weitering Stocker
HB McGovern Young Marchbank
C O'Brien Docherty Cottrell
HF Silvagni Curnow Fisher
FF Motlop McKay De Koning
R Pittonet Walsh Cerra
Int Owies Martin Durdin Carrol
Med Sub Newnes
Out Dow Cripps Setterfield
Think this side might still be top heavy, we need speed and spread to stand any chance, one of TDK or PIT may miss. Maybe we play SOS as a mid to run with Oliver.
In Stocker Pittonet Carrol Reckon Jack would blow up real quick chasing the abominable red head around.
Maybe Setterfield can show supporters he has the goods and tag Oliver..
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I remind all that the Hooped veterans beat the Dish lickers without Danger and Duckwood.
Sometimes your soldiers have to grit their teeth, jump out of the trench and kick arse.
We need to somehow win or break even in the midfield battle.
If we make the Elimination we will have reinforcements.
Having said all that, this year has been better than we all thought and with some culling of the list we will be better next year.
Need to seriously look at our Fitness/Rehab team. There is something not right there.
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08-10-2022, 01:02 AM
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(08-08-2022, 11:09 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:As Clubber Lang said about his fight with Rocky, "Pain".
Then he lost. We just need someone to write a similar script...lol.
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We got Stocker to play in the midfield. Good as time as any to put him there.
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(08-10-2022, 01:04 AM)laj link Wrote:We got Stocker to play in the midfield. Good as time as any to put him there. Yep. And Kemp. Give the lads a challenge and give the Go Ds something to think about.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17
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08-10-2022, 01:15 AM
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In my view the Dees have the two top dominant ruckmen in the AFL at the moment, both are highly mobile, agile and aggressive.
What the rest of the midfield do might have little impact on the outcome, because in the ruck at the moment we are floundering.
We've created a scenario in which TDK cannot use his natural skills, Pitto is struggling for form on his return to footy, and SoJ won't be in the contest this week given who he is up against as the Dees 2nd ruck.
I saw the late game use of Young in last weeks defeat as a pretty blunt concession about the state of our ruck predicament.
TDK is not a tagging / negative ruck option, he needs to be set free and played like Grundy to become an attacking option. He is not nearly as useful dropping behind play to limit the opponents impact.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"
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08-10-2022, 01:21 AM
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It's easy to focus on the negatives, but there is a better than even money chance the Dogs get done in one game and / or we win one against the tide. There are many many dominoes that have to stack perfectly in a preferred alignment before our season is scuppered.
If one domino falls, Cripps comes back fresh as a daisy for the finals! 
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"
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We have in the past made an extra effort when Cripps has not been playing and hopefully we will do that again. However we will be under siege at stoppages and centre clearances so our defence will really be tested. Maybe we need to turn this into a spoil fest, just mainly try and disrupt and feed off whatever may fall our way? Don't think it will be pretty.
Reality always wins in the end.
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