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Have done this myself, got told it was a bad cork, had it strapped and played out the game on a rapidly numbing leg. Difference was this was amateurs, I headed to the back pocket and barely got near the ball for the rest of the game. That Fyfe led our clearances and lifted his game in the 2nd...

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You're not alone. And I'm also hoping for tips... anyone? Anyone at all?

Sutcliffe is already bigger and has a much, much bigger tank than Pitt and has been in consistently good form, so no reason why he shouldn't be listed over Pitt. Doesn't seem to be rated by Lyon though, never mentioned. Sheridan would be bigger than Pitt also and also has a naturally big tank...

As you said Anthony (KPF) and Clarke (KPF/Ruck) are out so I think you already answered your question about who would be dropped for a Silvagni/Griffen combo. Duffield is already out which accounts for Suban. To squeeze McPhee back in I'd be aiming at Ibbo (girl for a man) or Mzungu (been poor...

Yeah new players into the side (Suban's been out long enough to qualify) tend to get the sub role but based on last week Crozier's got about two quarters in him, max. Which again makes it odd that Sheridan and Sutcliffe can't crack a shot yet but anyway. Agree completely on Clarke. Has been...

Anyhow, back on topic... Think Crozier might get the vest again. Not sure he has the tank to run out a full game. Surely Griffen will be saved from the dreaded red vest if we line up with that team.

Lack of creative run is bullocks. A marking defender creates far more creative drive coz we control the ball - it's up to the running backs to then loop around for the handball or spread fast to give him something to kick to. Again, not saying Dawson shouldn't be in the side because of this. But...

Because Pitt has barely been sighted in the WAFL. Did a little bit better last week granted. Sheridan and Sutcliffe have been the most consistent mids in the WALF all year. Bradley in for Anthony would fix the issue of relying on Griff/Sandi to play a role forward but I had heard Kep was...

I wasn't suggesting he should play in place of Griffen... As I said (and I was basing my comment on Grimlock's team being the announced INS/emergencies) then we've lost two tall forwards and replaced them with a ruckman. In the Silvagni scenario I listed, Griffen and Silvagni both play.

About time - can't have Duffield and Ibbo in the same backline. Pity Lower wasn't quite ready. Pitt in front of Sheridan and Sutcliffe is a slap in the face for them. Maybe they wanted them to have another proper run in the WAFL rather than warming the grandstand. Strange that Clarke/Anthony...

True, there is that at least.

I find these 'he's not a rebounder' comments annoying. The reason we didn't have enough rebound on the weekend had nothing to do with Silvagni's inclusion. In fact, if we have a team in an attacking defensive mode, Silvagni creates more opportunities to rebound simply because he's a marking...

Yep, completely agree. Even Wells from 5 years ago would have taken the shot. Hill needs some arrogance built into him quickly or we'll still be watching the same player in 2 or 3 years time.

Had been working hard to get inside the contest prior to the Hawks game. Went back to looking timid and scared against WC. Just lacks the natural mongrel, killer instinct and desire to have the ball at key moments (although he's far from on his own in that). An obvious illustration was when he...

Sounds ominous for Silvagni but I thought he was decent today on a very hard day for defenders - would be really harsh to be dropped on the back of a game that was lost by the mids and the complete lack of a forward line (which falls on the selectors). If McPhee is coming back, time to shift one...

Agreed on both counts. De Boer was a ball magnet in under 18s - has been kept from this role because of suspect disposal. But he has developed close to the best hands/handball in the team and his field kicking has improved out of sight. Give him a go as an extractor and bring back Lower when...

Yep, he did. Think McPharlin will take Buddy though and Dawson will go to Roughead. Johnson to try to peel off Hale/Gunston.

I think he started reminiscing about Anthony Jones

JVB isn't quick and nowhere near Cyril's pace - hope they haven't brought in a WAFL player to tame him, could go pear shaped pretty quickly. JVB's skills and decision making have been the issue in the past not his application. He is a turnover king and looked just as bad in the preseason...

Same. Not only because they're better players/prospects but also coz they've demanded selection more IMO.

Had a feeling we'd end up stuck with JVB. Crichton is a shock.

Good post. This year reminds me of the 2005/2006 seasons where there was a changing of the guard and the best of the rest took out the premierships. Considering we haven't really clicked yet and are still building into the game plan, a couple of big wins could really ignite our year. Going...

I think the fact he wouldn't be pushing a promising young player out of the side could be a factor too. It would be hard to come to a new team, take someone's spot away and have the pressure of winning a team over on a bloated salary while halting that players development. If he came to us...

Would love to see it tried at least once. We never replaced JA (not that he was acting particularly tall) and I felt this really affected our structure against GC. It was hard to tell whether our forward line looked better vs Port because A) Pav resembled a marking forward for the first time...

I'm glad he got rewarded for great WAFL form, just don't think Roberton is what we need right now sub or otherwise as he really doesn't own any position or role and his slow loopy kicking isn't useful. Spurr can fulfill the McPhee role, which really opens the door for Silvagni - if he doesn't...

Exactly. Mitch Clark was obviously expected but not getting him should have increased the need to draft a proper tall. Needs were just not met at the draft table, pure and simple. I think its just more annoying because one KPF target would have made our drafting selections (including PSD) very...

I agree it would make more sense from a scheduling viewpoint. That way people can also pay a slight premium or something and view back to back reserves/AFL games. Or you could potentially reverse the home and away situation so there is always either a reserves game or an AFL game at...

Just a glance at the ladder and our existing percentage might help you understand how percentage works over a season. A 29 point win is a small percentage booster, especially considering our other wins have been by small margins. If we had have kicked straight against Brisbane we would have...

Absolute joke if he goes - Swallow had plenty of time to realise Broughton was sliding to protect the ball and kept moving in on him anyway. For Broughton to go in any other way would have been dangerous for him physically and costly for the team if he'd fumbled.