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Unofficial Preview Early Thoughts: Rd 22 - Sydney v Western Bulldogs @ ES 24th Aug 3:20
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Laidler stays unless everyone is right
I would imagine if he is fit kennedy will actually play
I would imagine if he is fit kennedy will actually play
Don't you reckon it's time we give Buddy a rest before Finals ??
Okay, I'll shut up now !
Okay, I'll shut up now !
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Haha, glad you said that'n'not me !
Reid basically was a decoy last week to try and drag Westhoff back into defence a bit. Barely rucked at all. He did sweep as an extra man occasionally and presented on the wing a bit.
This week he was surplus to requirements. There was no St Kilda forward line to speak of, and why seek a third tall option when Buddy and Tippo were do THAT against the weakened Saints defence. He was never needed as a sweeper in defence.
I'd love him to be taking 15 possessions a game and kicking 1 goal a week too. But I'm just as happy if he's not if we're dictating play and winning games.
This week he was surplus to requirements. There was no St Kilda forward line to speak of, and why seek a third tall option when Buddy and Tippo were do THAT against the weakened Saints defence. He was never needed as a sweeper in defence.
I'd love him to be taking 15 possessions a game and kicking 1 goal a week too. But I'm just as happy if he's not if we're dictating play and winning games.
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They wont play 8/9 defenders , if Shaw and Smith come up it will probably be Laidler and Biggs , both very stiff but we probably have seen what the coaches want with there back 6/7 when we played against Ess/Port ( laidler late in for Smith otherwise it would have been same as Ess game ).
If Bird did miss I could see Biggs moving up to the wing also and maybe keeping his spot.
If Bird did miss I could see Biggs moving up to the wing also and maybe keeping his spot.
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Hopefully we can stop Griffen as last 2 games he has tore us a new one with I think 40 + .
Harry might do a role on Murphy to stop his run off HB
Harry might do a role on Murphy to stop his run off HB
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Just watching bulldogs live now I hope they're this bad next week.
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Well we haven't done anything about the last 2 encounters so probably wont again , with Bird and McGlynn MAYBE not playing we don't have much to choose from.
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Wonder who they will assign Picken too , last year it was Mitchell
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Out:Kennedy , towers
In:Mitchell , smith
In:Mitchell , smith
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So if we win this that's top 2 signed sealed and delivered.
Go the Bloods!!
Go the Bloods!!
Rhyce Shaw slots back in?
Horse said Smith and Shaw are likely.
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Yep...then we wait for results in Round 23 then we could be playing a dead rubber if we are lucky.
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Dogs have needed a key forward since about 1971
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We'll be playing a richmond outfit with everything to lose, they can actually make the finals now and you can give them a 50point win to St kilda coming up, so they'll be very keen to give it everything they got, god forbid they injure any of our seasoned guns.
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I don't think they're are that sort of team, its not as if they set out to deliberately hurt the opposition...oh wait. My bad. You're talking about Richmond, thought you were talking about Doggies. Rest everyone Horse!
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Stated a similar post in another thread, I was firmly in the play the best team available corner, now after last week I've done a full 180 degree turn to play the best team until we have top 2 secured then basically play the 2's against Richmond (if we beat doggies).
I don't want any of our guys going down because all of a sudden the tigers decide to start playing with a bit of ticker winning games and pushing like hell for the 8.
Hopefully St Kilda can take that out of the equation for us next week.
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Not that I am getting ahead of myself but if it was a dead rubber nothing worse than hitting it half hearted that's when you get hurt, the guy who goes harder nearly always comes off better..
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Yeah I totally understand, one of the first things you learn when you start playing footy.
I just don't want to see anything bad happen in a game that (could) essentially mean nothing to us.
I can't do another Ben McGlynn holding back tears on the bench during that Adelaide game.
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