Preview Round 16 - Friday night lights Swans v Cats, Season defining game SCG, 7:50pm 30th June

[Wolftone]

Yep me too. I'd also just play Tmac

But what do we know

Yeah, he had talls in the reserves and refused to play them last time. Took Mills from mids, played him on Hawkins. That was always going to work lol.

I think he has made a terrible selection mistake yet again. Horse gets it wrong mostly at the selection table. His in game coaching is pretty good. Except when he runs out if ideas, like in Grand Finals. Mind you he killed himself at the selection tables there too.

If T Mmac is fit he should play. He can get concussed just as easily in the reserves.

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[Kiama Chris]

Chad out injured is a surprise isn’t it? I’ve been looking at your preview thread all week and hadn’t seen it mentioned.

Calf injury before training today.

 

[Wolftone]

I agree it's something that he would 100% do.

With mccartin out again, it seems horse is more cautions with injuries during home and away games than he is grand finals

In Grand Finals he always makes bad calls at selection. It is a good thing we had a healthy list in 2012 or he would have played an injured player and we would have lost

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[Wolftone]

So Franklin finished?

Looks like it. He should pull the plug.

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[Wolftone]

Hayward back. Needs to do something. Done sweet F.A this year. Clearly Horse and Will have beers in the off season.

He will play well with no Buddy

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[Donza]

In Grand Finals he always makes bad calls at selection. It is a good thing we had a healthy list in 2012 or he would have played an injured player and we would have lost

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Fairly revisionist considering we played 3 injured players in the GF in 12.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Clarke sub .

With big Warner out little Warner might be the better choice.

 

[caesar88]

Fairly revisionist considering we played 3 injured players in the GF in 12.

Commented this a while back. No one cares about the selection of injured or underdone players if they win the flag.

Even the Master Coach Clarkson did it with Rioli.

 

[DobmusEdge]

Well thats annoying needed our best team to give it a shake imo

Super insightful thanks for that. I was thinking we needed our worst but you’ve given me pause for reflection

 

[Wolftone]

The way they worded it is weird. "Calf tightness" didn't sound like a big deal, but a "tear" sounds like a few weeks out at least. And just when it sounded like we were finally over the injury curse. So disappointing.

I have no idea what they're doing with McCartin. Surely if he's fit, he plays? It doesn't make any sense to me.

This is precautionary. A tightness is a precursor to a more complex problem. So, to rest him is a very good idea as he could strain or pull a calf muscle and that would set him back 3-6. Better safe than sorry.

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[LukeParkerno1]

Because he was only out because he was sick, not because of form.

Well I’d love to know what “form” is keeping him in? Is it the dropped marks?

 

[Kiama Chris]

Calling it now. Fox to take Florent's place in the back-line. Florent to take Warner's place in the mids.

(Hope I'm wrong - would rather have Mills in there.)

Fox for Florent back.
Florent for Warner on the outside.
Hayward replaces Clarke.
Mills on the inside takes minutes from others, spending less time forward.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Least we haven’t brought Buddy back and we’ve given our young talls a game against a good side

 

[Maddo11]

Hayward should be the down the line marking target on our quicker breaks IMHO. If he can clunk a few 70m out then I like Logan and Joel's chances in the 50.

McLean the target if we have to go slower

 

[The King!]

Yeah, he had talls in the reserves and refused to play them last time. Took Mills from mids, played him on Hawkins. That was always going to work lol.

I think he has made a terrible selection mistake yet again. Horse gets it wrong mostly at the selection table. His in game coaching is pretty good. Except when he runs out if ideas, like in Grand Finals. Mind you he killed himself at the selection tables there too.

If T Mmac is fit he should play. He can get concussed just as easily in the reserves.

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yep if he is playing footy on the weekend should be seniors

 

[The King!]

Times up for him , will be shipped off

Not even emergency

Unfortunately a stuff up by beaston and team at pick 5

Maybe he has said he wants out

 

[The King!]

Hayward should be the down the line marking target on our quicker breaks IMHO. If he can clunk a few 70m out then I like Logan and Joel's chances in the 50.

McLean the target if we have to go slower

he is a strong mark, could work

 

[Jimbo OZ]

Yeah, he had talls in the reserves and refused to play them last time. Took Mills from mids, played him on Hawkins. That was always going to work lol.

Mills played infinitely better on Hawkins than Gould did.

If T Mmac is fit he should play. He can get concussed just as easily in the reserves.

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If McCartin is fit, of course he would play. What evidence do you have that suggests he is being protected from concussion? He’s best 22. He plays if he is up to it.

 

[Wolftone]

Mills missed a month or so with a calf injury. Warner won’t be back next week.

Calf tightness is a precursor to further injury. If you catch it early like this, you can prevent further damage. Therefore, limiting time out. Peter Marker, the ex Glenelg captain, used to get bad tightening in the calf muscles. He was suffering over a period of games and it is a wonder he didn't pull a muscle. But he, or the physio, was telling a dance teacher about the problem one day and she suggested some dance exercises that fixed the problem. The footy club paid for her to come and do loosening up exercises which made them more supple.

The modern. Aerobics programs are full of those exercises. You see dancers have the fittest and most flexible bodies in the world

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[Wolftone]

When’s the last time we had a late strategic/funny buggers in. If McCartin was fit enough he’d be in the 22. Florent is not replacing Warner either. Fanciful. He’s played bugger all mids anll year and has likely not trained there either. Mills, Parker, Gulden, Papley, Rowbottom will share centre bounces.

Hayward will get zero stats but will play on Stewart.

5 is not enough in the mids. If you do that you will get flogged in the last when all our mids are walking not running

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[The King!]

Bring the pressure and effort from last week and most of the lions game and we have a shot.

Cats have been in and out of games, and not as good away from home this year

They are beatable

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Super insightful thanks for that. I was thinking we needed our worst but you’ve given me pause for reflection

Apologies i let you down

 

[Kiama Chris]

Mills played infinitely better on Hawkins than Gould did.

If McCartin is fit, of course he would play. What evidence do you have that suggests he is being protected from concussion? He’s best 22. He plays if he is up to it.

He played 3 quarters against VFL oppo. Probably not quite there yet to match it with Hawkins.

 

[Wolftone]

Fairly revisionist considering we played 3 injured players in the GF in 12.

That was in 2014

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[Wolftone]

Mills played infinitely better on Hawkins than Gould did.

If McCartin is fit, of course he would play. What evidence do you have that suggests he is being protected from concussion? He’s best 22. He plays if he is up to it.

I didn't say he was being protected from concussion. I just made the comment you can get concussion just as easily in the reserves so why play a fit player in the reserves as he is best 22? It doesn't make sense

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