Bevo said Wally would be ok and Naughton has a cheekbone and depending how high up it was he is a good chance to play. Also said Easton and Josh's wife are heavily pregnant so a trip to Perth would not be ideal.
Which Josh?
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Bevo said Wally would be ok and Naughton has a cheekbone and depending how high up it was he is a good chance to play. Also said Easton and Josh's wife are heavily pregnant so a trip to Perth would not be ideal.
Josh BruceWhich Josh?
I knew the Bruce's were due. but the Woods are a surprise. Didn't they just have a young one?Josh Bruce
West is out for the seasonout. Naughton (inj), r.smith
In. Dickson, west
I know Dickson is done but I trust him more possibly playing his last game than Dale, lloyd or Cavarra in a final.
I also worry about Gardner, R.smith and Richards as I don't think they do enough to be in a winning finals team. They have been servicable but need a bit more, hard to change now but id bring in west as he is simply harder at the ball
I'd consider trengrove but we know that wong happen
Absolutely no chance Bevo picks Josh for a final. Naughton was injured for a fair portion of the season and he still couldn’t get a game.OUT:
Naughty
IN:
Shack
If Wallis doesn't pull up then Dale the obvious replacement for him.
Injuries hitting us at the wrong time.
Do we need 3 key defenders if we play saints?
King, Membrey and a resting ruck.
Might mean Keath plays forward.
Vandermeer is listed at 2-4 weeks on the club website, but as they rarely bother updating the injury list who knows if this is accurate. if ready he should come in as he adds an extra dimension to the team. Maybe two dimensions. The 4th and 5th ones.
He's clearly a better option than Richards, but Ed is some sort of a lucky talisman, so drop him at your peril. Bev sleeps with a lock of his hair in an amulet around his neck.
There is no way Schache plays. Word on the street is he may well not be at the Dogs next year.
Saints are one of the teams where I’d be comfortable playing 3 tall defenders.Do we need 3 key defenders if we play saints?
King, Membrey and a resting ruck.
Might mean Keath plays forward.
I also worry about Gardner, R.smith and Richards as I don't think they do enough to be in a winning finals team. They have been servicable but need a bit more, hard to change now but id bring in west as he is simply harder at the ball
Vander for Richards would be a great result for us, fingers crossed he’s ready to go.
I don’t like the backline mix and in a way I think Naughty going off yesterday almost helped us to be completely honest. Saints will burn us if we go in that slow down back again.
Rourkes best game for the club, Im confident he’s good enough to be in the bottom handful of players in the 22 these days so it’s one less weak link in the chain.
Bevo also said we have got nothing lose now we have made the finals, which I find a bit strange. Think it was a way of defecting the pressure needing to win each week.
Do people give Pies a chance vs Port?