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Agreed. It's more trouble for the VFL team. Not us. Neither Begg or Steene were anywhere near AFL selection.We'd be in trouble if we relied on Steene coming in.
Frampton the answer if that should happen.
Can't see any positive or logic in NOT putting him on the LTI list if there is a suitable ruck available in the MSD. Begg's not cutting it.Hard to say. That recovery would be more or less season over, so in that aspects it would open up a spot. But we wait and see if they decide to do it.
Yeah I'd take a first ruck if we think a competitive one is available, as a competitive tall forward is completely unrealistic in the msd.Can't see any positive or logic in NOT putting him on the LTI list if there is a suitable ruck available in the MSD. Begg's not cutting it.
I hope we're talking to Teakle again.
It would be, but with the woes of Johnson,Kreuger and McStay we'd have to rejuggle somehow to have an aerial contest up forward and someone who could compete in the ruck. I can't believe how crucial Mason Cox is to us currently.Whilst I agree that Frampton makes sense, I feel like that would be a bit of robbing Peter to pay Paul
Frampton was relegated to the backline in the seconds after frequent opportunities in the ruck/KPF in WA and SA. His form as a KPD has seen a marked improvement. (Though to be fair CHB is not a difficult position to play.)Whilst I agree that Frampton makes sense, I feel like that would be a bit of robbing Peter to pay Paul
He held his own in the ruck last year. We would have gone into the year viewing him as a back up ruck as well as defensive depth.Frampton was relegated to the backline in the seconds after frequent opportunities in the ruck/KPF in WA and SA. His form as a KPD has seen a marked improvement. (Though to be fair CHB is not a difficult position to play.)
Put steene on LTI And let him hit the gym .
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Mason Cox (wearing a glove and with his parents in attendance) is a bloody good player thankfully. Interesting to see how we approach the MSD in light of recent lossesIt would be, but with the woes of Johnson,Kreuger and McStay we'd have to rejuggle somehow to have an aerial contest up forward and someone who could compete in the ruck. I can't believe how crucial Mason Cox is to us currently.
Whilst I agree that Frampton makes sense, I feel like that would be a bit of robbing Peter to pay Paul
I agree, but I would like to see him alongside Frampton & Moore rather than replacing either of them. Obviously, in a perfect world…Dean has been progressing well at VFL so he could likely step up in defence if we had to move Frampton.
Guess that explains subbing Mitchell off...and Jordy now has an excuse for his abysmal kicking, but not handballingMidfielder Jordan De Goey will be assessed before Friday night’s clash, after pulling up from sore from the Magpies’ ANZAC Day draw. The 28-year-old has experienced groin pain, which saw him miss training on Monday afternoon. De Goey will be given every opportunity across the week to recover and will hopefully complete training in the coming days before being assessed ahead of Friday night.
An on-going foot issue means that midfielder Tom Mitchell will also be assessed ahead of Friday night’s clash. The ongoing plantar fasciitis issue has been managed well across the past nine to 10 weeks, but due to the short turnaround before Thursday’s draw, the midfielder has pulled up sorer than anticipated. The 30-year-old also missed training today, with a further assessment to be made in coming days.
Nathan Kreuger will play his first game of the season on Saturday in the VFL, after overcoming a hamstring and then calf injury. The tall will line up against Southport at Fankhauser Reserve in Queensland when the Pies take on the standalone side at 12:05pm on Saturday.
Defender Josh Eyre remains in a holding pattern as he continues to recover from the hamstring injury he suffered during pre-season. The 21-year-old is running at 85 to 95 percent speed and will have another week of training at that level. The defender is still at least two weeks away from full team training but is completing non-contact drills.
Ruck Oscar Steene has undergone successful surgery on his toe tendon injury, and will spend at least four weeks in a moonboot, before resuming his rehabilitation.
After experiencing a down-load over the past 10 days, while still maintaining lighter running duties, Dan McStay will progress into the next stage of rehabilitation from his ACL injury. The key forward is doing high level functional work including spinning and jumping, while maintaining non-contact football training. Currently at the five-month post-injury mark, contact training will be introduced to his training plan once he reaches the six-month mark.
poor management.With Mitchell managing a foot issue for the last 9-10 weeks…why have we not used this time to allow him to heal without playing with it and in the same time develop the next player or players with opportunity during this period?
We have somewhat missed a beat here to manage our older players in the way that Geelong have done with their older guys.
That's a bit odd. Why not?Doesn't sound like they have any plans, at this point, to put Steene on LT1
Bloody hell, I think I'd prefer we pick up a more experienced ruckman during the MSD.Guess they don't want to put a line through him. Maybe still think there is enough time for him to play some games late in the year.