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LongSerong
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Can't stress enough that given this game is a sell-out, it's our members that are gonna let us down if it's not packed. I implore anyone that is away or can't make the game to give the tickets to people that will don the purple. Need to bring the noise!
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Cooper Simpson has just posted a video of a fresh cut on his Instagram story. Personally I wouldn't be getting a haircut for a Saturday 3pm game at Sullivan Logistics Stadium
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This isn't the first time I've the haircut theory. Though the last person that posted about it was referring to Will Brodie.
So Wagner is playing WAFL:
“The Dockers are building enviable depth after Corey Wagner returned from a heel injury in the WAFL last weekend.
He was carefully managed but still had 20 possessions and will increase his playing time against Subiaco on Saturday.
“He’s pulled up really well following the game at the weekend, so the plan is for him to have a normal training week and play more minutes,” Merriman said.”
Very unlikely that Hayden Young plays.
Very likely Fyfe goes again as sub.
So that leaves Cooper Simpson and the three emergencies Walker, Sharp, OMac.
Both OMac and Sharp travelled to Adelaide.
Dudley > Simpson
“The Dockers are building enviable depth after Corey Wagner returned from a heel injury in the WAFL last weekend.
He was carefully managed but still had 20 possessions and will increase his playing time against Subiaco on Saturday.
“He’s pulled up really well following the game at the weekend, so the plan is for him to have a normal training week and play more minutes,” Merriman said.”
Very unlikely that Hayden Young plays.
Very likely Fyfe goes again as sub.
So that leaves Cooper Simpson and the three emergencies Walker, Sharp, OMac.
Both OMac and Sharp travelled to Adelaide.
Dudley > Simpson
Banfield fwd then?
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LongSerong
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Wasn't it Brisbane he did a job as a FWD tagger? My memory is foggy
Banners realised he was good at snapping goals if he didn’t think about it. Brisbane never saw it coming and he kicked 4.
Don't be anal.
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you've got your finger on the pulse
As far as dried foods go, pulses don't agree with me, I cannot keep my hands off a good date though.
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It was still dour don't get me wrong, but is it just me or did he sound more confident and assured here than he usually does?
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Yeah his tone of voice suggested he’s optimistic about Young. JL is usually terrible at being cagey
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Don't get too excited about that if he is going to be the sub.
He didn't come onto the ground at AO on the weekend for the warm-up. He ran out with the team with runners and trackies on at the start of the game.
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I've noticed this a bit more in the past month or two. Less stuttering, biting back at criticism, confidence in his words. It's a welcome change
Could Simpson play on a wing?
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Wonder if Wagner’s heel could be Plantar Fasciitis related? Can be sore for weeks and difficult to treat. Loading up game time is a sign.
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Not anytime soon I don't think. He seems to struggle to find the ball in general which is why HBF had worked for him so well, its just a position you naturally get it fed to you. Could completely disappear on a wing at the moment
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I would be very surprised if (in what may be his last game ever at Optus) a complete football romantic like Fyfe doesn't at least come out for a quiet look around and soak it up bouncing a footy and a bit of crack with the boys.
Something we're all guilty of at times is being impatient and not allowing sufficient time for people to grow into the maturity required for a very high stress industry. We do it with players all the time. I thought Voss lacked the poise and presence to be anything beyond a bull at a gate. That Wagner was too blue collar to be anything more than depth. And those things were true at earlier stages in their careers.
Where we don't know and can't quantify from a distance is how much capacity people have in them to grow. Some players don't find their sweet spot of intensity and poise to fully demonstrate their athletic gifts until much later than others while some players never grow beyond their abilities at junior level. Suban was a great junior footballer but never really developed beyond what he displayed in U18. Mundy just got better and better. I reckon he'd still be getting better.
Longmuir is not a naturally gifted media speaker but where he was always spoken of highly before getting the gig was as a tactician, educator and communicator at a person to person level. He has backed himself to grow into his role and IMO is displaying consistent growth across all the areas of a senior coach. I think he knows what he has with this playing group and with additions like Reid, Bolton, Voss as well as the growth of Treacy, Clark, Worner etc he knows he has decent weapons to deploy and the group has built cohesion, experience and synergy to the point he's starting to trust what they can do.
Compare that to say Lyon who kind of pulls the arrow back till the tension on the string is at breaking point and then points that energy at the completion and almost tries to bulldoze it - to devastating effect when you look at our finals campaign in 2013 (culminating and unfortunately peaking with our demolition of Sydney). JL is slowly building a football machine that while it may not always be spectacular is proving remarkably effective against all comers at all venues most of the time.
The difference I'm hoping is that what JL is building has much more resilience over a long haul. It doesn't peak and then destroy itself. Its a more sustainable model.
His gradually rising confidence and the way he presents is part of that build (which includes himself in the role).
Poor Cooper appeared to disappear into a hole in the ground when playing forward. His numbers a junior mid suggest he's better following the ball and his transition to rebounding suits his current skill set perfectly. Such a contrast to Reid who had never played forward but brought his enormous football IQ to the task and is thriving. Coops is more see ball get ball.
I'd be happy if he spend his whole career at half back if can be a competent member of a defensive formation and kick the ball into attack the way he does. He and Clark is a devastating 1&2.
TLDR. I'm manic (too much coffee and building excitement for Friday and needed to release a bit of energy into long paragraphs).
How bout you guys just put a plug in it?
