Dima
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Seems as though the NAB cup won't be given as much emphasis as previous years, based on some comments that Ratten made. It's a good idea IMO, as the players will come into the season fresher and also finish off the year a little easier.
"Most of our players have always played in the NAB Cup and played most of the games," Ratten told the Sunday Herald Sun.
"We need to sit down and individualise it. "
"If Chris's body allows him to play three NAB Cup games, we will sit down and crunch the numbers and say, 'If you play here you might miss out at the back end of the season'.
"We will look after him, and he probably won't play the first NAB Cup game. But from there on we will just see where his body is at.
Do we play him for a half? We will manage him accordingly, like all our playing list. Brendan [Fevola] hasn't missed too many of the NAB Cup games, but he might play some halves, too."
If memory serves me correctly, he also mentioned something to this effect in a recent interview, either the Judd press conference, or CFC Tv.
"Most of our players have always played in the NAB Cup and played most of the games," Ratten told the Sunday Herald Sun.
"We need to sit down and individualise it. "
"If Chris's body allows him to play three NAB Cup games, we will sit down and crunch the numbers and say, 'If you play here you might miss out at the back end of the season'.
"We will look after him, and he probably won't play the first NAB Cup game. But from there on we will just see where his body is at.
Do we play him for a half? We will manage him accordingly, like all our playing list. Brendan [Fevola] hasn't missed too many of the NAB Cup games, but he might play some halves, too."
If memory serves me correctly, he also mentioned something to this effect in a recent interview, either the Judd press conference, or CFC Tv.
