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Dolan, I have never liked what I have seen. Looks like a kid playing against men. Arty looked that way earlier but you could see he had a lot tricks if he could get stronger. I just do not see it in Dolan plus he can barely kick 45 metres.

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It's likely we just have 2 changes announced tonight.
Out - VDM and Dolan
In - Budarick and either Baker or Hynes
In the off chance that Bontempelli doesn't play then Hynes likely to replace him.

I'm not as confident as last weeks predictions.
 
In Connor Budarick, Cooper Hynes, Oskar Baker, Lachlan Smith
Out Sam Davidson (Omitted), Laitham Vandermeer (Injured), Louis Emmett (Omitted), Josh Dolan (Omitted)

Good changes pretty much predictable
 
Pretty happy with that, like having Smith in until Lobb is ready to go. Gives us another solid option in the ruck and can be a bit more flexible pushing Tim forward or back if needed to help in the air and reduce the ruck load on his knee.

Great to have Bud back and Baker deserves another run. Hopefully Hynes takes this chance and shows a little more, would love to see him get more involved and physical against a young ish Port side.
 

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I’m not the biggest fan of the Hynes & Dolan yo-yo effect. It’s hard to develop any sort of consistency always looking over your shoulder trying to hold your spot.

Nonetheless, not too much to complain about.
Probably only room for on of them and neither are taking their chance but taking going back well to the VFL and performing
 
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Changes make sense I think

I wouldn't have rushed Hynes back but wonder if no VFL played a role in that
Changes are ok

Buderick is important in, hopefully Bakers is quickly back in form but he is replacing Davidson who is out of form, I like Smith in, Emmett isn’t ready

Hynes in for Dolan, both have struggled at the level this year, I don’t mind it with Arty, and West as small forwards
 

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I'm hoping Hynes plays a large number of midfield minutes with Kennedy spending more time forward. There isn't much larger pet peeve of mine than a guy playing midfield in VFL only to get promoted to the AFL get 3 touches up forward before getting dropped and repeat.
Yep agree, being doing it with Garcia for years.
 
In Connor Budarick, Cooper Hynes, Oskar Baker, Lachlan Smith
Out Sam Davidson (Omitted), Laitham Vandermeer (Injured), Louis Emmett (Omitted), Josh Dolan (Omitted)

Good changes pretty much predictable
Great changes, these 4 add so much more mongrel to the team. I'm super impressed with Budarick down back, takes the game on a can hit up a coming out of the backs.

Davo, Emmett and Dolan need to hit the gym, Laith really needs to get his body right.
 
No surprise Dolan and Davidson were omitted. Baker the only obvious in and Hynes did play well in the VFL
Genuinely disappointed that Hynes has been brought back it in place of Davidson.

Hynes has been a regular non-contributor at AFL level. I think he should have been made to build a large body of consistent dominating VFL performances before he earned another recall. Davidson might be a bit out of form but he is still much more likely to make a contribution to the team.
 
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I'm hoping Hynes plays a large number of midfield minutes with Kennedy spending more time forward. There isn't much larger pet peeve of mine than a guy playing midfield in VFL only to get promoted to the AFL get 3 touches up forward before getting dropped and repeat.
I’m hoping he isn’t going to turn in yet another missing person style performance where his presence is of negligible value to the team.

It really is time for him to stand up, regardless of whether he plays in his preferred position or not. He needs to work much much harder to do so than he has displayed previously.
 

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