Craig says....

[Fred Phillis]

On Burton, Roo and McLeod:
"All those guys have got to be able to perform, not just run out of the race and represent."
Burton "a real chance" to be available for prelim.

Macca "some possibility" to be available. "There seems to be a bit of light at the end of the tunnel there but no guarantees, but more positive now than a negative."

On Roo: "He hasn't done any activity at all and until he gets the green light for just running, nothing can happen."

Burton/Macca will train in full next week but Craig says that doesn't mean they're walk-up starts.
"It would be unfair to the rest of the squad. You have to take into consideration where would you play them, and then what does that do to the structure of your side, how much footy have they played, what their training form is like, how do they feel themselves and the opposition that we play. So there are a lot of things you have got to consider.
"Certainly not a walk-up start but if McLeod and Burton train for a full week feeling good about themselves, that is a great position for us to be in.
"It has really got to fall back to performance, it really does."

 

[maccas_no1]

Source????

 

[Fred Phillis]

Source????

trust me

 

[tinman]

On Burton, Roo and McLeod:
"All those guys have got to be able to perform, not just run out of the race and represent."
Burton "a real chance" to be available for prelim.

Macca "some possibility" to be available. "There seems to be a bit of light at the end of the tunnel there but no guarantees, but more positive now than a negative."

On Roo: "He hasn't done any activity at all and until he gets the green light for just running, nothing can happen."

Burton/Macca will train in full next week but Craig says that doesn't mean they're walk-up starts.
"It would be unfair to the rest of the squad. You have to take into consideration where would you play them, and then what does that do to the structure of your side, how much footy have they played, what their training form is like, how do they feel themselves and the opposition that we play. So there are a lot of things you have got to consider.
"Certainly not a walk-up start but if McLeod and Burton train for a full week feeling good about themselves, that is a great position for us to be in.
"It has really got to fall back to performance, it really does."

If that's the case Burton would probably come in this week and McLeod the next (if we make it that far). So just the one change each week.

Both make us stronger, and would be huge inclusions.

 

[earlsta]

Whoever plays us next week will be worried that the Birdman could be playing.

The fact that any ball that gets pumped into our forward 50 with (Birdman) lurking, would send rushes down the opposition coaches spine.

 

[ok.crows]

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,20416573-21543,00.html

 

[jenny61_99]

It's also on the AFC website!


I like the thought of Burton in this week and McLeod in for the GF (should we make it).

 

[Damp Squarie]

Me too.
You could find a spot for Burton next week without too much pain...as for Roo,Bungi,Kenny and even Benny... it would be a risk.

Theres a hell of a lot of good reasons for every single player IN the team to demonstrate next week that they want to remain IN the team ..should be a cracking match.

I got my ticket today whhhooohoo