MACCA IN!

[Kunna17]

Luke Mcpharlin's in
good/bad?

 

[Tweedy]

There's no universe in which having our best player return is a bad thing.

 

[stormee]

After Clancee last week and with Silvagni out I'm petrified. If he gets through it'll be a master stroke though.

 

[Kunna17]

There's no universe in which having our best player return is a bad thing.

but after being out for so long could be a bit of a worry?

 

[Kunna17]

Also hawkins is out.

 

[Kunna17]

After Clancee last week and with Silvagni out I'm petrified. If he gets through it'll be a master stroke though.

that's similar to my thinking. Worried about getting through and it's not exactly like we're tall either.

 

[stormee]

that's similar to my thinking. Worried about getting through and it's not exactly like we're tall either.

Yeah the problem is if Macca does go down, we have NOBODY to cover, unless for instance you sent Pav back. And if they send Vardy forward who will cover him?

 

[Lord Rod]

LIKE.

 

[longsuffreosupp]

Yeah the problem is if Macca does go down, we have NOBODY to cover, unless for instance you sent Pav back. And if they send Vardy forward who will cover him?

Yeah, big risk. Don't even have Johnson to cover if he (or Dawson) goes down.

 

[Vintage]

Yeah the problem is if Macca does go down, we have NOBODY to cover, unless for instance you sent Pav back. And if they send Vardy forward who will cover him?

I'm struggling to see what's not to like about a like-for-like upgrade? We've still got the same number of tall defenders, it's just that they're now better.

 

[dthom]

He wouldn't be playing if he wasn't ready. Simple as that. Note: Pearce did not re-injure his calf, he injured his other one.

 

[Clems Knee]

He wouldn't be playing if he wasn't ready. Simple as that. Note: Pearce did not re-injure his calf, he injured his other one.

That's what they said initially. Later, Ross confirmed it was a reinjury.

 

[dthom]

That's what they said initially. Later, Ross confirmed it was a reinjury.

Oops hadn't followed up on that one... Still, I kind of get the impressions that McPharlin is a more valuable commodity than Pearce... so surely they are doing the right thing.

 

[kp junior]

I'm struggling to see what's not to like about a like-for-like upgrade? We've still got the same number of tall defenders, it's just that they're now better.

No we don't. Johnson and Silvagni out, Mcpharlin in

 

[13then7]

A guy like C Pearce needs to prove his finals spot/form, maybe came back early but they gave him a chance. Macca is a whole different kettle-of-fish

 

[Jimbos1]

And if he was feeling sore he gets 2 weeks rest

 

[freodog]

Thank god he got through unscathed. 2 weeks rest and he'll be cherry ripe for the prelim

 

[FFC4ME]

In many ways the late withdrawal of Hawkins was a godsend for Luke, because it enabled him to slowly run himself in again without the cut-throat pressure of a tough one-on-one battle. He still did well today, with a trademark Supermac intercept mark, and hopefully the week off will mean that his body won't pull up too sore with the longer rest.