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Gee I really hope the appropriate questions are being asked of our medical team.

Are players getting selected without proper clearance? Or is clearance being given despite the fact the injuries obviously haven't healed?

Either way, somebody needs to answer for re-injuries to:

Marchbank
Weitering
Murphy
Williamson
McReadie

1-2 names may be a cooncidence, 5 names is a clear pattern

We must endure.
 

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Stats are out:
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Notes:
- Willo, Graham and Macreadie all went off very early due to injury, hence low stats. Hopefully they're all okay, more injuries is the last thing we need right now.
- Shaw and Garlett both posted 18 touches, although by all accounts made little impact.
- Shaw had 0 tackles all day. Very poor.
- Jack Silvagni continuing to amass possessions and tackles playing in the guts. I do have faith he will develop into an AFL standard mid, has passion and endeavour.
- De Koning with 2 nice goals early on.
- Not much else to say, overall a pretty uninspiring day losing to * and losing willo, graham and macreadie all before half time.
 
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I stood adjacent to the coaches box in the Pratt stand and watched Silvagni at the stoppages. As we know he has a good footy brain and I reckon he can be counted on to make good decisions with the ball. He is though, understandably, still on L plates as a midfielder. He appeared too static to me, not really bustling as such. He continuously allowed that Essendon #41 to initiate contact, and so found himself on the back foot as that #41 would push off and get an advantage. I think it’s an experiment worth persevering with especially as I don’t think Jack is fit enough for AFL at the moment ... perhaps his post season shoulder surgery may have something to do with that.
 

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I stood adjacent to the coaches box in the Pratt stand and watched Silvagni at the stoppages. As we know he has a good footy brain and I reckon he can be counted on to make good decisions with the ball. He is though, understandably, still on L plates as a midfielder. He appeared too static to me, not really bustling as such. He continuously allowed that Essendon #41 to initiate contact, and so found himself on the back foot as that #41 would push off and get an advantage. I think it’s an experiment worth persevering with especially as I don’t think Jack is fit enough for AFL at the moment ... perhaps his post season shoulder surgery may have something to do with that.
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I stood adjacent to the coaches box in the Pratt stand and watched Silvagni at the stoppages. As we know he has a good footy brain and I reckon he can be counted on to make good decisions with the ball. He is though, understandably, still on L plates as a midfielder. He appeared too static to me, not really bustling as such. He continuously allowed that Essendon #41 to initiate contact, and so found himself on the back foot as that #41 would push off and get an advantage. I think it’s an experiment worth persevering with especially as I don’t think Jack is fit enough for AFL at the moment ... perhaps his post season shoulder surgery may have something to do with that.
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By the looks of that, JSOS may be ready to come in as a mid/forward next week, what do think?
Bereft of all other options, sure.

I'd VERY much rather leave him in the VFL to develop his midfield craft; you don't train as a tall forward/forward flanker for 2 years then play 6-8 games as a midfielder and suddenly you're a midfielder. It takes time to find the fitness required, to know the right positioning, and to read the players around you. He needs that time before we throw him into the cauldron that is an AFL midfield.

We've got injured to come back in, let's see what happens in the tail end of the year first.
 

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Bereft of all other options, sure.

I'd VERY much rather leave him in the VFL to develop his midfield craft; you don't train as a tall forward/forward flanker for 2 years then play 6-8 games as a midfielder and suddenly you're a midfielder. It takes time to find the fitness required, to know the right positioning, and to read the players around you. He needs that time before we throw him into the cauldron that is an AFL midfield.

We've got injured to come back in, let's see what happens in the tail end of the year first.
Bring him in. Small ground and Cripps could use some support.
 

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many were bagging the decision to take him early at pick 30 but now he's starting to show why it was probably a very good decision.
It might just be a little early to call this, the fact that Bayley Fritsch was taken at pick 31 and then players like Tom McCartin, Jack Petrucelle, James Worpel were selected after pick 30 and have already played AFL suggests its a long way from being a successful pick.
 
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