Qualifying final team

[Ron]

Collingwood selection: Three changes are made with Alan Didak, Leigh Brown and Ben Johnson back into the side while Josh Fraser, Tyson Goldsack and John McCarthy have all been omitted -

No Presti


Collingwood
B: Nick Maxwell, Nathan Brown, Alan Toovey
HB: Harry O'Brien, Ben Reid, Heath Shaw
C: Sharrod Wellingham, Dane Swan, Ben Johnson
HF: Alan Didak, Travis Cloke, Luke Ball
F: Dayne Beams, Chris Dawes, Steele Sidebottom
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas
Int: Jarryd Blair, Leon Davis, Brent Macaffer, Leigh Brown

Emg: Josh Fraser, Paul Medhurst, Tyson Goldsack

In: Ben Johnson, Leigh Brown, Alan Didak

Out: Josh Fraser, Tyson Goldsack, John McCarthy (all omitted)

 

[TradeDraft]

Team vs Dogs in QF

Collingwood
B: Nick Maxwell, Nathan Brown, Alan Toovey
HB: Harry O'Brien, Ben Reid, Heath Shaw
C: Sharrod Wellingham, Dane Swan, Ben Johnson
HF: Alan Didak, Travis Cloke, Luke Ball
F: Dayne Beams, Chris Dawes, Steele Sidebottom
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas
Int: Jarryd Blair, Leon Davis, Brent Macaffer, Leigh Brown

Emg: Josh Fraser, Paul Medhurst, Tyson Goldsack

In: Ben Johnson, Leigh Brown, Alan Didak

Out: Josh Fraser, Tyson Goldsack, John McCarthy (all omitted)

No Presti is Huge but I think N Brown can Handle Hall as he is no Buddy

 

[Temploar]

Presti appears to need another week to get over his corked thigh.

 

[Swanny36]

ahhhhhhhhhhhh not THE SACK!!!
Anyone but him, I know he has been poor the last couple of weeks but who hasn't.

 

[Angelus512]

Unfortunate. However Presti should be fighting fit for the PF as he will definitely be needed for that. Need maxwell and reid to double team hall.

 

[Histrionics]

No Presti, shit.

 

[Optimax]

No presti

We will still win but I'd feel more comfortable with the big man

 

[the_champ_2004]

Wow, someone beat Dave, he'd be shattered. Expect him to be quick off the mark next time round.

 

[Temploar]

Yeah, goldy was a bit stiff too.

It appears Brown will face off on Hall. D:
I hope it's not a disaster.

 

[mattys123]

100% correct selection.

The "ins" chose themselves, and Fraser and McCarthy had to go out.

Goldsack has been terrible ever since the Geelong game, for mine he has been our worst senior player in the last 4-5 games.

 

[TradeDraft]

Western Bulldogs
B: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Ryan Hargrave
HB: Robert Murphy, Tom Williams, Lindsay Gilbee
C: Ryan Griffen, Matthew Boyd, Liam Picken
HF: Jarrad Grant, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
F: Daniel Giansiracusa, Barry Hall, Shaun Higgins
Foll: Ben Hudson, Daniel Cross, Callan Ward
I/C: Dylan Addison, Nathan Eagleton, Will Minson, Easton Wood

Emergencies: Tim Callan, Andrew Hooper, Brodie Moles

In: W.Minson , S.Higgins , E.Wood , B.Johnson
Out: B.Moles (omitted), A.Everitt (omitted), J.Roughead (shoulder), L.Jones (omitted)

Good to see Johno Playing as he could be 1 of our best players

 

[Ron]

Must be a ? mark over Griff.

 

[the mighty T]

Western Bulldogs
B: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Ryan Hargrave
HB: Robert Murphy, Tom Williams, Lindsay Gilbee
C: Ryan Griffen, Matthew Boyd, Liam Picken
HF: Jarrad Grant, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
F: Daniel Giansiracusa, Barry Hall, Shaun Higgins
Foll: Ben Hudson, Daniel Cross, Callan Ward
I/C: Dylan Addison, Nathan Eagleton, Will Minson, Easton Wood

Emergencies: Tim Callan, Andrew Hooper, Brodie Moles

In: W.Minson , S.Higgins , E.Wood , B.Johnson
Out: B.Moles (omitted), A.Everitt (omitted), J.Roughead (shoulder), L.Jones (omitted)

And they bring in Jonno...Higgins is meant to be massively underdone at the moment as well

 

[Temploar]

Looks like Griffen has been named after all D:

 

[mattys123]

Late change almost guaranteed for the Dogs.

Moles for Griffen will happen. (Although I hope it doesn't, a 50% fit Griffen isn't as good as a 100% Moles0.

 

[The Panther]

I spoke to Travis as he left the training track today and he said there is nothing to worry about with Presti, he will be right this week. I told Trav thanks anyway, but as a close family friend of Presti I knew that already. Nothing gets past me - Collingwood's great defender

Hmmmm...

 

[the mighty T]

100% correct selection.

The "ins" chose themselves, and Fraser and McCarthy had to go out.

Goldsack has been terrible ever since the Geelong game, for mine he has been our worst senior player in the last 4-5 games.

Agree'd...the only question is how much we'll miss presti and are our in's more influential than the doggies

 

[Optimax]

Must be a ? mark over Griff.

Eade said he would name griffen and give him until the last minute

Seeing the emergencies especially callan and moles big chance he'll miss

 

[Temploar]

Would you like to see Fraser/Tarks have a go in the finals? Or would it be safer to leave them out?

Also: Hi mattys, i see you're on Jonathon Bernard's live chat

 

[The Get Up Kid]

EPIC team.

Blair in, Goldsack unlucky but at least he won't be kicking in (love his torps but his decisions are a worry).

No Presti but if it's wet I don't think Hall is much chop in the slop so stick with N Brown and let Reid run riot on the half-back line.

BTW I can't believe Moles is out for the dogs. WTF?

 

[lyfsux]

Must be a ? mark over Griff.

Eade said earlier in the week he will be named and left to the last minute to see how he is

 

[the mighty T]

Would you like to see Fraser/Tarks have a go in the finals? Or would it be safer to leave them out?

Leave them out unless completely necessary

 

[Optimax]

Late change almost guaranteed for the Dogs.

Moles for Griffen will happen. (Although I hope it doesn't, a 50% fit Griffen isn't as good as a 100% Moles0.

Moles is vanilla as they come, griffen could still tear us a new one given the chance

 

[Primetime Pricey]

Happy with the team. Big win coming

 

[mattys123]

Would you like to see Fraser/Tarks have a go in the finals? Or would it be safer to leave them out?

Also: Hi mattys, i see you're on Jonathon Bernard's live chat

Hehe, I got the Alice Springs swimming pool comment published.

I'd say Tarks and Fraser would only play in the event of injuries to specific players.

Handy backup though, better then what most teams have for depth.