Solid 3 defenders (Gibcus, Brown, Banks) to build around and we'll also have Vlastuin, hopefully also Rioli and Broad.
In fact we received 2 free kicks in a row across the full back line that send shockwaves through the MCG.
You watch they will name 3 Western Australian umpires to screw us over.
You nearly beat the Ruse with half your team replaced by vagrants you herded into the stadium 10 minutes before the bounce. Not confident at all. Don't reckon I will be all year.
| PLAYER | INJURY | ESTIMATED RETURN |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Brown | H&S protocols | 1-2 weeks |
| Josh Caddy | Hamstring | 4-6 weeks |
| Noah Cumberland | Knee | Test |
| Thomson Dow | Thigh | 1 week |
| Dylan Grimes | Hamstring | 1-2 weeks |
| Kane Lambert | Hip/managed | Test |
| Dustin Martin | Personal | TBC |
| Marlion Pickett | Hamstring | TBC |
| Hugo Ralpsmith | Ribs | 1-2 weeks |
| Ivan Soldo | Toe | TBC |
| Updated: April 26, 2022 |
Where's that from? Thought Grimes was close. Tom Browne still 1-2 weeks for H&S protocols? Doesn't seem right.
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You can’t plan to draft every single need at one draft , we were indeed right in selecting prob the best u18 kpp in the country with our first rather than 8th best mid . You’d expect inside mids will be a focus with early selections this year
I think that’s just default if covid positive 2w
Opponent was twice as good , we stayed in the game , will be interesting how we go against lesser lights
This
Absolutely and I’m thinking if key forward landed same way we d do it again , can build a side around that. I think we can build midfield depth trading in some mids lipinski and Brodie style
Yes, Lambert we now know was ready but kept over due to the short turn around. Definitely in.
I'm almost, almost starting to think the football department has assessed our chances of contending this year. Decided it's zip and is putting the que in the rack already and looking long term. A couple of real low finishes to add to last years draft haul, supplemented by a free agent or two and away we go. Not much point sitting mid-table.
Lol bargains like Lipinski and Brodie don't come along gift wrapped often. This year's crop is so sh!t they're pumping up McStay and Griffin Log as though they're big names. Whoever identified re-signing Caddie in 2020 should be shot. He was already on the nose in Hardwicks eyes the minute Lynch showed up in 2019. Whether he liked it or not his best position was medium forward where he kicked 46 goals in 22 games in 2018. Since then he's been played out of position and kept away from the forward line never getting a chance to see if him and Lynch could work together. Saddest part is his last 3 years has cost us $1.5 mil for a return of 4 goals and little else. If he was traded or dumped in 2020 that money could've been used to pay for majority of what Lipinski and Brodie's combined salary is
Played forward again a handful of games last year and was absolutely putrid
Don’t they ,
Pickett they’ve effectively ruled out , be right for next week
