Absolutely correct. The form of all the others was so bad I cannot see how you could reward them with elevation. Whilst I appreciate Binns was not at his best last week his consistent form has him knocking on the door despite the lack of hurt factor with his possessions. You could argue he is not a like for like replacement for Fantasia (Marchbank is even less so) but in fact given the role Fantasia has been playing since Cotters went out I think you can argue he actually is the most like for like for that role. Durdin and Motlop are small forwards like Fantasia but not the high mileage type that Fantasia has been playing.

Ultimately I just can't abide rewarding any of the others so it's Binns for me. On that basis I don't put him as sub because that wastes his endurance. Maybe it has to be Carroll again, or give Hewett a bit of a breather and run him as sub.

Watching the 2nds last week, Binns got a lot of the ball but as rightly said above he doesn't hurt the opposition. He is very young and will get better over time but I would still like to see some improvement in his poise at the lower level before he makes the big leap to tAFL level.

I also agree that Motlop didn't do much last week, actually he improved in the last quarter when they put him in the middle. The thing with Jesse is that we know he can perform at AFL level and brings an X factor that Binns cannot at the moment. So I would prefer to give Motlop the sub opportunity and he can come into the game to provide a spark if needed. Carroll needs some game time so he should start on the I/C with Hewett, Boyd, Fogarty

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Understand the point about Jesse having shown he can produce at AFL level, but has been out a fair while and looked very rusty since return. Did admittedly improve when put into the middle late last week, but still just Ok at best. I think he needs more time in the 2s before he comes back.

Confirmation: Durdin in for Fanta. Sub TBC

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fanta got the lemonade & sars...

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goldstein in means that tdk can run off him at will, but may struggle at stoppages due to strength and experience. if they start winning the clearances, we may struggle

i wont be able to watch the game as watching Essendon* makes me physically sick. there is nothing on god's green earth i hate more than that club. one of the times i'm happy i live in england is when those bottom feeding drug cheating arrogant scum beat us

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Fanta is pants anyway

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Fancy pants?

With the weather forecast for Sunday I’m pretty happy we’re going with one ruck

Nice….

same team but faster and possibly angrier…!


kindest regards tommi

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that'siti'mnotchangingthistagain......!

Let’s face it….

if both teams play to their best…?

We smash them…!


kindest regards tommi







Smash…!

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when Saad has a good game he’s right up their in our top five players. underrated by some i think. his shut down sprints and closing speed inspire everyone on the park to go harder and be like saad. good users of course too. but now he’s a more complete defender who can be trusted to watch an oppo gun half foward.


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if you just go on win loss from one season you’re ignoring player availability. Fog and Williams in forward half has changed everything.

also. durds was either out of form or out of the team in many of those games. motlop hasn’t been available for quite a while, not that he does the Fog type things so much, but we’ve just lacked the slower pressure-game forwards all year until GC Suns game. Cottrell has been reliable but more your hard running, negating his man at time, forward. Fog negates the entire oppo back 6 or 7. Williams has added some hardness and muscle i reckon.

Williams as a genuine forward been the revelation of the season so far. Jack Martin is a walk up start but then it gets messy, who else to play? H, Charlie, Williams and Martin. Fog, Cottrell, Elijah filling out forward seven. no room for Motlop or Fantasia or Durds?

Cottrell could play wing again, better than Ollie in that role at this stage of their careers. i guess let fitness and form in the twos be the judge of who makes the forward line. Motlop didnt touch much of it from what could see off the VFL stats sheet which is why Durds with one goal gets Fantasia’s role this week.


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he did just that when he had to come in as emergency minutes before the game started, and what, he kicked four goals or something? but he also didn’t touch it and i think he needs to earn it. be character building for him to force his way back in. he’s definitely a talent but we have many talented forwards, and Williams just added to the ranks.


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I wouldn’t be surprised if Durdin gets some midfield minutes.


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If Sydney beats Geelong, we have a chance to go into the bye in 2nd. Let's see if we've grown to handle the pressure and expectation.

Hopefully the couple of weeks out of the side fires him up.

Please smash the junkies

I'm nervous.

I'm very confident.

Which is why you should be nervous.

I just hate *