At the moment De Koning's more of an injured player than anything else. So I think another ruck is crucial in one of the upcoming drafts, especially given the uncertainty about our three senior rucks.

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B: Thomas - Jones - Plowman
HB: Silvagni - Weitering - O'Brien
C: Stocker - SPS - Fisher
HF: Cunningham - C. Curnow - Walsh
F: Gibbons - McKay - Murphy
R: Phillips - Cripps - E.Curnow

INT: Dow - Marchbank - Casboult - Setterfield

Oh yes, nice problem to have

Replace Stocker with Charlie. Oops.

i'm in total agreeance with all four.

Don’t think saints or Brisbane are any less beatable than port away or hawthorn in Tasmania


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Walsh has done all of his training to date with the mids. Why would you put him into defence now the 6,6,6 exists. There is no 'Simmo role" any more. It's every defender playing on a forward. The days of loose defenders are gone.
The backs play to a system. Walsh would have little idea of what it is. Plus if you push him back and he gets a flogging, what does that do to his confidence. You don't move players who are performing well.
We have backs who the assistant coaches have said are not lacking physical conditioning. I know some posters are saying they're not ready. According to Dale Amos, Willo is physically ready. I suspect he'd know better than anyone here.
If he's ready, play him and leave Walsh where he is thriving.

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it was pretty hard to tell at the ground, but i'm positive walsh started the richmond and port games on the back flank??

that tells me he spent a fair chunk of his 1st offseason with the backs? and simmo is rarely on a man. he drifts around the park, gets up on the wings and works the zone across half back.

plus stocker chopping walsh out and walsh moves to the middle, then comes back when stocker needs a break. walsh is covering 16kms a game ... the kid doesn't rest, so i'm sure where ever he plays he'll kill it.


i'd just love to see stocker out there in that quarterback role out of defence. and, if willo is fit he's a ready-made replacement for Newman.

Plowman very lucky the other defenders are out injured. VERY limited defender.

I hope our mids have a good day and our new look back six aren't bombarded.

FWIW


We'll see I guess.

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If Kruezer is actually fit to play, it will make a v big difference.
And I'm super keen to see Stocker play.

There are three things which can enhance or diminish the value of the Stocker trade, in this order:
1) Stocker turns out to be a gun! This is the most important thing.
2) Adelaide wins less than expected. So far they're delivering for us on this and with it a higher draft pick than expected
3) We win more games than expected. So far, we're not delivering on this, potentially gifting Adelaide a better pick than we had in mind at the time of the trade.

thus.
I dare not hope.

I'm gonna guess
Philips Setters Willo.
possibly Kennedy ins.

would also love to see Stocker.

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Kreuzer is vital to our chances this weekend, Goldstein would slaughter us around the ground without him but I hope we're not gonna cripple him. It's a long season and he's not exactly the most durable player on the list.

If the doggies lose (they play Richmond so this is likely) and we win, we'll go up to 14th on percentage.

Brisbane will likely beat Sydney at home
Hawk$ will likely beat Demons

Adelaide's percentage is very high. If they beat Freo at the Adelaide Oval they'll be right up there in the mix for top 4-6 (how high depending on some other results)

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I'm tipping Adelaide get their shit together and finish top 4

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Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

He's played wing, midfield or very occasionally half forward.

As for North, I think it's about 5 years since we beat these pricks. And from memory, most games have been decent blowouts.

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Willo is physically ready to play at VFL level, but last week looked to me like a player still building his match touch, confidence and conditioning after an extremely long lay off. There were some positive signs late in the game from him, but he had a ‘mare in the first half. I would play Stocker ahead of him this week. It’s not ideal, but Stocker is the ‘in form’ player in reserve who has been working our defence system.

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In: Charlie Curnow, Jarrod Garlett, Matthew Lobbe, Andrew Phillips, Angus Schumacher, Will Setterfield, Liam Stocker, Tom Williamson
Out: Matthew Kreuzer (adductor), Mitch McGovern (hamstring), Nic Newman (knee), Kade Simpson (hamstring)

New: Angus Schumacher*, Liam Stocker* (both players included on the extended bench)

Extended bench: Garlett Lobbe Phillips C Curnow Schumacher Williamson Setterfield Stocker

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So much for the rumour about Kreuzer.

why even mention Lobbe?

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with those ins, it's like we're taking the piss....out of north.