OK so why do you flood the site then please?


Fast and precise ball movement compensates for the leg speed as long as there's not too much empahasis on the former.
It's all about skill set. Hadley use to be a good with his execution, but lost consistency in the last 2 years imo.



Walker is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait to prove DOA wrong regarding his premise of Carlton's ability to make the finals this year.
As I responded to DOA after he wrote us off without Fevola on our list :

Carlton will shit in that challenge because 1AW will be back and he underestimates the power of 1AW at his own peril.
A win this week gives us a 2 game buffer. Why? We have the speed machine back.

WALKER IS BACK
WALKER IS BACK
WALKER IS BACK
WALKER IS BACK[/quote]


A repeat of R5, 2004 would be nice by Andrew [/quote]

He's moved on and become an even better specimen since then chubbmeister.
I expect double the output now he's 24yo and a million kms under his belt.
He's an amazing specimen and his shoulder has proven it can handle the rigours of AFL.
The recent injury could have happened to anybody, except for the Terminator.

I'm so happy he's back....time to have a celebrating larger at the local.

WALKER IS BACK
WALKER IS BACK
WALKER IS BACK


...and he's all ours, whilst Fev is Vossy's problem.

Setanta to kick a bag....and with Glass missing....2 bags full.[/quote]

On paper the team looks good BUT is anyone else concerned about the number of players who have been added who haven't played much football in recent weeks.

Normally you can add one player but we are adding McLean, Hadley, Walker and underdone players like Houla and Grigg are emergencies.

I am concerned that it will be left up to too few players to finish the game.

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Depends which way you look at it... how about we're added 4 players who are back in after layoffs and will be determined to lock in their place in the team.

If we win, I'll be right. If we lose, you'll be right

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Congratulations CK95

If we are a genuine finals chance and I reckon we are, it shouldn't matter that we have an underdone team against the team the weagles have on the field.

But those underdone players had better be over their injuries. We don't need any more.

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I was concerned about speed with Hadley, McLean and Browne coming in for Armfield & Yarran, but looking at that Eagles lineup Selwood/Priddis etc aren't really going to burn us up. Doggies loss last night makes this even more of a must win, given the matches we have coming up - last night's result is good if we're pushing for top 4 and terrible if we're just hoping to make the 8.

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Most sides have two sometimes three in and under type players I dont know why we think we only need one

You can never have enough midfielders and as the hawks showed last week the more mid field rotations you have the fresher the players are

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I'm confident aobut this one, wasn't agasint the Hawks.

We're good coming off a loss. Sure we have 4 out, but Johnson is not in our best 22, and Walker is an upgrade on White any way you look at it.
Hadley in always in our best 22 IMO. We need him to play 6 or 8 in a row because I believe he is really important to us.
If Mclean can get fit then he might move ahead of Hadley but what he's dished up so far has been ordinary and Haddles.
But I'm happy to have both in considering injuries. Both are decent players and bring some hardness that we had none of last week.

Yarran has been inconsistent but we will miss his class,
I think we will miss Army's run the most,
but Walks will make up for some of that.
Browne will know he has to take his chance, hope he has a good game.

All in all I think our changes this week are in improvement on last weeks team

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armfield is a massive loss

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Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

spoken like a true West Aussie

He is a loss but not massive


Waite is the Massive loss at this point in time

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Some thought you couldn't have the 3 amigos in the team, be interested to see how having the two slower inside players in the team goes.

IMO, with both coming off lay offs due to injury I'm not happy to see both in this side. With Robinson in the side, I'm not convinced that there is a need for another two one-paced inside mids in this team.

We came up with a game style that focused on pace and fast ball movement ... the balance was right ... as we cop injuries/suspensions we should bring players in to support that game. Grigg would do that better than either of Hads/McLean.

Don't understand the idea of Houla as emergency ... if he's fit, he's in ... game playing? Last minute fitness test? Late change? Hhhmm. Don't know the rules of changing your named side for an emergency where nobody in the named side is a legitimate withdrawal ... anyone able to clarify??

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Same school of thought and same city as you on this.
Hard at it in and unders are very important especially if you have a few jets saving their energy as the outriders.
You need more than one because of the energy sapping work they do.
It's a tough gig and somebody has to do it.

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The best thing about it is that Armfield IS a loss.

Shows how the boy has come on.

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However, it's no use thinking in those terms if the players with the 'inside' tag are not worthy. This is not a comment on McLean or Hadley but rather the idea that playing a game of Ducks and Drakes with your list is more important than the amount of overall talent you have. We just end up chasing our tails with that sort of thing and it becomes a waste.

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..agreed, always best to play the best talent you have, but some kind of structure has to also factor in.. ..in regards to the midfield though, with so many rotations you need a couple of in and unders, even if they're just good/o.k,, can't have super quality in every position but some hard workers is good enough too if they have excellent quality around them, they'll help them to play better..

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..if you can't be good, be good at it..

you know Hadley is not so slow..

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Koperek.

Well as another West Aussie and Swan Districts supporter, Armfield is an enormously massive loss..

We'll still win though. After all, the steak knives from bringing Army over is still in the team.

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Agree, only when he runs.

Wiggo not named in the bullants....is he injured or is he going to play for one of the undredone inclusions????? (Walker, McClean or Hadley)

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It's the vibe.........Tell him he's dreamin' Darryl!

I'm not a West Aussie.

Massive loss.

Has been providing tonnes of run, keeping his man quiet and maybe most importantly of all he covers for his teammates by chasing their man when out of position.

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Probably not as he's not a listed emergency. I'd say he's being rested, or more likely injured.

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