Yes that is fine, the proof will be in the pudding on Sunday.

Maybe they've been doing extra loads.

I doubt it though.

I reckon we are [REDACTED] but I hope I am wrong.

But if Ed was fit and available he would be depth...someone who could come into the seniors and perform a role.

I wrote off Ed by about round 6. I got use to winning without him.
If he was fit and ready right now, I'd pick him ahead of LOB, Setters, Newnes and Hayes TBH.
But I will leave the smart decisions to Voss.

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I get you drift BV, but if Dow gets the ball and kicks it forward 50 metres (which he can't, so say 41m), its not going to be deep in the forwardline: that's where Charlie and Harry set up with Durdin. Ball will get the 50m line, then what? Walsh has already entered the midfield fray, SOS is on a HHF position and Fisher/Martin/Honey is on the other flank.

I wouldnt be worried if Dow was selected. Who else is there? Bring it on. He deserves a spot based on his early season form. Why protest his inclusion? He's not going to get the ball to Harry and Charlie is what I'm thinking. I hope he does. Unfortunately "hope" isn't the same as "confident".

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So Weitering's presser is this week's Jack Silvagni red herring. Got it.

To be fair one person ain’t depth and at 33 not for long

Nothing to do with fairness farmer.
Due to desperate times, I'm happy to give a 33yo to show them how its done.
Need to set the bar higher. I'm saying a crippled 33yo is a better proposition than what I'm seeing from our wings.

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We really are wing-obsessed as a league after Ed Langdon had a good season.

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Cutting off our nose to spite our face.

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Agree to disagree. Watching Dow in the VFL, he's been kicking the ball 50m+ easily.

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If he kicks it long into the forward line without looking, is he really doing anything different to what Sam Walsh has been doing in recent weeks (and a couple of years ago)?

41m-50m, I was making a point about the distance ... make it 55m.
I was working with your paradigm of Dow in the middle and kicking blindly.
I'm assuming you're referring to his selection as a midfielder.
Assuming that is correct, I assume we are referring to Dow receiving the ball from a centre bounce.
If he receives the ball at the centre bounce, his 50 m kick from the centre is not going to travel "deep" into our forwardline; maybe at Glenferrie oval, but not the G nor the Dome.

That's all.

I look forward to his rise in the ranks. His last month in the VFL hasn't been flash. Yes he did kick a 50m goal recently, but he rarely kicks them 50 and certainly not under pressure he finds himself as a midfielder, so its not a case of easily in his role.

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I’ve seen him kick a few goals from 50+ in the vfl this year on the burst.

Just this week diesel provided a link to a podcast with Kouta and Hanna.

They were our last Premiership wingmen.

I know Camporeale played wing too, such were our spoils for the wing, and something we've sorely lacked and continue to lack today.

The obsession is not recent. You just have to look at the wingmen from every premiership team to know they have to be good and a necessary component to success.

Oh the days of Quirk, Crane, Chandler, Kennedy, Robertson, Glascott, Maylin, Francis, Young...we didnt have to worry about the wing when they manned the position

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Long blind blast from the centre bounce is ok because of 6-6-6 and the team can plan for what general areas to punt for. At all other times, @#$%&! no (unless we become a counterattacking team with a near-vacant f50)

Any word on George ? all this talk about Paddy Dow . Got this gut feeling Paddy would go well with George along side him . Just reckon George would steady him down . Gut feeling , that's all .

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Hewitt will be out for a few weeks yet.

Bring back Frank Marchesani

Really interested in the selections tonight.

We have 2 mids to replace: Kennedy and Hewett.
We didnt replace a mid for Hewett when he was out for GWS, and Adelaide.

I feel the MC don't have a choice but to pick Dow, (unless they see him as a liability).
Fogarty is the only other choice, unless Setterfield is asked to play his old role as an inside mid.

Martin and Honey are the only choices to replace Durdin.

I trust the MC, and look forward to see who gets the nod ... especially interested in Jack's role this week.

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We still have great players on every line:

KPB: Weitering Young McGovern

Small backs: Saad and Doc

Rucks: Pittonet TDK

Mids: Cripps, Walsh Cerra

KPF: Harry Charlie TDK/Jack

Small fwds: Owies Fisher

Quick Tagger: Cottrell

There's 16 goos role players/ stars

Again, its about our bottom 6. Will they come to play?

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Really ! bad news all-round that . Still , if Paddy comes in just run him on and off the bench to keep him fresh . Burst is his strength . Paddy with his zip could upset the Lions midfield coz they are one paced like us ..............for that reason i would like to see Honey . Honey is just a smidgin' away from clicking i feel .

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