I don't think that's the right way to play it and another week playing in the VFL whilst the other guys are getting the rest can be somewhat alienating.

If the big boys have worked it out then Yarran won't play and if they haven't then Yarran will be fronting on Saturday, which isn't a good sign.

^^^

..maybe playing a couple of games alongside a hungry and eager hard working highly talented Menzel might make him realise he's not the only silky finisher we have..

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B: McInnes Jamison Simpson
HB: Tuohy Kennedy Walker
C: Robinson Gibbs Judd
R: Warnock McLean Carrazzo
HF: Armfield Kreuzer Garlett
F: Betts Casboult Waite

IC: Cachia Curnow Scotland Yarran
E: Bell Menzel Lucas
OUT: Murphy (inj) Rowe Bootsma
IN: Warnock Carrazzo Yarran McInness

Warnock to belt the ball clear in our favour onver Pike to give our mids advantage and they can feed to outside speed. Kreuzer as a CHF at the MCG will be involved in the midfield battles, Waite can be lead up at times from FF line and Casboult will take a lot of big marks at FF against the Swans.

We can win this one. We have enough grunt with the addition of Carrazzo for the insdie battles (as long as Robbo comes up, but if he doesnt Bell comes in), and plenty of speed on the outside.

Im not concerned what Swans did to Crows, I'm more interested in how we go against a team Hawks dismantled and lft as road kill, coz I know we beat Hawks after the first 5 minutes but lost the 4 points.

Would love to squeeze Bell in there, and in a smaller SCG maybe we can rest Curnow or Cachia.

Carlton by 17 points.

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Cachia on Hannebery is his biggest test yet. I'd put Curnow on McVeigh. I'm not sure if Carrazzo even plays.

...and bondi...we lost Kennedy with the Judd trade.

Hey Bondi - like the look of the side but the red had me in

And everybody knows Armfield plays CHB .

It is hard to see Carazzo, Curnow and Cachia all playing in the one team. Far too defensive.

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..it depends, Carrazzo need not play defensive at all.. ..if you let him play more attacking, he'll rack up the numbers better than anyone on our list, he's our best accumulator if we give him that much freedom.. ..the thing is, i reckon he's missed too much footy to come straight back in vs swans at scg..
..the Mummy should still be out, so who will play as their 1st ruck..?.. ..they've got Pyke and also Tippet, White as back-up..

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Just on that...interesting to hear Leunberger on AFL360 the other night....said the hardest teams to play are the ones with 2 rucks...said you just get physically worked over

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Thursday I had Kennedy on my mind.

HENDO

and also meant Kreuzer at CHF at the SCG will ensure he gets sucked up in the midfield battles.....because their Kennedy is a big tough midfielder and I'd like to see Kruezer add some grunt in that battle.

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What's hardest for him personally though is not necessarily more effective for the opposition overall.

..we have 3 bonafide rucks on our list at 200cm and up, the backup rucks are 198 rowe and 200 casboult.. ..whatever combo we use, a single ruck with no real support is naturally going to be worked over..

..Leuey should expect a bit more support from longer next year.. ..the days of a 196 tall helping in the ruck are mostly over, unless they're a super jumper..

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I am sure if teams picked 3 ruckman that would be even harder for him

Interesting to see that he had a match high 7 tackles. That's the kind of stat that I think coaches would value over possessions in a situation like this.

No Yazz in the Northern lineup this week.

Goodes subbed out vs Port, injured. Might be handy.

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A tough gig just got tougher.

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We are on our way back...

We have no hope now after they have lost today!

Or alternatively we might not see them as invincible

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If our weakness is belief, then that's not a bad point.

Hanneberry destroyed by Kornes, will need to learn to break a tag. White, Morton, Armstrong, Pyke are ordinary and Bolton looks to have gone 1 year too long.

Armfield to go to Malceski. Would like Cachia on Kennedy, for the bigger body and perhaps Curnow to get Jack. JPK is a beast, but has been done over in a couple of games when hard tagged. Once by T.Hunt, and another by McCaffer.

A great side, but even on the rebound a 6 day break should work in our advantage. Was a slogfest today.

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