Donstuie wrote:
So we're already scraping our reserves in round 1.
Why does this not shock me anymore?
You've become a real pessimist Donstuie.
I know the scarring we all copped over the last 2 decades. It stains the brand and stuffed up our optimism.
On the one hand we have deep discussion of our newfound depth, the next minute we are scaping to get players in.
Which players are you referring to? Teams haven't been named. Wait till the teams have been named.
Players missing, and I know they are BIG names (will only make this win much the more sweeter than it would be):
Charlie ... he's just one of our CHF's
Williams ... he's just our Category 1 midfielder and recruit of the year (Saad says hello)
DeKoning ... he's just our No. 1 ruckman and athletic giant who can play forward too (Pitto says hello)
Marchbank ... he's just our best intercept mark and best 3rd tall (Plow says hello)
McGovern ... he's just our 3rd tall forward and big name recruit (Jack Silvagni says hello)
Newman ... he's our attacking HBF and one of our best kicks, who can kick goals too. (Williamson says hello)
Kemp ... He's our 2019 First round pick who would be pushing for a spot and his first game if fit.
Philp .... he's one of our quickest and first rounder in 2019 who mad ean impression in games he played before injured.
Levi .. hasnt played a preseason game, nor did he train last night ... he's playing
McKay ... has rolled his ankle twice in 2 weeks prior to this week ... he's playing
Betts ... he's overcome a calf spain at 34yo ...he's playing
Martin ... didn't train last night...and people are reading into that when Teague said some have been rested to have them ready .. he plays bruising style of game ... I bet he plays
Gosh, there's a few injuries and injury clouds amongst the Bluebaggers.
If the replacements of the 8 are any good, then we are not scraping. Instead we have a good squad of 30 capable of getting us to Finals.
Lets see what the boys bring vs Tigers.
I'm confident we learned from last year.
I'm not sure how great the Tigers are this time of the year though....proven best team in the last 4 years.
Go Bluebaggers.