I doubt it, unless the coach gets sacked a week early. I reckon we'll lose by 10 goals. Would be a rather fitting end to the season we've had.

Think we'll play our skins out, but for no avail. Players have f*cked the coach over big time. Shame on them all, and I'm sure they all feel it ATM.

Coach has [REDACTED] the players over big time.
Years and years and very little development.
some will be delisted....
Guys like Bower TBird and Russell gone backwards and will be delisted if cant trade.
Another will have been on a list 3 seasons and no game.
Why 3 years and no game???
Well that and many other questions will never be answered they will be known as "ratts mysteries"

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In: Bower(testimonial), Russell(testimonial), Thornton(testimonial), Buckley(have a look), O'Keefe(have a look), Dale(have a look), Bootsma(have a look)
Out: McInness(knee), Judd(rested), Murphy(rested), Simpson(rested), Garlett(omit), Yarran(rested), McLean(irony)

Maybe the kids who we want to have a look at will play like GC did last night rather than players who are entitled to a win by just turning up. Make Gibbs captain for the night and play in the centre to see if he is any harder or committed playing the role he was born to play.

- Twinone

I wonder when the lads are flying home? Another belter of a day here, not a cloud in sight and only a sliver of breeze. May as well make the most of it and stay until Tuesday or Wednesday.

The Saints are better coached.
We both will have nought to play for. They'll smash us.

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No testimonial or farewell games.

Get games into those we need to make decisions on at the end of the season.

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"there’s more chance of me becoming the full forward for the [Western Bulldogs] than there is of any change in the Labor Party." Julia Gillard 18-05-2010

Bring Brad Fisher back.

Irrelevant now.

Still contemplating not going
Probably will win as it means nothing and saints have put their best out to pasture

Need to play Russell, Bower and Thornton to see if they are up to staying on the list for next year.

Really? All have been on the list for 6-10 years. 2 hours of an irrelevant game of football isn't going to tell us anything they shouldn't already know.

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If Ratts is gone in a week or two the new coach may not want toile a decision on some players especially ones that haven't played all year or even once over 3 years.

In: Collins, Lucas, ROK, McCarthy, Davies, Bootsma

Out: McIness Garlett Curnow Scotland Duigan Touhy

Put some players in the right positions and let them have fun:

B: Collins White ROK
HB: Lucas McCarthy Bootsma
C: Gibbs McLean Davies
HF: Armfield Waite Judd
F: Betts Casboult Walker
Foll: Kruezer Yarran Murphy
Int: Simpson Bell Ellard Carrazzo


Just let them play. We may well get beaten but there will be some energy and excitement leading into the pre season and 2013.

Some kids just need a taste to have a big pre season.

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What a NOTHING game this will be. Neither team with anything to play for whatsoever.

Dead rubber.

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Melb will do freo

Why would you be dropping Scotland for this game?

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Essendon-Only team to have ever been found guilty of salary cap breaches in a premiership year!

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Let him play. Might be his last. I reckon he's almost cooked. Probably should have been used more as a sub this year.

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