If today's match wasn't a reality check, I reckon this one will be.

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Until each team plays each other the same number of times, the AFL, as a fair dinkum competition, cannot be taken seriously.

He (Mr Swann) said the honour and pride associated with the club's traditional navy blue jumper was priceless.

No footy before then to offer some further selection insight, but for mine:

Out: White, Walker
In: Boekhorst, Silvagni

Bugger it, give the kid a go if Walker is setting the standard for forward play. Jaksch will get Gorringe's spot if he has another poor game, but he might find himself in the following week if SOS's endurance base doesn't hold up.

I thought 75% game time would be the minimum for him, but we had a few blokes dip below 70% today, so if someone's only going to put in for 70 or 80 minutes of football, I'd take his brand of football before most.

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I'd suggest Boekhorst is 0% chance of selection after 4 weeks off and not much form beforehand.

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I don't really see a better option to add pace to our midfield play?

Keep in mind it's a wrist injury, and he came back pretty quickly from ankle and hamstring issues.

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

In: Jaksch, SOSOS, Graham

Out: Gorringe, Everitt/Walker, White

thanks for the logic army

Jaksch in for Gorringe.

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Jimmae wants to drop White.

I'm shocked to be reading that.

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Given G.Orange got in the team by default, I'm surprised how long we persevered with him for.

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Out: Gorringe, Everitt, White, Laziness
In: Phillips, Silvagni, Jaksch, Effort

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Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

Least it is justified this week.
Unless he survives because the MC identifies a match-up.
But was horrid today.

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Out: Everitt, White, Gorringe (not a ruckman)
In: Murphy or Graham, Phillips, Jaksch

Tuohy Rowe Plowman
Byrne Weitering Docherty
Gibbs Cripps Simpson
Kerridge Casboult Walker
Phillips Jaksch Sumner
Kruezer Curnow Murphy
Wright Thomas Armfield Lamb

Like I've been saying the whole time, he creates a structural weakness that well-structured teams exploit.

I'd rather be getting a kid in that might turn into something of a weapon even if it puts a small dent in our performance against sides White matches up favourably to.

For example, would DVR or Gowers instead of White have actually made a difference to the results? They could have slot straight into that back seven.

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And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

OUT: Gorringe Everitt Walker
IN: Phillips Jacksh Whiley

SOJ expectations need to be tempered. Still looks like he'll be bashed at AFL level. Patience all!!!

Have a weird feeling about this one (that we might cause a huge upset)

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I would keep Walks in before White. Agree with the others though.

No Way.............

Walker kicked 3 goals. I can't remember the last time a player was dropped for kicking 3 goals.

Aggree that Jaksch should be given a run sooner rather than later.
Save Silvagni for Round 20 (Home game @ the G) and play him for the rest of the year. All teams that are below us (Lions, Saints, Essendon* and Melbourne).

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Out, Everitt, White and Gorringe
In, Jaksch, Phillips and pace be it either Buckley or Boekhurst

White should only get a game when there is a good match up for him (which is not often) today there was no ideal match up so he played forward, there are better options than White playing forward - Jones, SOS or Jaksch.

So obvious we were too slow the Saints had way too much pace. no doubt we lack pace in the midfield, our only options are Murphy, DVR, Boekhurst, Buckley and Cunningham.

We haven't won a game with two ruckmen all year have we? Since we had 1 ruckmen and a couple of pinch hitters we have won 6 from 8. Coincidence?

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I can't either, but I can't remember us persisting with someone so horribly out of form since McKernan, and we haven't exactly gained much more than those 3 goals out of it.


Phillips was in the team for the Freo and Essendon* wins, but 4 from 6 still makes a very strong case for it, as does the fact that there's been on average 45 more minutes available on the bench for the 20 players not in a rucking role without Phillips in the team.

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And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

Problem is that Kruezer is next to useless as a fwd option!!!
It restricts our flexibility
In an ideal world, MK and AP should ruck 40% each and LC the other 20%, but all three should be seen as targets I50, working in tandem with whoever the other KPF is at the time

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