If McGovern doesn't come up. Why not bring in S Durdin and free up Young or Weiters to play the intercept role.

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Absolutely when Durdin is fit and in form.
Young and Weitering are excellent intercept marks.
Problem is Durdin hasn’t shown much in the reserves this year.
Let’s hope he finds form vs Tigers in the VFL this weekend.

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We’re still putrid across half forward, with next to no pressure on the ball coming out.

Durdin & Motlop are doing a good job, but we’re two, maybe three, smalls short of an effective group. One good athlete could do the job. The trouble we’ve got is that plugging those gaps puts us over the 22 players.

We have to drop the second ruck. It’s not working. The million dollar man’s PR team are already reverting back to ‘developing ruck’. He’s had his arse handed to him by two very good rucks and a cavalcade of shit ones as well. He’s completely unsighted as a forward target.

Unless Young has been swapping GPS units pre game, he’s racking up some serious kms as a key defender. With Docherty out and the rehab lifers reverting to type, perhaps the ruck solution is more obvious than we want to admit. We’ve got a pretty decent defender in the ressies & if McGovern is right, there’s good aerial support when Young is up the ground.

I really think we need to be putting more time into Akuei as a defensive forward. He’s a god-awful footballer, but sometimes you can put an athlete out there & just hope he can at least move the ball in the right direction. It’s not like Honey & Owies are setting the bar too high for him… maybe the horse has already bolted there.

At the end of the day, it’s a lot of work, just to fit guys like Hewett & Kennedy into the same team as Cripps and two rucks.

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Durdin is averaging 9 fantasy points in the 2s this year, second worst is 29 (Blake Kuipers) so would be a leap of faith to call him up. Those points were in round 1 and he hasn't played since, so presume injured?

Jack Martin not playing reserves tonight so I doubt he will come under consideration for the Saints match.

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Hope McGovern can play as he’s important to the backline but I’m not holding my breath. Mitch doesn’t usually do 1 week injuries, he usually ends up with long term injuries. Martin’s 4 week absence through “calf tightness” doesn’t fill me with much confidence given they’ve said the exact same thing about Mitch. I’m expecting to hear donuts from the club until he’s not selected in the final team on Friday and we’re told he’s got a grade 2 hammy and will be on the Marchbank perpetual injury timeline.

That will make us even slower. Kemp should be the preference for McGovern.

I wouldn’t be averse to putting JSOS back if McG doesn’t come up. He is very good at reading the play. Only problem is his marking is variable as is his kicking. If Pitto is out, I very much doubt we will drop JSOS.

But if I could address one thing, it would be to get the boys moving at all times. Lead, create options, create space, move opposition players. I think this would make the biggest difference. Oh, and manic pressure. We pulled ahead when we were able to lift our pressure against the Crows. And got smashed when our pressure was off.

Apart from injuries…
Out: Plowman, Honey, Fisher
In: McGovern, Dow, Carroll
And I’d even think about giving Binns a go as sub.


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His effort is great but his kicking is a liability. You need kickers in the back half. He's currently a turnover machine.

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I know some of the players/coaches for the saint are not there this week/year but you'd hope they actually have some proper plan. Saints absolutely hunted in the first quarter and carlton were playing catchup for the rest of the game. Youve had taylor walker on the party pies the last few times against Carlton. surely we will have some half competent strategies to actually be in it against saints

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Agreed but in terms of injuries it may help us.

mmm...I'm not so sure about that

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Decided to make the trek to support the team next week against the Saints but showing as sold out on Ticketmaster.

Anyone got three tickets they aren't going to use??

What's the latest on Saad?

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Members choice: TBC or 1-2 weeks.

One things for certain, he’ll integrate back into skills training once sufficiently healed.

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If McGovern unfit I would play Jack in defence
Cincotta to come into defence
Binns must be close to a run

Is Pittonets slashed eye ok?
Looked pretty serious. If Pitto out, SOS is safe. I love 2 rucks but no to Mirkov please.

If Owies is back he will take back his spot Fisher (Honey was sub).

Carroll wasn't banging the door in the VFL imo. If anything sub perhaps.

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