Young out for Weiters
Marchy comes back through the Ressies (or waits if there's no game).

Keep playing Kemp and Gov as the other 2 talls.

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We've got the VFL bye this weekend so they'd have no prep games if they come in for North.

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New Hollands will come in for sure, so the brothers will get a game together. Ollie set a high bar after his first season & so far (for mine), he’s only been knocking into it. Structurally excellent, statistically not great… he’s a fast learner though. Who knows what we’ll have come the business end of the season.

Motlop’s status as #1 small forward hasn’t changed. Straight in for mine.

Martin is not so straight forward… I think he’s one of our best, but the midfield mix has held us together these first couple of games with Cuningham & Fogarty playing an important role forward of centre. Hollands takes one of their spots… George has been one of our best & they couldn’t possibly drop Carroll. Nor would they want Cripps doing any more ruck work than he already does, so Kennedy will be hard to drop. I suppose they could gas Harry to the point of exhaustion, which should do wonders for his goal kicking…

They say it’s a good problem to have, but it’s all too easy to @#$%&! it up.

Hopefully Weitering is right to go. North have a better forward line than most give them credit for. It’s the supply that is pox… that’s not to say we’re [REDACTED] without him, but North & Freo would be the best warm up he could hope for.

I haven’t got high hopes for Walsh returning before the Geelong game in R7, so a 3-4 week assessment after the bye.

IN: E. Hollands Weitering Motlop
OUT: Cuningham Young Owies

Rough go for Owies, but my mind is set on the Motlop/Fantasia pairing.

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No talk of Motlop.

Re Walsh........Just looking at the Fixture................and I have no idea how Walsh is tracking, but I wonder if they will give him another month and get him back for Rd 5. Rd 4 is a flight to Adelaide. I know it is a short flight but........I want him 100% when he gets back.

Rd 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 all in Melbourne so no flying.

If we get over The Roos, then it is 3/0 coming up against Freo in Adelaide Rd 4. No rush for Walsh.

Regards Cazzesman

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Owies kicked 2 goals and Cuningham had a great all round game, neither should miss

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Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

Clarkson will make this North’s Grand Final - so we need to be fully on for this game.

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i think the consensus is both elijah and motlop are better players offering more.


nice problems to have, depth.



for elijah straight in for DC, DC to go to sub and durdin out. motlop for owies and weiters for young.

Interesting responses to the quote:



ie Blues confident Marchbank will be selected to play, and if so, believe it or not, whose spot does he take?

Vossy has picked Marchbank twice last year, straight up following injury. Looks like it may be the case again.

Its easy to suggest he can come back through the Ressies, but the questionthe MC pose isn't about your opinion on whether Marchbank returns to Ressies or not, its who does Marchbank replace if its true Blues will select him?

Last year, after returning from injury Marchbank was selected as 23rd man in the last round of the season, the week after he was in the starting 18 for Elimination Final along with Weiters, Kemp, Gov in a tall but mobile defensive unit, ditto the following week vs Dees in the semi, and in the Prelim, Kemp made way leaving 3 tall defenders and Boyd came in. Marchbank was our best in the Prelim.

Weitering should be right to go too, and he's in if fit.

So Weiters and Marchy in, whose out? Its a tough decision, especially after Kemp played his best game for us. Young for Weiters is a given unless Vossy needs Young's height to play on CCP.

I think Marchbank may be 23rd man, like he was in the last round in 2023, to get some game time in before Finals. In last round last year Blake Acres was substituted out for Marchbank giving Marchbank 37% game time.

Pressure on spots. Great problem.

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we have a long time to debate this... I hate a bye at any time but round three... yuk

I also feel DC to miss and they bring in E Hollands for him.

G

Not that I disagree with your suggestions, all make sense, but that's a lot of changes to an undefeated team, especially when you have to consider:

And whose out for Marchbank?

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We owe Clarkson more than a dint to his ego. Especially after Fev was selected in our Hall of Fame.

A refreshed Carlton, with a couple key players back should embarrass the prick through his team.

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Nice problem to have for sure. Does worry me though to bring in too many players who have to be lacking match fitness. Motlop, Marchy, Martin (when fit) could all have a run in the twos for mine, especially when the players they'd replace haven't been going too badly. Motlop with his talent could well become a champion, but is still a work in progress at the moment. Elijah the same.

We are 2-0 coming off a hard training block, now have a bye. No need for wholesale changes, make 'em earn their spots through form in the twos.

don't get lost in the undefeated bit ... we were abysmal against tigers and lions don't look so good. if it makes the team better, you gots to do it.


fwiw i think marchbank comes back thru ressies.

I get why people dont want to say who goes out when they are playing well and winning, but someone has to make way for the obvious players coming in.

I guess its best to look at Best 23 teams without SOS and Doc.

You do realsie that







and we still won against that.

Vossy admitted to the public



So we were playing praccy games even when they were worth 4 points against Tigers and Lions, to condition our players for the 2024 season, and if we won, bonus.

So we won playing at the risk of losing, and even when we weren't in tip top shape to play our best we still won.

I don't think we were abysmal at all against that back drop and we all should be celebrating the FACT we are undefeated.

Come on Braithy ... you still have to do that nudie run to pay for your negativity. Your words.

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I’d like to make him grovel.


I’d like us to be 12 goals up in the final quarter and then put 12 players on Nick Larkey.


I’d like someone to go the North Melbourne coaches box and punch a hole in the wall.

I’d like someone to go and punch a hole in Clarkson but hey let bygones be bygones.

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Ressies play on Good Friday as well

Barring catastrophe, the smalls are locked in. It’ll be Kemp or McGovern to make way - if Weitering is back.

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No chance it's McGovern unless he's injured

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Gov with a lazy 8 coaches' votes.

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Geez , talk about hold a grudge . Me too . Great work boys .

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