Interesting responses to the quote:
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The Blues are confident defender Caleb Marchbank (illness) will return for Good Friday's game against the Kangaroos
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.
Barring catastrophe, the smalls are locked in. It’ll be Kemp or McGovern to make way - if Weitering is back.