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David Astbury, Thank You

I have a feeling we might want DTLD back at the pointy end.

I've got more chance.
He won't recover from his knee even when Hardwick forces him to play.
Prestia, he misses tooo much footy for my likening.
We need another mid playing now.
What's the matter with CD?
We haven't drafted a quality midfielder in the last 10 years.
 
With both Astbury and Nank out we are missing our two meanest and strongest players. Lynch is the mean man up from, Nank in the middle and Astbury down back. There is no doubt that our defence walks taller with Astbury out there.
 
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May not be Rance however DTLD is no doubt the general of the back half , been a blessing in a sense to have Balta come in and blossom , however no doubt he’ll be even better with DTLD out there working with him.

in saying that its going to be risky playing him with no footy behind him if it’s finals time, I’d imagine he’d be a fair way off with touch after missing so much footy with a knee
 
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Needed for finals. We'll struggle against Cats & Eagles. Without Dave our defence is too short.
 
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We have 2 problems to fix if we are going to win it this year. We need Dave in our backline badly and we need to fix our clearances up. Pussies and Weagles will smash us otherwise both have strong onballers and clearance strength and strength and height in attack!
 
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We have 2 problems to fix if we are going to win it this year. We need Dave in our backline badly and we need to fix our clearances up. Pussies and Weagles will smash us otherwise both have strong onballers and clearance strength and strength and height in attack!

Need Dave asap how long is he out tho ?. Cats forward line do not worry me one bit eagles yes.
 
I have a sneaking suspicion he doesn't get back at all. None of the progress reports have been good. Dimma didnt sound or look hopeful when discussing him. Note the eyes dart to the left when he mentions when he will be back.

I reckon 50 /50 to make it back mid through finals
 
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A bit worried that this problem is more serious than first thought and could mean Dave being out for the season. I hope not even though the defence is still working well, having Dave there makes it that much stronger
 
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More chance getting Scotty Turner back then waiting for Astbury to recover.
Every time they mention him he is always a couple a weeks away.
He has been 2 weeks away since the swannies game.
 
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Needed for finals. We'll struggle against Cats & Eagles. Without Dave our defence is too short.
Yep, it's just delusional to expect a very young Balta who has really just secured his place in the side as a KPD to stop the likes of Dixon, Kennedy or Hawkins especially with the way these teams' mids can deliver the ball. Just not going to happen.
Dave is crucial to our hopes.
 
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