No way Short plays after the long lay off.
Naish, Butler and Menadue to also miss out.
Naish, Butler and Menadue to also miss out.
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Concerned about so many inclusions of players returning from soft tissue injuries. The surface at Marvel is unreliable which leads to a high level of unpredictability. Particularly for players who are not match fit.
For a team that goes about rehab so carefully the process here is a puzzle and a bit of a worry.
For a team that goes about rehab so carefully the process here is a puzzle and a bit of a worry.
Agree
It would be a bit risky playing Lambert at the dome first up after his Achilles injury. I'd rather he gets a nominated amount of game time in the VFL.
I thought the players that miss out need to come from those named on the extended interchange bench. If that is the case then Short will play as he's named on HBF.
I hope we have a strong lead at 3/4 time as I can't see us running out the game too well with this amount of underdone players.
For what it’s worth short and Shai only those on the bench named in the VFL team...
May explain why there’s been so many injuries (a change in philosophy). There must be reasons for the sharp increase in injuries this year, questions should be asked
Can’t believe they bring Short straight back in after missing 3 months of football.
Does Hardwick know we have a reserves side??
He is throwing everything in, do or die.
If we lose to stkilda, I would give Cotchin, Jack, nakas all the rest of year off.
I wouldn’t play Houli again, and I would play CD, the young ruckman and Townsend for the remainder of the year.
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Ghost of Punt Road
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Do we ever play the Saints at our home ground?
We probably do, but I can't recall a specific instance.....
We probably do, but I can't recall a specific instance.....
We played them at least once at the G last year in our home game and I also think the return bout was at the G even though it was the Saints home game. We also pantsed them at the G in the last game of 2017; about 6 weeks after they smashed us at Chernobyl.
North Melbourne is another matter. We haven't played them at the G in a H&A game since 2012!!
Correction. The Saints home game against us last year was at Chernobyl. We beat them by 54 points. A similar result on Sunday would be very welcome.
Ghost of Punt Road
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Thanks. It just seems a rare thing. Now I can rest easy that it is only when it is important that it seems we end up at Docklands!
6 inclusions in one week is a lot especially when 4 of them haven’t played a game in over a month + shortly hasn’t played snice round 3
I am little concerned for Sundays game !
I am little concerned for Sundays game !
saints aren’t that tall forward
And Garthwaite got a touch up by Jenkins
He’s like Waite . Only turns up for richmond games
Last year we played them at home plus in the last round of 2017 was at the G
Anyone that Carthwaite plays on will ‘torch’ him, I haven’t seen anything from him to say he will be a reliable defender.
Slow, not tall enough and the most importantly always stands in the wrong spots.
Every time Adelaide went forward and scored it seem they used him as the front gate to goal.
Should’ve had Roughead instead of Weller.
disagree. the bombers aren't a concern. I'd prefer one of the top 4 to fall off the cliff to open up the opportunity for us. last night was a good result.
The match committee decide the team, not just Dimma. but I take your point. With so many ins, it seems crazy to bring short back after 12 weeks out without a run in the VFL. I hope they know what they are doing. but with our injury run this year, I am worried they are pushing the envelope too much.
Short was not setting the world on fire pre injury, practice games included his form was indifferent and his kicking way below par. VFL would be the go for me. With Stack and Houli back there (assuming neither are injured) I see no rush to get him back this week.
