Always Right Match Committee Round 3 V Brisbane Lions

[chef]

Who does he replace?

Darcy.

[bornadog]

Darcy.

I thought of that, but also thought does Lobb and Treloar come?

[Go_Dogs]

Who does he replace?

West or McLean for mine. Probably West who we insist on tying to make a small forward but is always going to be a midfielder.

[Grantysghost]

I thought of that, but also thought does Lobb and Treloar come?

I’d say Treloar is a 90 percent chance.

Lobb 50/50

[1eyedog]

Sorry love the idea of Arty but it seems it's a purposeful distraction and an artificial feel good selection to get us off the deck mentally.

Maybe the right call when you have nothing to lose but it has a feeling of Bevo reaching in the dark for me.

Not sure what we're expecting of him hopefully not too much.

[F'scary]

Sorry love the idea of Arty but it seems it's a purposeful distraction and an artificial feel good selection to get us off the deck mentally.

Maybe the right call when you have nothing to lose but it has a feeling of Bevo reaching in the dark for me.

Not sure what we're expecting of him hopefully not too much.

That's good enough for me.

[kruder]

He was in the round one side until injured and he?s not going to do worse than some others have? if he?s fit enough, I?d play him. No idea if he is fit enough.

Yeah I know he deserved to play round 1 but when does a first gamer come back straight in after injury?

I reckon part of the issue so far is that we played quite a few underdone players and it looks like it may continue this week. Fingers crossed we get it right this time.

[jeemak]

Yeah I know he deserved to play round 1 but when does a first gamer come back straight in after injury?

I reckon part of the issue so far is that we played quite a few underdone players and it looks like it may continue this week. Fingers crossed we get it right this time.

Possibly when he was the standout over preseason and the alternatives for his position stunk like hell.....like they have.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Sorry love the idea of Arty but it seems it's a purposeful distraction and an artificial feel good selection to get us off the deck mentally.

Maybe the right call when you have nothing to lose but it has a feeling of Bevo reaching in the dark for me.

Not sure what we're expecting of him hopefully not too much.

I'm excited about it, it DOES make me more interested in the game, but make no mistake about it - this is a desperate act by the MC.

[mjp]

Yeah I know he deserved to play round 1 but when does a first gamer come back straight in after injury?

The decision makes zero sense. Zero.

But it's done now.

Go well Arthur.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

I think the decision simply reflects where we are as a club.

Best of luck to him. I hope he tears it apart. It's about the only positive with us right now.

[1eyedog]

I think the decision simply reflects where we are as a club.

Best of luck to him. I hope he tears it apart. It's about the only positive with us right now.

Maybe that is what is needed right now. I'm not convinced it will make any difference and I hope he gets a few touches. It was a feel good story in the midst of a pretty crappy week and maybe that is enough.

[jeemak]

Maybe that is what is needed right now. I'm not convinced it will make any difference and I hope he gets a few touches. It was a feel good story in the midst of a pretty crappy week and maybe that is enough.

You're working on the assumption those within the four walls are taking this as badly as we all are, and feel like it's as out of control as we all do.

To me the Arty selection reflects him being our option in lieu of Weightman not being available, others stepping in not performing, and reward for effort over the preseason.

This is my last deluded hope, mind you.

[D Mitchell]

I think the decision simply reflects where we are as a club.

Best of luck to him. I hope he tears it apart. It's about the only positive with us right now.

At nil:2, as a Club we are roughly where we've been in something like 4 of the last 6 seasons. It will be astounding if Jones has scoreboard impact in his first game. If it's true that he's fast, nimble and, most important, can put pressure on defenders when they have possession and does, then it's a good move by the Selectors because those qualities are precisely what's lacking among the forwards. Maybe he'll inspire movement and urgency in the other 5. I feel much better about tomorrow night already.

[GVGjr]

At nil:2, as a Club we are roughly where we've been in something like 4 of the last 6 seasons. It will be astounding if Jones has scoreboard impact in his first game. If it's true that he's fast, nimble and, most important, can put pressure on defenders when they have possession and does, then it's a good move by the Selectors because those qualities are precisely what's lacking among the forwards. Maybe he'll inspire movement and urgency in the other 5. I feel much better about tomorrow night already.

The 0 - 2 start isn't really the issue for most supporters it's more about the way we are performing.
Whilst I'm excited for Arty to be making his debut I would have preferred a couple of games at Footscray as a lead in.
It's all well and good to be working hard at training but it's very different we that siren goes off.

Prior to Xmas I don't think I could have envisaged Arty playing until much later in the season but his progress since then has been impressive.