Changes for Round 10

[DOG GOD]

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Ward..come on down...your time has come.

[LostDoggy]

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Give Wardy a go!

Welcome to the team, our next Rising Star nominee and winner of the 2012 Brownlow.

[hujsh]

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Hawthorn have only been using Franklin & Roughead up forward. Morris will take Franklin and Lake will take Roughead.

I can't see a matchup for either Wight or Williams. One will not play and I don't think you need to be a brain scientist or rocket surgeon to work out that Wight will go.

I think we need another runner rather than another tall.

Ward will get a go, for mine.



Gee, I wouldn't have minded having Westy in the middle yesterday. Antone know how long off he is?

Does anyone know if Hodge will play?

Really hoping he is fit and ready. Internet says he's expected back round 10 so I'd say he's another week away

[Sedat]

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Like i stated, Stack would give run, but skills are not up to speed, misses too many targets, and his defensive game lacks, i'd bring in Ward or Hill ahead of Stacky.

Thanks for the update, mighty west. I didn't realise his skills weren't flash - we don't need more uncertain foot skills down the back half than we currently already have.

[LostDoggy]

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Well Ern what I am saying is that we need a tall forward to be there all day, not part time. When Minson is in the ruck, we go with a small forward line. In the game yesterday, we saw this in the last quarter when it seemed like it was only Johnno going up for a mark and when the ball hit the ground, there was no one there. I would rather Minson be going for the mark and Johnno crumbing (or others). Therefore my logic is, Street would be the backup ruckman. I know you don't rate him, but he has been playing very well in the VFL and he has proven when fit (2006), that he can be a damaging ruckman. The biggest criticism of him has been that he doesn't do enough around the ground, however, I believe he has improved on that this year.

The other alternative is to bring in young Grant and start blooding him in the forward line, but I personally don't believe he is ready.

We didn't lose the game cos Minson was up forward only part of the game, we lost cos we made skill errors. Street won't help that.

[Sockeye Salmon]

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I work with one of Hawthorn's match day assistants - apparently Hodge is still a couple of weeks away, Dew is very doubtful (spasm, not a tear, but taking a conservative route this time), and Lewis should be right to come back in.

Sedat,

Could you ask about Crawford's knee?

Thanks

[Bornadog]

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We didn't lose the game cos Minson was up forward only part of the game, we lost cos we made skill errors. Street won't help that.

We had no target up there for long periods, as we were being beaten in the centre ruck duels, so Minson was being used more in the ruck than he normally would.

[Bornadog]

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Thanks for the update, mighty west. I didn't realise his skills weren't flash - we don't need more uncertain foot skills down the back half than we currently already have.

I don't agree, Stack played a pretty good game last week and he and Tiller were singled out by the coach for the 10 goal third quarter, where the coach said they gave the team run out of the backline.

However, I do believe Ward should be promoted before any of the young guys.

[Sedat]

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Sedat,

Could you ask about Crawford's knee?

Thanks

He didn't train with the group all last week and spent the entire week on the bike, but this is apparently more of a maintenance thing because of his age and because he was unavailable for selection last week due to suspension. There's no knee injury and he is expeced to line up on Saturday.

[Bornadog]

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Mitchell is up on a serious tripping charge and if found guilty will be ineligible for the Brownlow, but won't miss a game. He is currently second favourite.

[bulldog]

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Bring Street In For Wight So We Can Leave Will Up Forward And Expose Hawks Tall Defenders Gilham And Croad That Would Make Welsh And Johnno Dangerous As One Of Them Would Be On Minson All Day

[Sockeye Salmon]

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He didn't train with the group all last week and spent the entire week on the bike, but this is apparently more of a maintenance thing because of his age and because he was unavailable for selection last week due to suspension. There's no knee injury and he is expeced to line up on Saturday.

Cheers. Thanks for that.

[LostDoggy]

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We had no target up there for long periods, as we were being beaten in the centre ruck duels, so Minson was being used more in the ruck than he normally would.

Street might win more taps but they are less likely to go to our players.
Put in Street and lose a runner which is what we probably need more of..

[hujsh]

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Bring Street In For Wight So We Can Leave Will Up Forward And Expose Hawks Tall Defenders Gilham And Croad That Would Make Welsh And Johnno Dangerous As One Of Them Would Be On Minson All Day

Really, Do You Think So. That's Good


But then there would almost always be one ruck on the bench.