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Lets say Higgins is out, Hudson and Grant suspended. We wont need to drop anyone extra, we will be scrambling for AFL standard replacements.
IN: Everitt, Roughhead and Wood?Comment
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He was playing deep in the forward line and was often dragging Shaw away from where Hall was leading to.
To answer Mantis' post - I thought the reason Eagleton was picked may have been for him to play defensive on Shaw. We just lost too much out of Gia's game being sacrificed.Comment
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Ideally Stack would have been given the job, but he was absolutely awful yesterday and if Gia was plan B, he would have been given the job anyway by the end of the first quarter.
I thought Gia did ok but losing his ball use was a little like robbing Peter to pay Paul.Western Bulldogs: 2016 PremiersComment
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Grant & Huddo are a chance at getting suspended, Higgins is injured. Thats 3 changes then there is Hahn who surely must be dropped? 4 changes minimum. Stack must get dropped as well, 5 changes. It adds up pretty quickly. How many changes you think?Comment
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As much as I have criticised Hahn, I'd drop Stack before Hahn. He was worse yesterday.Western Bulldogs: 2016 PremiersComment
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For the Willy watchers is Jones a chance or is he not ready yet?
How about Boumann as well could he cover Lake for a bit of the game to go forward?Comment
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I agree with bornadog. I can't see Eade making anywhere near 5 changes. I wouldn't be upset if he does, in fact I would be happy, but I can't see it happening.
There is plenty of logic behind the changes you suggest, but history would suggest that Rocket won't do it.Comment
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Roughead would be a straight swap for Huddo.
Everitt for Grant, i would also like to see T Callan in for Addsion, he just adds so much more than what Addison does, apart from looking tough, what else does Addsion bring to the table? Timmy puts his body on the line as much as anyone in the side, plus he has a better footy brain, you can just see that by the way he goes about it.
Stack also has to go, questions on Mitch Hahn etc, but i agree with others, Rocket won't make alot of changes.Comment
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Assuming Hudson and Grant are not suspended.
Out
Stack, Higgins, Hahn and Addison
In
Callan, Everitt, Wood and HargraveThe curse is dead.Comment
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Rose any danger of pushing for selection?Comment
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I haven't seen anyone mention it so far: I saw Minson blatantly stick his right leg out horizontally and i'm sure he made contact with the Pies player (forget who it was). Think it was late in the game, in our fwd pocket. He may get sighted by the MRP for tripping.
That would mean:
- Hudson has been reported and may miss on the Mumford Rule
- Minson may get sighted and suspended
- Grant reported, and while i didn't see the incident, i saw Reid physically gasping/doubled over. Many think he'll go.
- Higgins injured
There are four changes that may be enforced regardless.
Those to be realistically considered for dropping are
- Addison
- Hahn
- Eagleton
- Stack
Likely replacements: Well we have Wood knocking on the door. Jones as a similar, yet totally unproven replacement for Grant, Roughead, Everitt (fwd/back/pinch hit ruck).
We all know the conservative nature of the match committee. We know in extreme cases there are never more than 2 or 3 changes maximum. Maybe this week we'll see 4. If the Tribunal and injuries take toll i think we'll see a conservative approach and only those forced by hand will be replaced. We may be stretched as it is with those.Comment
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We can only try, Grant wasnt exactly knocking down the door to seniors before he got a chance after only showing nothing in his first AFL game and look how he has turned out, Jones is actually (well as I have heard from others) playing pretty good for Willy so if he is close enough to ready he must be a chance.
We also need another Jones type player to help out Hall in our forward line!Comment
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Grant has been charged with striking Collingwood’s Ben Reid during the final quarter of his team’s narrow loss at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
The contact was found to be high and intentional, attracting a two-game suspension. But Grant can have that reduced to one match with an early guilty plea.
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