Can not see us winning this one. Aliir was well beaten by Kreuzer leading to us getting thrashed in the stoppages. How is he going to go against Sandilands, Darcy and Lobb. Would have played Knoll who has not being going too badly in the last couple of matches and rested (managed) one of the kids. McLean looks like he will be playing McCartins tall forward role so Tom could well have had a spell, Hayward is badly out of form and either Blakey or Florent could probably use a spell too. Big hard ground in Perth will test the youngsters so would have not minded if Rose, Menzel or even Jack got a game to rest them. Perhaps the MC read the reports that Sandilands and S Hill were unlikely and picked accordingly. At least Fyfe is out. I can see Walters, Mundy and the Hill brothers having a field day feeding off their dominant rucks.
Aliir ( 195cm 97kg ) Sandi (211cm 119kg)
McKean (197 93). Darcy ( 202 113)
Reid ( 196 100 ). Lobb ( 206 106)
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I’m confused. Did we lose last week because of Knoll/Amartey not playing or was it because of our rubbish skills, Hayward’s kicking for goal, Jack’s ineffectiveness, JPK getting too old, Mills not playing mid, Florent not developing, Ronke, or our game plan being too slow?
Sorry, I was being facetious. There just seems to be many people suggesting that we are going to lose because the MC hasn’t picked Knoll or Amartey to ruck. Personally, I don’t think it matters who we pick for the ruck as we will be beaten here anyway. It is just a shame for Cameron that when his chance arises, he is also out injured. Any team who is playing their 4th choice ruck would be in trouble. However, especially with Fyfe out, we can still win or match clearances.
I am actually making the same point as you - the game is complicated and many areas for improvement. I am happy with the changes (apart from the forced ones) and am looking forward to seeing how Stoddart, in particular, goes.
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