Rnd 16 - vs Geelong at SCG, 7:50 PM, Friday 30 June 2023

**Roadrunner** · 27th June 2023, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by troyjones2525

If Buddy comes in, we need to ensure his knee is right and then play him in the old Richo role from his latter years on a wing so he can deliver the ball into Logan, Amarty, Heeney and McLean!

Could be a season defining move!

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Would be interesting to see him on the wing- he’s been known to wonder there at times and I wouldn’t want him to disrupt our forward line if he does come in.
Fox on Gazza is a no brainer and the Pelican deserves a shot on Hawkins- he’s quicker than Francis. I think in fairness to Francis, he has quite good game intelligence and his disposal is effective so he could play the intercept role and then Ramps on Gazza. Depends also if Tom Mac is ready to come in.

Defo drop Clarke in spite of his 2 goals- he’s very good at VFL level but that’s about it, unfortunately.
Wilbur to the ressies to recover form- but Horse won’t do that!😊

**707** · 27th June 2023, 02:02 PM

Positive selection dilemmas, oh what a feeling!

**Thunder Shaker** · 27th June 2023, 09:16 PM

Geelong's been flouting the rules again, with injuries to Geelong players listed only as "short term", "medium term" and "long term". If we tried anything like that, the AFL would have already fined us.

**The Big Cat** · 27th June 2023, 11:48 PM

Originally Posted by Roadrunner

Would be interesting to see him on the wing- he’s been known to wonder there at times and I wouldn’t want him to disrupt our forward line if he does come in.
Fox on Gazza is a no brainer and the Pelican deserves a shot on Hawkins- he’s quicker than Francis. I think in fairness to Francis, he has quite good game intelligence and his disposal is effective so he could play the intercept role and then Ramps on Gazza. Depends also if Tom Mac is ready to come in.

Defo drop Clarke in spite of his 2 goals- he’s very good at VFL level but that’s about it, unfortunately.
Wilbur to the ressies to recover form- but Horse won’t do that!😊

Rampe will play on Gaza. Always restricts him to single figure possessions.

**Roadrunner** · 28th June 2023, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by The Big Cat

Rampe will play on Gaza. Always restricts him to single figure possessions.

Very likely. Would you keep Francis in? If Tom Mac is ready to come back, is there room for both? Wilbur for Clarke for sure and that could be it.

**i'm-uninformed2** · 28th June 2023, 05:19 PM

Listening to Horse' presser it doesn't sound like Buddy will play this week. He didn't say it explicitly but emphasised the need to give him every chance to play at his best and sounded like they will hold him back to get him truly right.

He seemed a bit more enthusiastic about Tom McCartin, if not definitive and the caveat 'seemed' to be he was time managed last week after a long period out, so it's possible they give him another full run in reserves.

**707** · 28th June 2023, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by i'm-uninformed2

Listening to Horse' presser it doesn't sound like Buddy will play this week. He didn't say it explicitly but emphasised the need to give him every chance to play at his best and sounded like they will hold him back to get him truly right.

He seemed a bit more enthusiastic about Tom McCartin, if not definitive and the caveat 'seemed' to be he was time managed last week after a long period out, so it's possible they give him another full run in reserves.

Would both be sensible decisions. Assume Hayward will be included at the expense of? Clarke if it were my decision, Fox must play or at worse be sub