Next Week ...

[barry]

This game has no bearing on our finals chances. We with either finish 7th or 8th which are almost identical as far as finals go.

I'd say time to rest any one who is carrying an injury, and play any players who should be in the team but may not be match fit (eg LRT).

A nice soft game, even if its a loss, is probably what we need if we are going to have a crack in the next month.

[573v30]

Finally Roosy will be forced to make a few changes, unfortunately it's due to injuries.

[NMWBloods]

I thought it was a Melbourne based club..............

You're a silly man!!

[ScottH]

Schneider had injections during the game.

Yep, went straight to the rooms, when he came off.

[TheMase]

Hopefully Roos will take note of this. He should prepare the team with the ability to rest those players.

Pick two teams, both with all the players that can not play out of them.
Select the emergencies to replace the players that are carrying an injury. If WCE get up, rest those players and play the emergencies. We may as well be as fresh as possible for the finals, and really little difference between 7th and 8th.

[goswannie14]

Schneider had injections during the game.

I thought it was a Melbourne based club..............

[NMWBloods]

Schneider had injections during the game.

[smasher]

The Doc said today that there are 7 injured players.One that surprised me was Schneider who has an ankle problem.He thought the only definate starter for next week is Leo and Buchanan is sure to miss also.Sad to see Crouch reduced to the condition he played under last night.
We have had such a good run...we now know what other teams ie St Kilda have been through.

[stellation]

Before the romantics get carried away, I watched the ressies a few weeks ago (and yes it was just one game so not a true indication of where he's at) and poor Jessie couldn't take a mark - contested or uncontested - to save himself. The way poor Ed Barlow has been eaten eaten up by the RWO perfectionists, I would discourage anyone new coming in at this stage.

I've seen him dominate and look pretty ordinary out there, but I don't care. It'd be exciting.

[shaun..]

He didn't play on, he spent the rest of the game on the bench then went to hospital.

Oh, I thought I saw him come back on for a brief stint.

[Swannette]

Before the romantics get carried away, I watched the ressies a few weeks ago (and yes it was just one game so not a true indication of where he's at) and poor Jessie couldn't take a mark - contested or uncontested - to save himself. The way poor Ed Barlow has been eaten eaten up by the RWO perfectionists, I would discourage anyone new coming in at this stage.

[stellation]

Home game so the ground won't be too strange for him. Big strong kid, probably can't run out a whole match but it wouldn't be the first time we had a youngster getting 60 minutes. I think it'd be an exciting debut.

[goswannie14]

Bring in Jesse White. A round 22 debut, the stuff of legends. C'arn Roosy!

I remember Collingwood picking Rene Kink for his first game in a finals series. maybe it is time for something out of left field.

[stellation]

Bring in Jesse White. A round 22 debut, the stuff of legends. C'arn Roosy!

[goswannie14]

So why did they let him play on?? It looked nasty from the start, I thought a quick trip to the hospital for precautionary reasons would've been the best move.

As for ins: Dempster, Schmidt and LRT/Grundy

He didn't play on, he spent the rest of the game on the bench then went to hospital.