Shall we move on?
In Harley's injury report today he suggested Reid, Lloyd, Naismith and Jack were fit to play. There were no 'if selected' caveats, but surely there's a question about whether the latter two should return in the seniors or the NEAFL squad.
I think Florent should play ressies. He still lacks the confidence to impose himself on AFL games. It'd be good if he could build up a period of form in the NEAFL, rather than play a week in and a week out. Options to replace him are Jack and Dawson. Personally, even though Jack has been out for 5 weeks, if he's fit he should play. We need experience and hardness.
The ruck slots are a toss up. There are arguments for and against all three. Personally, if Naismith is fit he should start in the centre and Tippett play forward/resting ruck. But I'd be happy with any selection.
Finally, I'd love us to find a place for Aliir. We need his game turning ability. It feels a bit silly that he isn't playing. The issue is the 3 tall defenders deserve to be selected. It was interesting that he seemed to play a swing man role in the last NEAFL game. I'd be happy for him to replace Reid in that role. But I guess Reid isn't going to be dropped, so perhaps they could play Reid as a specialist forward and have Aliir roam. If that happened it would probably be at the expense of Hayward, but he probably deserves another game after benefiting from a break.
After all that...
OUT: Florent, Sinclair
IN: Jack, Naismith
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