This most tired / cramping up / rest the youngsters / short turnaround argument would also apply to the Bombers though wouldn't it, who had a slightly shorter turnaround and will be required to travel?
This most tired / cramping up / rest the youngsters / short turnaround argument would also apply to the Bombers though wouldn't it, who had a slightly shorter turnaround and will be required to travel?
It's very hard to live in a studio apartment in San Jose with a man who's learning to play violin. That's what she told the police when she handed them the empty revolver.
The Scarlatti Tilt - Richard Brautigan
Essendon game looked a walk in the park compared to ours. Also they played under the roof at Marvel at a later time than us, so maybe they are tired but we were fried.
They also played against witches hats while we played the Tigers - well below their pressure best but still an opposition of sorts. Does that mean our guys may be sorer? Maybe, but they will be mentally fitter.
McClean and Mcinerney (sp) out for Franklin and Rowbottom seems the obvious changes on a LIFO basis
Calls for resting players in round 4 is ridiculous, whether they're first year or 10th year players, they should have sufficient conditioning to back up the short turnaround
I thought Reid had one of his better games over the last few years on Saturday. His role forward is to provide a marking target and occupy a tall defender, but he's not being relied on to kick a score.
His benefit over McLean is his movement around the ground. He leads up the wings well, can slide back to take defensive marks, and he's a better backup ruckman than McLean. If you check out his heat map over the first three rounds, he's picking up a lot of possessions up the ground, particularly up the wings.
Rowbottom will return if fit, John made that clear yesterday. I suspect McInerney will go out. I agree that he looked a step slow at times.
On Blakey, there is still a headlessness about Nick which I'm waiting for him to grow out of. He lacks the poise of this year's draftees.
I saw/heard Reid, Rampe, Kennedy, and at least one other go down with cramp during the game - they may choose to fight on, especially as they're all the senior players and our opposition are coming off a similar break, but with the luxury of a full list, they must be at least exploring some more rotations.
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