Chances are that there will be more weeks when both Hickey and Naismith are injured than when both are fit to play.
Chances are that there will be more weeks when both Hickey and Naismith are injured than when both are fit to play.
I reckon we match well in the middle of the field with the Dees. Where we need to match up with them is intercept marks, rebound 50, and wing running. Ben Brown and Tom McDonald are going to hurt us only if their intercept game gets going and wingman are off the leash. Pickett on the other hand will need very close attention. Cunningham will get the job or maybe Campbell comes back and plays close to him. They have genuine fast small forwards.
Loss of Tomlinson will make Steven May accountable. So hopefully we will prevent their intercept game. Hickey will have to be on alert with Gawn going into defence and offensive 50. Don’t worry about Petracca - he won’t hurt us if we control the wing and rebound.
The Demons are vulnerable.
- Christian Petracca has been doing all the tv and radio shows this week, spending any remaining time with his accountant. When you're better than Dusty, you don't have to train.
- Clayton Oliver has been singing What About Me? in the shower. He's threatening to join his brother Jaime in the restaurant business unless he gets $7 million.
- Gerard Healy has turned his hand to film production with yet another remake of A Star is Born, this time starring Kysiah Pickett alongside Lady Gaga. He's already better than Cyril and Maurice combined. Nothing else to do in life.
On the app it says
In Blakey Fox Franklin Rampe
Out Clarke Heeney Melican Stephens
Emg Heeney Bell Brand
Only 3 emergencies?
Blakey is an emergency, it's 5 on the bench in the app
I suspect this is right:
TEAM: Three big inclusions.
No Hewett or Stephens.
Wonder who plays on Langdon and Petracca?
Weird thing to me is the amount of tall forwards. Hickey, Sinclair, Franklin and McLean.
Bit harsh on Stephens I feel! He should get a run and I think he should be the sub.
However I think this is close to our best 22. Heeney, O'Riordan and Reid for Sinclair, Stephens/Campbell and McLean and we're there!
I guess at any point at least one of Hickey, Sinclair, Buddy, or McLean will be on the bench because you can’t really have Sinkers, McLean, and Buddy all in the forward line at the same time.
I'm slightly disappointed we retained Sinclair. I would have preferred Stephens. Or Blakey, if we wanted someone taller (albeit Blakey isn't a strong mark and hasn't learned how to use his height to maximum advantage).
Backline looks strong. Good team. I hope the forwards are able to apply enough pressure.
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