Changes for Rd 13 vs Hawthorn

[Aaron]

Out :Warner(injured), Wicks(Rest)
In:
1. Taylor to play wing(Warner was playing mostly as an outside mid last game). Taylor joined us with a 3 years contract on reasonably money and should not stay in VFL foreever. His form at VFL has been good. In fact, toward the end of last season, he was playing better and better but unfortunately got a season-ending injury at the wrong time! We should see how he is going now.

2. Brand - we meed another genuine tall at the back. Then either Fox or Hewett to play Wick's role. Fox preferred

[HeeneyIsAGun]

Spot on Ralph- just reverse the In/Out and it’s the best we could come up with for this week.

Except you both seem to have ignored that The Chad is out: 'It doesn't happen overnight': John Longmire pleased with Logan McDonald's progress

[The Runner]

Blakey needs a good month in the reserves. Not as punishment, but if he's going to learn a new position, he needs some time to do so.

If Warner is out, I'd love to see Ling brought in to see if he's up to it. Move Dawson in to the middle and Ling down back. There's no point playing Taylor, Gray and Clarke unless we need a mature body. And in this instance, we don't.

[SwanSand]

Hmmmm funny the excuses about certain players being injured but it turns out its CHAD who has been playing injured ! and still doing well ! Tough kid

Mids need to step up extra this week

Please no BLakey

If you were watching the games and keeping your eyes open you would know that Chad has not been playing well !

[TheBloods]

If you were watching the games and keeping your eyes open you would know that Chad has not been playing well !

BS

Go back and watch the tapes he doesnt need a heap of possessions He's a force, strong through the hips and quick as lightning if that's not good enough for you then tough !

[SwanSand]

If you were watching the games and keeping your eyes open you would know that Chad has not been playing well !

I wonder if Longmire knew that Chad was injured and could not run very well, why would you bother playing injured players especially when the best part of St Kilda is their midfield. If on top of Chad, even RB is playing injured ... that is very risky move in a competition that is so even.
Chad is a much needed player and hopefully he gets to his best with a couple of weeks rest.

[Ralph Dawg]

Except you both seem to have ignored that The Chad is out: 'It doesn't happen overnight': John Longmire pleased with Logan McDonald's progress

Ah no. If you scroll back, you will see I did list Warner as an out with Blakey coming in for him.

[SwanSand]

BS

Go back and watch the tapes he doesnt need a heap of possessions He's a force, strong through the hips and quick as lightning if that's not good enough for you then tough !

He has a long way to go to become elite. There are many players in the competition who do a lot more things at the moment than him. He has all the elements to become elite but was not good enough on the weekend.

[longmile]

Taylor deserves another shot at AFL. Easy to forget he played 110 odd games in 5 or 6 years with the Lions, including winning a rising star. He's been dominating the ressies and we signed him for 3 yrs. It's now or never really.

Out: Fox, Warner
In: Brand, Taylor

Still think Fox is best 22 but that was a stinker and Brand looked good the previous week and is better suited to take on his old team

I'd also give Rowbottom a rest if we can bring in O'Riordan and put Hewett in the midfield

[TheBloods]

He has a long way to go to become elite. There are many players in the competition who do a lot more things at the moment than him. He has all the elements to become elite but was not good enough on the weekend.

He is 20 years old FFS what are you talking about

Wasnt his best game on the weekend but he still had great moments and was big in giving us some run when few others could

[waswan]

Spot on Ralph- just reverse the In/Out and it’s the best we could come up with for this week.

+1

[Bangalore Swans]

BS

Go back and watch the tapes he doesnt need a heap of possessions He's a force, strong through the hips and quick as lightning if that's not good enough for you then tough !

I’m your wingman on this TheBloods. Chad looked on the weekend like he was still breaking the lines.

There was a passage on the weekend that demonstrated the class of Chad.

He burst off half back and kicked a high ball to the wing. The ball was deliberately kicked high and into space so that Hickey could run onto the ball. Hickey passed to Franklin, who passed to Papley and then Papley passed to Heeney.

The kick was so well placed that it resembled a QB dropping a long pass into an imaginary bucket for the WR.

Chad is on the fast road to AFL superstardom. Any opposition AFL player who dares to stand in the way of Chad better be ready to walk around sore for most of the week. In the words of Miley Cyrus Chad walks onto an AFL field “like a wrecking ball”.