The two main ones to withdraw were Cox and Hansen. Given Cox's underwhelming start and Hansen's Blues looking like a bottom 4 team, I'm very happy neither of them got near our coach's box.
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It’s really the only logical inference. What other reason could there be for top candidates not applying?
Other than, you know, they’d take over a basket case of a list, they’d have to move across the country, they’d have the entire glare of the Perth fishbowl on them…
Word from my club insider is that Mini has a much harder edge to him than Simmo. Was livid with the effort last week and let the players know it.
He is also apparently different to Simmo in that a player with a minor injury who thinks they are right to play has a much harder job of convincing him to put them on the parkt. Whereas if the player told Simmo they were OK to play he would by and large just let them even if the medicos didn't always agree.
Granted, the second one doesn't ring true given Waterman last week. But who knows what the medicos said.
He is also apparently different to Simmo in that a player with a minor injury who thinks they are right to play has a much harder job of convincing him to put them on the parkt. Whereas if the player told Simmo they were OK to play he would by and large just let them even if the medicos didn't always agree.
Granted, the second one doesn't ring true given Waterman last week. But who knows what the medicos said.
That's good to hear.
Waterman has a disc bulge. I've had a minor one and my mate had a major one. What's hard with them is that you can feel good and be performing in training, but then it flares up and you're stuck. Scans don't help much either, backs can look rooted n a scan but you can perform fine, or they look good but you get the nerve pain.
There are only two treatments: to wait for your body to absorb the bulge or to have surgery and have it shaved (but surgery as many risks of complications, so it's a last resort). My mate had the surgery but it was a long recovery.
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Flight leaves at 10.45 so we should hopefully get some reports from the airport soon
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debut will have to wait at least another week. The first-round draft pick not on the flight to Brisbane despite being named in the squad. Jayden Hunt also absent - Harvey Johnston now in the frame.
Good to see Havey get a go and fine with Bo waiting for the Derby.
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So Ryan, Williams, Petruccelle, Johnston for Waterman, Hutchinson, Hunt, someone?
Hunt a surprise given Hutch is already out. Maybe Maric back to the wing?
Hunt a surprise given Hutch is already out. Maybe Maric back to the wing?
Tunrs out Hunt flying over later as he has a wedding.
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Hmmm, now I don’t know what to think.
Taking 25 over means someone’s probably in doubt - I’m guessing Duggan.
Club probably thought better about debuting a kid in a 160 point smashing. Can't blame em.
Yeah agree. This is definitely a game of "heads down, bums up, minimise the damage and get the **** back on the plane".
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Nah, they don't deserve it
Mini did say in the presser about Waterman the scans showed nothing and he was trained and did all the prep for last weeks game. Sounds like it was referred pain from his back now which is a bit of a bitch when you initially don't know or realize what it is or where it's coming from.
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Bit worrying that Waterman had back problems back in 2021. Hopefully its manageable.
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Delist Harley if he doesn't produce 5 goals in a half up there. That is my expectation.
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Must have been a large frame, he is not even in the extended squad!
That journo made assumptions based on what McQualter said in his presser. I didn't get the impression he was in the frame, or that he suggested we need a forward to tag Andrews tbh
woah woah woah woah - why would a journalist do something like that? Surely that doesn’t happen very often
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