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Depends if Murphy puts his hand up. Assuming no Murphy and no injuries. I'd go with 21 from the GF, plus Macrae, Sullivan, Reef, Noble, Johnson for the 26. Ryan, Allan, Kreuger and Bytel as the emergencies. If Murphy plays, I'd leave Frampton out of the 26.
Sorry Jen2310 did I read that right did you mean there’s a 3pm VFL game do the AFL team play after that 6:40 I think it was?
Shoota?
I would go with the 21 remaining GF players as well. So no Murphy or Ginnivan. My extra 5 would be Shoota, Macrae, Reef, Johnson and Dean.
I forgot Schultz. I'd be pretty similar, but I'm not convinced by Frampton and doubt Dean has done enough since his return, so I'd just go with Moore and Howe with Maynard as the aerial defence. We went 9 from 10 last year with only Moore, Murphy and Maynard so I wouldn't be worried about not having that 3rd bloke recognised as a tall.
Why wouldn’t we put Murphy in cotton wool for at least until mid-season? He can do all the non-physical training sessions, but give him every opportunity to recover and regain some confidence. I think Dean can step into his role.
I don't have an opinion either way.
Both Maynard and Howe would be giving away 5cm to Cadman and Hogan. It's not ideal. I'd rather Howe having a sweeper role and just put Dean in as the Presti-see-ball-smash-ball role. Great opportunity for him - even if somewhat terrifying, as the GWS forward line will be just as potent with their small forwards as their talls, as will their midfielders.
I think we’re likely to see Dean as well for another option if Murphy isn’t just sitting out pre-season matches as a precaution. I’d leave Noble out in that case because I don’t think there’s a spot for him unlike the others you named who could all be going head to head with each other for spots.
In that scenario how does that lessen his chances of picking up a career ending head knock? The only potential change it creates is denying us access to an MSD selection.
Why? There is nothing physically wrong with him. His problem is a fear of permanent repercussions from a potential knock. He either plays or he doesn't, and if it's the latter, then why keep him on the list and have him attend training to run and not much else? I'm quite OK with him sitting out the preseason matches but if he's on the sidelines round 1, then the club needs to explain why he is still taking up a spot. I don't like him going from the bravest guy on the list to what we are getting from him at the moment.
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| COLLINGWOOD V RICHMOND | |||
| B | Darcy Moore | Brayden Maynard | Oleg Markov |
| HB | Billy Frampton | Isaac Quaynor | Nick Daicos |
| C | Bobby Hill | Jordan De Goey | Josh Daicos |
| HF | Tom Mitchell | Darcy Cameron | Lachie Schultz |
| F | Will Hoskin-Elliott | Jamie Elliott | Brody Mihocek |
| R | Mason Cox | Steele Sidebottom | Patrick Lipinksi |
| INT | John Noble | Finlay Macrae | Jack Crisp |
| Reef McInnes | Beau McCreery | Harvey Harrison | |
| Ash Johnson | Charlie Dean | ||
| EMG | Nathan Kreuger | Jakob Ryan | Joe Richards |
| Lachie Sullivan |
I kind of felt that was gonna happen due to their age though. Also kind of suspected the coaching staff had HH and Ryan ahead of Allan at this point in time but Joe Richards? now thats a surprise lol
