Fair enough, I'd be stressed playing for the AFC too.
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Fair enough, I'd be stressed playing for the AFC too.
How many weeks ago was the bye? He’s had a rest.
If I remember correctly about 6 weeks ago he had a quiet couple of games and then hit form again, maybe he’s just had a couple of down weeks rather than being tired?
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That's at least twice this year we have named an injured player as an emergency.
WTF is going on?
If a player is injured, they should not be in the squad.
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*If* we're actually resting him and he doesn't play SANFL this week then comes back next week then fine. I doubt it's our plan but time will tell.
It's telling though that we can't say this. ROB is feeling the effects of his first full season of AFL, needs a freshen up...
Can't say it because we feel it would be disrespectful to Sauce. Have to make it obvious that it's form-based. Protect Jacobs' feelings and reputation.
ROB's feelings...? Doesn't matter because he's not a senior player who must be molly coddled at every opportunity.
*If* we are resting ROB I bet we lose our nerve and play both of them next week.
It's telling though that we can't say this. ROB is feeling the effects of his first full season of AFL, needs a freshen up...
Can't say it because we feel it would be disrespectful to Sauce. Have to make it obvious that it's form-based. Protect Jacobs' feelings and reputation.
ROB's feelings...? Doesn't matter because he's not a senior player who must be molly coddled at every opportunity.
*If* we are resting ROB I bet we lose our nerve and play both of them next week.
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I wonder how much thought our selectors have given to what WCE are going to do against us..any chance our selections could take that into consideration?
I wonder how much thought our selectors have given to what WCE are going to do against us..any chance our selections could take that into consideration?
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Can't wait to watch Jacobs fail to jump at ruck contests and then plod around the ground at a snail's pace.
Oh yay Sauce is back!
Oh yay Sauce is back!
I can't follow the arguement that, we are going to lose to WCE so play the kids.
Aren't we then going to get belted, bring kids into get belted and then drop them because we got belted?
I suppose it will have to wait until 4.30 when we know the team.
Aren't we then going to get belted, bring kids into get belted and then drop them because we got belted?
I suppose it will have to wait until 4.30 when we know the team.
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Perhaps, but he was beaten by Andrew Philips..... and we all know ROB is far better than that. He was spanked by Marshall too. Again, no real shame in that but I would say hes coming to the end of a long season and needs a break. Thats not a problem, the problem is if he doesnt make an immediate return which given our history he wont.
This is the perfect example of the ongoing contradiction that is happening on this board.
We’ve been whinging in the past why Sauce didn’t get rested when he obviously looked sore/tired.
Now that it seems ROB is sore/tired, we chuck a fit as to why he’s being dropped/rested.
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It doesn't seem like this.
ROB being sore and tired is entirely the invention of Bigfooty crackpots.
We’ve got 3 weeks to go and even if we do make finals there’s another week off.
This is all about getting Jacobs to 200.
With a senior player it’s a form dip and they’re given 6-8 weeks to work through it. You can trust senior players to be valuable whilst playing poor football. Junior players don’t have the experience to work through a form dip, they need to work through that in the 2s and they don’t bring experience to pad out their output.
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Yep, there’s that. There’s also the ‘like for like’ requirement when a senior player stays or needs to come in but we can shuffle like crazy to keep or get in the likes of Dougie and Mackay.
It’s quite humorous. A failed fitness manager gets elevated to head of footy so automatically is gifted the ability to provide valuable input at the selection table. Still, this is pure Don Pyke, he’s truely a terrible coach.
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What should have happened this week if ROB is rested was to just bring himmelberg in to ruck the game..at least he is mobile and will get around the ground
Well a dip in form by a ruckman 2-3 weeks in a row (ROB), one would suspect he’s getting a bit tired/sore?
I could easily call you a crackpot for not seeing/thinking the dip in form.
And what happens if it’s genuine soreness which may result in some stress fracture or worse condition come end of the year? ROB may then have an affected preseason for next year, would you want that?
Can’t be a form dip? I mean, senior players get to have flat patches, why must ROB be physically cooked? He’s being dropped because he’s had a couple of poor games and Pyke is in full panic mode because we’re in a fight for a spot in the 8. Need the senior players on deck for that. As advertised would happen a month or 2 ago.
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