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[cleanhands]

These blokes are just taking the piss now. Gibbs was garbage, you're allowed to say it. He got outplayed in the midfield by Stengle who hasn't even cracked double digits in career games.

He played with no urgency or passion,that would be one of the first things you would look for from a guy trying to win his spot back,he’s checked out forget the attitude garbage we are being fed

 

[Mutineer]

Any chance Himmelberg gets tried at CHB this week ?

Having never trained with the Defenders in the past and with the extra training restrictions due to Covid-19 it would seem highly unlikely unless it's a case of throw the magnets around in actual match day play.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I'm relieved it's actually worth going tomorrow night to see the young guys, including the debutants.

Hopefully last week was the wake-up call that ended some careers & true start to this rebuild that prioritises getting games into the kids.

 

[arsene wenger1]

Would love to see us start the first bounce with jones Schoenberg and Fogarty in the centre

 

[1970crow]

Reasonably good changes - I'm excited to see the two debutants play.

Our list is a shambles, so I guess this is about as good as it can get.

Still not a fan of this 'one week in, one week out' crap we do - I think Gibbs is finished, but why bring him in for one match? Give him at least a couple, and then call it.

I think at 31 and given the last half of last year and his 2 games this year, I'm happy for him to be called after the one return game. Rat and Knight, as bad as they were, probably could have gotten a couple more and then called. Rat especially seeing he'd missed a couple of months or more.

 

[johnnypanther]

Is this the first time they've played against each other?

Can you change those horrible colours in your signature - most disconcerting.
(or at least the teal one)

 

[maxlilly]

Having never trained with the Defenders in the past and with the extra training restrictions due to Covid-19 it would seem highly unlikely unless it's a case of throw the magnets around in actual match day play.

Probably unlikely.
More just wishful thinking on my part.
The forward line did look too tall though

 

[Scorpus]

Would be amazing if we could win with this side. Would be bloody fantastic

 

[maxlilly]

was that picture from Victoria?

Party in the Hubs
What else is there to do. locked up in a resort

 

[maxlilly]

Was supposedly fighting for the same spot in the team as Ben Davis. I guess that "spot" has become a black hole that doesn't exist anymore.

Richard Douglas has a lot to answer for after exiting that role, no one could do it as well as he could

 

[maxlilly]

Yes

If I was Jakey boi I wouldn't be too keen to stand in the "hole" in front of a rampaging Tex,

I am sure Laird will be able to get Jakey under a high ball, give Tex plenty of time to line him up.

 

[SellarStardom]

He's just not very good tbh
McHenry, McAdam, Stengle and Murphy are all ahead of him

I still don't get why we started the year with the medium forwards if Crocker and Davis and have now gone to either tall or small and nothing in between

 

[maxlilly]

Round one 1991 had a few from memory.

This game almost feels as exciting with expectation as that one

 

[GROTTO]

I'm relieved it's actually worth going tomorrow night to see the young guys, including the debutants.

Hopefully last week was the wake-up call that ended some careers & true start to this rebuild that prioritises getting games into the kids.

Would be amazing if we could win with this side. Would be bloody fantastic

The pressure and heat on Goodwin and Melbourne is immense, they are traveling off a short break, believe me when I say that I genuinely think we could and can win tomorrow night.

Only the second game I thought we could win in 2020, the other being the Dons.

 

[Scrogdogg]

I’m shocked to see 8 changes but I like it. The selectors have finally realised that we’re rebuilding and by dropping Gibbs, Atkins and Knight they’re admitting they got it horribly wrong last week.

Sadly it has not just been last week. How has it taken this many years ? CHANGE yes !

 

[Apsaalooke]

Sad as it is, Mackay probably is in our best 22 right now, which shows how far we've sunk

He's probably been picked for his running patterns - can't do anything on the way there or when he gets there, but the rest of the team could do worse than follow his lead.

 

[BACCS]

These blokes are just taking the piss now. Gibbs was garbage, you're allowed to say it. He got outplayed in the midfield by Stengle who hasn't even cracked double digits in career games.

I heard Kane mentioned today that getting rid of Campo is why our midfield has struggled this season

 

[Tex200]

DMac paying $1.01 for 13-19 possessions tomorrow

 

[cleanhands]

I heard Kane mentioned today that getting rid of Campo is why our midfield has struggled this season

Kane is just a sheep, that was his job,just follow him around

 

[Schulzycrow]

DMac paying $1.01 for 13-19 possessions tomorrow

I'd pick say...16

 

[Schulzycrow]

Kane is just a sheep, that was his job,just follow him around

Kane is the Woman's Day of AFL reporters.

 

[King Elvis]

Well, that’s about as positive as you generally get, so I’ll take it...

To be fair, I was pretty positive and optimistic, until this Club turned into a total shitshow.

 

[King Elvis]

In this team, having DMAC and Kelly is fine with me. Because THIS team is a rebuilding team that still needs some good hard running role players to protect the kids.

That is the 1 and only role they need to play in the remaining 8 games for me. And preferably for only 1-4 each.

I don't see any correlation here.

 

[King Elvis]

Good to see we're still sticking with a stupidly tall and slow forward half, as well - has worked a treat since the 2017 GF.

I think at 31 and given the last half of last year and his 2 games this year, I'm happy for him to be called after the one return game. Rat and Knight, as bad as they were, probably could have gotten a couple more and then called. Rat especially seeing he'd missed a couple of months or more.

Atkins is another one we should've traded off the back of a good season - he was clearly a front-runner.

 

[feenix67]

Glad they’ve persisted with Himmers- thought he showed a bit last week. Just building into it.

Great side well done to selectors

Your dislike of Billy is showing there Pete. EH was slow and dropped at least two sitters in F50. Their leading possession winner ran off him and Strachan all day. It's a no from me.