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Preview R14: Changes vs. Sydney Swans
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Tex was very close to getting up for the Richmond game, he said himself the back was recovering far better than earlier this season and he looked fine in our last training session. He'll play against Sydney.
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Given some of his performances under duress this season, why risk him when there is a bye the following week?
Would prefer to get him right & he plays on next season
Nothing much to be gained by playing him.
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Why would there be any risk? If the back has recovered, he's just as likely to get a back spasm picking up his kids again as he is on a footy field. The cautious approach was not playing him against Richmond.
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How many times has he had this back injury reoccur this season?
Why risk this week, when you can effectively give him another 2 weeks?
Gives someone else an opportunity & more important Tex plays on next season than getting games into him this season.
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A couple of "ifs" but with the season shot and Tex starting to get "old warhorse" injuries, do we think a retirement announcement will happen soon with an appropriate home game send off?
Are you poor at reading sarcasm? The poster you quoted is just quoting what Kelly, Silvers and Nicks have said in recent days about still picking the team to win that week.
Nah, reckon he goes on one more. Heavily managed next year like Hawkins at Geelong.
Based on the club refusing to talk to Sloane about retirement, the decision would fall on Tex and the day he chooses to retire, we will probably asking him to hold the announcement until the last home game for the season. I don't mind that. However, he would actually do the list a service by retiring mid season with Brodie Smith so we can prepare for next season and experiment with our forward structure.
Knowing Nicks though Dawson is probably secretly training to be our Tex replacement.
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You were being serious though!
More important for Tex to play next week or next season?
I think we can excuse KG, like a lot of us, if you can't laugh or cry you are angry at the situation.
Next season, I just said I'm confident he'll play given the club will be desperate for a win against a good opponent to take some heat off them. Also 4 weeks for Rankine by the time of our next game, I again doubt they'll leave out our best player if he's fully recovered given where our season is at.There is an emoticon for where it's not obvious!
You were being serious though!
More important for Tex to play next week or next season?
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But what is the point in risking quality players when our season is cooked
I could understand if we were making finals... but we are not!
We need to be playing our best young talent not risking injured players when there is nothing on the line.
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Sadly, I think this year will be it, given there doesn't appear to be much hope of us playing finals next year.
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Since posting, I've looked at our fixture and I think Tex would want to stay until the round 22 showdown (which is Port home game). The following week we finish our year in Sydney. Doesn't seem right for Tex to retire one game before a showdown.
I'm in the camp of not risking Rankine this week.
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Don't mention the camp.
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Are we throwing news like this out there to calm any flack the club had this week. Big risk imho considering a bye coming up and playing him if not fully fit.
why would Rankine come back through the 2s?
And of course Murray has a stint in the SANFL after an ACL. that’s smart management
Your ins and outs are spot on though. Team instantly looks more exciting.
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C7 said last night that Staunie might be available. We surely could drop him after one match, but this is Adelaide I suppose, who knows.
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Mutineer thinks ROB is an absolute gun ruckman..
But he also thinks laird, crouch, mchenry, murphy and keays are guns too.. and he defends this lot endlessly.
So Mutineers opinion really shouldnt be taken seriously.
Strawnie, before he got injured, showed more against the tigers on Thursday than that unco buffoon ROB has shown all year..
