Preview Round 17 - Sydney vs Bulldogs Fri 8th

[Bloods86]

Cunningham's first game back, Florent played predominantly on the wing/mid. He was poor. Best used off HB flank.

I didn't disagree with you at all. I think they should play Florent at HB, Cunningham as a small defender. I'd push Lloyd up the ground personally.

Anyway, what the club should do and will do are sometimes different things. Don't think it's a valid reason to leave our best small defender out of the team (assuming form).

Edit: Also a couple of other positions Cunningham could fill if the backline is to be left alone.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Daniel isn't playing.

They have quite a few anyway

 

[Bloods86]

They have quite a few anyway

Dale is the answer for who Clarke (or even Hayward) should go to, just like Hind was last week, Sinclair the week before.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Dale is the answer for who Clarke should go to, just like Hind was last week, Sinclair the week before.

There we go. Yep not playing Clarke in Hind was so dumb and then Hind is BOG or close to it.

 

[SM]

There we go. Yep not playing Clarke in Hind was so dumb and then Hind is BOG or close to it.

Yeah not sure why we didn't keep Clarke in to play on Hind.

 

[The King!]

clarke and cunningham to save the day

let's just pick Taylor and Bell

Paul Chambers

Paul Chambers

Age

42

Ht

196cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

4.0

1star

K

1.4

1star

HB

2.6

2star

HO

9.9

5star

No current season stats available

D

5.0

1star

K

1.6

1star

HB

3.4

3star

HO

8.0

5star

could come back too

 

[The King!]

There we go. Yep not playing Clarke in Hind was so dumb and then Hind is BOG or close to it.

so dumb? you wanted clarke dropped last week , you would have dropped him as well

 

[SM]

so dumb? you wanted clarke dropped last week , you would have dropped him as well

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Hindsight helps a lot.

 

[Bloods86]

clarke and cunningham to save the day

let's just pick Taylor and Bell

Cunningham nowhere near the same category as those other 3.

 

[Olian]

so dumb? you wanted clarke dropped last week , you would have dropped him as well

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As they say a week is a long time in football…

 

[Nuggetz]

No toasties chat this week?

 

[Nuggetz]

jpk possibly returns this week. hope he's straight into the mids, none of this hb/wing shit

 

[Gimmeafree]

Meanwhile back to this weeks Whipping Boys ladder, we find ourselves with too many options and not enough rungs ! From calls of dropping papley, to Logan and to our usual whipping boys I can only put forward the ‘anyone’s guess’ whipping boys ladder:
1. Campbell
2. Stephens
3. Macdonald

Who will redeem themselves and make things happen, who will be a passenger and watch things happen and who will have NFI and wonder ‘what happened’ …. Only 7 brings it to you live and free.

 

[Banyo Bloods]

jpk possibly returns this week. hope he's straight into the mids, none of this hb/wing s**t

I'm his biggest defender on here at times when the champion is being death rided, but even I say no way. Must come back through the reserves to get match fitness before consideration.

 

[The King!]

No toasties chat this week?

was the highlight last week

 

[Wheresbuddy]

clarke and cunningham to save the day

let's just pick Taylor and Bell

Paul Chambers could come back too

So true. If we're counting on shuffling the deck chairs with our fringe best 22 to turn it around without a significant improvement in our stars (Heeney, Mills, JMac, Papley, Lloyd), then we might as well give up for 2022.

 

[GotTheGoodes]

Remember 2016 when the umps cheated them to a flag

Enjoy your ban...

 

[GotTheGoodes]

No toasties chat this week?

No way...


The theme is hot dogs!!

I'm partial to mustard & sauerkraut...

 

[Wolfgang West]

If McDonald plays this week they are taking the piss. He can be the next coming of Wayne Carey for all I care and lets hope he is but he needs to go back. Currently way out of his league.

 

[Mister B]

jpk possibly returns this week. hope he's straight into the mids, none of this hb/wing s**t

If we bring him straight into the seniors we are in even more dire straits than what we think.

 

[Tedeski]

I'm his biggest defender on here at times when the champion is being death rided, but even I say no way. Must come back through the reserves to get match fitness before consideration.

I have heard that the decision to finish at year's end has been made & he'll probably get a send of game.

Probably when we are out of the finals race after this week's game against Dogs

 

[The King!]

Came up in my memories

Figured out the issue, Papley needs to bring the long sleeve Guernsey out.

 

[Tedeski]

If McDonald plays this week they are taking the piss. He can be the next coming of Wayne Carey for all I care and lets hope he is but he needs to go back. Currently way out of his league.

As long as Buddy is still out there you are correct.

 

[The King!]

If we bring him straight into the seniors we are in even more dire straits than what we think.

Sub maybe....because its JPK, but yeah probably silly

 

[GoTheSwannies]

If we bring him straight into the seniors we are in even more dire straits than what we think.

Agreed. I've been one of Kennedy's biggest supporters on here. But if we're relying on Kennedy to be the answer to our woes, then we're in serious trouble. At this stage in his career, he'd be doing a minimum 1 or 2 games in the reserves before getting a recall. And if/when he comes back, he won't be the answer, at best he may be able to provide some stability in the midfield to allow the others to prosper. We're essentially in the 3rd year of his decline, he hasn't been peak Kennedy since 2019. I hope he can come in and play a role for us, but given he's coming back from a significant hamstring injury I just don't see it.