Preview Round 21 v Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium Friday August 4th 7.50pm

[tony__montana]

Dusty out....managed.... looks like they've raised the flag.... why now? Season is over...

yep

 

[Thrasher97]

We r gonna loose

 

[banzai]

We would have lost by 12 goals if Dusty didnt play last week. Cumberland needs a big game, but players like Hopper and Prestia better step up. If Libba has 40, they should both be dropped for the rest of the season.

 

[Groupie_]

Resting Dusty with the season on the line. What a time to be alive.

think we've got it in the bag

I can smell the arrogance from here

 

[Daka]

Martin would have to be pretty sore for him to be managed in a crunch game like this.
Could also explain way after setting up 2 goals in the last quarter kind of wasn't sighted after that.

 

[tony__montana]

I don't care what they say, there is absolutely no chance Dusty is being "managed" for the most important game of the season.
If he is injured, just bloody say so. I hate this secrecy crap.

probably a season ending hamstring awareness

 

[juss]

Some dubious selections.

Let's manage Dusty in a virtual knockout final against the 2nd hardest game remaining.

Let's play 2 rucks, neither who have a second position. Gawn and Grundy couldn't work, but we'll make Soldo and Nankervis pay off.

Let's drop Banks, one of the more promising youngsters who's developing nicely.

Don't like any of the above.

 

[banzai]

Banks dropped seems stupid to me

Short is better though. Clearly Mini has wanted to play him back. With him and Rioli back, given we play 5 taller backs as well, its hard to play Banks as well.

 

[banana_bus]

First we get our assholes torn apart by corrupt umpiring, now the club is treating us like ****ing numpties by saying Dusty is being "rested". We should ****ing boycott attending games for the rest of the season.

 

[banana_bus]

**** YOU MEEHAN campaigner

 

[Rubber Hips]

We’re resting dusty bc he let the club know he is heading north to be with DH

 

[STRUGGLETOWN EST1885]

On paper this is the best forward line we have minus Lynchy. Bauer and Cumbo good ins. Dogs backline decimated with injury. Resting Cotch I can fully understand but dropping Banks and resting Dusty. It's Dusty ffs!! Unless he's carrying a niggle I cannot fathom the logic with our season still alive. It might not be though after tomorrow night.

 

[TigerImposter]

Dusty is in the GC with Dimma. lol
We only have three AFL standard mids and one is managed after playing his best game in 3years.

 

[Rubber Hips]

Really stoked to see Bauer andCumbo in

love these two

 

[tiger_tough]

Why banks? Wtf he should feel robbed

Because Short is much better and were still aiming for finals?

 

[Rubber Hips]

Banks is really stiff….you wonder why players lack confidence and their growth stunted when they’re in and out

 

[Rubber Hips]

Because Short is much better and were still aiming for finals?

But we rest Dusty

 

[banzai]

Just realised weve gonna have Soldo/Nank up forward. Why do we do this at Marvel every time. It has never looked like working.

 

[Black Saab]

Banks will be sub or Mansell.

 

[tony__montana]

Banks is really stiff….you wonder why players lack confidence and their growth stunted when they’re in and out

especially when they see senior players retaining their spots after continually stinking it up

 

[Nostradumbass]

What a time to be alive

 

[banana_bus]

3/8/23 the day Richmond jumped the shark

 

[daftmike]

Great changes. Lack of target up forward and interecept marking was killing us and preventing us from locking the ball in. In addition to ruck dominance from gawn. Now we can bomb to the front of the square and know it will come to ground. Gives us another option.

No more marks down the line either, can drop bauer back if neccessary to defend.

Cumbo, Bauer and coultard gives us some more x factor down there which we will need without dusty.

Great changes.

P.s Short is much better than banks at this point in his career.

 

[banana_bus]

I'll be telling my grandchildren one day about this day. The day Richmond decided to rest their greatest ever player in an Elimination Final.

 

[Karp3_dm]

Cumbo > Dusty