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I assume the teams will be named tonight?

Looking fwd to this game.  Nothing riding on it, but I'd like to get a proper look at Samo & Walsh, the highlights from the praccy game were a bit crappy quality, and they were our best 2 apparently, and 2 blokes who's improvement will help us heaps.

Also keen to get a look at Weiters, Setters, the Gov, and all the rest.

I think we just cannot dismiss this game. We are all hanging out for a good serving of positivity and a good win would be a great boost for our spirits not to mention, as Jezza points out, our membership drive. Go Blues - make Thurs night a happy one.

Agreed. We need to take every opportunity to build a properly functioning team.

Why do they name sides with players so obviously out of position?

It’s interesting that both Lobbe and Phillips are playing. If one rests forward, we’ll have an enormous forward line ?  I guess we’re trialling a two ruckmen structure ?

Two ruckmen teams are back in vogue given the new rules and structures (666).

Yes, I’m just not sure where we’ll hide/rest the one who is not on the ball 

I guess they will spend time on the bench as well as giving Harry an occasional spell.  I wonder if we’ll see the “resting ruckmen” playing on each other as in the olden days.

Yes, I’m just not sure where we’ll hide/rest the one who is not on the ball 

I guess they will spend time on the bench as well as giving Harry an occasional spell.  I wonder if we’ll see the “resting ruckmen” playing on each other as in the olden days.

Yes, I’m just not sure where we’ll hide/rest the one who is not on the ball 

I guess they will spend time on the bench as well as giving Harry an occasional spell.  I wonder if we’ll see the “resting ruckmen” playing on each other as in the olden days.

They've named every guy who can ruck bar Kreuzer....

I'd ditch TDK and Levi - give Lobbe and Phillips a run....

Ok though for a practice match to give everyone a run as the result doesn't matter. Still useless though picking two if the 2nd one can't do much else. With Curnow, McKay and McGovern we have no room for two rucks. With limited interchange you can't run them off the bench that much. Need the interchange numbers for the mids.

But every other team is going to play two ruckmen.  The rule changes, and particularly the one about taking possession in a ruck contest not being prior opportunity, mean that teams simply can't afford not to have a genuine ruckman at every ruck contest.  I wouldn't like to see Kreuzer trying to take on Gawn and Preuss with only Harry as back up.  If Melbourne rest Gawn or Preuss in their forward line, why not get Lobbe to play as a defensive resting ruckman.

It will be very interesting to see how we fit two rucks into the 22 ... and we will have to find a way.