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Kemp in for Newnes and give him a taste of it next week. If McGovern gets through a VFL game this weekend then bring him in too and he can split the ruck with JSOS if TDK doesn't get up.

Kemp in for Newnes and give him a taste of it next week. If McGovern gets through a VFL game this weekend then bring him in too and he can split the ruck with JSOS if TDK doesn't get up.

cripps should be rucking with jsos.  No point going with a non mid.  I notice Kennedy went in once or twice last night.

Neither club is ruck strong at the moment, so it will be interesting to see which way we go.

Can't see Cripps rucking if he has a crook back and crook feet, that would be asking for trouble!

Any official word on De Koning yet?

McGovern was OK in VFL ruck against a couple of massive units playing for Sandi, McGovern looked small then I realised Alabakis is over 210cm and probably looks 20kg or more heavier than McGovern, didn't really time his centre bounce jumps well, but McGovern's best game aspect was marking around the ground and he had the Sandi talls covered in this respect. It was pretty windy, and not good conditions for marking talls but McGovern with Phillips did very well given the conditions.

Levi could be back this week, but would he come straight in?

McDonald was supposed to be back but now he is not, not sure what is happening there.

If we leverage our height around the ground, assuming McKay plays, even with De Koning out we should do OK.

The trick as we have seen twice already in the last 3 weeks will be to exert pressure on the ball carrier and force long/high kicks for our talls to mark or bring to ground. If we have a week off and offer no pressure on the opposition ball carrier, and it could be another shock loss because at best we will probably break even in the midfield without De Koning!

Should win this by 10 goals.

We can't get away with only midget rucks all game.  If TDK doesn't get up and I am hearing he won't then we need to get the tallest realistic option in.  Casboult if he is fit, given that Mirkov even if over his knee which he isn't expected to be is barely VFL level ATM.  If Casboult also doesn't come up then I think we need to craft a way to get Jones released from defensive duties to be first ruck with SOS a principal relief.  OMac probably been out too long to rush into the ones.  I think it comes down to Kemp or McG.  McG if he pulls up well is probably the better option as he gives versatility.  Eddie back if recovered which he seems confident of, likewise Williams although the official injury list suggests not.  Owies might be in trouble after another quiet game, assuming Murphy is a protected species.  Can't see too many others in the firing line.  I guess SPS is a chance at a return to reward him for responding in the right way to demotion, but if he is out the door at the end of the season as some have it (Gold Coast is the rumour I have heard) then is there much point?

We can't get away with only midget rucks all game.  If TDK doesn't get up and I am hearing he won't then we need to get the tallest realistic option in.  Casboult if he is fit, given that Mirkov even if over his knee which he isn't expected to be is barely VFL level ATM.  If Casboult also doesn't come up then I think we need to craft a way to get Jones released from defensive duties to be first ruck with SOS a principal relief.  OMac probably been out too long to rush into the ones.  I think it comes down to Kemp or McG.  McG if he pulls up well is probably the better option as he gives versatility.  Eddie back if recovered which he seems confident of, likewise Williams although the official injury list suggests not.  Owies might be in trouble after another quiet game, assuming Murphy is a protected species.  Can't see too many others in the firing line.  I guess SPS is a chance at a return to reward him for responding in the right way to demotion, but if he is out the door at the end of the season as some have it (Gold Coast is the rumour I have heard) then is there much point?