3 giants gone for the season

CFC 1979 · August 15, 2012, 05:53:25 PM

chop chop time

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/144687/default.aspx

also conca gone for the season

chop chop

expect more this week from the sides not making the 8

jfitty · August 15, 2012, 05:55:40 PM

And so it begins. Just wait for more bottom 8 clubs to put their stars on ice!

quinny88 · August 15, 2012, 06:08:09 PM

Tanking.

They play Melbourne at home, big chance for a win if they wanted it

Jroo · August 15, 2012, 06:09:01 PM

Quote from: quinny88 on August 15, 2012, 06:08:09 PM
Tanking.

They play Melbourne at home, big chance for a win if they wanted it

+1

Ziplock · August 15, 2012, 06:23:39 PM

Quote from: quinny88 on August 15, 2012, 06:08:09 PM
Tanking.

They play Melbourne at home, big chance for a win if they wanted it

mate, you dont send 18 year olds for surgery to tank. They're injured lol.

tbagrocks · August 15, 2012, 06:25:40 PM

why is Conca gone WTF? he's just getting a midfield role

CFC 1979 · August 15, 2012, 06:55:33 PM

broken toe

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/144698/default.aspx

tbagrocks · August 15, 2012, 07:02:00 PM

Quote from: CFC 1979 on August 15, 2012, 06:55:33 PM
broken toe

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/144698/default.aspx

Spurr will probably out-score him anyway ::)

quinny88 · August 15, 2012, 08:29:54 PM

Quote from: Ziplock on August 15, 2012, 06:23:39 PM
Quote from: quinny88 on August 15, 2012, 06:08:09 PM
Tanking.

They play Melbourne at home, big chance for a win if they wanted it
mate, you dont send 18 year olds for surgery to tank. They're injured lol.

18 or not.. There best forward, number 1 draft pick and one of there best mids
I know they are injured but they would be able to play but they dont want to win anyway so they have chose to put them in for surgery early.

My Chumps · August 15, 2012, 09:31:19 PM

Quote from: quinny88 on August 15, 2012, 08:29:54 PM
Quote from: Ziplock on August 15, 2012, 06:23:39 PM
Quote from: quinny88 on August 15, 2012, 06:08:09 PM
Tanking.

They play Melbourne at home, big chance for a win if they wanted it
mate, you dont send 18 year olds for surgery to tank. They're injured lol.

18 or not.. There best forward, number 1 draft pick and one of there best mids
I know they are injured but they would be able to play but they dont want to win anyway so they have chose to put them in for surgery early.

A heavy workload during the season for the teenagers in their first year in AFL football. I think you're better off having the surgery immediately to get whatever it is out of the way and have them fit and ready for a massive pre-season (particularly in the weights room for Cameron :P).
Good decision by Sheeds, not tanking.

Ziplock · August 15, 2012, 09:37:10 PM

Quote from: quinny88 on August 15, 2012, 08:29:54 PM
Quote from: Ziplock on August 15, 2012, 06:23:39 PM
Quote from: quinny88 on August 15, 2012, 06:08:09 PM
Tanking.

They play Melbourne at home, big chance for a win if they wanted it
mate, you dont send 18 year olds for surgery to tank. They're injured lol.

18 or not.. There best forward, number 1 draft pick and one of there best mids
I know they are injured but they would be able to play but they dont want to win anyway so they have chose to put them in for surgery early.

it's not that they don't want to win, it's probably that they can't and there's no reason to further injure a player. As chumps said, they're getting them ready for the pre-season and 2013. Have you seen our injury list? we're completely devastated atm, there's no way we're going to win, so don't risk it.

Like atm- Backs: Mohr, Frost, Townsend
Mids: Ward, Palmer, Coniglio, Shiel, Greene, Reid, Mcdonald
Rucks: really just Brogans body generally failing him
Forwards: Patton, Cameron, O'hAilpin, Folau, Adams.

All of those players are in, or at worst, very close to, our best 22. That's ridiculous.

no point in damaging patton and cameron further.