Nick's Collingwood Bulletin Board

Defender wrote:IMO, he has been sensational and has cemented his place in our 22.

My finals line up.

In.
Dawes
Wellingham
Shaw
Toovey
Harry

Out
Buckley
Wood
Fasolo (very unlucky)
Goldy (Ditto)
Rounds. IMO.

You're happy going into the finals with Dawes, Shaw, Wellingham and Toovey underdone, as opposed to match hardened, fit and in-form players like Goldy, Fasolo and Buckley?

Neil Appleby wrote:

Defender wrote:IMO, he has been sensational and has cemented his place in our 22.

My finals line up.

In.
Dawes
Wellingham
Shaw
Toovey
Harry

Out
Buckley
Wood
Fasolo (very unlucky)
Goldy (Ditto)
Rounds. IMO.

You're happy going into the finals with Dawes, Shaw, Wellingham and Toovey underdone, as opposed to match hardened, fit and in-form players like Goldy, Fasolo and Buckley?

Still have 3 weeks before finals, FTR Wellers was out for a few prior to last years finals IIRC and he hit the ground running, i would like Dawes to at least get 1 game into him before finals and in a perfect world we'll get games into all of them (except Heater obviously), my prediction was based on that, but i agree if we can't get games into any of them there's only so many soft bodys we can take in.

Dawes has a high fitness level base to begin with and an injury to his hand wouldn't have stopped him getting plenty of miles into his legs whilst on the sidelines.

Shaw is in the same boat.

Still 4 h&a rounds to go before finals and you'd expect all of the above minus Shaw to be available next week at the latest.

3/4 weeks of footy after a freshen up on the sidelines sounds like not a bad preparation to me before September arrives.

^ This seems to be the consensus team amongst fans around here. It's the team I'm hoping takes the field. Swoop42 will tell us that Blair, Davis and Krakoeur, is one small man too many, and no doubt there are other Caff fans. Maybe someone should tell Blair he is not a viable marking option.

Defender wrote:IMO, he has been sensational and has cemented his place in our 22.

My finals line up.

In.
Dawes
Wellingham
Shaw
Toovey
Harry

Out
Buckley
Wood
Fasolo (very unlucky)
Goldy (Ditto)
Rounds. IMO.

So the only differencee between your team and 2010 GF 1 is the Caff and Nate Brown making way for Taz and Krak! That's really all we have accomplished all year.

Hard to believe that Fasolo and Goldsack are not worthy, but its not crazy.

Heath Shaw?

Dawes and Wellingham listed as test for this week.

Toovey still 1-2 weeks away.

swoop42 wrote:Dawes and Wellingham listed as test for this week.

Toovey still 1-2 weeks away.

Hasn't Tooves been 1-2 weeks for the last 2 weeks? Hope he hasn't had any complications.

i know this may seem unlikely but becuse shaw has missed 8 weeks he should be the sub for the first final if he is selected

Don't agree with the above.

Shaw needs the match practice, and it will be important for him to return asap. The longer we wait to bring him in, the harder it will be.

Joel wrote:Don't agree with the above.

Shaw needs the match practice, and it will be important for him to return asap. The longer we wait to bring him in, the harder it will be.

Yep, if we use him as the sub in the first final he will have to wait another 2 weeks to get a game, spewing our VFL side isn't playing finals, it would've been real handy this year.

Defender wrote:

Joel wrote:Don't agree with the above.

Shaw needs the match practice, and it will be important for him to return asap. The longer we wait to bring him in, the harder it will be.

Yep, if we use him as the sub in the first final he will have to wait another 2 weeks to get a game, spewing our VFL side isn't playing finals, it would've been real handy this year.

thast why i said it was unlikely and would actually hope it doesnt happen but u never know