NAB Cup 2010

[TigerLand]

No Troy Taylor?

[crannyvegas]

I really like how young that side is. But next to that Hawthorn line up, i have a feeling its going to be a messy night.

Soooo very happy we get to see a number of recruits so early, will be awesome experiance for them!

[Muscles]

Wonder if Vlad or Ando had a say in TT not representing the club whilst facing a police charge?

[WA Tiger]

Actually it's a pretty good ploy by the club IMO. He (Taylor) is due in court next week and the last thing he needs is for stupid commentators making accusations while he is out there on the ground. If he played a good or bad game either way he would have his name up in lights leading into the trial/hearing. He doesn't need that pressure on him at the moment and well done to the club for holding him back.

Hawks are going in with a pretty strong side for mine, they are only without about 4-6 players aren't they and that includes old mate from Port that we can't count from last years side. Carn Tiges put up a fight!!

[Penelope]

Perhaps this has something to do with it,

Bombers suspend Hurley.
Essendon has suspended young defender Michael Hurley until the start of the AFL regular season over his assault charges.
The 19-year-old key position player faces five charges after a September 25 late-night altercation with a taxi driver in Richmond.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/11/2816963.htm?site=sport&section=all

Disagree WAT, I would have thought that by playing may have made a better case for him when he fronts court.

[jackstar is back again]

very young lineup, i guess it will kinda look like this

Back:    W.Thursfield  K.Moore  M.Farmer
H/Back: S.Edwards    A.Rance   C.Newman
Mid:      T.Cotchin     B.Deledio   R.Tambling
H/Fwd:  R.Nahas       J.Riewoldt   D.Polo
Fwd:     D.Gourdis     G.Polak      M.Morton
R:         T.Vickery     D.Martin     S.Tuck
Int: A.Graham, D.Conners, A.Collins, T.Hislop, B.Nason, R.Roberts,
J.Webberley, M.White, A.Thompson, D.Astbury, J.Post.

 

[WilliamPowell]

Back:     S.Edwards  K.Moore  J.Post
H/Back:   R.Tambling  A.Rance   C.Newman
Mid:      T.Cotchin     A.Thompson   A.Collins
H/Fwd:  R.Nahas       J.Riewoldt   D.Polo
Fwd:     D.Astbury     G.Polak      M.Morton
R:         T.Vickery     D.Deledio     D.Martin
Int: A.Graham, D.Connors, T.Hislop, B.Nason, R.Roberts,
J.Webberley, M.White, D.Gourdis, M.Farmer. S.Tuck

I pretty much agree with your line up Stripes

For memeory we have 4 6 interchange and 2 Subs

So for the interchange my 4 6 would be:
Graham, Hislop, White, Connors, Webberley, Tuck

Subs: Roberts, Farmer

[Go Richo 12]

Actually it's a pretty good ploy by the club IMO. He (Taylor) is due in court next week and the last thing he needs is for stupid commentators making accusations while he is out there on the ground. If he played a good or bad game either way he would have his name up in lights leading into the trial/hearing. He doesn't need that pressure on him at the moment and well done to the club for holding him back.

Hawks are going in with a pretty strong side for mine, they are only without about 4-6 players aren't they and that includes old mate from Port that we can't count from last years side. Carn Tiges put up a fight!!

Sorry! I disagree also! TT not playing kind of implies guilt! Also the commentators are bound by contempt of court laws and therefore are banned from publicly commenting on the case as it could be deemed to be pre-judicial. Why not play him when he under this kind of protection and the kid could do with a welcome distraction from the case! Id be more concerned about what the opposition players say to him!

[DallasCrane]

Looking forward to seeing how Andy Collins has bounced back from injury

[the claw]

hmm for me
B/    Farmer - Thursfield - Moore.
HB/  Newman - Post - Tambling.
C/   Collins - Thomson - Martin.
HF/  Morton - Riewoldt - Astbury.
F/    Roberts - Polak - Nahas.
R/    Graham - Deledio - Cotchin.
INT/ Vickery - Edwards - Webberley - Connors.
Subs/ Rance  - Tuck.

imo he will play as many players as possible where they will play thru the season.
imo Farmer will play bp other wise why did we trade for a 21 yr old specialist bp player.. Tambling hbf thats where he says he will play this yr., Post if he goes back will play chb. thomson will play either in the middle or on ball.
martin thru the midfield or on ball..
Astbury as a hit up third tall a bit like he has done as a junior.  
morton will play on a flank with some midfield rotation. hes said already morton will play up the ground a bit more.
 i reckon they will want a good look at 23yr old roberts.
Cotchin ive insisted will play mainly as a forward but named him on ball.
Webberley another 21 yr old recruit they will want to see what he has to offer he will rotate with the 3 named small defenders.
Graham is obviously going to play first ruck so vickery will come of the bench and play against the second string ruckman.
finally Rance will swap with post and tuck with Thomson as subs.

[WA Tiger]

Well here we are continually going on how we need to protect, nurture and look after our young new recruits and now we want to send them into their first game with a court case hanging over their heads. I don't really think his head would be in the game knowing that 3-4 days later he is off to court, but anyway.

BTW way by him not playing does that impy guilt?? Not sure if him playing will make a difference in the courts either, he is either guilty or not guilty. I was mearly commenting on how him playing could really blow this story up in the media, particularly if he had a blinder.

[WA Tiger]

Are we foxing already by naming Thursty?? I mean they could have just named Taylor and not played him seeing he has has more time on the track than thursty. I know we won't select the whole list but I would have thought we would name players that are available in the first instance.

BTW do 4 players on that list miss out? 18 on the field and 6 on the bench or 8 on the bench?

[Penelope]

AS much as i am an advocate of guilty until charged WAT, most of the time police lay charges they do so with a pretty good case.

If he pleads guilty, or is found guilty, they will looking to keep him out of gaol, of which his future at RFC will play a large part in convincing the judge that locking him up is not the best thing to do.

Now, wouldn't playing in the NAB cup a few days before hand only help to convince the judge that this is indeed the case?

[Penelope]

DEEEEERRRRR, I meant Innocent untill charged 

[WA Tiger]

AS much as i am an advocate of guilty until charged WAT, most of the time police lay charges they do so with a pretty good case.

If he pleads guilty, or is found guilty, they will looking to keep him out of gaol, of which his future at RFC will play a large part in convincing the judge that locking him up is not the best thing to do.

Now, wouldn't playing in the NAB cup a few days before hand only help to convince the judge that this is indeed the case?

Yeah see your point al, then what else would be the reason for him being left out other than less media attention, death by media.