Freo resting 11 this wk/Norf in on it too/AFL OKs Norf resting players (Merged)

[Stalin]

Very smart

[Stalin]

It's a shame we are stupid

Ross Lyon is a smart man

[YellowandBlackBlood]

It's only smart if it works.......

[Stalin]

It's only smart if it works.......

Rotating the squad after 22 games. So they are fresh or finals

Sounds smart to me

Norf doing it too

[YellowandBlackBlood]

It's only smart if it works.......

Rotating the squad after 22 games. So they are fresh or finals

Sounds smart to me

Norf doing it too

We rotated 40 players - called the bye - and stunk it up the next week.....

[mat073]

North are trying to manipulate ladder positions so they can avoid playing Adelaide. Cowards.

[Stalin]

Cowards or very smart?

[YellowandBlackBlood]

North are trying to manipulate ladder positions so they can avoid playing Adelaide. Cowards.

That's against the "integrity rules"...

[mat073]

Cowards or very smart?

5 years ago people thought Dean Bailey's Demons were being smart.

[Stalin]

Cowards or very smart?

5 years ago people thought Dean Bailey's Demons were being smart.

100 years ago they called the guys in ww1 cowards for not wanting to walk from the trench, 400 yard into machine gun fire

melbourne were tanking - not resting playing in an attempt to win the grand final

that is a significant difference

[Willy]

Who knows, might work, but might also leave them flat and unstable.
All good being fresh for the GF but you've got to get there first.
You want us to rest players this week Stalin? How are we "dumb"?

[Loui Tufga]

Freo did the same thing in 2013 and got pumped by over 10 goals by St.Kilda in last round.
They then travelled to Skilled Stadium and beat Geelong the following week with a full strength squad.
It makes sense to me, you've got 42 players on you list and are untitled to use them how you want.

[mat073]

100 years ago they called the guys in ww1 cowards for not wanting to walk from the trench, 400 yard into machine gun fire



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Whats that got to do with avoiding playing the Crows ?

[scjhammo]

As long as North don't rest players and the ones they bring in try and suck us in and play dirty and we get reports or injuries out of it ... Nothing would surprise me with scott cant stand the bloke hios probably coaching for his job specially if they get knocked out first week of finals... finishing 5 th may not be bad then go to Sydney take swans on then to WA for west coast or the G for Hawks.....

[Simonator]

I think it'd be dumb for us to rest. How'd we
Play after the bye this year ? Don't recall any premiership team of late resting 11 stuffin players. Disgraceful. Fans pay to go see the best players. If ya can't play 22 rounds without a rest before finals then you shouldn't be playing