M Gardiner and Hayes will be both fully fit and certain a selections IMO.
Schneider should be fit....so the queston then is his up and down form.
X is an unknown.....for various reasons..but may be on the table....as will be Raph.
Gilbert is back in the seniors after having been rushed back aftera long lay off with no games with Casey to find touch. Last night against the Kangas he showed that he is gettig his touch back.
Roos is now fully fit and flying.
Kosi looked to be moving free....
Gram too was another who IMO had some niggles earlier in the year which were affecting his game......but he is now playing good football again.
BJ is looking too like he is fully recovered and in form.....ready to start influencing games more.
Lenny...well that first quarter agaisnt Freo showed what he is capable of.
The only real negative for the Blues is that Goose is out for the year....and perhaps GTrain as well.
Counter- balancing Goose is that Blake seems to have improved..his spoiling is better and he is having less "brain fades"...and now seems capable of beinga steady key defender for us.
in the big man department..with King, Gardi, a fit Roo and Kosi all avalable the oss of GTrain is not that critical.
CONFIDENCE
This has been probably our biggest "out" for the year. Lack of confidence leads to lack of run, poor footskills, not enough 1%ers...and lack of effort in general. It hasa multiplier effect as a poor showing in any of these areas impacts on the others.
IMO (and this may just be wishful think...rose clored like
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ALL IN ALL
I think we will havea very good team selected.
I think the players will play with greater confidence which will result in better execution.