Changes vs Hawthorn

[Bluthy]

Not sure there's any reason to believe TDL will have any more of an impact this time compared to previous attempts. He always plays well in the VFL and it's never translated. Unless people in the know can tell us of some other objective areas of his game that have improved?

Would love to see Acres and Markworth - those two excite me the most.

Under Richo players are working damn hard on the spread coming out of the back to give a lot of options of how we go into the fwd 50. Along with a more dynamic, hard working fwd line its spreading out defenders and making a lot more space. Roo is benefiting heaps from this actually getting one on ones instead of his normal double/triple teaming. Players coming in may look a lot better and be able to strut their stuff a bit now we have a better attacking method rather than disappearing in a congested, stagnant forward line.

[saintbrat]

out Eli, Ross, Gwilt

In: Weller, Schneider, Fisher

not sure on Fisher- didn't play anywhere last weekend- the 2 emergencies taken to NZ did play at Casey on Sunday,
I know he's not listed as injured but I would almost hope another week in the VFL to get the body/ back and legs up to game speed.

[evo]

It seems we are in no hurry to upgrade another rookie.