No Dunstan!!

[terry smith rules]

Stunned...

[felix]

Stunned...

Long ..stunned .

[skeptic]

It’s a little mind boggling...

Looks like the AR mysterious selection criteria drama is set to continue. In fairness, Long’s three possessions in the off-season were pretty good

[felix]

Weller ..Lonie ..Gilbert ..F*** who is our whipping boy now.

[Vazelos]

I have been critical of this boy in the past but his last 6 rounds and his performance in the X series makes me surprised.
He is not even in the emergencies!!

[saintspremiers]

tony74 I assume Dunny is injured?

Not even an emergency

[tony74]

tony74 I assume Dunny is injured?

Not even an emergency

Only boys that didn’t train this morning were Freezer and Meatball.

[congorozides]

Dunny must be injured or ill.

[congorozides]

tony74 I assume Dunny is injured?

Not even an emergency

Only boys that didn’t train this morning were Freezer and Meatball.

Strange.
Surely Dunny is ahead of Koby (and Longy)?
Maybe the coach is concerned at the lack of pace with Armo/Dunny/Ross
OR
Dunny has has been naughty off field.

Anyway big opportunity for Koby and Longy.

[milney044]

Are we picking players who are nice instead of guys who can play? Only explanation i can think of for Dunny...
From what i saw he had an impressive preseason. Has to be something going on behind the scenes. You don't just leave out a player who played super well the last 6 games and looked the goods in the preseason.... anyone got any ideas?

[Bruce G McAbee]

Weller ..Lonie ..Gilbert ..F*** who is our whipping boy now.

Long, how did he get a game ahead of Dunstan and the others?

[skeptic]

Correct me if I’m wrong but hasn’t Luke had a better preseason then Armo?

[Drake Huggins]

Weller ..Lonie ..Gilbert ..F*** who is our whipping boy now.

Long, how did he get a game ahead of Dunstan and the others?

I'm led to believe the coach and assistants have big plans for Benny Long.

[stonecold]

Weller ..Lonie ..Gilbert ..F*** who is our whipping boy now.

Long, how did he get a game ahead of Dunstan and the others?

I'm led to believe the coach and assistants have big plans for Benny Long.

Told ya all!!!!!

[chook23]

Weller ..Lonie ..Gilbert ..F*** who is our whipping boy now.

Long, how did he get a game ahead of Dunstan and the others?

I'm led to believe the coach and assistants have big plans for Benny Long.

but does benny long............

needs to really lift on last year efforts

[kosifantutti]

Maybe Dunstan is injured. Is there a sandy match this week or practice game?

[stonecold]

Maybe Dunstan is injured. Is there a sandy match this week or practice game?

Not injured!!!!!

[Zed]

Thought his first JLT was ok, but his second game against Melbourne was ordinary.
I think the coaches decided to give him a Kick up the bum to say that’s not we expect from you Luke. What you produced in the last 6 games last year is now your expected benchmark.
Luke will be seriously annoyed about this.
Nothing to lose at this stage of the season. Will be a master stroke if he repeats his late 2017 form as a result.

[DJ Higgins]

Someone in the middle had to miss out as many play the same game. Koby is a good tagger so maybe that is the game plan and he isn't bad, he is just dull .
Long being picked isn't a surprise for me as they will pump games into the young guys this year and Long isn't that bad, he just hasn't done a lot in the AFL yet.
Plus if you are to play young fringe players Brisbane and North are the teams to do it against
I wouldn't be surprised if another odd pick happens next week as well. Maybe Ray Conellan or Bailey Rice

[desertsaint]

Thought his first JLT was ok, but his second game against Melbourne was ordinary.
I think the coaches decided to give him a Kick up the bum to say that’s not we expect from you Luke. What you produced in the last 6 games last year is now your expected benchmark.
Luke will be seriously annoyed about this.
Nothing to lose at this stage of the season. Will be a master stroke if he repeats his late 2017 form as a result.

reckon you're right. koby was awful in aflx, but okay when he had a run against melbourne. dunstand starred in aflx and the first jlt, but dropped off a bit against the dees. still think he showed more than enough personally and it's a mistake. may hit his confidence, or it may push him to excel. certainly worse performed players are getting a run - i.e. long, stevens, and acres. be a bit of a slap in the face.

[saintsRrising]

While I am surprised that Dunstan was not selected, we do have a large amount of mids picked for this game. And look at that interchange!

INTERCHANGE
9 Jack Steele
11 Hunter Clark
21 Ben Long
25 Koby Stevens

With Clark and Long in that makes us a quicker team.

No Gilbert in either and so that males us smaller around the ground.

Armo back will have pushed in front of Dunstan. So it was probably Stevens vs Dunstan for the 22.

[saintbob]

Leg speed, we can’t have Armo and Dunny in the one team.

Personally I would’ve gone with Dunny.

[parkeysainter]

Weller ..Lonie ..Gilbert ..F*** who is our whipping boy now.

Long, how did he get a game ahead of Dunstan and the others?

I'm led to believe the coach and assistants have big plans for Benny Long.

Heard scuttlebutt of a similar tone DH.

The kid has the talents for it. Its only his 2nd year in the AFL system too. He will be very good, mark my words.

[parkeysainter]

Dunstan must be ill or have a slight injury. He wasn't even named an emergency for christ sake's, let alone get in the 22. They put Weller, Gilbert and Coffield ahead of him as emergencies! There is more to it.

Interesting to also note that Marshall was named an emergency ahead of Shaggy Dog Hickey as a 2nd ruck.

[Linton Lodger]

Jeez, I thought he'd looked good in the JLT, I would have had him ahead of Stevens, although Stevens was pretty good against Melbourne. Long's selection is perplexing.