Morris .....

Linton Street Saint · Tue 14 Sep 2010 1:38pm

Am I the only one that hopes the Dogs play Morris on Saturday and watch a guy with a busted vertebrae given the run around by one of the greatest athletes in the AFL and then have one of the biggest lugs running around put a knee in his back while crashing a pack for a contested grab ?

( Not wishing injury here btw just want to see a poor decision end with them one man and 8 goals down )

Animal Enclosure · Tue 14 Sep 2010 1:40pm

Injured or under done players in Prelims is a recipe for disaster.

The Dogs would not even be considering Morris if Williams wasn't so horrendous last week.

I hope he plays & Roo runs him into the ground. I also hope the umpires watch Morris' love of chopping arms in marking contests... he rarely gets pinged for that.

Dr Spaceman · Tue 14 Sep 2010 1:44pm

Linton Street Saint wrote:Am I the only one that hopes the Dogs play Morris on Saturday and watch a guy with a busted vertebrae given the run around by one of the greatest athletes in the AFL and then have one of the biggest lugs running around put a knee in his back while crashing a pack for a contested grab ?

( Not wishing injury here btw just want to see a poor decision end with them one man and 8 goals down )

I'm with you LSS.

Would love to see them play Morris only to have it backfire in the first 10 minutes.

Go on Rocket, DO IT

saintlee · Post: # 987456Post **saintlee** » Tue 14 Sep 2010 1:45pm

They won't play him surely. There is no way he will be right to go, and they are already carrying a few....would be a huge gamble...

SainterK · Post: # 987459Post **SainterK** » Tue 14 Sep 2010 1:47pm

We are not talking about tight hamstring, or a sore foot here....the guy has broken his back, I hope they don't play him purely for his welfare

Thinline · Post: # 987460Post **Thinline** » Tue 14 Sep 2010 1:48pm

I hope they play him. I'm almost certain they won't.

Either way has rather dire consequences for them.

Played underdone, he can surely only be their sparey up back.

If they are gonna go defensive, ink in a win for us...

Doesn't play, they are one short in the back half, and literally very short physically.

50/50 in the centre and we give them a smack all night.

Linton Street Saint · Tue 14 Sep 2010 1:49pm

Either that or they are foxing .... but I really can't see a point as it's both win/win for us I doesn't change a thing for us, our line up, or attitude... wouldn't you just want to focus on the job at hand and just put a line through him and get on with it if you were Eade ?

Captain Impossible · Tue 14 Sep 2010 2:04pm

He usually plays really well on Riewoldt so I hope they play him too. Even if is injury is ok, he's lost match fitness and will be exposed by the biggest engine in the game.

Go Saints!

St Chris · Post: # 987472Post **St Chris** » Tue 14 Sep 2010 2:06pm

There would be no debate if Lake and Williams were 100%, but neither of them are even close.

I'd expect our forwards to get on the bike early, and Lake, Williams, and maybe Morris, will be spent by half time.

saint75 · Post: # 987475Post **saint75** » Tue 14 Sep 2010 2:08pm

For our sake, hope he plays.

For his sake, I hope like hell they don't play him. To put a player out on the park a few weeks or so after BREAKING HIS BACK is wrong on so many levels. Just one knock is all it takes......

If I was his parent/family, I would be jumping up and down and would have a few choice words for the coaching panel and team selectors if his name was even uttered as a chance to play this week!

Thinline · Post: # 987478Post **Thinline** » Tue 14 Sep 2010 2:09pm

St Chris wrote:There would be no debate if Lake and Williams were 100%, but neither of them are even close.

I'd expect our forwards to get on the bike early, and Lake, Williams, and maybe Morris, will be spent by half time.

Yep. Lots of motion. Roo up and Kosi up and back from the wing, swing McEvoy and Gardiner forward??

As an aside, Williams game last week was the worst gane I think I;ve ever seen from an AFL player since, well, Tom Lynch's debut...

Mr Magic · Post: # 987487Post **Mr Magic** » Tue 14 Sep 2010 2:15pm

Captain Impossible wrote:He usually plays really well on Riewoldt so I hope they play him too. Even if is injury is ok, he's lost match fitness and will be exposed by the biggest engine in the game.

Go Saints!

Is this a fact or another one of those media myths perpetrated by the 'Footscray Media Mafia'?

I almost barf everytime I hear Rohan Smith reach orgasmic crescendos when talking about Dale Morris as a defender. He (and Luke Darcy to a lesser extent) is the only person I've heard who actually thinks Morris has ever beaten Roo one on one.

InkerSaint · Post: # 987492Post **InkerSaint** » Tue 14 Sep 2010 2:19pm

Riewoldt's last 3 games against the Bulldogs:

4 goals
5 goals
4 goals

Dale who?

Mr Magic · Post: # 987498Post **Mr Magic** » Tue 14 Sep 2010 2:23pm

InkerSaint wrote:Riewoldt's last 3 games against the Bulldogs:

4 goals
5 goals
4 goals

Dale who?

Yep pretty much Morris' 'bitch'.

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Tue 14 Sep 2010 2:24pm

I hope he doesn't play, because I very much want to see Roo on Williams, if he goes anything like he did last week. It was laughable seeing him on Goodes, although he apparently went in under an injury cloud, so maybe he was badly hampered by that.

plugger66 · Post: # 987500Post **plugger66** » Tue 14 Sep 2010 2:25pm

I'd rather he not play. The option then is Williams. Williams or Morris. Williams the better option for us by far.

Solar · Post: # 987501Post **Solar** » Tue 14 Sep 2010 2:26pm

saint75 wrote:For our sake, hope he plays.

For his sake, I hope like hell they don't play him. To put a player out on the park a few weeks or so after BREAKING HIS BACK is wrong on so many levels. Just one knock is all it takes......

If I was his parent/family, I would be jumping up and down and would have a few choice words for the coaching panel and team selectors if his name was even uttered as a chance to play this week!

agree with this. Could destroy his back if he gets a knee in the broken part. The PA need to stop this happening.

But if they do risk him roo will destroy him.

TazzieSaintGirl83 · Tue 14 Sep 2010 2:27pm

SainterK wrote:We are not talking about tight hamstring, or a sore foot here....the guy has broken his back, I hope they don't play him purely for his welfare

Couldnt agree more. As well all know our game isnt soft and players can cope come pretty decent body shaking hits.

Down here in Tasmania there was a horrible story in 1999 about a young guy ending up in a wheel chair from an onfield incident.

For his own personal welfare the risk is too high.

saintly · Post: # 987516Post **saintly** » Tue 14 Sep 2010 2:40pm

they are saying the scans are ak. he has been trsining for a while. and it now awaits the doctors clearnance. therefore, if all of the above is true, it looks like he will be playing. maybe at the expense of williams or hooper?

bigred · Post: # 987533Post **bigred** » Tue 14 Sep 2010 3:08pm

So be it.

Hope he enjoys his run.

Roo is gonna be primed for this one....mainly dry track....Look out.

Thinline · Post: # 987534Post **Thinline** » Tue 14 Sep 2010 3:09pm

bigred wrote:So be it.

Hope he enjoys his run.

Roo is gonna be primed for this one....mainly dry track....Look out.

How is the weather looking down there?

plugger66 · Post: # 987538Post **plugger66** » Tue 14 Sep 2010 3:13pm

Thinline wrote:
bigred wrote:So be it.

Hope he enjoys his run.

Roo is gonna be primed for this one....mainly dry track....Look out.
How is the weather looking down there?

Forecast not great at this stage but the BOM have been wrong before apparently.

saint vince · Tue 14 Sep 2010 3:15pm

Forecast for Saturday
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Winds west to southwesterly averaging up to 25 km/h.

CityFew showers.Min9Max15

Direct from BOM website. Not to bad considering the weather we have had lately.

python · Post: # 987540Post **python** » Tue 14 Sep 2010 3:21pm

Could be dangerous for us if Morris plays, his back could be reinjured from the slightest action from any marking contest, tackle, or even from running. We'd have to ensure not one of our players goes against him in any situation, you saw what happened to Baker when he targetted an injured hand, imagine what will happen if it's perceived that our players were targetting an injured back? We'd have no-one left for next week!

Solar · Post: # 987544Post **Solar** » Tue 14 Sep 2010 3:23pm

python wrote:Could be dangerous for us if Morris plays, his back could be reinjured from the slightest action from any marking contest, tackle, or even from running. We'd have to ensure not one of our players goes against him in any situation, you saw what happened to Baker when he targetted an injured hand, imagine what will happen if it's perceived that our players were targetting an injured back? We'd have no-one left for next week!

agreed..... would be interesting if he hurts his back and a player pushes their elbow against them before a bounce.... hmmmmmm

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