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Bad news already in the lead up to this big clash. Masto out for 2 weeks with a thumb and youngster Regan Clarke with a knee 2 - 3 weeks. Our midfield depth will be tested and if Subiaco get their skipper Horsley back it becomes a much tougher task to get the four points.

Rogers got one more week to serve so he is not available. Maybe Zareth Roe comes in and maybe ball magnet Connor McPartland could be catapulted in to make his league debut.

So DD, are you saying the loss of key players will effect your on ground performance?

Senior Seagull wrote: So DD, are you saying the loss of key players will effect your on ground performance?

Pretty obvious it does if you lose key personal SS but you are probably pointing that at the wrong person. So far this year we've had to make do without key personal Corey Byrne, Corey Yeo, Matt Rogers suspension, Sinclair (1 week). Now Masto added to the list so 3 of our top 4 midfielders are out.

DD I know exactly how you feel when I look at the key players currently missing from Subi's list, 3 of our back 6, 2 or our forward 6 and 2 mids, but you can only try and beat whoever takes the field. Good test of depth for both teams.

Senior Seagull wrote: So DD, are you saying the loss of key players will effect your on ground performance?

Absolutely.
Subi short priced favourites I would have thought.

That’s bad news about Masten. Hopefully Colledge is back this week.

Bad news indeed for a critical game. Colledge is still out, so we need two players to come in. I would have thought you would choose two out of the following: Dennis, Roe, Henderson, Peletier or Burke. Roe gives some X factor, but I think the club is looking for a defensive pressure forward, which tilts things towards Dennis or Hendo. As much as I prefer Sinclair to play back, he may need to go in the middle to replace Masten. If so, I'd bring in Burke to play half back.

We are still vulnerable if we lose this. In terms of scores for/against, we are plus 47, S are minus 3. So if we lost by, say, 3 goals, % would be very tight. Next round we play SD and S play PT. Both P and S should win, but it's no certainty for us. In any event, S are likely to beat PT by a greater margin that we beat SD. So it may well be the case that coming into the last game, S will be one game behind us with a similar %, meaning if they beat WP and we lose to SF, we miss out. I don't want to sound negative but I am very cautious after decades as a P fan. We really have to beat S if we want to seal our place in the 4.

I'm not sure I'm qualified to comment as I haven't been to all games, but is it time to roll the dice on a prospect; (who ever that might be?). Without doubt Masto will be a big loss. Looks to me like we need some mids with flair. This is one we need to win to feel comfortable in the finals race. It would be good to go to the last home game feeling a bit relaxed

Demons Forever wrote:

Senior Seagull wrote: So DD, are you saying the loss of key players will effect your on ground performance?

Absolutely.
Subi short priced favourites I would have thought.

Having seen both teams play, I think not. Perth should touch Subi up, but losing Masten will be a blow

Sorry, my mistake: S play EF next round, not PT.