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Lynch !!
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Damn and here I was thinking the RFC medicos would’ve checked him out thoroughly before we committed to a long term deal. Should’ve just asked Larko!
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Sure bagging Larkins doesnt change the fact but i would ask you , Is Larkins a specialist in this field ?
I would guess that the RFC would have access to better knee specialist than what Larkins is and would have made their decision to recruit Lynch with full knowledge of his exact condition and recovery.
TigerForce said:
If he's fit, he plays.
No easing in unless they play him in quarters and halves in the VFL and can't see that happening.
Carlton the perfect bruise free encounter to ease him in, then ready to test Collingchokes woeful backline
Dont Argue said:
Cartoon is virtually a bye for us, so we can phase Tommy in and out of the game and rest him once we've floored them.
Get him 100% for the Chokers coz I wanna see pain and agony in those toothless pricks.
Will be especially delicious if it happens considering his background and how hard they chased him.TigerForce said:
CarnTheTiges said:
Yep, that's the agony. I can see the ferals spitting and yelling at him through their cages. ;D
Can not imagine a better game for Lynch to play 60%-70% game time in - Rnd 1 v Carlton
Start him on the bench and bring him on 15 mins into the game when the initial pace has gone
Start him on the bench and bring him on 15 mins into the game when the initial pace has gone
The Big Richo said:
Personally i dont believe he is 'well off full fitness' but more off game fitness
80% Lynch is still a formidable opponent and will stretch any defence
I would play him against Carlton rather than some hacks in the vfl to gain match fitness
The Big Richo said:
Not ideal but also not unusual at all. As an example, in West Coast's prelim final and grand final Lycett played 61% and 69% respectively. Depending on the situation there's no harm if planned well giving a player a little less game time because they are not match fit especially if they're a very important player. I'm sure the club will make the best call whatever they end up deciding for Round 1 team selections.
The Big Richo said:
You said rotations was an issue. I don't see the difference between that player being a ruckman or a key position player. In both cases it reduces the rotations of smaller players. West Coast managed to win a premiership with a ruckman playing less than 70% game time. That affects the rotations big time. I think we're over-analysing here anyway. There have been plenty of cases in 2018 where key position forwards coming off injuries play limited game time in their first game back. We're not talking long term situation here, possibly just the one game The original poster's point was, if we were going to do that with Lynch, then Carlton would be a good game for that. I agree, more likely to cover this scenario playing Carlton than a West Coast. If Lynch is fit, which I believe based on how long he has now been running, he is fit enough to play full forward, I can easily see Tigers playing him planned with a lower game time percentage. Best case scenario the game is over well before the end of the game and Lynch can be put away to rest.
