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Magic Burton

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Do you reckon Gus should go all out with the team selections, name just his best available 1-17 and win the pre-season challenge?

Melbourne won't be playing most of their top 30 including Munster, Grant and Hughes so can pick up an easy big win there.

All the players not named in the top 17 can play in the NSW Cup trials.

Allows Gus to build combinations with his team, get some winning confidence into round 1 and win some silverware.
 

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Looks like tickets still available. Perhaps there was only a limited allocation when tickets went on sale to members in January?

Its an all sydney double header, so a chance of selling out..
 

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Do you reckon Gus should go all out with the team selections, name just his best available 1-17 and win the pre-season challenge?

Melbourne won't be playing most of their top 30 including Munster, Grant and Hughes so can pick up an easy big win there.

All the players not named in the top 17 can play in the NSW Cup trials.

Allows Gus to build combinations with his team, get some winning confidence into round 1 and win some silverware.
You would love it if Gus does that… that way if they win then it’s only because it’s against half-strength opposition, and if they lose then the season is fucked as they lost to half-strength opposition.
 

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You would love it if Gus does that… that way if they win then it’s only because it’s against half-strength opposition, and if they lose then the season is fucked as they lost to half-strength opposition.
Even if we lose it will give Gus a better gauge where the season is at and the 17 selected won't want to surrender their round 1 spots. With so many new combinations we should be going all out with just naming our best 17 for both games and do all we can to win the pre season challenge.
 

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Even if we lose it will give Gus a better gauge where the season is at and the 17 selected won't want to surrender their round 1 spots. With so many new combinations we should be going all out with just naming our best 17 for both games and do all we can to win the pre season challenge.
Didn't really help manly all that much.
 

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Even if we lose it will give Gus a better gauge where the season is at and the 17 selected won't want to surrender their round 1 spots. With so many new combinations we should be going all out with just naming our best 17 for both games and do all we can to win the pre season challenge.
Yeah, winning the pre-season ‘comp’ should appease you and the rest of the clowns for remainder of 2024
 

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Do you reckon Gus should go all out with the team selections, name just his best available 1-17 and win the pre-season challenge?
Hint: Gus isn’t the coach and won’t pick the team.

Ah, of course Polly - this is the part where you say Ciraldo is Gus’ lap dog because Gus has ‘complete control’ and blah blah blah. #YAWN
 

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I expect the Fox to be rested. Crichton too if he's playing center.
 

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Hint: Gus isn’t the coach and won’t pick the team.

Ah, of course Polly - this is the part where you say Ciraldo is Gus’ lap dog because Gus has ‘complete control’ and blah blah blah. #YAWN
Ciraldo was looking pretty fit at training I think theres some chance Gus names him on the bench in a forward rotation role
 
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