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Message: [QUOTE="LittleDavey, post: 2593430, member: 8255"] DCE is expecting to play next week (forget where I read it, Fox Sports probably) so should be fine for #2. We're still blooding our younger guys [MENTION=8664]Qlder88[/MENTION] - Big Papa especially, it was only his second game I think? One of our strengths is that we are so dominant over the Blues the last few years we can afford to carry players to some extent. That gap, as much as Blues fans will argue has closed, is still there - we were without our freaking halfback for 75 minutes, our hooker was on one leg for 40 and our #6 played very ordinarily, yet we were still a whisker from winning and could have closed it out. No doubt they will be better with Fifita and Bird coming back, but we are still a class above if the guys all play to their potential. Even without Cronk. I don't necessarily agree with carrying the younger guys, but it's to some extent a necessary evil and it's worked OK to date with the good run we've had injury-wise. Very interested to see the squad named in a couple of weeks...big test not only for the team, but the coaching staff as well as some of those combinations and understanding will not be there with Cronk out. All involved need to stand up, or Game 3 will be a dead rubber. I'm confident we CAN do it. Jury's still out on whether I think we WILL at this stage, though I'd love to see it happen! [/QUOTE]

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