Panmure faces Timboon Demons in WDFNL round eight

Brad Gedye pulled out before Saturday's game with sore ribs while defender Tate Gardiner (sore hamstring) didn't play either.

Bant anticipates they'll both be right this week.

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But the Bulldogs are likely to be without Luke Gavin who injured his hamstring on the weekend and may miss one or two games.

"We'll be pretty cautious, we won't risk him," Bant said.

The coach noted Jacob Moloney (broken wrist) and Ben Robertson (crook knee) were still a bit away from returning.

Otherwise, Panmure is seeing its youngsters thrive this season.

Lachie McLeod has been a standout and was best on ground in the Bulldogs' 19.9 (123) to 14.13 (97) triumph over Russells Creek on Saturday at home.

"He's had a really good year," Bant said.

The Bulldogs mentor can list a handful of young players who have impressed this season.

He mentioned Zeke Reeves who also got in Saturday's best.

"The first four games they were carrying us older blokes," Bant said with a laugh.

He said the big thing he noticed coming back from the coronavirus pandemic-enforced break was how the young players had grown.

As he said they went from boys to being men.

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