TEAM SELECTION AND MATCH PREVIEW - ROUND 5

[Diamond_Jim 11,670]

Sorry to appear dumb .... but what is the system behind being named or not named in the VFL side?

I am assuming that anyone named in the VFL side who played AFL last week is a candidate for being dropped.

On this basis Tyson could be dropped?

[DeeZee 6,716]

Anyone know if there is seating for Melbourne supporters that's not in the nose bleeds?

[Cards13 9,117]

18 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

I'll bet Melksham gets dropped.

Make sure you use your own tab acct chook.

[buck_nekkid 5,457]

Does the lack of team announcement screw with people doing that super coach thingy? 

How inconsiderate for the club to select the team after last training for the week!

[picket fence 15,036]

43 minutes ago, Skuit said:

Step away from the exclamation-key Picket and take a deep breath. I'll walk you through it. Martin is in blistering form, and, as you say, is 'a bloke that breaks lines and provides inspiration.' Seems strange that an opposition fan wouldn't be at least a little bit worried about him then, right? But even stranger then that the fan has reported a sense of concern only after that player has come under an injury cloud in the build-up. There seems to be some strange reversal of expectations going on. The next step is to challenge your neural connections to conceptually work out an explanation for this apparent anomaly. Something like; in the past, when a star player has been under an injury cloud in the build-up to a game against Melbourne, that player has tended to come out and tear Melbourne what is colloquially referred to a 'new one'. Nick Riewoldt may repeatedly spring to mind. Then you can deduce that the poster was being sardonic in reference to Melbourne's past, perhaps as a coping mechanism. Finally, if you can determine certain patterns in a poster's history,  their 'schtick' if you will, such as multiple exclamation points and a tag-line like sheeeeit for example, you can be reasonably confident in your assessment of a post and know whether to take it seriously or not.

Right!! 

Ahh, I only have a partially completed PhD ! Would you like to finish it for me?? 

Edited April 20, 2017 by picket fence

[Dee Zephyr 17,294]

9 minutes ago, DeeZee said:

Anyone know if there is seating for Melbourne supporters that's not in the nose bleeds?

I tried playing around on ticketek to try and upgrade to a reserved seat for the kids and myself as most of the seating is exhausted and it gave me an option to enter our membership barcodes under club members and all they could allocate me was M3. I'm pretty sure that's the Richmond area for the game. Won't be sitting there!

[Drunkn167 5,093]

17 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Sorry to appear dumb .... but what is the system behind being named or not named in the VFL side?

I am assuming that anyone named in the VFL side who played AFL last week is a candidate for being dropped.

On this basis Tyson could be dropped?

Essentially, yes. But don't look too much into it, Viney was named for Casey at one stage last year when he was coming off that hand injury and obviously was never gonna play 2's.

[picket fence 15,036]

6 minutes ago, Drunkn167 said:

Essentially, yes. But don't look too much into it, Viney was named for Casey at one stage last year when he was coming off that hand injury and obviously was never gonna play 2's.

Yeah well the way he has been playing, he might not be too far of!

[Biffen 12,298]

Well explained Skuit- you managed to insult Picket in an elegant snd unconfontational manner that was so delightfully expressed that Picket thought you were paying him a compliment.

 

[Engorged Onion 9,214]

2 minutes ago, Biffen said:

Well explained Skuit- you managed to insult Picket in an elegant snd unconfontational manner that was so delightfully expressed that Picket thought you were paying him a compliment.

 

Yes, and compelled to mention a half finished PhD for whatever that is worth...

[picket fence 15,036]

7 minutes ago, Biffen said:

Well explained Skuit- you managed to insult Picket in an elegant snd unconfontational manner that was so delightfully expressed that Picket thought you were paying him a compliment.

 

No I didn't! if you read ever so carefully between the lines of my response Any bloke who can outbulltish me must not be too bad with the vernacular! 

I don't give a stuff if he has insulted me! I can use a great Propaganda writer in my operation! ANYTIME!

Edited April 20, 2017 by picket fence

[Moonshadow 16,099]

43 minutes ago, Skuit said:

Step away from the exclamation-key Picket and take a deep breath. I'll walk you through it. Martin is in blistering form, and, as you say, is 'a bloke that breaks lines and provides inspiration.' Seems strange that an opposition fan wouldn't be at least a little bit worried about him then, right? But even stranger then that the fan has reported a sense of concern only after that player has come under an injury cloud in the build-up. There seems to be some strange reversal of expectations going on. The next step is to challenge your neural connections to conceptually work out an explanation for this apparent anomaly. Something like; in the past, when a star player has been under an injury cloud in the build-up to a game against Melbourne, that player has tended to come out and tear Melbourne what is colloquially referred to a 'new one'. Nick Riewoldt may repeatedly spring to mind. Then you can deduce that the poster was being sardonic in reference to Melbourne's past, perhaps as a coping mechanism. Finally, if you can determine certain patterns in a poster's history,  their 'schtick' if you will, such as multiple exclamation points and a tag-line like sheeeeit for example, you can be reasonably confident in your assessment of a post and know whether to take it seriously or not.

That is marvelous skuit. Pure gold.

[Biffen 12,298]

2 minutes ago, picket fence said:

No I didn't! if you read ever so carefully between the lines of my response Any bloke who can outbulltish me must not be too bad with the vernacular! 

I don't give a stuff if he has insulted me! I can use a great Propaganda writer in my operation! ANYTIME!

"Challenge your neural connections....." 

Loved it.

You must work for the Government or a body there of.

How and why you are doing a PHd has me stumped.

Do we have to call you Dr Picket if you ever finish it?

[monoccular 15,985]

1 hour ago, bing181 said:

I thought they did in the past, not sure if this is a new system in place.

Surely not the AFL making crazy rue changes.  Could not be.

 

1 hour ago, chook fowler said:

I'll bet Melksham gets dropped.

Bet against whom - Jake?

1 hour ago, GawnWithTheWind said:

He'd be rested then. They'd have to name him in the official VFL line up

 

1 hour ago, old dee said:

Will it be like Thomas at Carlton?

General Soreness. 

Has some unfinished business to attend to.

1 hour ago, Petraccattack said:

God a bad feeling he is Goodys pet.  I sure hope not though, as no coach should ever play favorites especially with such an average player coming off a shocker.

I am starting to agree with this thought - he has been very very ordinary the last two weeks at least.

Edited April 20, 2017 by monoccular

[Whispering_Jack 27,882]

With no team selection we can only go on the Casey Demons selected tonight or the coach's insights from VFL Round 1 -

VFL player review: round one

[Vineytime 783]

2 hours ago, DeeZee said:

Anyone know if there is seating for Melbourne supporters that's not in the nose bleeds?

M34 in the Posford Stand, ground level. 

[Demon Dynasty 15,149]

2 hours ago, DeeZee said:

Anyone know if there is seating for Melbourne supporters that's not in the nose bleeds?

Yeh standing room Punt Rd behind the goals DeeZee. You will def avoid a nose bleed. Then again... might need a helmet!

[Binmans PA 25,864]

4 hours ago, DeeZee said:

Anyone know if there is seating for Melbourne supporters that's not in the nose bleeds?

All I know is that I pay over seven hundred bloody dollars for my MCC membership and I still have to pay $10 to guarantee me a seat on Level 1 this week. It's a disgrace.

In case it hasn't been said anywhere, I know a couple of people that work in the MCC and they're expecting 80,000 at Monday's game, so get your tickets now while you can.

[FarNorthernD 5,839]

8 hours ago, A F said:

All I know is that I pay over seven hundred bloody dollars for my MCC membership and I still have to pay $10 to guarantee me a seat on Level 1 this week. It's a disgrace.

In case it hasn't been said anywhere, I know a couple of people that work in the MCC and they're expecting 80,000 at Monday's game, so get your tickets now while you can.

I hope they are right A.F. I would love it if the Melbourne match had more people turn up than the "biggest Home and Away game for the year" the following day. 

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

Might be a bit of rain about Monday evening. 

I'm not so sure we'll get 80,000. Although Richmond supporters will come out in huge numbers.

Rain will help us too. 

Hope it floods.

Dees.

[Copuchas 756]

15 minutes ago, stevethemanjordan said:

Might be a bit of rain about Monday evening. 

I'm not so sure we'll get 80,000. Although Richmond supporters will come out in huge numbers.

Rain will help us too. 

Hope it floods.

Dees.

Steve, it's a Richmond home game and a Melbourne make-up game so 70,000 + 40,000 potential punters before the public gate.  If the weather's fine (latest forecast is more promising than a few days ago) they mightn't be far from 80k.

[Bring-Back-Powell 13,095]

I found this on Richmond's Bigfooty's page:

 

Gary Lyon said he has been told that Dusty is definitely out. Caracalla didn't sound too confident on SEN. I don't think we can win without him.

[hells bells 2,022]

Goodwin confirms that Hogan and Hibberd will play.  No mention of omissions on the MFC tweet.

[rjay 23,839]

1 hour ago, stevethemanjordan said:

Might be a bit of rain about Monday evening. 

I'm not so sure we'll get 80,000. Although Richmond supporters will come out in huge numbers.

Rain will help us too. 

Hope it floods.

Dees.

I'm not sure it does 'steve'...

The numbers say we are playing a high possession game.

Any team that plays that game style struggles in the wet.

Hope it's dry.

[Scipio 5,868]

My biggest fear around this game is our potential inability to contain their quick, small forward line.

My second biggest fear is our defenders trying to clear the ball with these little guys harassing and pressuring them... our delivery out of the back 50 is shaky on a good day. Hibberd will be a very handy inclusion for this reason.