Melbourne

B: Matthew Whelan, Matthew Warnock, Jared Rivers

HB: James Frawley, Stefan Martin, Aaron Davey

C: Jack Grimes, Colin Sylvia, Brock McLean

HF: Cale Morton, Brad Miller, Russell Robertson

F: Brad Green, Matthew Bate, Cameron Bruce

Foll: Paul Johnson, Brent Moloney, James McDonald

I/C: Ricky Petterd, Addam Maric, Nathan Jones, Jamie Bennell

Emg: Mark Jamar, Kyle Cheney, Clint Bartram

In: Rivers, Frawley, Green, Bennell

Out: Lynden Dunn, Shane Valenti, Clint Bartram, Kyle Cheney

Well that's the bench i wanted. Cheney is very, very, very unlucky.

Fantastic ins, no real surprise with the outs though I don't know about bringing two guys back in for one game.

Also:

Hawthorn

B: Brendan Whitecross, Thomas Murphy, Brent Guerra

HB: Beau Dowler, Campbell Brown, Grant Birchall

C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Beau Muston

HF: Mark Williams, Lance Franklin, Michael Osborne

F: Cyril Rioli, Jarryd Roughead, Garry Moss

Foll: Simon Taylor, Brad Sewell, Chance Bateman

I/C: Robert Campbell, Cameron Stokes, Ben McGlynn, Jarryd Morton

Emg: Stuart Dew, Brent Renouf, Travis Tuck

In: Muston, Stokes

Out: Stuart Dew, Travis Tuck

New: Beau Muston (Murray U18)

Cheney stiff, but still really happy with that side.

Also:

Hawthorn

B: Brendan Whitecross, Thomas Murphy, Brent Guerra

HB: Beau Dowler, Campbell Brown, Grant Birchall

C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Beau Muston

HF: Mark Williams, Lance Franklin, Michael Osborne

F: Cyril Rioli, Jarryd Roughead, Garry Moss

Foll: Simon Taylor, Brad Sewell, Chance Bateman

I/C: Robert Campbell, Cameron Stokes, Ben McGlynn, Jarryd Morton

Emg: Stuart Dew, Brent Renouf, Travis Tuck

In: Muston, Stokes

Out: Stuart Dew, Travis Tuck

New: Beau Muston (Murray U18)

Dew dropped for disciplinary reasons - probably lost weight against coach's orders .

You have to say that this is the best team (on paper) we've had all year.

Cheney's really, really unlucky. I thought he was one of our better players last week.

That's a very good team. Glad to have Green back, we have been missing his goals. Cheny is very very unlucky. He was great last week and did some courageous stuff but with those 4 coming back someone had to be dropped. Also glad to see Bennell back in the team. Dew must be the hawthorn player dropped for disciplinary reasons. Quarters mentioned it when he said what's coming up in sport. He didn't mention Dew but just said the Hawks drop a star player for disciplinary reasons.

Looking foward to sunday to see how we go.

Happy with the team. The players returning are massive inclusions.

Cheney is unlucky but understandable, I think he might be the sort of player who is on the fringes of selection week in week out, he certainly gives himself every chance.

And I guess either Bartram or Petterd were going to be dropped. Ricky has to show a little bit this week.

Overall I think the lineup is one that will give it a shake on Sunday.

I think that Cheney should have been the most likely to make the team out of the 7, apart from Jones.

Hope Cheney is a late inclusion.

That's the best team we have fielded in a long time.

It's a good sign when we have players unlucky to be playing in the senior team.

Sensational that we are starting to get some real depth and competition for spots. Cheney, in particular, is extremely unlucky after an excellent game last weekend. The future is looking brighter and brighter.

How's that?

We lose by 7 points and drop 4 players. That hasn't happened at Melbourne for some time. Not even under a certain coach when we were being ruthless!

Cheney is unlucky to miss but will probably be this week's emergency.

Cheney stiff, but still really happy with that side.

Agreed.

Hopefully Petterd is played in the backline.

I'm particularly happy that with Frawley and Rives coming in as two defenders, Cheney (unlucky as you say) and Bartram have made way. In the past the team would be full of these defensive type players.

P.S. I tipped Melbourne this week.

Also:

Hawthorn

B: Brendan Whitecross, Thomas Murphy, Brent Guerra

HB: Beau Dowler, Campbell Brown, Grant Birchall

C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Beau Muston

HF: Mark Williams, Lance Franklin, Michael Osborne

F: Cyril Rioli, Jarryd Roughead, Garry Moss

Foll: Simon Taylor, Brad Sewell, Chance Bateman

I/C: Robert Campbell, Cameron Stokes, Ben McGlynn, Jarryd Morton

Emg: Stuart Dew, Brent Renouf, Travis Tuck

In: Muston, Stokes

Out: Stuart Dew, Travis Tuck

New: Beau Muston (Murray U18)

If we had a gun key forward we would beat that Hawthorn side...

Cheney is unlucky to miss but will probably be this week's emergency.

'Unlucky' is understatment of the year. Would have him and C@#nt Bartram in ahead of the Pett at the moment.. and prob Miller!

Great team.

Definitely the best one we've fielded all season.

Cheney stiff, but not as stiff as Bartram, who has done a great job this season under the most difficult circumstances.

This will be the first time that Bartram has ever played seconds while at the MFC, which is a testament to the great services he has given us in his short career.

If we can keep Buddy and Roughead to under 5 goals combined, we'll win.

GO DEES!

Very unlucky both Cheney and Barts. You can safely say that ``tanking`` is not in Bailey`s vocabulary.

Yeah, Cheney's unlucky, but I suppose that's a good sign. It's incredibly tough to get a game down back at the moment. Where the heck are they going to fit Garland in there, when he's eventually fit?

Neither of our main 'run with' players (Bartram / Dunn) have been selected, while Bateman, Mitchell, Sewell and Rioli are all going well for the Hawks. The match-ups will be fascinating!!

Hmmm...

Not only one of, but two of our best taggers and run with players get dropped, just as we come up against a side with a strong midfield.

I'd have kept one of Bartram or Dunn.

Cheney might be looking to get JMac to have a meeting with Bailey after this...

Very stiff.

If our midfield breaks-even we win, simple as that.

Great team.

Definitely the best one we've fielded all season.

Cheney stiff, but not as stiff as Bartram, who has done a great job this season under the most difficult circumstances.

This will be the first time that Bartram has ever played seconds while at the MFC, which is a testament to the great services he has given us in his short career.

If we can keep Buddy and Roughead to under 5 goals combined, we'll win.

GO DEES!

Bartram hasn't really been dropped and won't be playing for Casey. The club is resting him and giving him some time off- he hasn't trained for the second half of this week. After a pretty stressful couple of months they're just giving him soon time to get refreshed.

Cheney VERY stiff.

It clearly shows that our forward line is still a major weakness cause Bartram and Cheney on form deserve a game ahead of Petterd and Maric.

Bartram hasn't really been dropped and won't be playing for Casey. The club is resting him and giving him some time off- he hasn't trained for the second half of this week. After a pretty stressful couple of months they're just giving him soon time to get refreshed.

While this makes perfect sense, and Bartram deserves times off if he needs it, why was he named in the Casey squad for this week?