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Pointing out the obvious, naming 48 players really doesn't give a real indication of who will play on Sunday. Its almost every listed player!

There's only 29 players there. The numbers are their guernsey numbers. As has been said above, three will be cut from the squad, and a further two will become subs, i.e. will permanently rotate with someone during the course of the game.

A niggly in Tappy's hippy cartilegy ???

:D

Good solid squad. With a number of key players unavailable through injury or not selected for other reasons, it's very pleasing to see the depth we are starting to accumulate. Bodes well for the future.

Squad

1. Matthew Warnock 2. Nathan Jones 3. Clint Bartram 7. Brad Miller 8. James Frawley 9. Jack Trengove 10. Cale Morton 12. Colin Sylvia 13. Jordie McKenzie 15. Ricky Petterd 16. Jack Grimes 18. Brad Green 19. Addam Maric 21. Daniel Bell 22. Brent Moloney 23. James McDonald Clint Bartram24. Liam Jurrah 25. Kyle Cheney 27. Jared Rivers 28. Joel MacDonald 31. Tom Scully 34. Stefan Martin 36. Aaron Davey 39. Neville Jetta 42. Jake Spencer 43. Jamie Bennell 44. Rohan Bail 47. James Strauss 48. Jack Fitzpatrick

These are the ones I'm hoping to see come this weekend >

B ) Matthew Warnock James Frawley Kyle Cheney

HB) James McDonald Jared Rivers Joel MacDonald

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C ) Jamie Bennell Brent Moloney Cale Morton

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HF ) Colin Sylvia Brad Miller Aaron Davey

FF ) Brad Green Liam Jurrah Jake Spencer

Rs ) Stefan Martin Jack Grimes Nathan Jones

Int ) Jack Trengove/Jordie McKenzie/Tom Scully/Neville Jetta/Ricky Petterd/Clint Bartram/Addam Maric

FREMANTLE v MELBOURNE

Fremantle

1. Hayden Ballantyne, 2. Anthony Morabito, 3. Byron Schammer, 4. Paul Hasleby, 5. Garrick Ibbotson, 6. Greg Broughton, 9. Adam McPhee, 11. Des Headland, 14. Antoni Grover, 15. Ryan Crowley, 16. David Mundy, 18. Luke McPharlin, 19. Clayton Hinkley, 21. Michael Barlow, 23. Chris Mayne, 24. Dylan Roberton, 26. Kepler Bradley, 28. Ryan Murphy, 29. Matthew Pavlich, 30. Zachary Clarke, 31. Aaron Sandilands, 32. Stephen Hill, 36. Alex Silvagni, 37. Michael Johnson, 40. Matt de Boer, 41. Paul Duffield, 43. Roger Hayden, 46. Clancee Pearce, 47. Jay van Berlo.

Melbourne

1. Matthew Warnock, 2. Nathan Jones, 3. Clint Bartram, 7. Brad Miller, 8. James Frawley, 9. Jack Trengove, 10. Cale Morton, 12. Colin Sylvia, 13. Jordie McKenzie, 15. Ricky Petterd, 16. Jack Grimes, 18. Brad Green, 19. Addam Maric, 21. Daniel Bell, 22. Brent Moloney, 23. James McDonald, 24. Liam Jurrah, 25. Kyle Cheney, 27. Jared Rivers, 28. Joel Macdonald, 31. Tom Scully, 34. Stefan Martin, 36. Aaron Davey, 39. Neville Jetta, 42. Jake Spencer, 43. Jamie Bennell, 44. Rohan Bail, 47. James Strauss, 48. Jack Fitzpatrick.

not a bad side im confident we will get close to winning

odds freo $1.35 dees $3.15 very good odds

This is my team prediction:

B McKenzie Frawley Rivers

HB Cheney Warnock Bennell

C Morton Moloney Trengove

HF Sylvia Petterd Jones

F Miller Jurrah Green

FOL Martin Scully Grimes

Int: MacDonald, Jetta, Spencer, Strauss (Sub), Bail, Davey, McDonald, Maric (Sub)

Edited February 18, 201015 yr by steveheals

Two players can be subbed off and replaced for th eremainder of the game, sort of like how they do it in soccer.

I didn't think they'd pick Davey, but maybe they'll sub him out after half a game.

Looks like Spencer and Martin will take on Sandilands in the ruck. What a great test for them. We may find out if they're good enough to be our future ruckmen.

Thee's 15 of our best 22 there, (yes I include Miller in that) but no Jamar. We're not exactly fair dinkum, still putting games into the young blokes.

I'd love to win it though and will be dark if we don't.

Edited February 18, 201015 yr by pitmaster

There's only 29 players there. The numbers are their guernsey numbers. As has been said above, three will be cut from the squad, and a further two will become subs, i.e. will permanently rotate with someone during the course of the game.

oops my bad, I just look at the numbers. Its a big list anyway

I didn't think they'd pick Davey, but maybe they'll sub him out after half a game.

Maybe 'on' at half-time -if- we're still in the game..?

Out of the side that beat Freo last year go Robbo (5 goals), Bate (3), Mclean (2), Johnson (1), Valenti (1) plus Dunn and McNamara.

Back in the squad come Green, Warnock, Bennell, Grimes, Spencer, McKenzie, Bail, Bell and Maric.

Added this year (if picked) for their first games - Scully, Trengove, Strauss, Joel Mac, and Fitzpatrick.

Looks like we have a better defence and more options in midfield (esp with Grimes) but we've lost a bit in attack.

If we're building the team from the backline, then let's see if we can hold Freo to 80 points or less. Our average last year was > 100pts.

Edited February 18, 201015 yr by DirtyDees DDC

of our best possible 22 it would be nice to consider Bruce, Bate, Watts, Jamar and on their 2008 form Woenamarri and Garland for this game.

The forward line relies heavily on the Jurrahcane..........probably Green will camp there for a fair bit too.

I think in 2009 the forward line was quite efficient given the number of inside 50s the team averaged per game, now that the midfield appears to have been bolstered (see Scully, Trengove Grimes) maybe the forward line can score more from more opportunity.

Would love to see a regular forward line of:

Sylvia Bate Watts

Green Jurrah Woenamarri

Maybe get Morton resting there too.............

Would love to see a regular forward line of:

Sylvia Bate Watts

Green Jurrah Woenamarri

Maybe get Morton resting there too.............

With our lack of tall forward options I'm amazed that Morton and Dunn are still playing predominately in the midfield.

FREMANTLE v MELBOURNE

Fremantle

1. Hayden Ballantyne, 2. Anthony Morabito, 3. Byron Schammer, 4. Paul Hasleby, 5. Garrick Ibbotson, 6. Greg Broughton, 9. Adam McPhee, 11. Des Headland, 14. Antoni Grover, 15. Ryan Crowley, 16. David Mundy, 18. Luke McPharlin, 19. Clayton Hinkley, 21. Michael Barlow, 23. Chris Mayne, 24. Dylan Roberton, 26. Kepler Bradley, 28. Ryan Murphy, 29. Matthew Pavlich, 30. Zachary Clarke, 31. Aaron Sandilands, 32. Stephen Hill, 36. Alex Silvagni, 37. Michael Johnson, 40. Matt de Boer, 41. Paul Duffield, 43. Roger Hayden, 46. Clancee Pearce, 47. Jay van Berlo.

Melbourne

1. Matthew Warnock, 2. Nathan Jones, 3. Clint Bartram, 7. Brad Miller, 8. James Frawley, 9. Jack Trengove, 10. Cale Morton, 12. Colin Sylvia, 13. Jordie McKenzie, 15. Ricky Petterd, 16. Jack Grimes, 18. Brad Green, 19. Addam Maric, 21. Daniel Bell, 22. Brent Moloney, 23. James McDonald, 24. Liam Jurrah, 25. Kyle Cheney, 27. Jared Rivers, 28. Joel Macdonald, 31. Tom Scully, 34. Stefan Martin, 36. Aaron Davey, 39. Neville Jetta, 42. Jake Spencer, 43. Jamie Bennell, 44. Rohan Bail, 47. James Strauss, 48. Jack Fitzpatrick.

FREMANTLE

B: GROVER, SILVAGNI, BROUGHTON

HB: MUNDY, JOHNSON, DUFFIELD

C: MORABITO, HASLEBY, HILL

HF: HEADLAND, PAVLICH, MCPHEE

F: BALLANTYNE, MCPHARLIN, MAYNE

FOLL: SANDILANDS, CROWLEY, BARLOW

IC: SCHAMMER, IBBOTSON, HINKLEY, BRADLEY, MURPHY, DE BOER, HAYDEN, PEARCE

EMERG: ROBERTON, CLARKE, VAN BERLO

MELBOURNE

B: CHENEY, FRAWLEY, RIVERS

HB: BENNELL, WARNOCK, MACDONALD

C: GRIMES, MOLONEY, MORTON

HF: TRENGOVE, MILLER, SYLVIA

F: DAVEY, JURRAH, GREEN

FOLL: MARTIN, MCDONALD, JONES

IC: BARTRAM, MCKENZIE, PETTERD, MARIC, SCULLY, JETTA, SPENCER, STRAUSS

EMERG: BELL, BAIL, FITZPATRICK

Edited February 18, 201015 yr by LITTLE STINGA

FREMANTLE

B: GROVER, SILVAGNI, BROUGHTON

HB: MUNDY, JOHNSON, DUFFIELD

C: MORABITO, HASLEBY, HILL

HF: HEADLAND, PAVLICH, MCPHEE

F: BALLANTYNE, MCPHARLIN, MAYNE

FOLL: SANDILANDS, CROWLEY, BARLOW

IC: SCHAMMER, IBBOTSON, HINKLEY, BRADLEY, MURPHY, DE BOER, HAYDEN, PEARCE

EMERG: ROBERTON, CLARKE, VAN BERLO

MELBOURNE

B: CHENEY, FRAWLEY, RIVERS

HB: BENNELL, WARNOCK, MACDONALD

C: GRIMES, MOLONEY, MORTON

HF: TRENGOVE, MILLER, SYLVIA

F: DAVEY, JURRAH, GREEN

FOLL: MARTIN, MCDONALD, JONES

IC: BARTRAM, MCKENZIE, PETTERD, MARIC, SCULLY, JETTA, SPENCER, STRAUSS

EMERG: BELL, BAIL, FITZPATRICK

Just one more go at naming the sides for Sunday Little Stinga and you win a set of steak knives...

Just one more go at naming the sides for Sunday Little Stinga and you win a set of steak knives...

Just practicing getting Fitzpatrick's name right so you don't go off your nut like you did last time.

Just practicing getting Fitzpatrick's name right so you don't go off your nut like you did last time.

I'll pay you that one. Good call.

I would imagine that Fitzpatrick is a tall option to give Spencer a hand on Sandilands. This is not quite what he was recruited for, but it won't do him any harm.

Let's hope not. Fitzy would be giving Sandilands forty kilograms. It might not only do him physical harm but leave him with permanent mental scarring.

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/89699/default.aspx

Im looking forward to seeing him play, dont about others.