It's our home game. They have 7 outs. We are injury depleted but have won a lot of contested football this year - one of Richmond's achilles heels.

It's a beautiful winters day here in Melbourne - bright blue sky, no wind and qwuite warm in the sun. I'm tipping Melbourne.

Go Dees!

Will be stoked if we win this. Cannot see how we'll kick a winning score though.

Clark is without doubt our most important player.

Can we merge the Moloney thread here please?

Cannot see how we'll kick a winning score though.

Clark is without doubt our most important player.

Quietly confident about today but have to agree.

Someone needs to step up in the forward line both on the scoreboard and with forward 50 pressure.

We can only beat Richmond & Essendon at the 'G so i am expecting today.

One day we will learn to win away from the womb.

I'm hoping Dunn can lead from the square to drag at least 1 defender out of the FF line so Garland and/or Rivers can have a decent poke at taking a grab.

Would love to see Howe swing in behid from the opposite flank to get some space to time a run at a hanger as well.

If all else fails, Dunn kicking for goal from 40-55m isn't that bad an option either.

We'll see.

Sylvia needs to continue improving and bag 3 or 4 if we are gonna win. Garland and Dunn for a couple each and some midfield goals Howe Jones the Jack attack and we will manage... Kicking a winning score does look unlikley though

GO DEES

I'm really hoping that Neeld doesn't do with Watts what he did last week and put him on Riewoldt. More because he and Chip have great duals and Chip usually comes out on top, I'd really like to see Watts be given a bit of freedom to move forward a bit and make someone accountable on him.

Also want to see Howe played forward, we need marking targets in the 50 and he can make bad kicks work for him.

Feeling good about today. Wish I was there.

Having to watch on TV the pre-game showed Richmond 95% of the time and it's a Melbourne home game!

Took North and Melbourne in a double.......Kangaroos giving it to WC atm.....heres hoping!

How can players be so lazy?

Jamie Bennell needs to go.

Absolutely insipid. That "chase" from Bennell through the middle of the ground was pathetic. 1st quarter and he's giving it the token jog.

Come on Dees!!!!!!!

Flat as.....

Rivers is not a forward, Rivers is not a forward, Rivers is not a forward.....

Every week we start slow, don't kick straight and get shafted by umps (5-1)

Bleasey!!!!

Great goal Sam!!

Third week in a row he has done that.

15 rounds in and we look MORE unorganized than we did at the start of the year.

Shouldn't we be further advanced in learning the gameplan etc by now?

This is disgraceful.

The reaction time of Melbourne players would be on average five times slower than all other players.

Soft

Weak

Unskilled

Lost cause with players with no skill, decision making or workrate. Stef Martin and spencer are double face palm worthy.