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Six goals before quarter time. That's usually a day's work for Melbourne! Leading every stat except for free kicks.

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Martin! I really rate him. Was great last year and having a crack when he has the oppurtunity again!

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McDonald will be an elite backmen if he stays on this track.


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Can not take a trick this year. Jamar down after Spencer showed a bit last week but not on the park. I really think that threw us out a lot in terms of forward structure without Stef forward and it showed in the 2nd quarter.

On a big positive note - Strauss! A player with foot skills.

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If you're being tackled, it appears you can simply drop the ball and you'll be fine.

It's the AFL's attempts at "keep the ball moving", it's not rewarding the tackler and then in a disputed ball the person who actually tried to get it and is tackled and locked up straight away gets done with no chance of getting it out.

On the game, I think we're really going to struggle with only one ruckman, Stef you can already see is doing it tough. With that in mind the mids, in particular the in and under need to be able to crum off the freo ruckmen and a few players like Sylvia and Howe may need to go third man up a few times.

Positives:

Good to see Green with two goals, we need him to kick a bag if we're any chance

Tom Mac seems to be ok after his bruised lung and is doing some great defensive things especially with dropping his man to help Chip on Pav

Nicho is doing some good runs, he just needs to have an idea of where he's going because he tends to run himself into trouble

That goal from Bail came because of his hard work to create an option, will be highlighted for sure during the week

We were able to come back and settle in the second quarter after it looked like freo would run over the top

Strauss out there

Negatives:

Our disposal still let's us down, we are our own worst enemies

Jamar down

Grimes may be down

Rivers, Howe, Garland MIA

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Any idea what the go with Grimes is?

Saw him running down the race after he hobbled off.

Currently crying a little on the inside!

Ankle, seemed to land awkwardly then the freo player landed on it.

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Not being pushed around. Strauss with the laser boot. A lot will depend on whether Stef Martin can run the game out in the ruck. Don't want to see Col in there again. Ricky P needs to lift- they are really quick out the back.

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