The game clashes with the Casey game - it was either he played for Casey or he wasn't an emergency. However there may be a late change.

Someone has to cop it - not everyone can and Watts lacks aggression so I am happy with that. Even leaving him out of the side sends a message

Watts is number one on the list of players who could use a run with Casey.

Why drop him then give him a week off?

Unless he's carrying an injury, it's dumb player management of a player screaming for confidence and touch.

Watts must have a niggle or the flu

The game clashes with the Casey game - it was either he played for Casey or he wasn't an emergency. However there may be a late change.

Someone has to cop it - not everyone can and Watts lacks aggression so I am happy with that. Even leaving him out of the side sends a message

Why was he an emergency in the first place? Either don't drop him, or play him at Casey to gain confidence. He now sits on the sidelines this weekend and achieves nothing. He gains no confidence or touch, and gains no experience or chance to redeem himself being out there in the red and blue.

Awful management. Even blind freddie can see that!

Yeah it sends a message that we have no confidence in him, and he has no opportunity to gain any confidence this weekend.

Shouldn't have been an emergency, should have played for Casey.

Agreed. Absolutely stupid if he ends up not playing at all.

It's all about the effort. Margin is irrelevant, whether we win, lose by 1 or by 100, whatever. We just need to show a four-quarter effort.

spot on

Jamar had better give a contest today and punish Cox at all throw ins and ball ups

im sick of 'the big Russian' playing like a little girl

Toumpas as sub is a good start at least.

is he any good? hardly seen any of him. impact player perhaps?

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm as nervous as hell. I just want to see effort and more of an idea as to how we want to play going forward. Fingers crossed.

I do think its stupid having Watts not playing this week and do agree that he should be playing for Casey - I just think Neeld has tried to field the best team this week and he thinks that means naming Watts as an emergency

is he any good? hardly seen any of him. impact player perhaps?

Hasn't seen enough of it in the first two games to showcase his talent, but he's been thrown in the deep end, to put it mildly. I'd prefer to see him have a few weeks in the magoos against the bigger bodies to find his feet. Showed signs during the NAB Cup that he has the skills and composure of the elite players, but you have to get your hands on the footy first. It will take him sometime to adjust to this level, but he'll get there if developed correctly...they best not stuff this one up as well..

Watts has to play for Casey, it makes absolutely no sense to drop him for poor performance and then not give him a chance to recover his form, that would mean you really could not play him against GWS. The only reason you would do that is to punish him and the team and the supporters. Toumpas is probably a good choice for sub, he comes in later in the game when others are bit tired and provides some fresh run, it takes some of the pressure off him. If the players are up for it, and the westcoast is coming in coasting then I think we have an outside chance.

any radio coverage /?

I worry about this game

any radio coverage /?

Use the afl website - match center: http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/3/melb-v-wce

Just press listen live

Or if your on the move the AFL app

any radio coverage /?

Triple M.

they're talking about the Watts situation right now, everyone agreeing he should have been able to play VFL today.

ok cheers

where is listen live , cant see that button ?

Use the afl website - match center: http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/3/melb-v-wce

Just press listen live

Or if your on the move the AFL app

I just hope the melbourne players remember the last time we played, we got slaughtered with the high tackle count. Our players are likely to be running out there with a bit of agro, i hope they channel it constructively so that we just dont give them easy free kicks. The eagles are already the masters of milking high tackles, one day the AFL is going to have to accept responsibility for health issues arising from players constantly ducking to get tackled high because the AFL rewards such behavior.

never mind ol mate , i found AW

where is listen live , cant see that button ?

In the middle of the page (blue square) - in between the scores

It usually starts 20 mins or so before the game

Edited April 13, 201312 yr by Young Dee

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I could crack Evans.

Captains Goal

We're being slaughtered in the tackle count but we're winning the possession count.