Changes v Sydney Swans

[jumbo returns 6,741]

Just like Brock McLean?

What's your point?

[What 18,810]

surely Jack Viney must be ready

i miss watching him play already

[old dee 23,797]

surely Jack Viney must be ready

i miss watching him play already

I would not hold your breath hh

he has been out a while now and a foot injury must have reduced his fitness.

A possible return via Casey is the best I can imagine.

[John Dee 445]

I am unsure about Magner's availability; he was upgraded for Grimes, who was put on the long term injury list. If Grimes is to even play VFL, Magner must go back to being a rookie. How this sits with the availability of rookies after round 11, with Clisby as our nominated rookie ... As I said, I am unsure.

Having said that, I would have Magner in in a heartbeat. Our midfield got pushed around all night, not just in the last twenty minutes.

[Robbie57 2,020]

out: Blease (if injured) byrnes (no impact when it was needed)

In: Grimes (if fit) Strauss

Magner would be a liability against the faster swan midfield

[mjt 640]

To think Grimes is going to step straight into the seniors is laughable, he needs a run at Casey first.

[McQueen 17,865]

To think Grimes is going to step straight into the seniors is laughable, he needs a run at Casey first.

He's fit and has been taking physical contact to simulate game conditions. I doubt he needs to run himself into form.

If he's okay, include him. Sub him if we have to.

[FarNorthernD 5,861]

What's your point?

I think Mr Burgundy is saying that James Magner being turtle slow has not stopped Brock from being a worthwhile AFL footballer.

By the way, Goodes will apparently be off the park for the next 6 weeks so we won't have to worry about how to draft Cale back from East Perth for the week.

Edited July 1, 2013 by fndee

[jumbo returns 6,741]

I think Mr Burgundy is saying that James Magner being turtle slow has not stopped Brock from being a worthwhile AFL footballer.

By the way, Goodes will apparently be off the park for the next 6 weeks so we won't have to worry about how to draft Cale back from East Perth for the week.

Yep, thanks for that, I was just fishing.

I wouldn't rate McLean a worthwhile footballer. List clogger.

I think that Magner and Couch will be delisted at the end of the year.

[Redleg 40,948]

I wouldn't rate McLean a worthwhile footballer. List clogger.

Would walk into our side and is in carlton's best each week.

[jumbo returns 6,741]

Would walk into our side and is in carlton's best each week.

Doesn't say much for either achievement.

[old dee 23,797]

Doesn't say much for either achievement.

Your anger is clouding your judgement on this one jr.

Mclean is a good footballer who should be playing in the midfield for the Dees.

Edited July 1, 2013 by old dee

[jumbo returns 6,741]

Not anger, OD, pragmatism and opinion.

I watch the elite midfields and see pace, pace and pace.

Even Swan and Mitchell have a burst over the first important 5 metres.

To say that Magner will add to our midfield is clutching at straws.

I have nothing against the boy, he's just too slow for AFL footy.

[What 18,810]

To think Grimes is going to step straight into the seniors is laughable, he needs a run at Casey first.

Wrong

Will play seniors this week

Laughable to suggest he would need a run at Casey when hes been able to train and keep up his fitness the last month and he is our captain and a top 5 player.

[RalphiusMaximus 6,061]

Wrong

Will play seniors this week

Laughable to suggest he would need a run at Casey when hes been able to train and keep up his fitness the last month and he is our captain and a top 5 player.

I think it would be insane to throw him straight in with that long a layoff. Give him a week at least at Casey to find his touch. It would also help not to put his freshly healed shoulder in against a really physical side like the Swans.

[DeeZee 7,415]

Out Blease injured

In Strauss

[McQueen 17,865]

I think it would be insane to throw him straight in with that long a layoff. Give him a week at least at Casey to find his touch. It would also help not to put his freshly healed shoulder in against a really physical side like the Swans.

Sub.

[Ted Lasso 19,521]

grimes will come right back in if fit, if it was a leg injury time at casey might be appropriate but his collarbone should be fine by now

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,814]

Wrong

Will play seniors this week

Laughable to suggest he would need a run at Casey when hes been able to train and keep up his fitness the last month and he is our captain and a top 5 player.

Does being captain make a difference? Not just at Melbourne, but at any club. Didn't Luke Hodge come back after an injury via Box Hill?

Having said that, if he's fit - and that's a big 'if' - I see no reason for him not to come straight into the seniors.

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

Well according to this article we will have Dylan Grimes playing for us, which will be a bonus!:
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-07-02/preview-demons-v-swans?utm_medium=RSS

Melbourne broke through for its second win of the year against the Western Bulldogs last weekend, although not before an almighty scare in the final quarter. The Demons are using the corridor more and seem to have discovered an ability to run. But they're up against it this time around facing the hard nuts of Sydney, with their bigger bodies, their accountability and their four-quarter composure. Still, with co-skipper Dylan Grimes set to return, Melbourne will take its strongest side for the year into this game and it will be interesting to see how it stacks up against the competition yardstick.

[Chook 15,013]

Well according to this article we will have Dylan Grimes playing for us, which will be a bonus!:

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-07-02/preview-demons-v-swans?utm_medium=RSS

Melbourne broke through for its second win of the year against the Western Bulldogs last weekend, although not before an almighty scare in the final quarter. The Demons are using the corridor more and seem to have discovered an ability to run. But they're up against it this time around facing the hard nuts of Sydney, with their bigger bodies, their accountability and their four-quarter composure. Still, with co-skipper Dylan Grimes set to return, Melbourne will take its strongest side for the year into this game and it will be interesting to see how it stacks up against the competition yardstick.

Jackson Trengrove and Dylan Grimes are the best captains in the AFL.

Edited July 2, 2013 by Chook

[DeeSpencer 25,721]

FB: Clisby Frawley Garland
HB: Grimes McDonald Terlich
C: M. Jones Jones Toumpas
HF: Sylvia Dawes Howe
FF: Watts Fitzy Davey
Foll: Gawn Rodan Nicholson

Int: Trengove Byrnes Kent

S: Strauss

Out: Dunn, Blease
In: Grimes, Strauss

[Geddy Lee 582]

Would walk into our side and is in carlton's best each week.

The vitriol towards ex players on here is absolutely pathetic.

[Nasher 33,616]

The vitriol towards ex players on here is absolutely pathetic.

Calling Brock McLean slow is hardly vitriol.

[deanox 9,935]

Jetta and goodes both out for the swans