Changes v Port Adelaide

[old dee 23,872]

We have a cracking win and some people want 4 changes. Roos doesn't like major changes even when we lose. Viney and Jetta if fit are definite starters. No way Tyson is right with just a weeks rest and his form wasn't great prior. When you have form players and you win you can afford to get him right. Same goes for Dawes and either way Pederson has shown more in the last two weeks than Dawes when fit recently. If Matt Jones is fit should play and play defensive role on Pittard. Different type of player I know but Riley showed more to me than Newton who again I thought was only ok when in possession so Newton out if Matt Jones is fit.

In Viney, Jetta

Out: Newton, Bail

A bit tough on Bail big red I thought he was way better than m Jones. No need to drop him just because he is a poor kick for goal.

[old dee 23,872]

It will need to be a 426 I reckon.

Funny Bbo one good win and we no longer care what Dawes does.

[praha 11,240]

Viney will probably go through Casey. That sort of injury means minimal running and you'd think he'd be a bit underdone just working on the bike and in the pool. Needs to get a run in the seconds first. Not a serious injury but he wouldn't have been able to run for a month.

[rjay 25,093]

I think Fitzy could be unlucky just based on match ups. Other than Schultz, which McDonald will take (and Dunn did a good job on last year) there aren't many other Power talks that would suit him.

Fitzy honestly shocked me with how well and he played and I couldn't be happier but I think he might struggle to get a game this weekend due to there small classy (when on) forwards.

Nev coming in is a must for a role.

Ryder and the Hoff...I wouldn't want to see Dunn undersized again.

[Moneider96 1,045]

Viney will probably go through Casey. That sort of injury means minimal running and you'd think he'd be a bit underdone just working on the bike and in the pool. Needs to get a run in the seconds first. Not a serious injury but he wouldn't have been able to run for a month.

Well, Cross came straight in last time... So who knows.

[old dee 23,872]

Viney will probably go through Casey. That sort of injury means minimal running and you'd think he'd be a bit underdone just working on the bike and in the pool. Needs to get a run in the seconds first. Not a serious injury but he wouldn't have been able to run for a month.

There is no Casey game this weekend which means he will not play before QB game

Edited May 26, 2015 by old dee

[daisycutter 29,741]

A bit tough on Bail big red I thought he was way better than m Jones. No need to drop him just because he is a poor kick for goal.

after watching the replay, i put bail's and jones's performance on a par, od

[Bitter but optimistic 22,247]

Funny Bbo one good win and we no longer care what Dawes does.

Well if "The Pedo" can maintain that form, there is no need to!

[old dee 23,872]

Well if "The Pedo" can maintain that form, there is no need to!

I dont disagree just funny how how quickly we jump off.

[Moneider96 1,045]

I dont disagree just funny how how quickly we jump off.

It's been waiting to happen for a while now

[spirit of norm smith 16,589]

agree with some prior posts

ins. Viney, Jetta, Tyson

out. Brayshaw (rested) Bail M Jones

Jetta t.mcd dunn

Grimes garland lamumba

Toumpas Viney Vince

Newton Pedersen Vandenburg

Gartlett Hogan Howe

Spencer Tyson N Jones

Int. Cross Fitzpatrick Riley

sub. Watts

[boydie 655]

Any danger of Frost's 4-6 week toe injury reducing at some stage?

[samcantstandya 1,057]

General comment:

As our 8 injured players come back in unfortunately it will be the 'depth' players that will be dropped.

The best 25 need to play together as much as possible to build the synergy all good teams have.

There is a bigger picture happening here and the team will be selected accordingly.

This doesn't help the 'depth' players who will only get cameo games when needed to cover injuries or to rotate young players.

But there is plenty of room in the best 25 for the likes of Spencer, Fitzy and [Pedersen] for a few years yet.

Ins this week:

Jetta has a good chance of being selected as he has been able to do full 'non contact' training.

Viney less so as his leg injury stopped him from weight bearing training. Sub maybe.

Roos said in his presser Tyson and Dawes are unlikely inclusions next week.

Outs this week: M Jones then probably Bail not because of performance.

Or whoever has the most niggles as Roos has said he wants the freshest, fittest team.

We will need the freshest and fittest as its forecast to be 29 temp, is a day game, maybe showers, with high humidity.

Energy sapping stuff.

Bail had 5 possessions and missed a gettable goal at a crucial time. He should be dropped because his performance was poor.

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

Well if "The Pedo" can maintain that form, there is no need to!

love the pedo.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

Dawes'"calf" might not be ready yet I reckon.

Classic.

[Forest Demon 4,681]

Any danger of Frost's 4-6 week toe injury reducing at some stage?

And I think I saw Dean Kent still 10-12. He was injured a month ago and I thought it was 10-12 then.

Reminds me of one of the opening scenes of Snatch when Turkish is asking how long until the sausages are ready.

[SaberFang 7,151]

Longest toe injury in history.

[Deez 298]

pederson should hold his role no matter if dawes is ready. Frost would need a run in the vfl if fit. I think viney should even run in the Vfl also. If he must come in, its for matt jones, although I though Matt and rohan were both pretty lively. Some stuff ups but a lot of hard work. Nev could potentially come straight in.

[rpfc 28,779]

I dont disagree just funny how how quickly we jump off.

Wouldn't have seen it after Round 4...

It's been Hogan's forward line since Rd 1, 2015 and will remain that way for hopefully a decade or more, but the role players around him have to know their place in this future. A smart player like Dawes, despite his inability to clunk anything with Sherrin written on it at the moment, will always be a chance to play in that forward line.

Pedersen is in a bit of form at the moment and I hope for his sake it holds, I don't mind having good players playing at Casey, even if they do; being dropped is not the end of the world...

[DeeSpencer 26,082]

Longest toe injury in history.

Not really. Turf toe in the NFL is often season over right there. I think Sandilands and Kreuzer have missed long patches.

It's a stress injury. As soon as they are confident that he's rested up and all the stress symptoms are gone he'll probably be 4 weeks. But until they get to that stage they need to go longer rather than shorter.

[Lil_red_fire_engine 11,233]

A bit tough on Bail big red I thought he was way better than m Jones. No need to drop him just because he is a poor kick for goal.

Jones job on Murphy was exceptional. Bail was not bad on Johansen but someone's got to go.

[hells bells 2,023]

We have a cracking win and some people want 4 changes. Roos doesn't like major changes even when we lose. Viney and Jetta if fit are definite starters. No way Tyson is right with just a weeks rest and his form wasn't great prior. When you have form players and you win you can afford to get him right. Same goes for Dawes and either way Pederson has shown more in the last two weeks than Dawes when fit recently. If Matt Jones is fit should play and play defensive role on Pittard. Different type of player I know but Riley showed more to me than Newton who again I thought was only ok when in possession so Newton out if Matt Jones is fit.

In Viney, Jetta

Out: Newton, Bail

You nailed it BRFE. These are my preferred changes, although I'm not sure Jones will come up after the knock. Our Dees seem to be ultra cautious when it comes to head injuries. If Jones is out Newton stays in. IMO Viney's and Jettas form warrants selection.

Also those saying M. Jones and Bail played their "defensive forward" roles. Remember Viney takes Vince's tagging role and Vince then plays the "defensive forward" and I back him to do a better job than either MJ or Bail.

[Akum 2,660]

Roos said something really important in the presser - that he thinks we got the team balance right on the weekend and he feels that was a factor in the win, as every team member contributed.

So my guess is that he won't want to upset that team balance by, for example, bringing in Dawes & dropping a small, or dropping a defensive mid & bringing in an attacking mid, without a very good reason.

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

The Demons could have upto four inclusions for their trip to take on Port Adelaide in Alice Springs on Saturday. Chris Dawes (calf), Neville Jetta (concussion), Dom Tyson (knee) and Jack Viney (leg) are all expected to put up their hands for recalls after missing the club's 38-point win over the Western Bulldogs. Dawes has been struggling with a niggling calf complaint which forced him to miss games against Fremantle and the Dogs. But his looming return creates a dilemma for coach Paul Roos after the successful partnership of Jesse Hogan and Cam Pedersen yielded six goals against the Bulldogs. Jetta's potential return, after missing a month of football, will also be crucial as Melbourne looks at ways of curtailing the influence of the Power's dangerous small forwards. – Ben Guthrie

[Pates 9,660]

If Jetta's good to go he comes in. Anyone who is dropped from our win this week will be desperately unlucky but we have to pick best 22 when we can. Dawes on the other hand has done little to solidify his claim as best 22 when you look at Pederson's output the last two weeks. Viney is best 22 and if good to go is a logical swap for Matt Jones. Tyson is the same but I would be happy for him to have another week off, to me he's looked a little restricted so having another week to be cherry ripe for the Pies could be good for him.

Great problem to have, 4 (almost) walk up starts trying to force their way into a winning side. Is this how the Hawks/Sydney/Geelong have felt the whole time for 8 years?