MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM SELECTION - Round 12

[picket fence 17,971]

Crikey, where's "Juice" when you need him!??

Edited June 19, 2015 by picket fence

[rjay 25,302]

Crikey, where's "Juice" when you need him!??

Lol...

[CHF 2,817]

Looking at the team named and at our injury list i rhink that this team is just about the best we could muster this week.

Given all the adversity and the fact that the game is at Kardinia Park (it is not a stadium in any way, shape or form) The team goes there with nothing to lose and I would expect them to concentrate on doing the small things right from minute to minute during the game regardless of the scores and the game situation.

Not expecting a miracle, but will be disapointed if we drop our pants all together.

[picket fence 17,971]

Melbourne team: round 12

B: Daniel Cross, Tom McDonald, Neville Jetta

HB: Jeremy Howe, Lynden Dunn, Heritier Lumumba

C: Jimmy Toumpas, Dom Tyson, Jack Viney

HF: Jack Watts, Chris Dawes, Billy Stretch

F: Jeff Garlett, Jake Spencer, Angus Brayshaw

FOLL: Max Gawn, Nathan Jones, Bernie Vince

I/C: Aidan Riley, Alex Neal-Bullen, Rohan Bail, Matt Jones

EMG: Jordie McKenzie, Viv Michie, Dean Terlich

IN: Rohan Bail, Chris Dawes, Jake Spencer, Matt Jones

OUT: Jack Grimes (Hand), Viv Michie (Omitted), Cameron Pedersen (Hand), Jesse Hogan (Soreness)

With all due respect this is the worst side we have put on the park since ???? Insert own worse team year..................................................

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Crikey, where's "Juice" when you need him!??

Who needs him?

[dees189227 12,453]

Last week during the game Hogan came off numerous times getting extensive work on his hammy. Id rather him miss a week then play and injure it and miss 3 or 4. With the bye next week it gives him 2 weeks rest.

I hope the players arent going into the game with the mindset they used to have when they knew they wouldnt win and they just hoped to compete.

At least we are going in with 2 known ruckman who actually play that position.

[daisycutter 29,892]

With all due respect this is the worst side we have put on the park since ???? Insert own worse team year..................................................

.....since juice last got a game.....

[Willmoy1947 4,198]

I'm not gonna bother looking at the score much.

I reckon we have picked a damage side.

Damage them if we can catch them and good job too

[Ethan Tremblay 31,243]

The only positive il take out of this game is that its another game into the likes of Viney Toumpas Brayshaw Tyson Stretch ANB.

Theres our future right there.

That's about it. Can't remember ever being less enthusiastic about a game. I know and the club knows we're not going to win.

All a bit depressing really.

[mrtwister 652]

Having a decent amount of time back home in Perth would probably be good for Jesse as well i would think.

[monoccular 17,642]

I think a black cat has crossed our path

Blue and white ones actually

But bloody hell, not even Hogan to play..

Who the hell is hob to kick goals?

Who is going to mark in the forward line??

Who is gong to share the ruck work??

[What 18,810]

With all due respect this is the worst side we have put on the park since ???? Insert own worse team year..................................................

Short memory.

We named much worse teams last season (nevermind the Neeld years)

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

Blue and white ones actually

But bloody hell, not even Hogan to play..

Who the hell is hob to kick goals?

Who is going to mark in the forward line??

Who is gong to share the ruck work??

Who is going to make me care about this game?

[Gorgoroth 13,184]

That's a team to inspire confidence!

[McQueen 17,867]

Good Lord.

Have been away from the Interweb for the best part of 24 hours only to be greeted by what is clearly to most pitiful looking line up this year.

We, are, fugged.

[Soidee 1,496]

Wow really excited this week!!! We have our C Grade team playing, our B graders are injured.

I just sit here and wonder why clubs like the Eagles can reignite every 2 years and our misery of a club takes 10.

Hey Jacko.....don't talk hope to me until this club can manage to drag itself out of the bottom 4 and actually string together at least 2 wins in a row.

Another year another month of June where we are still irrelevant as a football team.

[SaberFang 7,151]

This will be a bloodbath unsuitable for children.

The only solace is that Clark isn't playing to kick what would surely be at least 6 goals against us.

[Adam The God 30,603]

Surely Gawn is a better forward than Spencer though?

IMO, they're seriously on par.

[Adam The God 30,603]

Wow really excited this week!!! We have our C Grade team playing, our B graders are injured.

I just sit here and wonder why clubs like the Eagles can reignite every 2 years and our misery of a club takes 10.

Hey Jacko.....don't talk hope to me until this club can manage to drag itself out of the bottom 4 and actually string together at least 2 wins in a row.

Another year another month of June where we are still irrelevant as a football team.

Stop whinging. It's not PJ's fault. And bloody support your club or give it up.

[spirit of norm smith 16,615]

JETTA T.MCD m.jones

CROSS DUNN LAMUMBA

TOUMPAS VINEY VINCE

WATTS DAWES BRAYSHAW

HOWE spencer GARTLETT

GAWN TYSON N.JONES

anb bail stretch sub.riley

6 out of my best 22...

need HOGAN SALEM GARLAND KENT PETRACCA JKH

[Coq au vin 755]

Crikey, where's "Juice" when you need him!??

and Cale Morton. And Ben Holland!

[Harry Plopper 105]

JETTA T.MCD m.jones

CROSS DUNN LAMUMBA

TOUMPAS VINEY VINCE

WATTS DAWES BRAYSHAW

HOWE spencer GARTLETT

GAWN TYSON N.JONES

anb bail stretch sub.riley

6 out of my best 22...

need HOGAN SALEM GARLAND KENT PETRACCA JKH

Agree! I would even include (assuming best form) Vandenberg, Grimes and Trengrove at the expense of Cross (goal should be to that he is forced out of the side by younger players demanding his spot), Toumpas (not quite there yet but improving) and JKH (also not quite there but improving).

So 8 of my best 22 out!

[rjay 25,302]

JETTA T.MCD m.jones

CROSS DUNN LAMUMBA

TOUMPAS VINEY VINCE

WATTS DAWES BRAYSHAW

HOWE spencer GARTLETT

GAWN TYSON N.JONES

anb bail stretch sub.riley

6 out of my best 22...

need HOGAN SALEM GARLAND KENT PETRACCA JKH

dawes

[titan_uranus 25,174]

No Hogan, Salem, Garland, Kent, vandenBerg, Frost, JKH, Pedersen or Grimes. This is a bad team. We have our core midfield though (Jones, Vince, Viney, Tyson, Brayshaw, Cross, Toumpas) so I'd hope we are able to compete through the middle. I'm worried about the forward line and I'm worried about defensive match ups though.

I'd love to see the club justify why Fitzpatrick has not been selected in the absence of Pedersen and now Hogan.

Really?

He's played all year in defence. He's also mainly struggled as a forward at AFL level.

Given we've got a half-baked Dawes in the side without Frost or Pedersen, it's no surprise at all we've gone with Spencer as the other 'forward' instead of Fitzpatrick.

[Je Roos Salem 661]

Hamstring tightness.

I would rest him...we keep our supporters interested for the rest of the season rather than just one game.

Not if we kick 3 goals and lose by 130 points