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Some real talent and best 22 players running around for Casey today,. Pressure is on to perform tomorrow and perform well.

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That pressure from players to come in (Brayshaw, Petracca, H, Trenners,... Etc) on tomorrow's squad will ensure players like Harmes OMac, MJones, Oliver, Kennedy, Bug perform WELL or be likely exclusions over the coming month.

will sort the wheat from the chaff, so to speak... 

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3 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Shiel is who I'd lock down on with Viney. Particularly at the stoppages but also to watch his runs through the middle. Both left footers with similar build, good burst speed etc. 

Ward and Griffen might play well, I think we have to live with it and hope Jones and Tyson can hurt them the other way. Josh Kelly and Jack Steele are fantastic young players to rotate in to the midfield. Hopefully Vanders is at his tackling and marauding best when he goes in to the middle and Oliver has a stern first test.

Gawn v Mumford really is a sensational match up. Hopefully Max can out point him in the ruck, run off him around the ground and protect our mids from him when he follows up the footy at ground level. Pedersen will be a key in that regard. Needs to get his big body between Mumford and our little guys.

yes, I thought of that,  but we also need to create as well,  so Jones strength endurance focus & experience,  I think helps on Shiel.  Olivers tenacity re tackling, also. 

 

I just like Vineys attributes in-under in the middle to quell Ward.  also the 'challenge' of a potential future leader,  to cut the Giants captain down. pardon pun

 

Tyson could play from the wing on one of the younger kids. or rotate thru in the right matchup.

 

Looking for likely types to stop Johnston, those who can play off back flank,  Bugg has experience there, & Harmes has the dash to match him & handy run from back half on turnovers.

I don't think we have that many options for SJohnston.

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Apparently theres a chance that Vandenberg could be a late out and Grimes or Dunn vould come in. Apparently he is still trying to overcome his ankle.

source: Foxsports

Posted
3 hours ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Slightly off topic.....

When we played the pies QB under Bailey, who dropped the mark for us in the dying seconds with the game resulting in a draw?

ricky peterd

 

Posted
5 minutes ago, ILLDieADemon said:

Not sure about Omac at CHB, would prefer to see Frost in that position. 

I'm not sure about both of them to be honest

I now trust the footy club so we will see how they go.   I really hope they play well and justify the faith that has been put in them

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7 minutes ago, Bossdog said:

I'm not sure about both of them to be honest

I now trust the footy club so we will see how they go.   I really hope they play well and justify the faith that has been put in them

good feeling isn't it!

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Yep, just saw FOX reporting that AVB may be a late withdrawal and Grimes or Dunn would play. Not ideal. AVB is an underrated player who helps our enginetick. Grimes is a fkn liability. I would almost rather Dunn. Prefer they played Brayshaw

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19 minutes ago, Leoncelli_36 said:

Yep, just saw FOX reporting that AVB may be a late withdrawal and Grimes or Dunn would play. Not ideal. AVB is an underrated player who helps our enginetick. Grimes is a fkn liability. I would almost rather Dunn. Prefer they played Brayshaw

I'm amazed that if AVB was doubtful, why Stretch would play in the Casey intraclub match. He offers more than Grimes as a midfielder. Dunn would make us too top heavy.

Posted (edited)
31 minutes ago, Curry & Beer said:

good feeling isn't it!

C&B I don't think I've seen you be this positive since I joined the site. We must be on the right track then!? 

Edited by ILLDieADemon
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I must admit I'm feeling very nervous about tomorrow. 

Based on the preseason I am hoping for a good performance and will be devastated if we play like the bad old days. 

Please Melbourne for the sake of everyone start performing and importantly WINNING. 

GO DEES. 

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Posted
6 hours ago, PaulRB said:

will sort the wheat from the chaff, so to speak... 

Or the wheat from the other wheat.

(Less and less chaff around these days.)

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On ‎24‎/‎03‎/‎2016 at 6:46 PM, barneymfc said:

was going to renew full redlegs membership tonight but the the team selection shocked me ,if they dont pick dunn they have lost me ,the club treats us paying supporters like crap if players are injured or what ever we should know .JAM it where the sun dont shine

yep, agreed, but I already joined.

any starting 18 that leaves Lynden out is wrong IMO, unless he is genuinely injured or not match fit.

Lynden  is Melbourne for me. How much more does he have to bleed for this club?

Regards to all and, by the way, rumours of my death were somewhat exaggerated. I like to read these days, but do not often feel that I have anything to say that has not already been said better.

The grammar on this site has not improved. Youngsters, the correct spelling is "definitely."

1987 memories stirring in these old bones...

Regards,

Rollo

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3 minutes ago, rollinson 65 said:

yep, agreed, but I already joined.

any starting 18 that leaves Lynden out is wrong IMO, unless he is genuinely injured or not match fit.

Lynden  is Melbourne for me. How much more does he have to bleed for this club?

Regards to all and, by the way, rumours of my death were somewhat exaggerated. I like to read these days, but do not often feel that I have anything to say that has not already been said better.

The grammar on this site has not improved. Youngsters, the correct spelling is "definitely."

1987 memories stirring in these old bones...

Regards,

Rollo

Post of the day.

 

dead set spot on the mark regarding Dunn here.

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I just have a feeling that if someone's gonna carve us up tomorrow it'll be Steve Johnson. We also need a hard tag on moneybags.

No Petracca (and Brayshaw) on the park to open the season dampens my spirits slightly

Warning: Matt Jones

Warning: It's Jack Watts' birthday tomorrow

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Posted
8 minutes ago, rollinson 65 said:

any starting 18 that leaves Lynden out is wrong IMO, unless he is genuinely injured or not match fit.

Someone's not paying attention.

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I do not have the same concerns with regard to Omac as many on here as I believe that, as is the case in just about any game I have watched, it will be won and lost in the midfield. If we do not have the pressure in the center then, no matter who is in the defensive arc we are in trouble. We need the guys in the middle to be there all day and then some.

Lets have a look at who will be in the middle tomorrow.

Vince, Viney, VDB, N. Jones, Tyson, Oliver, M. Jones, Salem, Harmes, Kent, Garlett, Bugg, Kennedy. From My point of view that is 13 players we have capable of spending time in the middle. To that I might also add Watts. There is some real quality in that group and if they can do what is asked of them then it will help with any pressure on our defence. We are now defensive all over the ground rather than waiting for the ball to come to us and then reacting. We are more proactive and that comes from all of our players, not just the mids.

We also need our coaches to be smart, fast and intelligent in their game analysis and reactions to the evolving situations. We have the players, the coaches and leadership in both groups, now we need the application of all.

Dees by a few goals.


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If Vandeberg is late withdrawal for Dunn we will struggle to win. Way too tall. 

Let hope it doesn't happen. 

Bizarre that Dunn is not plat Ng due to lack of match fitness but is named as emergency so cannot play match sim today

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Their defence looks average. Davis on hogan. Then not much else. So pedo and watts need to hit the scoreboard. 

 

Less than 14 hours to go. Probably should go to bed

Posted
3 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Their defence looks average. Davis on hogan. Then not much else. So pedo and watts need to hit the scoreboard. 

 

Less than 14 hours to go. Probably should go to bed

Corr who is a young athletic player, he'll probably go on to Frost who is the same.

Marchbank who looks very very handy as a young CHB on to Pedo. 

Buntine, who is a smart footballer matches up well on to Watts.

Average might be fair, but we aren't exactly world beaters. So just thinking out loud I agree with your comment! 

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I think that we can pull it off today but I hope that Vanders isn't out!

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I also despair about grammar abuse. FFS, it's "should HAVE" not "should OF"!!

A'po's'troph'e ab'u's'e is also rampant. Surely posters should realise that pronouns are apostrophe free zones!!

And the number of times I have seen references to "Dee's". Dee's what?

I've taken a sleeping tablet to calm myself down.

 

 

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Hope Garland comes out and take an elbow show straight to Stevie J to set the precedent of where we are at. 

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11 minutes ago, olisik said:

Hope Garland comes out and take an elbow show straight to Stevie J to set the precedent of where we are at. 

old pokerface will do nothing of the sort and in fact will probably gift SJ first goal from a silly free

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