MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM SELECTION - Round 4

[Mad_Melbourne 877]

3 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

Report on Roos views of Sunday's game in today's Age online makes the same prediction about Hunt! 

Okay, well I'm going to say I have been informed of this and I'd be fairly certain it's a reliable source

Edited April 14, 2016 by Mad_Melbourne

[Chris 2,892]

3 minutes ago, stuie said:

Much like if we keep patting ourselves on the back for honorable losses and simply putting in the type of effort that is required every week, then we are going nowhere.

 

Not at all Stuie. You miss the point completely and given you go on and on and on and on with illogical arguments normally I am not going to go into it past the next para. 

Please note, I have not said I was happy to lose, I have not said losing is a good thing, I have not excused the players for losing, I have not said it was an honorable loss, I have not said we should rest on that and accept it. I have said I am happy with the way we played that game, yes we can improve but the way we played was very good. We played very good footy against a very good side and narrowly lost. That happens. If we play that same very good footy against a lesser side we will win. It really is a very simple concept to understand. 

[stuie 7,374]

Just now, Chris said:

Not at all Stuie. You miss the point completely and given you go on and on and on and on with illogical arguments normally...

Yeah sorry, when you start off with a [censored] comment like that I don't GAF about the rest of your post.

 

[P-man 13,367]

Last week's performance was noticed. It's why the likes of McGuire have said that we're playing good football. Hell, Treloar described Melbourne as a "quality side" that "should be 3-0". Platitudes aside, there's no way anyone would dare have used the term "quality" to describe Melbourne directly after the Essendon loss.

Getting so close to North and beating them in every component bar the final score surprised many and repaired a fair bit of damage from the Essendon game. But there's a lot still to come. Beating Collingwood will help a little bit further. Just be professional and get the job done. 2-2 looks a lot better than 1-3.

[Chris 2,892]

6 minutes ago, stuie said:

Yeah sorry, when you start off with a [censored] comment like that I don't GAF about the rest of your post.

 

Much like the credit I give you when you put words in my mouth and misinterpret what I have said!

[Neitz the Great 555]

Confirmed. Jayden Hunt will debut this week against the pies.

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/2016-04-14/jayden-hunt-calls-his-mum

Edited April 14, 2016 by Neitz the Great

[Redleg 42,042]

44 minutes ago, dworship said:

Sorry Redleg, cannot help myself, who is Jake Niall?

Journo on AFL Tonight on Fox Footy. Show also shown on Fox Sport News.

[Redleg 42,042]

4 minutes ago, Neitz the Great said:

Confirmed. Jayden Hunt will debut this week against the pies.

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/2016-04-14/jayden-hunt-calls-his-mum

Great for Jayden, another player many on here wanted delisted last year. Have a good one Jayden and then go on to a good AFL career with us.

Will give us something we lack, pace.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Just now, Redleg said:

Great for Jayden, another player many on here wanted delisted last year. Have a good one Jayden and then go on to a good AFL career with us.

Will give us something we lack, pace.

Interesting choice, good luck to the kid!

[Little Richard 6,265]

Can't wait to see Hunt. Have heard good things.

[Deestroy All 14,266]

Would Hunt in mean no Garlett again?

[stuie 7,374]

Just now, Deestroy All said:

Would Hunt in mean no Garlett again?

Would think he may take Vince's role off half back given his VFL roles.

 

[Redleg 42,042]

4 minutes ago, Deestroy All said:

Would Hunt in mean no Garlett again?

Misson said if Garlett gets through training and pulls up well the next day, he will play.

[ArtificialWisdom 4,045]

1 hour ago, bjDee said:

I reckon Hunt will get named this week. 

 

46 minutes ago, Mad_Melbourne said:

I have a feeling we will see a debutant this week in Jayden Hunt. 

It will good to see it after toiling through rehab and stringing some good football together

 

 

Edit: you will have heard it here first

Good call fellas. Looking forward to seeing his pace in action  

[Redleg 42,042]

4 games and 3 boys have played their first game of AFL footy. That is great for our list. 

Hopefully its 5 games and 4 boys next week with CP5.

Edited April 14, 2016 by Redleg

[Jaded No More 68,976]

Good luck to Hunt. 

CP5 must be itching for a game. 

[PaulRB 6,435]

I like the Hunt in as it releases Salem to replace Vince in the mid field rotations, and potentially frees H to play a more attacking role on the wing .

[picket fence 18,064]

3 hours ago, Chris said:

We clearly are not respected and I don't think many people actually watched the game in Hobart. If you did you would surely say that if we bring that game again then we are a chance in almost every game we play.

And clearly we don't deserve any respect afte being probably the only side that will get beaten by the Bombers in 2016!

[bjDee 1,249]

57 minutes ago, Mad_Melbourne said:

Well played, heard it here second.

im going to say I am 100% he will play haha!

 

And I am 120%

[PaulRB 6,435]

This kind of makes me smile - http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-04-14/us-import-mason-cox-upgraded-from-collingwood-rookie-list

Edited April 14, 2016 by PaulRB

[Bang Bang Bang 5,850]

20 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Misson said if Garlett gets through training and pulls up well the next day, he will play.

I stopped reading there!

Good luck to Jayden Hunt. I remember when we drafted him some people were saying he was better in school footy than Salem and Kelly. I don't expect him to be as good as either of those two but I have a feeling he'll impress on the big stage.

[Redleg 42,042]

"Disagree. We are now doing what the good sides do, giving talented young players time, to develop their bodies and game. "

I wrote the above comment in January on Hunt after earlier posts last year when several posters wanted to delist him.

The point is however, we are now a different club to the crap we were a few years ago. 

We are doing so many things better and player development is one of them.

This kid has been kept on the list for a few years, where he had a number of injuries, which restricted his game time for Casey. He has been allowed to get his body right, develop his game and is now playing his first AFL game.

We are developing a good list and our future looks bright. We just need to cherry pick a few players in the next year or two and we will become a strong club.

 

 

[DeeSpencer 26,479]

Well we wanted more pace and attacking footy. 

Now we've got it. 

Hunt, Lumumba, Salem and Wagner maybe all off the same half back line. Young midfielders. Speed to burn up forward. 

Interesting times. 

 

[PaulRB 6,435]

With our high attacking zone i.e all in forward half pressuring a score, having backs with pace also stops teams breaking out and beating us on the outside (like GWS tried to do)... It's smart.

Edited April 14, 2016 by PaulRB

[MadAsHell 4,217]

The filth have upgraded 211cm rookie ruck Mason Cox. Think if he plays we'll be forced to bring in Oscar.

Oscar on Moore, Dunn on Cloke and Tom on whichever of Cox or Grundy is resting forward.