MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM SELECTION - Round 5, 2016

[stuie 7,374]

3 hours ago, ProDee said:

 

 

I didn't want Petracca selected this week, because I didn't think his fitness would be quite up to speed, but I'm aware of the talent that awaits and won't curb my enthusiasm.

You can please yourself,

 

[picket fence 16,698]

13 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

I notice Petracca wasn't picked again.

You've got a great habit of being wrong on a regular basis picket.  It's quite a skill.

Yeah well, Happy to be highly opiniated, but I am rarely wrong! IMV If Petracca was right to go then he SHOULD have been picked! No If or buts, If he is as great as what we are all led to believe then he demaded to be picked. The club are letting him and the supporters down by not picking the best side possible. Again if he was right to go then on form and on balance he should play! So I beleive I am right, and the club is wrong! Take it or leave it!

[Wiseblood 24,637]

Just now, picket fence said:

Yeah well, Happy to be highly opiniated, but I am rarely wrong! IMV If Petracca was right to go then he SHOULD have been picked! No If or buts, If he is as great as what we are all led to believe then he demaded to be picked. The club are letting him and the supporters down by not picking the best side possible. Again if he was right to go then on form and on balance he should play! So I beleive I am right, and the club is wrong! Take it or leave it!

You're wrong.  Again.

And I'll leave it.

If Petracca was right to go, then he would be picked.  Clearly he is on the cusp but also behind Vince and Garlett, who are automatic inclusions with runs on the board.  Happy to make him wait and want it even more.

[stuie 7,374]

3 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Yeah well, Happy to be highly opiniated, but I am rarely wrong!

So I beleive I am right, and the club is wrong! Take it or leave it!

[picket fence 16,698]

No you don't get it, If he wasn't right to go then he would not have even made the emergency list! Imagine if 3 players pulled out tommorrow then he would have to play being one of the emergencies. Which means that as such he IS right to go! Get it!

[Ethan Tremblay 30,033]

5 hours ago, picket fence said:

Yeah well, Happy to be highly opiniated, but I am rarely wrong! IMV If Petracca was right to go then he SHOULD have been picked! No If or buts, If he is as great as what we are all led to believe then he demaded to be picked. The club are letting him and the supporters down by not picking the best side possible. Again if he was right to go then on form and on balance he should play! So I beleive I am right, and the club is wrong! Take it or leave it!

Roos stated that the plan was for Petracca to play four games in the VFL before making his debut.

The only reason he was named this week was if Garlett didn't get up.

You should be happy the club doesn't rush in players and sticks to the plan. I'm glad the club no longer panders to supporters and debuts players too early in an attempt to sign a few extra members.

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[Ethan Tremblay 30,033]

9 minutes ago, picket fence said:

No you don't get it, If he wasn't right to go then he would not have even made the emergency list! Imagine if 3 players pulled out tommorrow then he would have to play being one of the emergencies. Which means that as such he IS right to go! Get it!

You're completely missing the point Picket.

Edited April 23, 2016 by Ethan Tremblay

[durango 1,989]

Supporters should trust that the Football Department is doing what is best for the player and the club.  By playing young players too early in their development they may crash and burn ending up like Blease, Gysbert and Morton

[stuie 7,374]

5 minutes ago, picket fence said:

No you don't get it, If he wasn't right to go then he would not have even made the emergency list! Imagine if 3 players pulled out tommorrow then he would have to play being one of the emergencies. Which means that as such he IS right to go! Get it!

Being named an emergency was to tell him he was close but not quite ready. Have you not paid any attention to how Roos does things?

He won't be designated emergency, he will play VFL tonight.

[Demon_spurs 1,810]

Does anyone have an idea of the Anzac Eve pre game formalities, I can see nothing on the MFC site. Would like to know what time to get there to ensure I catch all the ceremonies, it was quite well done last year.

[scarlett 247]

52 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Backtrack? Righto. You had to bring up a B level rookie to try and prove your point. Doesn't look all that flash for Michie.

are you serious? here is your exact post

" Every midfielder, flanker or pocket player on our list would be ahead of him right now. "

I posted a player who he is clearly ahead of at the moment, you brought up that he's still behind him because he is on the rookie list (I thought we were talking about form) so I brought up another rookie.

Michie has been in good form, is solid at a lot of areas of his game, but doesn't seem to excel at any of them. I doubt he'll make it on the list next year, but to state that every mid flanker and pocket player is ahead is incorrect.

Best of luck to him and seems to keep pressure on others in the team with consistent performances for Casey. Even Terlich is managing this at the moment. It's nice to see.

[Maple Demon 449]

2 minutes ago, Demon_spurs said:

Does anyone have an idea of the Anzac Eve pre game formalities, I can see nothing on the MFC site. Would like to know what time to get there to ensure I catch all the ceremonies, it was quite well done last year.

I think the pre-game commemoration starts at 6:40.

[Demon_spurs 1,810]

Just now, Maple Demon said:

I think the pre-game commemoration starts at 6:40.

Cheers...OOOPs I think I reported you by mistake. Please review post to the MRP. 

[rpfc 28,052]

The hardest conversation with a player is when he has played a role in the team and played it well and you are trying to tell him, despite all that, they are being dropped out of the team. 

It's easy to justify when it is a senior player like Vince or an important player to your structure like Garlett, but when it is a first gamer - that player will look at you like you a confused puppy.

 

And I get the 'he is no ordinary player' argument but footy teams don't function so neatly. You have to be sure he has earned it, that the team will largely accept the change, and that he does the job. 

This is partly why our culture disintegrated under Bailey - players were given games on potential and reputation and it can be disruptive if it fails.

[Maple Demon 449]

Can't believe Dees are out to $2.40 head-to-head for the game. That seems odd to me.

[Wiseblood 24,637]

39 minutes ago, Maple Demon said:

Can't believe Dees are out to $2.40 head-to-head for the game. That seems odd to me.

I think the return of Deledio has a bit to do with it, plus I don't think punters are confident enough to back us just yet.

Works fine for us though, as we don't go in as favourites!

[titan_uranus 24,631]

7 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

I think the return of Deledio has a bit to do with it, plus I don't think punters are confident enough to back us just yet.

Works fine for us though, as we don't go in as favourites!

Hell, us MFC supporters aren't confident enough yet, so it's not surprising the general football populace takes our form with a grain of salt.

There's been a lot of talk this week about not having won back-to-back games since 2011, I'm sure that's in many people's minds. Plus Richmond's past two games, though awful, were against Adelaide and West Coast, so I think some people are prepared to give them some benefit of the doubt whilst no one ever gives Melbourne any benefit of any doubt.

[Deeoldfart 7,996]

2 hours ago, picket fence said:

No you don't get it, If he wasn't right to go then he would not have even made the emergency list! Imagine if 3 players pulled out tommorrow then he would have to play being one of the emergencies. Which means that as such he IS right to go! Get it!

 

2 hours ago, picket fence said:

No you don't get it, If he wasn't right to go then he would not have even made the emergency list! Imagine if 3 players pulled out tommorrow then he would have to play being one of the emergencies. Which means that as such he IS right to go! Get it!

........ or do what C'wood did last week.

[pinkshark 948]

1 hour ago, Maple Demon said:

Can't believe Dees are out to $2.40 head-to-head for the game. That seems odd to me.

The bookies don't fancy us.  They don't think we can back up good performances.  Recent history says they are spot on.  Have the last laugh by placing a bet and doubling your money!!!  

[What 18,810]

1 hour ago, Maple Demon said:

Can't believe Dees are out to $2.40 head-to-head for the game. That seems odd to me.

No worries, exact same thing happened vs the Pies last week

The punters and bookies are idiots

[sue 9,018]

11 minutes ago, pinkshark said:

The bookies don't fancy us.  They don't think we can back up good performances.  Recent history says they are spot on.  Have the last laugh by placing a bet and doubling your money!!!  

I don't gamble and know little about it, but I had assumed bookies don't adjust the odds on what they perceive as form (except perhaps when they first announce odds). Don't they just see what the punters are betting on and adjust the odds so that they are likely to make money no matter who wins?  Or is it a mixture of the two?

[dees189227 12,159]

2 hours ago, Demon_spurs said:

Does anyone have an idea of the Anzac Eve pre game formalities, I can see nothing on the MFC site. Would like to know what time to get there to ensure I catch all the ceremonies, it was quite well done last year.

6.41pm – Poem: Ode to Fallen Soldiers (Rupert McCall)
6.46pm – Creswick Lighthorse Troop to enter arena
6.52pm – Family of fallen soldier video piece
6.56pm – Family of fallen soldier to light cauldron on stage
6.58pm – Last Post to play
6.59pm – National Anthem to play
7.00pm – Joint banner to rise, Melbourne and Richmond break through together

By the way a nice story on Angus Brayshaw and his brothers in the age today

Edited April 23, 2016 by dees189227

[Maple Demon 449]

27 minutes ago, pinkshark said:

The bookies don't fancy us.  They don't think we can back up good performances.  Recent history says they are spot on.  Have the last laugh by placing a bet and doubling your money!!!  

+15.5 is $3.70 and 20-39 is $6.75. Might have to have a wee wager of $10 on those.

[daisycutter 29,341]

3 hours ago, Maple Demon said:

Can't believe Dees are out to $2.40 head-to-head for the game. That seems odd to me.

the tipsters in the hun picked mfc by a difference of 3 tipsters and the public tipping was about 55% for us

betting odds probably just reflect the feral's larger number of supporters/gamblers rather than betting co. mgmt

[Maple Demon 449]

5 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

the tipsters in the hun picked mfc by a difference of 3 tipsters and the public tipping was about 55% for us

betting odds probably just reflect the feral's larger number of supporters/gamblers rather than betting co. mgmt

Better for any Dees supporter that wants to have a punt, in any case.