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MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM SELECTION - Round 5, 2016

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in Melbourne Demons

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55 minutes ago, Peter Griffen said:

They'd be insane to play lids

It is Richmond we are talking about.

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    1 hour ago, picket fence said:

    Bench will be Garlett ( who wil start on ground) Pederson, Kennedy AND PETRACCA

     

    By my count that will be 19 on the ground and 3 on the bench. We'll certainly get the jump on them! :ph34r:

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    20 minutes ago, Scythe said:

    All this optimism makes me uneasy.

    Don't worry Scythe, we're only 1 bad performance away from order being restored back on these boards

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    1 hour ago, Maple Demon said:

    Fence, are you thinking Vince won't play or do you think that they will 'rest' someone else?

    Or is the statement that both Jeffy and CP will play made by AlternaFence?

    Sheeit run that by me again?!! Nope I reckon Jeffy will pass fitness test. Petracca will play and another might go out!

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    I reckon if CP5 was going to play they would have announced like they did with Hunt -  showing him being told by Roos. Not counting on it. I also think Garlett must be in doubt.

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    3 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    I hope nobody thinks we are encouraging them to gamble. :wub:

    We're not encouraging them to gamble..................we're encouraging them   Tibet

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    M. Jones: "Injured" in the OP, "Soreness" in the email from the club. Difference?

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    Why raise the potentiality of Petracca playing just JUST to tease?? Nope if you are gunna name him from, then logic suggests that he is right to go! If he Is right to go given Casey Form and him being beyond VFL standard and if he is ready PLAY HIM!

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    1 minute ago, picket fence said:

    Why raise the potentiality of Petracca playing just JUST to tease?? Nope if you are gunna name him from, then logic suggests that he is right to go! If he Is right to go given Casey Form and him being beyond VFL standard and if he is ready PLAY HIM!

    We get it.  You think Petracca should be in.

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    Ah yeah Nasher! YOU??

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    8 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

    M. Jones: "Injured" in the OP, "Soreness" in the email from the club. Difference?

    Sore ribs from an injury... Bit of both

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    7 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

    I reckon if CP5 was going to play they would have announced like they did with Hunt -  showing him being told by Roos. Not counting on it. I also think Garlett must be in doubt.

    I think he will play and that by doing it this way its actually a very well considered ploy to bring him in without the pomp and ceremony we've seen in the past.

    By naming Garlett and saying Petracca will only play if Garlett doesn't get through training will place far less expectation on him than announcing on the Tuesday that he will play and then wheeling him through half a dozen press conferences and photo opportunities in the week leading up.  

    Compare how Watts' debut was built up in comparison to Petracca (should he play), it's chalk and cheese and I think a good plan.

    I'm probably completely wrong but I've got a feeling that the selectors doubt Garlett will come up.

    Also, having Oliver out means it limits the number of very young players in the team on limited minutes. 

     

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    The fact that they haven't done the "moment you get told you're making your AFL debut" pics/video has me thinking that he won't be played. Which is annoying because I really want to see him and I'm able to go this weekend. But maybe they'll wait for tomorrow before doing that.

    I'm a little surprised they've chosen to rest Oliver so soon but they know how he's tracking better than us.

    Really pumped for this game, any game v the Tigers gets me pumped. But this is such a massive opportunity to build momentum, they aren't nuff nuffs like the Bombers which was why the players went in with the wrong attitude, and this is a great chance to have 3 good games in a row.

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    15 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    Why raise the potentiality of Petracca playing just JUST to tease?? Nope if you are gunna name him from, then logic suggests that he is right to go! If he Is right to go given Casey Form and him being beyond VFL standard and if he is ready PLAY HIM!

    I'm with you on this you imbecile picket - Petracca will play.

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    11 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

    Was it Thursday or Friday last week that the club uploaded the video of Hunt ringing his mum??

    No such video of Petracca yet.

    His mum didn't answer. 

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    Just now, Nasher said:

    The Richmond supporters over at PRE have totally thrown in the towel.  Gods, if we Essendon this...

    Don't even think about it Gnash --  I may well top myself if that happened!

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    1 hour ago, SaberFang said:

    Deledio coming back with no match fitness. It was a disaster when they did that last year (he injured himself again). 

    Rather amusing to see them desperately repeating old mistakes. Ah, Richmond.

    No one wants to see anyone injured but if he (Lids) gets injured again due to being underdone and the Tigers lose I would sack Hardwick on the spot. It's season over so no point in keeping him on. Surely they had a finals clause in his extension, if not the board should be moved on to.

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    2 minutes ago, Nasher said:

    The Richmond supporters over at PRE have totally thrown in the towel.  Gods, if we Essendon this...

    This is it, I've read numerous times over the past two weeks from various posters that "the Essendon game was the turning point" but I can't help think we've had those games before.

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    10 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    I'm with you on this you imbecile picket - Petracca will play.

    Ah Uncle Bitters!! Nice of you to join the discussion! I trust that the term 'Imbecile" is your term of endearment to myself?

    And Nasher, I agree, we dont want to Caveat Emptor, Essendope this one! 

    I don't want to think of the meltdown that Demonland would suffer under that  er "Unlikely" Event!

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    What if petracca has said to the coaches when it's my time to debut I don't want you to make a big deal out of it just put me on the bloody field, I won't make a fool of you 

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    Just now, picket fence said:

    Ah Uncle Bitters!! Nice of you to join the discussion! I trust that the term 'Imbecile" is your term of endearment to myself?

    And Nasher I agree we dont want to Caveat Emptor, Essendope this one! 

    I don't want to think of the meltdown that Demonland would suffer under that  er "Unlikely" Event!

    No!! You are an imbecile.

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