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MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM SELECTION - Round 20

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12 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

It was a joke precious, you need to stop being the arbiter of what people can post, the poster doesn't seem to have an issue, so I respectfully request you pull your head in  and go back to topic 

Hopefully we have a red hot go Hawthorn are only another 22 blokes, with Trac Brayshaw and Oliver cracking in for the first time together should be fun to watch

it's NEVER fun watching hawthorn play

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    44 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

    Why......................

    I was asking that the whole first half of the last Qtr when we needed to score and he was sitting in the backline...  

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    1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

    it's NEVER fun watching hawthorn play

    I don't agree dc.

    I have enjoyed watching them for most of the last decade.

    A great side that just keeps on winning.

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    1 hour ago, Satyriconhome said:

    It was a joke precious, you need to stop being the arbiter of what people can post, the poster doesn't seem to have an issue, so I respectfully request you pull your head in  and go back to topic 

    Hopefully we have a red hot go Hawthorn are only another 22 blokes, with Trac Brayshaw and Oliver cracking in for the first time together should be fun to watch

    Haha says you!

    Hypocrite

     

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    5 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Haha says you!

    Hypocrite

     

    Still reading my posts even though you don't like what I post  er let me think hypocritical......anything on the actual topic......I enjoyed training today, spoke to quite a few including the Weed and Mr Hogan

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    2 hours ago, PaulRB said:

    If Hogans fit, Wagner out, Watts to back flank, Weed plays stay home forward VB played last week, allowing VB to play higher and get involved more... 

    And second ruck would be...?

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    1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

    it's NEVER fun watching hawthorn play

    I know most of us will be going along on Saturday hoping it is not a bloodbath, with a little bit of a hope for a miracle win, I actually enjoy watching Hawthorn play myself, they play on the edge and never give up, something we all want MFC to be.

    And hopefully the guys will have a real crack and get an idea how far they have to lift to get even close to Hawthorn

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    1 minute ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    And second ruck would be...?

    OMac?! ;)

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    5 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

    Still reading my posts even though you don't like what I post  er let me think hypocritical......anything on the actual topic......I enjoyed training today, spoke to quite a few including the Weed and Mr Hogan

    Did you speak to Michie? He must be getting pizzdorf. 

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    Just now, Samael said:

    Did you speak to Michie? He must be getting pizzdorf. 

    I had a chat to a few of the guys who are 'stuck' at Casey, the morale is high, quote from one "we are having fun down there, want to have a real crack at winning the flag"

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    6 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

    I had a chat to a few of the guys who are 'stuck' at Casey, the morale is high, quote from one "we are having fun down there, want to have a real crack at winning the flag"

    Any other news?

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    19 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

    Any other news?

    Bits and pieces

    JKH thinks they have finally solved his hamstring issues

    Terlich has shaved his head, it looks shocking but has grown beard, Garlett persisted in calling him Chunk during the drills

    Hogan barely got out of a trot at training, but was walking freely, didn't seem too down when I spoke to him

    Salem is back at his playing weight after losing 5kg

    Lots of work on the field kicking at training

    Any other questions will try and answer

     

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    17 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    They're like a big turd that won't flush.

    The only solution is poking it with a wire coat hanger that's been slightly warped. Perhaps the players should arm themselves with coat hangers.

    That troublesome turd can be flushed with a big bucket of boiling water too. A method I've found  successful on more than one occasion. Would work well with the Essendon football club. 

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    29 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

    Bits and pieces

    JKH thinks they have finally solved his hamstring issues

    Terlich has shaved his head, it looks shocking but has grown beard, Garlett persisted in calling him Chunk during the drills

    Hogan barely got out of a trot at training, but was walking freely, didn't seem too down when I spoke to him

    Salem is back at his playing weight after losing 5kg

    Lots of work on the field kicking at training

    Any other questions will try and answer

     

    did it seem like Hogan would be more likely or less likely to play this weekend?

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    4 minutes ago, qwerty7 said:

    did it seem like Hogan would be more likely or less likely to play this weekend?

    Who knows, he didn't seem restricted kicking, he only jogged though, walking without any limp or discomfort,  we may put him through a more severe session tomorrow away from prying eyes

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    16 minutes ago, pineapple dee said:

    That troublesome turd can be flushed with a big bucket of boiling water too. A method I've found  successful on more than one occasion. 

    Demonland delivers yet again.

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    1 hour ago, Satyriconhome said:

    I had a chat to a few of the guys who are 'stuck' at Casey, the morale is high, quote from one "we are having fun down there, want to have a real crack at winning the flag"

    I have noticed that they seem a pretty happy bunch. I reckon it has a lot to do with Plapp who seems a quality coach and individual.  In the rooms after the Coburg game they even seem to have learned the club song, but they still hold up the words. I was just wondering if Viv was getting disillusioned. Has been in the best for 9 out of his 10 games but getting no love from the FD. Guess he will be looking elsewhere at the EOS. Pity because I think he is as good as any in his group but seem that because he is not a Roos draftee he does not get a look in despite the stated policy of selecting those whose performance warrants it will get a game. 

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    3 minutes ago, Samael said:

    I have noticed that they seem a pretty happy bunch. I reckon it has a lot to do with Plapp who seems a quality coach and individual.  In the rooms after the Coburg game they even seem to have learned the club song, but they still hold up the words. I was just wondering if Viv was getting disillusioned. Has been in the best for 9 out of his 10 games but getting no love from the FD. Guess he will be looking elsewhere at the EOS. Pity because I think he is as good as any in his group but seem that because he is not a Roos draftee he does not get a look in despite the stated policy of selecting those whose performance warrants it will get a game. 

    Viv has to be one of the quietest blokes in the group, you never notice him at training, just goes about doing the drills in a professional way, he never looks down, think he just enjoys, and feels privileged at, being on an AFL list and gives it everything he's got at whatever level he is playing

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    Can't wait to see Oliver, Brayshaw, Petracca and Weideman playing in the one team, hopefully with Hogan. Not to mention Watts, Stretch, Hunt, etc. it may even be an exciting game watching the 2017 team debut.

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    Bugg in to tag Mitchell, thank Christ our coaches learned from the effective tactics of other teams.

    Also, Truck, Brayshaw and Oliver together? ZOMG. Awe. Some.

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    31 minutes ago, Samael said:

    I have noticed that they seem a pretty happy bunch. I reckon it has a lot to do with Plapp who seems a quality coach and individual.  In the rooms after the Coburg game they even seem to have learned the club song, but they still hold up the words. I was just wondering if Viv was getting disillusioned. Has been in the best for 9 out of his 10 games but getting no love from the FD. Guess he will be looking elsewhere at the EOS. Pity because I think he is as good as any in his group but seem that because he is not a Roos draftee he does not get a look in despite the stated policy of selecting those whose performance warrants it will get a game. 

    I'm not sure that's correct. I thought Michie was one of Roos' recruits in his first year. Can anyone confirm?

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    1 hour ago, Satyriconhome said:

    Bits and pieces

    JKH thinks they have finally solved his hamstring issues

    Terlich has shaved his head, it looks shocking but has grown beard, Garlett persisted in calling him Chunk during the drills

    Hogan barely got out of a trot at training, but was walking freely, didn't seem too down when I spoke to him

    Salem is back at his playing weight after losing 5kg

    Lots of work on the field kicking at training

    Any other questions will try and answer

     

    Cool, thanks.

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    In: Bugg, Weideman, Oliver

    Out: Chris Dawes, Josh Wagner, Matt Jones

    Emg: Colin Garland, Cameron Pedersen, Matt Jones. 

    So Pedo would come in if Hogan doesn't get up.

    All looks pretty good to me! 

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    Just now, Lucifer's Hero said:

    In: Bugg, Weideman, Oliver

    Out: Chris Dawes, Josh Wagner, Matt Jones

    Looks pretty good to me!

    Pedo, M. Jones and Garland named as emergencies. If Hogan does not get up it looks as if Pedo will be there to babysit weed.

     

     

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