Thrice 216 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 No Watts, Tyson, Hibberd. Kent we know about. Squad of 28. You'd reckon if we're going best 22 (24 for preseason?), as per Drunkn's wink wink that the likes of ANB, Garland will come out. I'll be intrigued to see if we trial Gawn and Spencil in the same side.
DemonLad5 1,642 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 3 hours ago, Thrice said: MFC Squad for the game v Western Bulldogs 1. Jesse Hogan 2. Nathan Jones 3. Christian Salem 5. Christian Petracca6. Jordan Lewis 7. Jack Viney 9. Jack Trengove 10. Angus Brayshaw 11. Max Gawn 13. Clayton Oilver 15. Billy Stretch18. Jake Melksham 20. Colin Garland 22. Aaron Vandenberg 23. Bernie Vince 24. Jay Kennedy-Harris 25. Tom McDonald 26. Sam Weideman 28. Oscar McDonald 29. Jayden Hunt 30. Alex Neal-Bullen 32. Tomas Bugg 33. Jake Spencer 36. Jeff Garlett37. Dion Johnstone 42. Josh Wagner 43. James Harmes44. Joel Smith No Watts, Hibberd, Hannan, Jetta, Pedo, Tyson, Kent, T. Smith
Bring-Back-Powell 15,577 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 9 minutes ago, DemonLad5 said: No Watts, Hibberd, Hannan, Jetta, Pedo, Tyson, Kent, T. Smith We're also missing Frost. Dogs missing Bontempelli, Dickson, Picken, Smith and Wood from their grand final side. So the quantity of outs are pretty similar for both sides.
CBDees 3,167 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 14 minutes ago, DemonLad5 said: No Watts, Hibberd, Hannan, Jetta, Pedo, Tyson, Kent, T. Smith Not sure what the rationale is of having Hibberd, Watts and Frost out, particularly as I am not aware of any injury concerns with the latter two and all three would have to be best 22?
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Moneider96 1,045 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 Seeing Jordan Lewis in Melbourne colors is getting me pretty excited. Not going to lie. Let's hope he regains his 2014/2015 form.
hemingway 7,633 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 With the outs on both sides, will be an interesting test. One still has to stop and remember that we are playing the current premiers. Amazing or was it all a dream! Would love to see some of the fringe players get a run.
Vogon Poetry 2,095 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 1 minute ago, Moneider96 said: Seeing Jordan Lewis in Melbourne colors is getting me pretty excited. Not going to lie. Let's hope he regains his 2014/2015 form. Second in Hawthorns B&F not good enough for you?
Copuchas 763 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 17 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said: We're also missing Frost. Dogs missing Bontempelli, Dickson, Picken, Smith and Wood from their grand final side. So the quantity of outs are pretty similar for both sides. And Mckenna. Possibly the logic of leaving Watts out is that they want to see how the forward line looks with both Spencer and Gawn playing (and Weidemann / Hogan).
hemingway 7,633 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 1 minute ago, beelzebub said: They're only practice matches A useful reminder to all those who may want to vent their spleen in the event of a drubbing.
Moneider96 1,045 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, beelzebub said: They're only practice matches Yes, but it's our first opportunity to see some of the newer guys like Jordan Lewis and Jake Melksham. Aside from that though, the main source of excitement is that footy is finally back!
Moneider96 1,045 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 3 minutes ago, Vogon Poetry said: Second in Hawthorns B&F not good enough for you? His 2016 form will suffice of course. But throughout 2014/2015, he was one of the best midfielders in the comp.
CBDees 3,167 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 Aren't we allowed to,play the rookies (Keilty/Smith)?
binman 44,900 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 1 hour ago, hells bells said: Based on the MFC Tweet - Joel Smith will make his MFC debut. Interesting seeing that he missed the Intraclub last Friday. I'm to see how he goes as I have high hopes for him. Interseting also in terms of drunkns guess that we plan to select clise to our best lineup, meaning few young playwrs will get a guernsey
Wiseblood 24,637 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 28 minutes ago, CBDees said: Not sure what the rationale is of having Hibberd, Watts and Frost out, particularly as I am not aware of any injury concerns with the latter two and all three would have to be best 22? The rationale is that it's the pre-season and they like to give others a chance to prove themselves. Hibberd has had a few injury concerns and they may want to use Watts and Frost in games 2 and 3. Are you going to argue the rationale of giving others a rest when we play next week and others miss out? Not hard to work out after years of watching pre-season games. They always rest a few.
DeeSpencer 26,717 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 FB: Wagner Oscar Hunt HB: Melky T Mc Vince C: Salem Viney Lewis HF: JKH Hogan Petracca FF: Garlett Weed Vanders Foll: Gawn Jones Oliver Int (from): Spencer Brayshaw J Smith Stretch Bugg Harmes Johntsone Trengove ANB Garland
beelzebub 23,392 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 They're practice matches...they are used to see how elements of the game plan work against REAL opposition. They're practice games to evaluate how certain players can or cant play at this level. They're a chance to ruck antlers in a meaningful way...there are NO Points available...no sense giving away ALL of your tactics before they are. No Silverware, no points, just a run in the park
Redleg 42,195 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 1 hour ago, hells bells said: Based on the MFC Tweet - Joel Smith will make his MFC debut. Interesting seeing that he missed the Intraclub last Friday. I'm to see how he goes as I have high hopes for him. Me too.
DeeSpencer 26,717 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 I think Watts is out to let Spencer and Weed have a decent run at it. Same with Frost to let Oscar, Wagner and hopefully even Joel Smith to have a good go. The 3rd game is the one we need most of the best 22 in for. For the first 2 games I want to see as many players get a run as possible. Ideally I'd play all of the 35 or so fit players.
daisycutter 30,027 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said: That's s pretty strong line up. it's also 28 players........some will drop out
Moneider96 1,045 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 34 minutes ago, beelzebub said: They're practice matches...they are used to see how elements of the game plan work against REAL opposition. They're practice games to evaluate how certain players can or cant play at this level. They're a chance to ruck antlers in a meaningful way...there are NO Points available...no sense giving away ALL of your tactics before they are. No Silverware, no points, just a run in the park For the most part, every teams opposition analyst will have a general idea about our game plan by the end of week 1. Practice matches will of course expedite that process. But it's worth it because like you said, through practice matches, we get to test the efficacy of said game plan and amend it when necessary, without facing any significant repercussions. I think this is a very valuable process. Describing it as ''just a run in the park'' is an understatement, at best.
Moneider96 1,045 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 Of course, the above doesn't apply if we play a team consisting mostly of VFL players. That's why I'm glad we've selected a strong lineup.
DubDee 26,795 Posted February 16, 2017 Author Posted February 16, 2017 Good to see us and Dogs have comparably strong line ups. should be a tight contest and will get the blood pumping again Johnstone if kept in, will see this as his chance to steal an unliekly fwd pocket spot if he sparks it will be great to see JT play and see Weed and Hoges along side each other I'm predicting Tracca to have chins wagging after the game - the blokes a machine
McQueen 17,867 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 1 hour ago, beelzebub said: They're only practice matches Correct! They're of zero worth when we come second.
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