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My half time views;

- Oliver is a freak

- Salem can't play a defensive role. So much more effective when he's not worrying about an opponent.  not sure if that's good?!

- Our backline is better with Jetta

- Dom and Watts are rusty as

- Max is an elite ruck. Not a newsflash I know, but I'm glad he's come back in form at least an equal to 2016

- We're playing like [censored] and we're less than 2 goals in it

- The Gawn/Spencer could work.  I haven't dismissed it

- ANB has something to work with

- Players like Bugg play the way that Goodwin wants Melbourne to play like.  He's not the best on our team, but he does it.  That's why he will play seniors frequently

 

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Just now, PaulRB said:

Reading this thread give a good list of who's made errors but not indication of who's playing well for us..?

Oliver has easily been the standout.  Hogan has kicked two and presented well, while Lewis and Salem have been the other picks of our midfield.

Spencer, dare I say it, has been good too and has given more of a contest than Weideman has at this point.  

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I just want to see this effort for the rest of the game now, eagles should win as they are way more cleaner than us, but I don't want to see a blow out could handle a 2-3 goal loss, hopefully the heat doesn't effect us in 2nd half 

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'F'ing Hell* - Oliver is off this planet. Gets the ball and you assume that he must get caught with a player right on him - Nope, he still gets the ball off to one of our boys at least to their advantage. Biggest Jet potential I've ever seen 

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3 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

We're one goal down. I just assumed we were 80 points down by some of the posts.

With all due respect, I'm not sure the score in a pre season match is all that important RTG. Watching WCE run rings around us from half back through the corridor is worrying. 

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Just now, PaulRB said:

Has Jack Trengove been on the field?

 

I only watched the second quarter and didn't see him.  He has 0 minutes and 0 stats according to the AFL website. 

 

But do do Thomas Barrass and Jack Redden. So I'm not sure if it means anything. 

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Just now, PaulRB said:

Has Jack Trengove been on the field?

 

Not yet, I'm assuming he'll get a run in the second half, possibly at the expense of someone like Tyson.

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1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

Oliver has easily been the standout.  Hogan has kicked two and presented well, while Lewis and Salem have been the other picks of our midfield.

Spencer, dare I say it, has been good too and has given more of a contest than Weideman has at this point.  

Spencer should play ahead of Weid round 1. 

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1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

Oliver has easily been the standout.  Hogan has kicked two and presented well, while Lewis and Salem have been the other picks of our midfield.

Spencer, dare I say it, has been good too and has given more of a contest than Weideman has at this point.  

I'll add to that: Jones had been in it a lot, I'm happy with Braysure given his last year.  Petracca has had it a bit.  Also Oscar has done some nice things. 

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:) - "Last season, Melbourne had a kicking efficiency of 65 per cent, ranked 16th in the AFL. Tonight, they are kicking at an efficiency of 76 per cent, well ahead of West Coast's 69 per cent."

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Just now, big_red_fire_engine said:

Spencer should play ahead of Weid round 1. 

I'd rubbished that idea a month ago.  I'm not convinced yet, and they maybe me being stubborn, but he has certainly done more than Weideman at this point.

The one thing that won't happen is having Hogan, Watts, Spencer and Weed in the same side.  We're too top heavy with that.

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Spencer around the ground has been a liability but surprsingly good up forward. Kicked 2.

A few fringe players... scrap that a few players need to clean up disposal. E girls rebound is killing us. 

Really apart from wasting thr ball and being caught out on the rebound they're doing pretty welll .

This standard wont be good enough to beat saints though 

Interdting 2nd half ahead 

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1 minute ago, deanox said:

I only watched the second quarter and didn't see him.  He has 0 minutes and 0 stats according to the AFL website. 

 

But do do Thomas Barrass and Jack Redden. So I'm not sure if it means anything. 

It's 30 deg apparently. Maybe there are extra interchange player due to heat???

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We are playing poorly and only 8 points behind at half time against a very good side at their fortress out west, pretty positive I'd say.

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1 minute ago, Moonshadow said:

With all due respect, I'm not sure the score in a pre season match is all that important RTG. Watching WCE run rings around us from half back through the corridor is worrying. 

The other way to look at it is that we'd rather know now than season proper Moonshadow.

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Stats-wise the game is very even. It is not a particularly tough, in and under kind of game but it rarely is at Subi due to its size. 

Some of our good players are having shockers - Vince, Viney and Tyson seem to be jumper chasing.

Loving Spencer resting forward. 

Salem's kicking is bloody amazing. 

The foreward spread/handball running of WCE is tearing us apart. Our defenders are actually keeping is in the game. And for the haters, Garland is not the problem. It is the defensive spread of our midfield that is dysfunctional. 

After 3 JLT games, Vince's place in our starting 22 must now be in question. 

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Just now, PaulRB said:

:) - "Last season, Melbourne had a kicking efficiency of 65 per cent, ranked 16th in the AFL. Tonight, they are kicking at an efficiency of 76 per cent, well ahead of West Coast's 69 per cent."

Don't let facts get in the way! 

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Just now, Wiseblood said:

I'd rubbished that idea a month ago.  I'm not convinced yet, and they maybe me being stubborn, but he has certainly done more than Weideman at this point.

The one thing that won't happen is having Hogan, Watts, Spencer and Weed in the same side.  We're too top heavy with that.

I don't think watts plays tall, he plays more link and pushes forward

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Just now, deanox said:

I'll add to that: Jones had been in it a lot, I'm happy with Braysure given his last year.  Petracca has had it a bit.  Also Oscar has done some nice things. 

I agree with Brayshaw - he hasn't had it a lot, and apart from one bad kick early in the game, he's had a hand in a few goals while getting one himself.  Both McDonalds had a better second term after a tough start, too.  It's hard when you turn the ball over at half forward and they run it down there with ease.

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3 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

 

Oliver has clearly been our best, he is just sensational.   Hogan, Salem, Lewis and probably Watts have been good too.  Lots to like with some things to work on as well.  Not even close to the doom and gloom some are giving here.

don't mind Brayshaw, Spence & Gawn, Hunt and interceptor Macdonald as well.

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