I'm not liking the way some people are talking about this bloke as though he is just a fill in. give him a chance, as he has hardly played regularly and he needs all the encouragement he can get. I have coached a little and i always believed in encouraging all players. More often than not they were the ones who bloomed.

2 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

It could also be a good, 12 week period where he can actually put himself forward for a contract at another club.  I say that not because I want to let him go, but even with Gawn's injury he knows he will always be the second choice ruckman.  If he plays well, does it alert other clubs to the possibility of picking him up?  

Either way, there is plenty of impetus for him to play well over the next few months.

And Spencer as trade bait could be handy too.

Just now, A F said:

And Spencer as trade bait could be handy too.

He's out of contract at the end of the year so he may be able to leave for nothing after being on our list for so long... ?

Either way, it's a moot point as he will no doubt be using this as a huge opportunity to impress.

6 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

He's out of contract at the end of the year so he may be able to leave for nothing after being on our list for so long... ?

Either way, it's a moot point as he will no doubt be using this as a huge opportunity to impress.

Indeed.

Unrestricted free agent.

Spencer is an unrestricted free agent so it's well in his best interests to play as well as he can 

4 hours ago, DubDee said:

If freo play the same open attacking footy we will smash them on the G by 50pts +

if they change and go defensive itll be like the carlton game 

young team, flying over from perth.  if we have any designs on finals this should be an easy win

we are missing 4-5 key players but they have a few injuries too, Bennell, Ballentyne, Clarke, and 7 other no names

at full strength, Dees win. Minus Hogan Lewis & Gawn, its 50/50 even at the G. 

3 hours ago, willmoy said:

I'm not liking the way some people are talking about this bloke as though he is just a fill in. give him a chance, as he has hardly played regularly and he needs all the encouragement he can get. I have coached a little and i always believed in encouraging all players. More often than not they were the ones who bloomed.

He's going to kill it. The way some carry on around here...

I think the problem is that Gawn has been part and parcel of the only semi-decent Melbourne team in a decade so now that he's injured we're a rabble again. Spencer exists for this very reason and is most definitely up to the task. He's a different kind of player but I can't way to see him help us win on Saturday.

24 minutes ago, praha said:

He's going to kill it. The way some carry on around here...

I think the problem is that Gawn has been part and parcel of the only semi-decent Melbourne team in a decade so now that he's injured we're a rabble again. Spencer exists for this very reason and is most definitely up to the task. He's a different kind of player but I can't way to see him help us win on Saturday.

And now that that curly question has been resolved, Spencer can fully concentrate on his game without any further existential distractions.

1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

at full strength, Dees win. Minus Hogan Lewis & Gawn, its 50/50 even at the G. 

Well if that's true we are in a lot of trouble and are no chance at finals

freo are a bottom 4 team

11 hours ago, Deeoldfart said:

Last week was a false dawn for Freo ....... an aberration.  This week Goody will put Plan B into full operation (we saw some cameos in the JLT series), we'll recover our goal kicking mojo (losing it last week was another aberration), and we'll have a comfortable 7 goal win.  Simply speaking, we have too much talent, we'll be too strong around the contest, too disciplined, too resilient, and we have a much better game plan.  Further, we won't go in with big heads like the Bullies did against Freo last Sunday.  

Well this is what I've been telling myself all week, so I'll stick with it until at least 10 5 minutes into the first quarter.

If we don't win then it is a false dawn for us! We had want to win this! Freo are very very average!

10 hours ago, Skuit said:

And now that that curly question has been resolved, Spencer can fully concentrate on his game without any further existential distractions.

I actually laughed out loud. Well done.

Edited April 12, 20178 yr by praha

MFC website confirms Spencer and Vince will play

11 hours ago, DubDee said:

Well if that's true we are in a lot of trouble and are no chance at finals

freo are a bottom 4 team

That has not stopped us having troubles in the past DD.

Just two weeks ago it took us all day to subdue the Blues.

2 minutes ago, old dee said:

That has not stopped us having troubles in the past DD.

Just two weeks ago it took us all day to subdue the Blues.

True, but the difference to last year is that we fired up physically and beat them.  

it wasnt pretty but we got it done

1 minute ago, DubDee said:

True, but the difference to last year is that we fired up physically and beat them.  

it wasnt pretty but we got it done

Agree but this week no Hoges, Gawn  or Lewis

Edited April 12, 20178 yr by old dee

Ross Lyon will surely try to turn this into a dogfight similar to Bolton's plan in the Carlton game.

We will have to grind it out, Demons by 3 goals

13 minutes ago, sisso said:

Ross Lyon will surely try to turn this into a dogfight similar to Bolton's plan in the Carlton game.

We will have to grind it out, Demons by 3 goals

I'm not so sure, they played like that in round 1 and 2 and had their pants pulled down. Then they played free flowing footy and looked much better. Someone reffered to it the other day as "TAC cup footy" and I think thats pretty accurate. Shouldn't be a problem for us, I hope we put them away early.

18 hours ago, DubDee said:

If freo play the same open attacking footy we will smash them on the G by 50pts +

if they change and go defensive itll be like the carlton game 

young team, flying over from perth.  if we have any designs on finals this should be an easy win

we are missing 4-5 key players but they have a few injuries too, Bennell, Ballentyne, Clarke, and 7 other no names

Totally agree. it will be interesting which approach Lyon elects to take. Last week they attacked a got an upset win. Will they roll the dice again or look to scrap, slow the game down and shut us down defensively with an extra down back and tagging Oliver? I hope they go all out attack.

1 hour ago, DubDee said:

MFC website confirms Spencer and Vince will play

Very important that Vince will be out there. We need more experienced generals on the field to guide the rest of the team. He had a bad game last weekend, but that can be excused considering he played the majority of the game with a painful toe. I'd expect him to return to his best this week.

1 hour ago, old dee said:

Agree but this week no Hoges, Gawn  or Lewis

but on the plus side we have:

Jones, Viney, Oliver, Vince, Salem, Watts, Petracca, Tyson, Kent, T Mac, Jetta, Garlett etc.

So we'll be right.  

I have a feeling Kent will have a big game this weekend. His pace will seriously concern the Freo defenders.

22 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

I can't believe Fremantle are beating us 21 - 14. If we were playing table tennis it would be game over. 

I always played best of three or until I nudged ahead.

We'll win this week but a couple of their outside runners may get us if we're not careful.

Spencer will get a gig, but it ain't gonna be pretty....

4 hours ago, DubDee said:

MFC website confirms Spencer and Vince will play

Vince in, great.  Feeling better about this game now.