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I just laugh at those who say injuries mean nothing. Everyone gets injuries. Well everyone might get injuries, but it is really about who is injured. Richmond had one possible top 22 player injur

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I've seen enough of Billy Stretch this year and heard enough about his work ethic to know that at some point in the future, we'll all be sitting here tapping away writing nice things about him in the

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Love your confidence and like you I would have thought one of O-Mac or Weed was a certainty, but having just been down at training, I now suspect neither. Firstly Weed did not train with the othe

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1 minute ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

At least they were nice enough to not put in 2 rucks.

Hopefully Bellchambers runs out of petrol in the second qtr. He's had an injury interrupted pre season and hasn't played since 2015.

Thats good news.  Didn't realise he was one of the 34 and its his first game back.  We need to run him off his feet.  

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Extended bench is Salem, Tyson, Stretch, OMac, Bugg, Harmes and Weid.

Can't see Tyson, Stretch or Salem (lol) being dropped. Think one of Weid or OMac (but not both) has to play - Weid for the Pedersen ruck scenario, or OMac for the TMac (Pedersen forward) scenario.

That only leaves a Bugg for Harmes scenario - not a clear upgrade for mine so I wouldn't bother, but don't care one way or the other.

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7 minutes ago, Nasher said:

Extended bench is Salem, Tyson, Stretch, OMac, Bugg, Harmes and Weid.

Can't see Tyson, Stretch or Salem (lol) being dropped. Think one of Weid or OMac (but not both) has to play - Weid for the Pedersen ruck scenario, or OMac for the TMac (Pedersen forward) scenario.

That only leaves a Bugg for Harmes scenario - not a clear upgrade for mine so I wouldn't bother, but don't care one way or the other.

Won't be surprised if Billy misses

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2 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

Anyone seen training this week? Am interest in Trac's knee. He moving ok?

Misson stated on the MFC app  he looks ok at the moment and will have a fitness test tomorrow or Saturday.

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Ugly team. But not terrible. There's a lot of talent in every pocket. Hunt along the wing is a good move. I actually think our backline is nicely structured. Lewis, Frost and Vince is a nice half-back line. McDonald worries me on Daniherpes, I assume Jetta will run with McDonald-Tipencantspellit and I think he'll beat him out. Hibbert can go to Goddard.

Our forward line just seems...wrong. It's not that I don't like any of the players, but Watts is far more damaging when playing deeper. Not confident in that half-forward line. I wonder how OMac will be used. 

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12 minutes ago, Danelska said:

I see Melks is 'named' on the wing - does a reduction in defensive positioning free him up to be more...um....useful?

Coach's favourite will play wherever he wants, provided he doesn't have to lay a tackle 

6 minutes ago, Fifty-5 said:

Won't be surprised if Billy misses

Injury issues?

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5 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Surely we'd be better with Frost on Daniher than Frost in the ruck.

Someone has to relieve Pedders.

If its Watts, we will be barren up forward.  And Trac is no certainty to play.

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6 hours ago, old dee said:

Love your enthusiasm BA but sadly half a century of the opposite from the MFC leaves me with here we go again.

I would dearly love for you so say " I told you so on Sunday night"

It's like witnessing drive-by negativity. On every thread, OD. 

5 hours ago, Demon77 said:

T. Mac going forward would be a serious option now, surely. Didn't he nearly win us the game against this mob a couple of seasons ago when moved there? 

At least he can match it with Hurley for strength since we have no one with considerable size left to go forward. 

If Daniher is going to have a day out it won't matter who's down back for us.

Nope. That was Garland. And he did win it for us. Three goals.

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39 minutes ago, big_red_fire_engine said:

I expect Pederson will ruck and T-Mac will follow Daniher in. 

Good thought.  IF Tommy plays his best and negates Daniher all day -- even following him to the bench when he goes there -- then we are in with a real chance.

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12 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Nah it was T mac and we lost.

I don't remember that. I only remember Col Garland kicking two or three in 2012 and beating Essendon.

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I don't remember that. I only remember Col Garland kicking two or three in 2012 and beating Essendon.

Oh yeah that was a classic.  THink he was referring to the 2015 game when T Mac went forward in the last quarter and peppered away at the goals, managing one from 4 or 5 shots.

I envy you for not remembering losses to Essendrug, I wish I could wipe them all from the memory.

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