6 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I keep reading in this thread about the concern of a "long trip to WA". I hope it's only supporters who even think that it's a concern. West Coast and Freo cope with this "long trip" every two weeks or so. If they can do it, we can do it. And we only have to do it a couple of times per season. If our team's mindset is somehow compromised by this concern then we're not yet ready to be a power club. 

Have you seen West Coast's record away from home? 

Jones out 4-6 weeks.

Mitch Cleary via Twitter

Edited June 20, 20178 yr by Grimes Times

23 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Anyone know if any other teams have three straight 6 day breaks with  a big interstate trip in the middle?

We have been shafted by the AFL schedulers, I am surprised PJ let them get away with it.

You're the first I've seen complain seriously about it. Part of the reason it happens is that we had a QB game. Always gonna have short breaks after that. Plus the Anzac one.

I feel like it's more of a Scott brothers thing to complain about everything you don't get.

Imagine if the games didn't go Monday > Sunday > Saturday > Friday... and went Monday > Saturday > Saturday > Friday. Would you be anymore pleased? 5 day break followed by 7 and 6... You ca write off the 5 day break.

I reckon 3 6ers is a great get in point of fact. It's doable. 

3 minutes ago, Grimes Times said:

Jones out 4-6 weeks.

I'd heard this yesterday...

Sauce?

Jones out 4-6 weeks.

Watts is a "test"

1 minute ago, Dappa Dan said:

I'd heard this yesterday...

Sauce?

Edited, but Mitch Cleary twitter

Just now, Grimes Times said:

Edited, but Mitch Cleary twitter

Ta. I might have jumped early.

Mother f'er re: Jones. 4-6 is the kiss of death!  

Just as we had all the good news...

Still. We have options. Gawn coming back and Hogan soon means structurally we might not have such dire need for the production Jones brings.

I'm gonna get more up and about about Trengove coming in now. Fair warning. lol

Chunk out for 4-6 is massive.

Hope he heals quickly and is back soon.

So first we had Jones will be ok.

Then out for 2 weeks followed by 3-4 weeks and now we have the dreaded 4-6.

Anybody predicting the season ??

4-6? That's almost more than he's missed during his whole career!

Jones hasn't missed since Round 14, 2012. Let that sink in for a second.

Its going to be weird seeing the team run out without him over the next month. On the bright side, its a brilliant test for our younger players, especially Viney to take on the added load in the midfield.

Also, this is where the absence of Brayshaw really hurts. I'd love to see him play a full game in the midfield and not as a defensive half forward.

45 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Anyone know if any other teams have three straight 6 day breaks with  a big interstate trip in the middle?

We have been shafted by the AFL schedulers, I am surprised PJ let them get away with it.

It'll be the Darwin game that kills us and we brought that on ourselves.

Good to see Port lining up the suckers to sell their home game for the China fling next year.

See that the AFL revisionists are now calling it a success save for the bad game by the Suns.

Bernie back into the middle full time and Wagner to half back. 

I will vomit if someone suggests JKH for Jones. 

We're better placed to cover the loss of Jones than ever before. Max back is a good start.

So Jones out - Gawn in 

1 hour ago, Diamond_Jim said:

sorry ... the link is to a story from last week

then again it could be ground hog day

 

lol - i just saw the time (was a few mins before i looked) and got sucked in

26 minutes ago, Dappa Dan said:

I'd heard this yesterday...

Sauce?

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2017-06-20/cocaptain-to-miss-four-to-six-weeks

6 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

I will vomit if someone suggests JKH for Jones. 

get the bucket ready, ethan

4 minutes ago, binman said:

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2017-06-20/cocaptain-to-miss-four-to-six-weeks

Yeah that was half an hour ago when it broke.

9 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

I will vomit if someone suggests JKH for Jones. 

Sorry E T but you led with your chin.

JKH will come in for Jones.

Faaaark! 

Well as they say, one soldier out one soldier in, it is about the system you know, Lewis brought that with him from the Hawks.

Edited June 20, 20178 yr by ManDee
Hawks not Harks

out. Jones  in. Gawn

3 minutes ago, old dee said:

Sorry E T but you led with your chin.

JKH will come in for Jones.

JKH needs an extended run in the VFL. If no one else is omitted due to injury, as others have suggested, Jones out and Gawn in.