MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM SELECTION - Round 15

[Diamond_Jim 12,628]

Sydney ins are McVeigh and Zak Jones

not bad ins

[Devil In Disguise 2,278]

JKH, Kennedy or Kent very stiff to miss out. We lose a small forward & wing/mid & replace with 2 defenders? Trust in Goody, I guess. Not too many mistakes so far. 

[leave it to deever 17,531]

21 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

The ins (Watts, Garlett, Hogan)  next week vs Carlton are going to look very, very nice.

Especially considering we will be coming off 5 straight wins. Yes we will beat Sydney.

True but if we win well it could make selection a nightmare. I feel sorry for Jones who has played in so many games when we have lost. He needs to be back enjoying the success after all that darkness. Got a feeling Trac is going to have a big big game. Maybe up forward.

[Guest]

Was hoping Sydney wouldn't drop Sinclair. They're immensely better without him. He is garbage. 

[Watts the matter 1,235]

1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

True, but there is clearly more to it.  Possessions are one thing, but it's all the other stuff that matters and if they aren't even listed as emergencies, then I doubt they are meeting the requirements to get a senior game.

I think Goodwin has done enough with his selections, some of which were questioned, that we should wait and see how it plays out.  White and Wagner give us good foot skills, plenty of run and lots of options.

I agree and I've been vocal about it in the past but not saying a thing this time.

Clearly he is trying to send them a message though. 

[Brownie 5,991]

1 hour ago, grey wolf said:

Walking the beach break nothing in my head the whirl of cheroot smoke riding my tread and two sooty oystercatchers coming my way low on the wave and I call out to them ...Hey who's in and they waggle their wings like two big W's and I see its Wagner and White for Garlett and Salem and exhaling I say thanks     but what does that mean and almost lost in the waves is the sooties cry ... Hunt goes fooorwwarrd... And so I stop take of my clothes and walk into the surf Byrons lighthouse is blinking on the horizon.....

That is the best dream I never had. #huntforward

[Grand New Flag 3,227]

Swans at full strength, Dees decimated by injury, coming off 3 six day breaks and likely suffering light headlines after unprecedented over hyped media talk. Always a poor omen!

My head says no! 

My heart hoping my head is wrong.

One last thing, if the Dees somehow win Goodwin has one hell of a selection headache next week.

[bandicoot 1,395]

5 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Sydney ins are McVeigh and Zak Jones

not bad ins

Mcviegh is a hand full of games from retirement. He is now a handicap to the side. They are slow as it is. 

[Satyriconhome 10,879]

JKH has been tearing it up in the middle in the VFL, already got a contract next year, wants to keep improving, intends to keep banging the door down and earn a spot

[Willmoy1947 4,144]

17 minutes ago, Dante said:

 

I reckon,  why not Oliver actually rest in the Forward Pocket? I heard that the umpires are so pee"d off with "not being taken notice of" they are going to give him fifty free kicks.

 

[monoccular 17,578]

3 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Not quite sure what the adjective "sneaky" adds to this unexplained number. Irrespective of the formula used to determine the "37 per cent chance", that number is meaningless if we're not told what the percentage chances of every other club is. 

The number is meaningless anyway, regardless of other club ratings.

A number derived from a set of data, much of which is meaningless means that is meaningless too.

Remember this is the organisation that rates Collingwood as having the greatest midfield in the comp.

2 hours ago, Wadda We Sing said:

Does anybody remember the after match functions we used to have back in the Daniher days? I only went to a few and they were generally at the Hilton in a big room with a stage. There was 1 back in about 2004 when wed just pinched number 1 spot on the ladder after a win over the Hawks at the G. Daniher walked on stage in front of the whole team and just waved 1 finger at the crowd which went absolutely berserk! Unfortunately the fairy tale didn't come true that year, but I was wondering now with our resurgent successes would perhaps this sort of thing start happening again? I'm not sure who or how it used to be organized but they were great events.

I wasn't there but remember hearing about it -- it worried me that we were well ahead of ourselves and if I recall we hardly won again that season.

Hold the celebrations until the evening of September 30 -- not that I am getting ahead of myself :-)

Edited June 29, 2017 by monoccular
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[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

7 minutes ago, bandicoot said:

Mcviegh is a hand full of games from retirement. He is now a handicap to the side. They are slow as it is. 

Watch us struggle to tackle him with his subtle little shimmies and twists.

[Nasher 33,617]

35 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

Seeing Dion Johnstone as emergency ahead of Kent... bit odd. Kent will surely be requesting a trade at the end of the year. 

Because he wasn't named as an emergency?

Kent won't request a trade at the end of the year. 

[Demonised 1,355]

Me at start of year - yeah, I'd  be happy with 7 - 8 wins.

Me now - I WANT TO WIN THEM ALL!

[armstrong35 262]

28 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Wagner and White off half back?

Hibberd to the midfield? 

Hunt up forward to replace Jeffy?

 

Goody has something up his sleeve!

Have a feeling Hunt will play Garlett's roll of sprinting into an open forward line 

[Gator 17,481]

Way too much read into who the Emergencies are.

They're partly an encouragement award.

Every player on the list knows where they stand irrespective of named emergencies.

[Brownie 5,991]

21 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

True but if we win well it could make selection a nightmare. I feel sorry for Jones who has played in so many games when we have lost. He needs to be back enjoying the success after all that darkness. Got a feeling Trac is going to have a big big game. Maybe up forward.

feel sorry for Jones if he never gets to hold that silverware above his head before his career is over. 

 

[Biffen 12,947]

4 minutes ago, ProDee said:

Way too much read into who the Emergencies are.

They're partly an encouragement award.

Every player on the list knows where they stand irrespective of named emergencies.

Apart from H,who is running a Kingdom.

[brendan 3,437]

Still looking forward to this game, heading along hoping for a win but hard to see us pulling it off, I hope it's a close game 

[jumbo returns 6,741]

I hope it buckets down - can win this

[Cards13 9,117]

59 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Only forced changes:

• Emg: Jack Trengove, Sam Weideman, Dion Johnstone
• In: Wagner, White
• Out: Garlett (hamstring), Salem (hamstring)

Bit surprised with the Emg: No Kent, JKH or Kennedy - some of the best players at Casey and highly touted on there.

1st Prize goes to @Satyriconhome who first said White will play!

Nnnoooo?! I'm shocked that a professional team didn't make "horses for courses" or "soreness" changes when pushing for finals for the first time forever...

Best team will play each and every week barring injuries or better players coming in, we no longer live in the "rested", "managed" or "general" phase. 

Upgrading a rookie ahead of Kent, BenKen and our man Trenners says a bit. 

God I hope we can get up for this one after a bloody tough recent schedule and give a big shout in our first Friday game when we are finally playing well.

[Cards13 9,117]

1 hour ago, Lord Travis said:

Seeing Dion Johnstone as emergency ahead of Kent... bit odd. Kent will surely be requesting a trade at the end of the year. 

And... 

[Deemented Are Go! 3,684]

12 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

I hope it buckets down - can win this

No rain forecast for tomorrow night

[Demons11 7,060]

49 minutes ago, wizardinoz said:

JKH, Kennedy or Kent very stiff to miss out. We lose a small forward & wing/mid & replace with 2 defenders? Trust in Goody, I guess. Not too many mistakes so far. 

I think Hunt will play forward 

[picket fence 17,546]

1 hour ago, McQueen said:

Melbourne team: round 15

B: Michael Hibberd, Oscar McDonald, Neville Jetta

HB: Jordan Lewis, Sam Frost, Jayden Hunt

C: James Harmes, Dom Tyson, Bernie Vince

HF: Billy Stretch, Cam Pedersen, Christian Petracca

F: Clayton Oliver, Tom McDonald, Alex Neal-Bullen

Foll: Max Gawn, Jake Melksham, Jack Viney

I/C: Mitch Hannan, Tom Bugg, Mitch White, Josh Wagner

Emg: Jack Trengove, Sam Weideman, Dion Johnstone

In: Wagner, White

Out: Garlett (hamstring), Salem (hamstring)

Yeah well I picked Mitch White earlier in the week! Maybe I know more than I should!???

Mitch White deserves call up has been impresive in the last couple of weeks AND ripping bloke to match!

Edited June 29, 2017 by picket fence