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Biggest fear for me is Charlie Dixon getting hold of us.  Not too fussed about Gray, Nev will wear him like a glove when he goes forward.  Hopefully Viney runs though Wingard at the opening bounce.  Good player but man I can't stand him.

Dixon is a beast and could give our inexperienced tall defenders some really big headaches.  I wouldn't be surprised to see T-Mac head back early on tomorrow.

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3 minutes ago, hardtack said:

Are you saying Trengove goes back because of his height? If so, I'm not sure that at 185cm, he is going to quite cut the mustard in the height department.

I think he means the Trengove of the Jackson variety.  197cm.

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3 minutes ago, Webber said:

Hopefully some others take a bundle of marks as well, cos we're currently the 17th ranked marking team in the AFL. It's starting to become very obvious how much we get outmarked, and I think oppo teams are using their talls more astutely to exploit it.

A good point. That stat is a worry but one mitigating factor is we have had Hoges, Gawn and Watts out for chunks of the season - probably our three highest marking players.  Not only has that meant fewer marks for us, the players who would have otherwise played directly on them are freed up to mark more often.

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2 minutes ago, BigFez said:

Biggest fear for me is Charlie Dixon getting hold of us.  Not too fussed about Gray, Nev will wear him like a glove when he goes forward.  Hopefully Viney runs though Wingard at the opening bounce.  Good player but man I can't stand him.

Dixon is a beast and could give our inexperienced tall defenders some really big headaches.  I wouldn't be surprised to see T-Mac head back early on tomorrow.

Agree. A terrific mark and a big worry for us. 

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24 minutes ago, BigFez said:

Biggest fear for me is Charlie Dixon getting hold of us.  Not too fussed about Gray, Nev will wear him like a glove when he goes forward.  Hopefully Viney runs though Wingard at the opening bounce.  Good player but man I can't stand him.

Dixon is a beast and could give our inexperienced tall defenders some really big headaches.  I wouldn't be surprised to see T-Mac head back early on tomorrow.

I'd start T Mac in defence tomorrow on Dixon, with the inclusion of Watts.

O Mac and Frost can take Westhoff and Trengove.

Best defender on best forward. I don't want things to get out of control like they did V's North when Ben Brown was running amok while T Mac was getting cold up the other end.

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Goal sneak ready to go for Demons

Goody: "It's a big day for our footy club from an indigenous perspective. It's the first time we'll wear our indigenous jumper at the MCG, so for Jeff to be a part of that is just terrific."

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Trengrove is the biggest in for eons. I hope he rips it up with 10 marks, 15 kicks, 10 handballs, 7 tackles and 3 goals and never looks back. Kicks the winning goal in this years GF.

Watts at full forward. Viney with 40 touches in the middle.

Dees by 10 goals of which Jesse kicks 6 at CHF.

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11 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Trengrove is the biggest in for eons. I hope he rips it up with 10 marks, 15 kicks, 10 handballs, 7 tackles and 3 goals and never looks back. Kicks the winning goal in this years GF.

Watts at full forward. Viney with 40 touches in the middle.

Dees by 10 goals of which Jesse kicks 6 at CHF.

Just remember Jack T came back last year ...played one reasonable game and then went downhill a little  before being dropped not to return.

As much as we might like to think it ... he is not the messiah

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1 minute ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Just remember Jack T came back last year ...played one reasonable game and then went downhill a little  before being dropped not to return.

As much as we might like to think it ... he is not the messiah

He's not even a naughty boy....

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16 hours ago, Danelska said:

I for one am happy for Jack, though I really did think that the game had passed him by.

I do  look forward to the commentators clarifying Jackson and Jack Trengove for 120minutes +

I hope our man Jack gets 40+ possessions then, just to hear them tie their tongues in knots ...

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26 minutes ago, PaulRB said:

Goal sneak ready to go for Demons

Goody: "It's a big day for our footy club from an indigenous perspective. It's the first time we'll wear our indigenous jumper at the MCG, so for Jeff to be a part of that is just terrific."

I asked Nev yesterday said the decision was left with Jeffy, obviously and thankfully he wants to play

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1 hour ago, BigFez said:

Biggest fear for me is Charlie Dixon getting hold of us.  Not too fussed about Gray, Nev will wear him like a glove when he goes forward.  Hopefully Viney runs though Wingard at the opening bounce.  Good player but man I can't stand him.

Dixon is a beast and could give our inexperienced tall defenders some really big headaches.  I wouldn't be surprised to see T-Mac head back early on tomorrow.

True, but he is a bit hit and miss. Hopefully it'll be one of his quiet days tomorrow.

I'm a bit concerned about Ryder too. Max is still finding his groove and Ryder's athleticism around the ground might cause a few headaches. Defenders will have to be super conscious of him around the top of and inside their forward 50.

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Our forward line looks very dangerous. I think whoever gets on top in the middle wins this one. 

I think we will win by about 26 points 

hogan to find some form and kick 3 

trengove 20 plus touches 

Jayden hunt best on ground with a stupid amount of meters gained 

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28 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Just remember Jack T came back last year ...played one reasonable game and then went downhill a little  before being dropped not to return.

As much as we might like to think it ... he is not the messiah

Last year was about getting JT back in the game, this year is about bridging the 2 year gap, the game has changed, he hasn't been gifted a game, he has earned it.

And nobody thinks he is the messiah, just play his role

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2 minutes ago, JV7 said:

Pretty confident of a win tomorrow... Wouldn't be suprised if we do it comfortably 

I reckon there's been just a couple where we "do it comfortably" this decade...

I'm expecting it to be excrutiating to the last second. as always.

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26 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

Last year was about getting JT back in the game, this year is about bridging the 2 year gap, the game has changed, he hasn't been gifted a game, he has earned it.

And nobody thinks he is the messiah, just play his role

I've been to five VFL games this year and he has not exactly stood out at any of them. To expect him to suddenly do better at AFL level is wishful thinking at its best.

He has got a game after just about the whole list has been tried in the seniors.

Good luck to him but I'm not expecting much. He is likely the first to be dropped when Vince and Jones return. Love Jack but that is the reality of modern day football.

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