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Match Preview and Team Selection - Round 6

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  On 26/04/2018 at 04:53, SFebey said:

The issue with Gawn is himself. Constantly tapping to outnumbered areas, to opposition players, gets angry and belts it away where the other team swoops for a fast breakaway, flicks over the back without watching who’s there, it’s a real issue and look completely like he’s getting ahead of himself, or just not smart. He’s getting a lot of hit outs but I’ve been really disappointed in Max so far, he needs to be smarter than this. It could be the difference between winning and losing.

Opposition have been sharking his taps last two weeks, and he has Missed his connection with Viney. Agree he has also seemed a little careless last two weeks, might also be our midfield a little off!

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      On 26/04/2018 at 08:29, dazzledavey36 said:

    How the FK do Harmes and Nibbler keep their spots!?

    YEP HOW THE FUUURG 

    MUST ALL HAVE THE WILLY WONKA GOLDEN TICKETS

    POOR POOR MFC SELECTION 

    BOTH SHIZEN

    WAIT FOR MELTDOWN WHEN THEY PLAY ANOTHER SHIZEN GAME!!

    BEGGARS BELIEF!

    Edited by picket fence

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      On 26/04/2018 at 08:41, titan_uranus said:

    We've kept both ANB and Harmes. Insane.

    We cannot keep giving ANB games because he clocks up big running numbers. We cannot keep giving Harmes games because he tackles. Neither of them do anything else and it's costing us.

    Good decision to drop Stretch. We don't need to see another game from him to know he isn't good enough.

    Will be interesting to see if we play either of Hannan and Fritsch. I would have included one or both of them for ANB/Harmes. Since we're not dropping either of them, it becomes much harder to see where Hannan/Fritsch slot into the side.

    Amateur hour at Dees selection!!

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    ANB keeps his spot because he covers a lot of ground and should in reality do a good job of spreading. Which suits our game style. 

    Harmes for me is a mystery. Has been ordinary for literally his entire career. 

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    You would expect if named McDonald plays and so does Spargo since they tweeted it out. Suspect the last 2 sports will be Fritsch and Joel Smith. Imo neither Wagner or Garlett should hold there spots

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      On 26/04/2018 at 08:40, bing181 said:

    He did lay 9 tackles against Richmond, so not exactly "done nothing".

    Yep second to the ball! Park footballer no more no less!

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      On 26/04/2018 at 08:57, D4Life said:

    Opposition have been sharking his taps last two weeks, and he has Missed his connection with Viney. Agree he has also seemed a little careless last two weeks, might also be our midfield a little off!

    I don’t agree, he tapped it to 3 tigers in the square on Tuesday, it was beyond stupid. Always going to be sharking but he needs to think about what he’s actually doing imo 

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      On 26/04/2018 at 08:29, Earl Hood said:

    Petracca bitten by a dog!!!

    Someone punch him in the nose ??

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      On 26/04/2018 at 09:05, Garbo said:

    You would expect if named McDonald plays and so does Spargo since they tweeted it out. Suspect the last 2 sports will be Fritsch and Joel Smith. Imo neither Wagner or Garlett should hold there spots

    Keep Garlett especially at Etihad. The Pies small forwards had a picnic so will Jeffy.

    Hopefully Wagner goes Joel Smith has done nothing to warrant selection.

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    The reason ANB and harmes keep their spot is they run and spread and we have no one that can replace them. Even though they are playing poorly

    Assiming fristch, Lewis, spargo in for the three outs, who do we bring in to give us run?

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    I could have sworn Pedersen was coming in but T-Mac makes the world of difference. Can’t see Joel Smith getting the nod. I would say Fritsch in for Kent and maybe Hannan for Trac 

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      On 26/04/2018 at 09:11, WERRIDEE said:

    Hopefully Wagner goes Joel Smith has done nothing to warrant selection.

    So Wagner survives due to no pressure from below. Great...

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      On 26/04/2018 at 08:46, WERRIDEE said:

    WHAT A [censored] JOKE!

    PEDO NOT EVEN ON THE BENCH. WELL HIS PAPERS ARE STAMPED HE WON'T BE AROUND NEXT YEAR. IF HE CAN'T GET A GAME WITH HIS FORM HE'LL NEVER GET A GAME.

    ANB AND HARMES CONTINUE TO GET A GAME. THE SELECTION COMMITTEE ARE A BUNCH OF MORONS.

    Congrats to Spargo, I doubt McDonald will play considering he trained at Casey.

    Lucky we are playing Essendon we wouldn't be able to beat another side on paper.

    POSSIBLE LINE UP

    B: J.WAGNER, O.MCDONALD, JETTA

    HB: BRAYSHAW, LEVER, HIBBERD

    C : HUNT, OLIVER, SALEM

    HF: NEAL-BULLEN, HOGAN, MELKSHAM

    F: GARLETT, WEIDEMAN, FRITSCH

    FOLL: GAWN, TYSON, JONES

    IC: SPARGO, LEWIS, VINCE, HARMES

    EMERG: HANNAN

    5 goals and BOG in a loosing side.  Seriously don't understand why he isn't in the side (or wasn't last game against the Tigs for that matter).  Weid still offers way too little other that a hope that he will one day be great.

    Pedo is the Dean Jones of the MFC.

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      On 26/04/2018 at 09:18, Demons11 said:

    They wouldn’t name him, if he wasn’t going to play. 

    Not necessarily, if he was definitely going to play he would be named in the 18, not on an extended bench.

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      On 26/04/2018 at 09:20, Garbo said:

    So Wagner survives due to no pressure from below. Great...

    No he gets dropped. McDonald to replace him. McDonald to go back until we are in trouble then he goes forward.

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      On 26/04/2018 at 09:25, WERRIDEE said:

    No he gets dropped. McDonald to replace him. McDonald to go back until we are in trouble then he goes forward.

    Tom has been training as a forward all preseason, has said every time he is asked he will play forward. Think Jesse will spend more time up the ground

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    We MUST make a statement here ...... an emphatic win, no half hearted efforts.

    Anything less will mean curtains for this list and possibly the club, which survived the darkest years mainly due to the name, MELBOURNE

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      On 26/04/2018 at 09:22, Hell Bent said:

    Not necessarily, if he was definitely going to play he would be named in the 18, not on an extended bench.

    I don’t agree.  After being out for so long, if they thought he needed a VFL game he wouldn’t have been named.

    i think he is a certain starter 

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      On 26/04/2018 at 09:25, WERRIDEE said:

     McDonald to go back until we are in trouble then he goes forward.

    Got that backwards. 

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      On 26/04/2018 at 08:46, WERRIDEE said:

    WHAT A [censored] JOKE!

    PEDO NOT EVEN ON THE BENCH. WELL HIS PAPERS ARE STAMPED HE WON'T BE AROUND NEXT YEAR. IF HE CAN'T GET A GAME WITH HIS FORM HE'LL NEVER GET A GAME.

    ANB AND HARMES CONTINUE TO GET A GAME. THE SELECTION COMMITTEE ARE A BUNCH OF MORONS.

    Congrats to Spargo, I doubt McDonald will play considering he trained at Casey.

    Lucky we are playing Essendon we wouldn't be able to beat another side on paper.

    POSSIBLE LINE UP

    B: J.WAGNER, O.MCDONALD, JETTA

    HB: BRAYSHAW, LEVER, HIBBERD

    C : HUNT, OLIVER, SALEM

    HF: NEAL-BULLEN, HOGAN, MELKSHAM

    F: GARLETT, WEIDEMAN, FRITSCH

    FOLL: GAWN, TYSON, JONES

    IC: SPARGO, LEWIS, VINCE, HARMES

    EMERG: HANNAN

    TMac probably trained with Casey, because Melbourne are only having a light run during the week.

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