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Match Preview and Team Selection - Round 11

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13 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

Tyson, Hunt and Garlett all "dropped" from the emergencies in favour of Bugg, Stretch and J Smith.

Not sure what, if anything, it means.

Doesn't mean much, except we've potentially got Tyson, Hunt, Garlett, Peds, Bugg, Stretch and JSmith as genuine AFL players - add in Frost, Kent and Weid and that makes a 'squad' of 34 or so before we get to the true development/prospect types (and not meant as any disrespect to them). Such a great position to be in, most experts talk about having a squad of at least 30 to play/win finals and we've got that now. Hopefully we use some of them to held keep the team fresh and on their toes about each position which will drive us even further.  

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    13 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

    MFCSS says that the mass positivity, confidence and optimism around us, and the disdain with which we are talking about the Dogs, means we're setting ourselves up for a classic MFC loss this week.

    Intriguing notion, this idea of "Supporters as Team". Just because supporters are frothing at the mouth over achievements in the last month doesn't mean the actual team is thinking the same way.

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    Anyone else think the Casey team could give a couple of AFL sides a real shake at the moment?

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    Upon contemplating the game further it is reasonable to think we might be a little off this week.  It's hard to stay up week after week.

    Like @Wiseblood said, a solid 4 or 5 goal win will do me.  They can then set themselves for round 23 redemption.

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    3 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

    The Nill brothers. Have not seen them.

    Sorry to burst your bubble.  But the Nills definitely are NOT brothers (just as the Lovetts weren't brothers, nor were the Osbornes!)

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    15 minutes ago, Vagg said:

    Sorry to burst your bubble.  But the Nills definitely are NOT brothers (just as the Lovetts weren't brothers, nor were the Osbornes!)

    what! ......are you saying ozzy wasn't graham's brother?

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    9 minutes ago, Miles from Nowhere said:

    Didn't the Nil(l)s play with Lofgren?

    Showing your age :)

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    16 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

    Had a feeling Joel Smith would be ahead of Jayden Hunt for a half back spot , and the emergencies are a good indication of that.

    Don't be surprised if Smith is in our starting 18 come finals time.   Fantastic player with some very strong footy attributes to go along with his elite athleticism/leap.

    His Power and Low centre of gravity, would be fantastic for finals games.   Shrugging tackles, and crashing packs and bodies.

     

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    Goodwin's lighter side. 

    His impersonation made me laugh - agree with the journo in the background:  'That's Gold!"

    Bet that little piece of video will be played ad nauseam this weekend

    Glad to here we have their feet planted firmly on the ground. 

     

    https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/it-s-fugayzi-as-melbourne-s-adopts-wolf-of-wall-street-mantra-20180601-p4ziwg.html

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    In a strange way this is another test game. A game we should win

    We have had a bad habit of getting ahead  of ourselves and getting overconfident.

    A win against dogs will show we have grown up

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    23 hours ago, small but forward said:

    Tyson absolutely stiff to get 35 touches and two goals last week in the Magoos and not even make Emergency.

    Stats obviously don’t mean a lot: maybe they didn’t go where they should have.  Maybe he didn’t do other things like defensive pressure, shepherding, making space. 

    22 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

    Had a feeling Joel Smith would be ahead of Jayden Hunt for a half back spot , and the emergencies are a good indication of that.

    Don't be surprised if Smith is in our starting 18 come finals time.   Fantastic player with some very strong footy attributes to go along with his elite athleticism/leap.

    I don’t think that the emergency list tells us a lot.  

    Joel hasn’t seemed to be anything near what he was since Nick Riewoldt dislocated Joel’s shoulder round 1 last year.  Does anyone in the know have info re his physical recovery and has he regained his confidence?

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    2 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

    In a strange way this is another test game. A game we should win

    We have had a bad habit of getting ahead  of ourselves and getting overconfident.

    A win against dogs will show we have grown up

    Our fifth test in a row, apparently.  Three "should beat" tests, a "good team" test, and now yet another "should beat" test.

    Our poor lads are going to be knackered by the bye after all these tests.

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    can't count

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    4 minutes ago, hells bells said:

    Anyone know what jumper we’re wearing tomorrow?

    Hopefully, the Property Steward does...

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    29 minutes ago, hells bells said:

    Anyone know what jumper we’re wearing tomorrow?

    Hope it's the retro kit as we haven't lost in it. ;)

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    10 hours ago, BigFez said:

    Anyone else think the Casey team could give a couple of AFL sides a real shake at the moment?

    " Not I " said the .......... well, whoever said it.

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    8 hours ago, Vagg said:

    Sorry to burst your bubble.  But the Nills definitely are NOT brothers (just as the Lovetts weren't brothers, nor were the Osbornes!)

    Dont tell me the Thompson twins weren't related..... or twins.

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    Surely we can’t wear our retro gear with the Bullies lighter blue. Indigenous get up should do.

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    1 hour ago, Nasher said:

    Our fifth test in a row, apparently.  Three "should beat" tests, a "good team" test, and now yet another "should beat" test.

    Our poor lads are going to be knackered by the bye after all these tests.

    When we lose our next game in 2021, it’s going to invalidate every single victory between now and then, and we’ll realise it had just been ‘same old Melbourne’ all along. 

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    42 minutes ago, rpfc said:

    Surely we can’t wear our retro gear with the Bullies lighter blue. Indigenous get up should do.

    That'll do. We haven't lost in that either.

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    I’m always happy with any win but anything under 60 points these days just seems a little ‘meh’. 

    Edited by Ethan Tremblay

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    54 minutes ago, hells bells said:

    Disco blue or indigenous?

    Um , it’s indigenous round 

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    To win the 4 quarters and make it 22 consecutive, a league record and smash the bullies. A good present for chunky's 250th. However it will be a Happy day for all of us.

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