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MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM SELECTION - Round 16

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5 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

Sad,   but if we make it 4 losses in a row this week vs Freo it will be clear most of the list doesn't care about finals or success and have no respect for the club or supporters.

 

I think your anxiety around missing finals and your love of the red and blue and how much it means for you for the red and blue to be in finals to validate your existence - is clouding your judgements towards  some assortment of dudes who happen to be drafted into some red and blue colours and are also striving for the same success... 

Good grief - no respect for supporters? don't care about finals? 

4 losses in a row is an exemplar of that? Really? 

The players don't play for me - they've never met me - nor do they fist pump pre match and go - let's do it for the supporters... that'd be media speak.

You can't tell me or anyone on the forum straight faced that the effort hasnt been there - perhaps our own expectations are misguided of where the group is really at right now - perhaps THAT's what needs to change.

 

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    No way known Petty can get a game on that performance when Frosty is absolutely pole axing them in the magoos>

    My Changes 

    Outs Petty, ANB, Hannan

    Inns Frost, Stretch, Garlett

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    10 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    No way known Petty can get a game on that performance when Frosty is absolutely pole axing them in the magoos>

    My Changes 

    Outs Petty, ANB, Hannan

    Inns Frost, Stretch, Garlett

    Makes 2 much sense Goodwin will never go 4 it.

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    36 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    No way known Petty can get a game on that performance when Frosty is absolutely pole axing them in the magoos>

    My Changes 

    Outs Petty, ANB, Hannan

    Inns Frost, Stretch, Garlett

    Agree and feel aside from missing Lever, Spargo would have been handy the last two weeks! 

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    54 minutes ago, McQueen said:

    @Drunkn167 being rather quite today... no leaks?

    Maybe caught an early flight to Darwin?

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    55 minutes ago, D4Life said:

    Not the week for two first games in Kielty & Baker, particularly after Petty last week.

    Outs: Petty Tyson Hannan

    Ins: Frost Stretch & Garlett or Spargo

    All faster than who they are replacing, and am tempted Spargo for Weideman or ANB.

    Just because had a poor game doesn't mean every debutant is is going to play poorly.

    Keilty has had 4 years in the system and Baker is a pacey wingman exactly what we need. Totally different players to Petty. 

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    they put the simon's selections video up early on youtube and then yanked it down

    garlett, spargo, frost and one other (can't remember who) for hannan, petty, weideman, and tyson

    Edited by whatwhatsaywhat

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    If this group do not show up this week and lose, I sense the club should prepare for a hammering from traumatised supporters.

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    6 hours ago, DV8 said:

    _ playing in Darwin isn't nonsense, but not having a bye the week after is... These two have to work in hand, or it is troublesome.

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    I'm pushing for us to Bookend Naidoc Week in July,,, in the Alice.

    A Friday or Saturday night game in Alice, to welcome Naidoc Week.

    And a closing Twilight Sunday match.

    ... Both games Free2Air .

    A fortnight away in JULY in the Territory. 

     

    Hopefully its school holidays at the time?  This would be excellent for the players at this time of year, as a freshen,,, up in the warmth.

    More power to positive innovative ideas! Yes school holidays commenced Monday 2nd of July through until Friday 19th of July. According to Goody's press conference team are scheduled to arrive today, Thursday and train at Marrara stadium 10:30 am tomorrow morning. Weather has been warm and windy daytime early Gurrulwa perhaps, today winds are more moderate though. Evenings swing back to more like Dinidjanggama with heavy dew forming. Awaiting selection news hopefully skilled footballers like Billy Stretch will get a call up and be on the flight up here. Your top-end correspondent team are both basking in the most pleasant dry season climes awaiting Saturday nights game with anticipation.

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    7 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    they put the simon's selections video up early on youtube and then yanked it down

    garlett, spargo, frost and one other (can't remember who) for hannan, petty, weideman, and Tyson

    Was it Stretch?

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    8 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    they put the simon's selections video up early on youtube and then yanked it down

    garlett, spargo, frost and one other (can't remember who) for hannan, petty, weideman, and Tyson

    One good thing is they have gone smaller which is needed on a slippery deck.

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    6 minutes ago, Soidee said:

    If this group do not show up this week and lose, I sense the club should prepare for a hammering from traumatised supporters.

    Just for a change ! 

    Could try total silence, now that would be a change.

    Fortunately, a win coming up to temper the mood. 

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    9 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    they put the simon's selections video up early on youtube and then yanked it down

    garlett, spargo, frost and one other (can't remember who) for hannan, petty, weideman, and tyson

    Tough on Petty and Weideman to come in and go straight out.

    But the replacements are much better suited for the humid/slippery conditions which will favour small and speedy players.

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    dunno if it was stretch - i was watching and then the vid disappeared as they removed it

    ch 7 won't be happy that they've gone early and broken the 6.25pm moratorium on team changes

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    3 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

    Was it Stretch?

    If not, he should fair dinkum go on strike and request an immediate transfer. 

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    2 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    dunno if it was stretch - i was watching and then the vid disappeared as they removed it

    ch 7 won't be happy that they've gone early and broken the 6.25pm moratorium on team changes

    They've done it a few times on different platforms...

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    3 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    Tough on Petty and Weideman to come in and go straight out.

    But the replacements are much better suited for the humid/slippery conditions which will favour small and speedy players.

    Tough on Petty, but he had to go.  The selectors should apologize to the boy for his original selection and tell him that he is not suited to the ground or weather conditions. Any lie will do.  He needs support and encouragement. 

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    3 minutes ago, hemingway said:

    If not, he should fair dinkum go on strike and request an immediate transfer. 

    Agree Ernest, among the best performed from last Saturday's Casey Demons televised game.

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    Melbourne is shorter odds at $1.83 to win by 40+ than it is to win by 1-39 (around $2.10).

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    3 minutes ago, Tarax Club said:

    Agree Ernest, among the best performed from last Saturday's Casey Demons televised game.

    Thanks for taking me seriously Tarax. 

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    22 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

    One good thing is they have gone smaller which is needed on a slippery deck.

    Will be pleasantly surprised if Jeffy gets a run.  So many logical reasons to do this...but hey... it's footy

    Be VERY intrigued if they DO play both Spargo AND Jeffy..have been want ting to see this just about all year..Just have a gut feeling theyd work well of of each other and wouldnt trip over each other either. Frost seems a beyond  "about time"inclusion

    I await official team sheet with more interest than I thought Id have this week...tttt

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    15 minutes ago, hemingway said:

    If not, he should fair dinkum go on strike and request an immediate transfer. 

    Stretch is in, ernest!

    In: Frost, Garlett, Stretch, Spargo
    Out: Hannan, Harry Petty, Dom Tyson, Weideman

    http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2018-07-05/round-16-team

    Edited by Lucifer's Hero

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