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Training - Wednesday, 20th March 2019

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17 minutes ago, deespicable me said:

Went down to training and very pleased to report no new injuries!

Preuss was doing a lot of work with the mids and I would suggest he is in strong consideration for Saturdays game. Didn't look hindered and trained the whole session.

Players "next in line"

KK. He was in the midfield group and another who trained the whole session and looked good. They trialled him on the wing in their midfield "plays". Really think he can add something when he is right to go.

Baker. Another who they trialled on the wing in the midfield plays. Looking forward to a good year from him, he is another who has a lot of upside and is close to selection

Sparrow. Last time I went along to training I wondered what all the fuss was about with him but after a taste in the pre-season you can see he has come along very nicely in the last few weeks. They have him in the middle mixing with Oliver, Gus, Viney and the likes and he looks like he will be equally as good in a year or two. He finished off slamming goals from outside 50. Massive boot, he looks the goods.

Watched Gus for a while and if he was a racehorse you would say he is a lazy track-worker, he rarely stands out and as some of the young guns want to show off and impress and have a laugh Gus was just doing what he had to to get through. I think he might have his sights firmly set on Saturday.

Melksham looked tired. Really wanted to see him as he is so important to us but he didn't overly involve himself. Don't know why and I'm sure it was nothing but I hope he fires up on Saturday.

He's got a 5 week old baby at home. I don't need to look any further for a reason. 

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    1 hour ago, deespicable me said:

    Went down to training and very pleased to report no new injuries!

    Preuss was doing a lot of work with the mids and I would suggest he is in strong consideration for Saturdays game. Didn't look hindered and trained the whole session.

    Players "next in line"

    KK. He was in the midfield group and another who trained the whole session and looked good. They trialled him on the wing in their midfield "plays". Really think he can add something when he is right to go.

    Baker. Another who they trialled on the wing in the midfield plays. Looking forward to a good year from him, he is another who has a lot of upside and is close to selection

    Sparrow. Last time I went along to training I wondered what all the fuss was about with him but after a taste in the pre-season you can see he has come along very nicely in the last few weeks. They have him in the middle mixing with Oliver, Gus, Viney and the likes and he looks like he will be equally as good in a year or two. He finished off slamming goals from outside 50. Massive boot, he looks the goods.

    Watched Gus for a while and if he was a racehorse you would say he is a lazy track-worker, he rarely stands out and as some of the young guns want to show off and impress and have a laugh Gus was just doing what he had to to get through. I think he might have his sights firmly set on Saturday.

    Melksham looked tired. Really wanted to see him as he is so important to us but he didn't overly involve himself. Don't know why and I'm sure it was nothing but I hope he fires up on Saturday.

    Melksham was probably  cross eyed from the nappies.

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    1 hour ago, deespicable me said:

    Preuss was doing a lot of work with the mids and I would suggest he is in strong consideration for Saturdays game. Didn't look hindered and trained the whole session.

    I'd take the punt with Preuss and play him, considering we got him over to assist Gawn when he's up against twin towers (ie- Ryder and Lycett)

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    25 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    I'd take the punt with Preuss and play him, considering we got him over to assist Gawn when he's up against twin towers (ie- Ryder and Lycett)

    Can't see Ryder playing - can't see what Preuss brings to the table based on form to date  

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    4 minutes ago, Sydee said:

    Can't see Ryder playing - can't see what Preuss brings to the table based on form to date  

    Ryder is confirmed playing.

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    Preuss won't be selected.  If they were going to play Gawn and Preuss they would have trialed it in the JLT.

    The fact that he was training with the mids is irrelevant.  What else do you expect him to do at training ?

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    36 minutes ago, Sydee said:

    Can't see Ryder playing - can't see what Preuss brings to the table based on form to date  

    All about balance, Preuss will not add any ground speed thats for sure. 

    Can't see him playing but there is going to be an amount of experimentation in the early part of the season, so you never know.

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    5 hours ago, ManDee said:

    Poor effort by the medical/coaching team to leave him on the ground in a practice match, we could have played one short for part of a practice match now we don't have him available for 6 weeks!

    Or an informed effort by the medical/coaching team in place who assessed that leaving him on the ground wasn't going to add to the recovery time he would have needed in any case.

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    4 hours ago, ProDee said:

    Was it poor to leave Smith on when he'd clearly injured his groin ?  Sure.  

    Would he have most likely have missed games even if he didn't come back on ?  By the way he was hobbling I suspect it wouldn't have mattered much.

    Of course it wouldn't have mattered much. The damage was already done.

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    3 hours ago, McQueen said:

    That's a bit like saying that Misson said "oh what the hell, it's gonna be a 6 week injury, we may as well leave him out there". 

    :wacko:

    Exactly.

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    39 minutes ago, bing181 said:

    Of course it wouldn't have mattered much. The damage was already done.

    Isn't that what I inferred ?

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    Sorry, but unless they had an MRI at Casey the doctors have no idea of the damage.  Preuss looked worse than Smith at the time.  He’s ready for round 1.  

    Have the utmost respect for the professionalism of MFC these days but not on this occasion.

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    1 hour ago, ProDee said:

    Isn't that what I inferred ?

    “Not enough people have said this.

     It needs more.”

    Well at least from people with the qualications to say so. 

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    6 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I agree with the sentiment that it seems poor management to have kept him on the field, but would most people have him in their Round 1 side if fit? I'm not sure if he gets in ahead of T Mac, Weideman, Melksham, Petracca, Spargo, ANB and Hunt. And I can't see us playing an eighth forward. The last three I've listed would be playing a different role, so the real question is whether he'd be playing instead of one of the first four named (I would have thought not) or whether one of those four plays elsewhere (possible, if Petracca plays more of a mid-field role). In short, I'm not convinced he would have been picked this week anyway. 

    And I forgot about Fritsch. If he's playing forward, there's even less room for Smith (and probably Hunt)

    In answer to your first question - yes! The kid has talent, he has all the required tools but just can’t get an extended crack at it. Leaving him out there might not have changed the injury outcome but it is odd given that players are instructed to report the slightest niggle at training and they are usually off immediately to the rehab room but not in a JLT?? 

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    4 hours ago, chook fowler said:

    Melksham was probably  cross eyed from the nappies.

    My kids were wearing nappies when they ran out on the ground, they were that young. No one got near "em.

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    If Pruess is right I reckon he will play, especially with Smith out.

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    1 hour ago, Moonshadow said:

    Highly doubt Preuss will play. Weid will give Gawn a chop out.

    i am in two minds about it

    can see preuss coming in with both avb and sos missing; we need that big body throwing weight around, plus another marking target forward

    match committee will be a big one! 

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    13 hours ago, Demon Jack said:

    Couple of nice moments from the potential debutante in Hore. Knows when to engage and when to stay on the ground level to crumb.

    Hunt definitely looks to be playing forward. 

    Meanwhile, Clarry sets up Petracca with a lace out pass. Trac misses the set shot.

    Won’t get a game for us then, he must jump for every contest with our other 3-4 players in the area. No smart crumbers at MFC, thank you very much. ??

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    21 hours ago, pewpewpew said:

    The 12-16 weeks sounds like the club being conservative with the estimates due to it being his second ACL.

    Last report said 6-10 (earlier this week)

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    12 hours ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    I tend to agree

    Playing Preuss will weaken the side.  I can't imagine Goodwin will want to do that.

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    Last weather report suggest 29c with light rain and possible thunder storm.

    Gonna be a greasy pill.

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    13 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

    In answer to your first question - yes! The kid has talent, he has all the required tools but just can’t get an extended crack at it. Leaving him out there might not have changed the injury outcome but it is odd given that players are instructed to report the slightest niggle at training and they are usually off immediately to the rehab room but not in a JLT?? 

    I'm curious. If Smith were picked, who would miss out from the players I've listed?

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    38 minutes ago, McQueen said:

    Last weather report suggest 29c with light rain and possible thunder storm.

    Gonna be a greasy pill.

    And a close one !

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