2 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

Mebbe - but excitement and exuberance will shine through

We'd better.

Why did we bother getting Brown if we’re not going to play him when we need a key forward and TMac is injured?!

Guessing Jackson will come in as he and Brown were the reported standouts in the scratch match. 

7 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

Me too

Realistic and practical point of view leads directly to no Brown

Ok, good chat.

What a disgraceful game this is tonight.  The Pies have tripled the Cats in the free kick count and 6 to 1 in the last with some of the worst/softest frees ive seen in quite a while.  Well....since a West Coast dodgy game at home anyway.  Probably not that long.

Cats were never winning this one.  Strict interpretation in favour of the Pies.   The Cats getting virtually zip.

As i write they just got their 9th but game pretty much done.

I'd like to see us play back men in our forward line so that when our mids bomb it in we can run the ball out instead of the opposition. Clarkson will never know what hit him and the game will be over before they known it.

7 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

What a disgraceful game this is tonight.  The Pies have tripled the Cats in the free kick count and 6 to 1 in the last with some of the worst/softest frees ive seen in quite a while.  Well....since a West Coast dodgy game at home anyway.  Probably not that long.

Cats were never winning this one.  Strict interpretation in favour of the Pies.   The Cats getting virtually zip.

As i write they just got their 9th but game pretty much done.

Cats could not buy a free in the last. A couple of clesr in the backs in their forward line.

3 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

What a disgraceful game this is tonight.  The Pies have tripled the Cats in the free kick count and 6 to 1 in the last with some of the worst/softest frees ive seen in quite a while.  Well....since a West Coast dodgy game at home anyway.  Probably not that long.

Cats were never winning this one.  Strict interpretation in favour of the Pies.   The Cats getting virtually zip.

As i write they just got their 9th but game pretty much done.

Started poorly with that mark paid to De Goey...what a howler and Brian said he probably held it long enough.

The only thing worse than the standard of game and umpiring was the commentary.

That trio are dreadful...

1 minute ago, chookrat said:

I'd like to see us play back men in our forward line so that when our mids bomb it in we can run the ball out instead of the opposition. Clarkson will never know what hit him and the game will be over before they known it.

Have to play a defensive forward on Frost. He could really hurt us. Smith the obvious candidate.

I'd like to see Jones and Jackson come in for Tmac and Melksham. If we can rotate Gawn forward more often or leave him to sit behind the ball a bit more with Jackson in the ruck hopefully he'd be even fresher later in the game.

6 minutes ago, rjay said:

Started poorly with that mark paid to De Goey...what a howler and Brian said he probably held it long enough.

The only thing worse than the standard of game and umpiring was the commentary.

That trio are dreadful...

Yep and then 3 grabs to Hawkins on a flank not long after....not paid.

One of the most biased games of umpiring i've witnessed.

Couldn't agree more re: the commentary team Rjay.  How the hell Chanel 7 ever got the coverage back is beyond me.  Certainly don't deserve it and never earned it at any point in the last 20 years or so.

They have no idea, offer no added value and very rarely cover any nuances of the game or players.

The inane platitudes and focus of Bruce on mostly the stars (in his eyes) drives me up the wall.  Zero criticism at any stage of any officials and their decision making.  Anything controversial (throws, obvious pushes in the back gone uncalled and holding the ball getting a free run tonight vs tight interpretation last week for example) mostly never gets a mention.

In future i am going to turn those idiots off and just watch the game in blissful silence.

40 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

Why did we bother getting Brown if we’re not going to play him when we need a key forward and TMac is injured?!

Guessing Jackson will come in as he and Brown were the reported standouts in the scratch match. 

Yes Brown was the spare wheel.  Now he must be feeling like a blown out tyre !!! The 2 key forwards worked well. I’m hoping Tomlinson gets a crack at CHF. 

1 hour ago, binman said:

It would be strange in so far as it would be reverting to the one big forward line surrounded by small and mediums again (even though Smith can play big, sort of with his leap). And that set up just wasn't working.

one big forward worked pretty well for 3 quarters last week

2 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

The inane platitudes and focus of Bruce on mostly the stars (in his eyes) drives me up the wall. 

Did you know that Brown & Daicos had fathers who played for Collingwood 'Rusty'???

Who would have thought...

8 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

Yep and then 3 grabs to Hawkins on a flank not long after....not paid.

One of the most biased games of umpiring i've witnessed.

Couldn't agree more re: the commentary team Rjay.  How the hell Chanel 7 ever got the coverage back is beyond me.  Certainly don't deserve it and never earned it at any point in the last 20 years or so.

They have no idea, offer no added value and very rarely cover any nuances of the game or players.

The inane platitudes and focus of Bruce on mostly the stars (in his eyes) drives me up the wall.  Zero criticism at any stage of any officials and their decision making.  Anything controversial (throws, obvious pushes in the back gone uncalled and holding the ball getting a free run tonight vs tight interpretation last week for example) mostly never gets a mention.

In future i am going to turn those idiots off and just watch the game in blissful silence.

If it makes you feel any better, they're doing our game on Sunday...........

4 minutes ago, rjay said:

Did you know that Brown & Daicos had fathers who played for Collingwood 'Rusty'???

Who would have thought...

haha

Apparently Blicavs was in Athletics too prior to footy?  I've never heard that before!

Thought we might have looked to give one of Sparrow or Jordan a run as we will need to bat deep in the midfield in the next month or so with the condensed fixture. 

27 minutes ago, rjay said:

Did you know that Brown & Daicos had fathers who played for Collingwood 'Rusty'???

Who would have thought...

27 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

If it makes you feel any better, they're doing our game on Sunday...........

Well that's just topped my night off!  Ty & good evening to you Dazzle

IN: Jones, Tomlinson and Smith in I reckon. 

OUT: Tmac, Jetta and Melksham. 

May to play forward, Smith to play on Gunston down back, Lever and Omac minding M.Lewis and O'Brien. 

Jonesy to replace Melk in the forward line. 

We need Tomlinson in, as the Hawks have 2 gut runners in Smith and Scully, and he can relieve Gawny in the Ruck. 

6 minutes ago, Caligula's cohort said:

IN: Jones, Tomlinson and Smith in I reckon. 

OUT: Tmac, Jetta and Melksham. 

May to play forward, Smith to play on Gunston down back, Lever and Omac minding M.Lewis and O'Brien. 

Jonesy to replace Melk in the forward line. 

We need Tomlinson in, as the Hawks have 2 gut runners in Smith and Scully, and he can relieve Gawny in the Ruck. 

Surely to goodness they won't make more than the one forced  change to a winnning side?

And I can't see Smith playing back any time soon.

Well it has to be Jackson, we need a resting ruckman for Gawny, he can't be expected to ruck all day and back up in 5 days time.

Hoping for Melk to be given a defensive tagging role on Sicily and really get in his face.

Edited July 16, 20204 yr by Win4theAges

I’d have Tomlinson, Jackson, Fritsch and Milkshake on the interchange.

T and J as talls.

M. & F. To play forward and contribute to our goals.

M and T. Can go through the middle.

T. & F. can help out down back or on the wing if needed.

J can help Gawn if needed.

Shame about Mitch Brown not being considered and those that miss the final cut (automatically becoming emergencies).

 

11 minutes ago, Win4theAges said:

Well it has to be Jackson, we need a resting ruckman for Gawny, he can't be expected to ruck all day and back up in 5 days time.

Hoping for Melk to be given a defensive tagging role on Sicily and really get in his face.

Weed can give maxy a chop out. I reckon he's actually pretty good in the ruck.

7 hours ago, Engorged Onion said:

I'm excited by this... the safe option is Tomlinson, with no guarantee, but Jackson will be exciting from a Melbourne supporters perspective with even less of a guarantee, and Smith could be exciting up forward and even less of a guarantee than Jackson...

Plenty of risky moves from Goodwin and co in selection.

Well Goodwin did very recently say...

”I think it’s time as a club we started building that winning culture and building some momentum going into our season.”

Very excited for the next 100 games, now that this has been decided. 

Edited July 16, 20204 yr by Mel Bourne

6 hours ago, binman said:

Weed can give maxy a chop out. I reckon he's actually pretty good in the ruck.

With the 20% less game time this season Bin i reckon that's the equivalent to roughly a standard game for Big M even playing 99% TOG.  Not saying he never gets a break but to me the less the better.  Maxy's taken 98% of all ruck work so far and he's leading the stat averages count (in general) so far.  It's working a treat as is.

The above also allows the Weid to focus 98% of his energy on throwing himself into everything up forward and honing his craft there.

Edited July 16, 20204 yr by Rusty Nails