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44 minutes ago, Mr Steve said:

Someone explain what Smith and Wagner did to get a game this week. 

Wagner did his job last week and did his job this week. He's frustrating because he always makes a few head scratching mistakes but overall he's solid enough.

Smith kept Papley very quiet. Did a few bad things and has to get more involved in the game but when Smith was on him Papley had 1 behind which was a top from 55.

If you said Papley was held to 2 behinds you'd be pretty happy.

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    25 minutes ago, Billy said:

    Nup

    who cares, can’t do this much longer

    born in June 64 

    been a member since 85 & are tired so very tired 

    Ok I’ll stop winging 

    Lucky you,you were on this Earth when we won our last VFL Premiership.

     

    We still haven't won our first AFL Premiership in the national competition and it ain't coming in the next 10 years with this list and coach!!!

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    B: SALEM, MAY, LEVER

    HB: RIVERS, TOMLINSON, HIBBERD

    C : LANGDON, PETRACCA, VANDENBERG

    HF: MELKSHAM, BROWN, FRITSCH

    F: SPARGO, WEIDEMAN, PICKETT

    FOLL: GAWN, OLIVER, VINEY

    IC: BRAYSHAW, BENNELL, BAKER, LOCKHART

    IN: VANDENBERG, PICKETT, BENNELL, BAKER, LOCKHART, HIBBERD

    OUT: SMITH, OSCAR, ANB, JONES, HARMES, J.WAGNER

    Edited by WERRIDEE

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    Can we please take our blinkers off, the players we continue to back are not good enough,let's see others

    Lockhart, Bedford, Chandler, Bennell, add in Hibberd and Pickett

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    Of a 4 day break a few need a rest or a chop out

    Out Oscar, Jones, Smith, ANB, Fritch who can stay out till he shows a desire to tackle

    In Hibberd, Picket, Pruess (Freo play 2 ruckmen and give Max some relief) Lockhart and Hannan

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    There is justification to drop a hell of a lot of that team after that performance. Put all the names in a hat and draw out 6 to drop.

    Start with a clean sheet of paper and a list of available players and start all over.

    Defence: May, Lever, Rivers and Hibberd (if fit) are the only 4 I would pencil in as certainties.

    Ruck: Max

    Mid Field: Pettracca, Oliver, Brayshaw, Viney, Langdon, Tomilinson and Harmes (Had his best game of the year)

    Forwards: Can think of no one  I would have as certainties.

    FB: Lever - May -  Jetta

    HBF: Rivers - Hibberd - Salem

    ? Langdon - Petracca - Tomlinson

    HFF: Brayshaw - Brown - Harmes

    F: Pickett - Weideman - Bedford

    Fol: Gawn - Oliver - Viney

    IC: ANB - Baker - Lockhart - Preuss

    5 fresh sets of legs in that team, Jetta, Bedford, Baker, Lockhart and Preuss. Out - Melksham, Jones, OMac, Wagner and some other noddy.

    Preuss can back up Max and both can spend time forward when required. I still do not understand how we can have one of the best 2 ruckmen in the comp and lose the clearances week after week. 

    After that game it all smacks of re-arranging the deckchairs on the Titanic.

     

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    FB: Hibberd  May  Tomlinson
    HB: Salem  Lever  J. Wagner
    C;  Harmes  Oliver Langdon
    HF:  Pickett  Melksham    ANB
    FF: Fritsch  Preuss  Hannan
    Foll: Gawn   Viney   C. Wagner
    Int: Petracca Brayshaw  Vanders  Lockhart

    Out: Smith, Jones,  Oscar,  Brown, Weideman (rested), Rivers (rested), Spargo (rested), 
    In: Hibberd, Vanders, Lockhart,  Preuss, Hannan, Pickett, C. Wagner

    Clearly the midfield needs fresh legs. Harmes on ball or wing. Vanders in. C Wagner worth a try.

    Backline goes back to the unit that mostly has been doing the job.

    Forward line needs a shake up. Weid just looked spent today. Time for Preuss to have a go and can spell Max efficiently. If we don't have a good half forward lets stop playing with one and use the mid sized guys.
     

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    the 4 day break should give Goodwin the opportunity to make wholesale changes.

    Get some legs into the team Pickett/Bedford/Hunt/Baker etc

    Get Preuss back in this week. 

    Will Hibberd be right?

     

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    Out: Viney, Oscar, Wagner, Jones, Melksham, Fritta.

    In: Don't give a [censored]. Just get those guys out quick smart.

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    WTF if Smith plays again l won't be watching. O Mac, Jones see ya later & the rest l don't care. Absolutely disgusting effort. Turned it off at half time. Once again they let us down big time. Membership for next season hanging by a thread. 

     

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    Smith cannot play. He just can't. 

    And it's probably time to give Bedford a run

     

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    out: Jones, Smith, Viney Fritsch

    in: Hibberd, Baker, Lockhart, Bedford

    Thought Wagner was ok.....80% efficiency compared to Viney 50%  & 4 turnovers.

    What’s the go with Dunkley? Another wasted pick?

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    Out: Tall defence and any players who pull up sore. In: Run and carry to counteract four-day break and new challenges to excite team. Trac to start in goal square, Brayshaw on his brother, Smith should hard tag on Fyfe. 

    That means Out: Rivers (rested because he's a kid and he doesn't have the background workload to back up well, even though he would normally play), O.Mac, Jones, Spargo, Wagner, Fritsch (something's not right with him). In Pickett, VDB, Hibberd, Hunt, Baker and Lockhart. If ANB and Brayshaw are sore then they should rest as well with Hannan or Bennell their replacements.

    B: Lockhart May Salem

    HB: Smith Lever Hibberd

    C Langdon Brayshaw VDB

    HF: ANB Brown Melky

    F: Pickett Petracca Weid

    Ru: Gawn Oliver Viney

    Int: Baker, Harmes, Tomlinson, Hunt

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    Where the F is Toby Bedford?

    He hasnt played since round 1.  Heaven forbid we bring in a young fresh runner with some toe.   

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    Omac - NEVER TO PULL ON AN MFC JERSEY AGAIN. 

    Wagner - Should never have been back in the team. 

    Jones - Retire NOW. 

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    3 minutes ago, Deespicable said:

    Out: Tall defence and any players who pull up sore. In: Run and carry to counteract four-day break and new challenges to excite team. Trac to start in goal square, Brayshaw on his brother, Smith should hard tag on Fyfe. 

    That means Out: Rivers (rested because he's a kid and he doesn't have the background workload to back up well, even though he would normally play), O.Mac, Jones, Spargo, Wagner, Fritsch (something's not right with him). In Pickett, VDB, Hibberd, Hunt, Baker and Lockhart. If ANB and Brayshaw are sore then they should rest as well with Hannan or Bennell their replacements.

    B: Lockhart May Salem

    HB: Smith Lever Hibberd

    C Langdon Brayshaw VDB

    HF: ANB Brown Melky

    F: Pickett Petracca Weid

    Ru: Gawn Oliver Viney

    Int: Baker, Harmes, Tomlinson, Hunt

    Smith. LOL.

    In  -     Bennell,   Pickett,  Hibberd,  Dunkley,  Baker, Lockhart,  AVB, Chandler, Jetta, 

    Out -     O Mac, Jones,  Fritsch, Meksham, Viney, Wagner, Smith, ANB,   Harmes

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    Smith wasn't too bad if you watched closely.

    The problems came from the entry into forward fifty and lack of forward pressure.

    Tackling was WAP from the get go.

    Lots of falling over, lots of bad disposal.

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    Hows this for a line up..

    FB: Hibberd  May  Lever
    HB: Salem Tomlinson Lockart
    C; Langdon Oliver Bedford
    HF: Harmes Weideman Melksham 
    FF: Pickett Preuss Viney
    Foll: Gawn Petracca Brayshaw
    Int: Hannan Spargo Rivers Bennell

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    4 minutes ago, Biffen said:

    Smith wasn't too bad if you watched closely.

    The problems came from the entry into forward fifty and lack of forward pressure.

    Tackling was WAP from the get go.

    Lots of falling over, lots of bad disposal.

    Mate, first half chook without a head.

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    Smith wasn’t bad. Papley with 0.2 you would take but our defence felt out of whack. It works better with May, Lever, Tomlinson as the talls.

     

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    2 minutes ago, wizardinoz said:

     

    Mate, first half chook without a head.

    Chasing tail makes it look worse but he tackled well.

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