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The most pleasing thing to me from tonight was the performance of the kids in Spargo, Baker, Pickett and Rivers. 
I thought they all stepped up.

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Just now, dazzledavey36 said:

Heath Shaw only had 5 disposals for the night.. I honestly did not notice him at all tonight and its no wonder why. Usually kills us off half back.

 

he plays a much deeper role these days lockdown type on the mitch wallis' of the world

viney needs to learn to not go back into traffic and dispose of the ball sooner instead of trying to do it all himself. the only difference between him and the brad crouches of the world are the ability to give the ball off at the right time. we can blame this on the ability of his teammates as a youngster... had no choice but to do it all himself. i really dont want him to leave but if he doesnt tidy this up (which he absolutely can do) he could be expendable as a player definitely not as the most melbourne through and through person we have on our list.

CHANGES:

vdb --> harmes

jetta (inj) --> lockhart

smith (matchups) --> hibbo

anb --> bedford/hannan (probably safe coz we won tho)

 

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1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

We cannot simply throw an 18 year in one of the most crucial game of the year straight into the side on the back of a 5 week lay off.

Stick with Weideman,  he just needs to learn how to get himself out from this rut. Dropping him won't fix that. This is all part of his development into a good power forward.

Sorry but i reckon a witches hat would do better Dazzle.  And LJ aint no witches hat 

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Just now, Rusty Nails said:

Sorry but i reckon a witches hat would do better Dazzle.  And LJ aint no witches hat ...get my drift 

When he's fully fit I get your drift.

Again, he hasn't played for a week. He'll make 0 impact due to no match fitness under his belt.

It would be a selection disaster if they picked him.

Don't get me wrong, i rate Jacko very highly, but he will not be match ready.

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19 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

About the only good thing milkshake has done all season. 

Yep, it was another nothing game from him but anybody who cleans up Toby Greene automatically gets a spot in next week’s team. 

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7 minutes ago, gs77 said:

Whoever dreamed that up and whoever did the voiceover should hang their heads in shame. 

Footballers should never do commercials, full stop. ( I didn't see it and I sure don't want to if it is as bad as it sounds.)

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Two things.

1. May is my favourite player and it’s becoming daylight second. The bloke is a god send. Can’t remember the last KPD I feel totally at ease about when the ball is in his vicinity.

2. Rivers should have played a lot more than 8 of a possible 16 games this year. Not a big selection failure but a selection failure nonetheless

There are things to feel down about but the crop of kids coming through is definitely not one of them.

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4 minutes ago, Dame Gaga said:

Footballers should never do commercials, full stop. ( I didn't see it and I sure don't want to if it is as bad as it sounds.)

You don’t want to see it, but CP had his voice dubbed by some moronic-sounding “actor” armed with a script that seemed written by a drunk chimpanzee. Weirdly disrespectful, and hard to believe it got through the various channels. 

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14 minutes ago, Mel Bourne said:

Yep, it was another nothing game from him but anybody who cleans up Toby Greene automatically gets a spot in next week’s team. 

He just needs to stay mobile to present the occasional option/keep opponent honest and draw him away from Brown on occasions, make a contest and try and defend when needed as best as possible.  Something Weid did pretty much diddly squat of tonight.

Even if he manages 75% game time Dazzle.  Brown and Gawn should be able to cover the balance of his remaining time between them.  He's also not bad at ground level and might help others to score etc.

Sometimes its better to play youngsters in short bursts.  His confidence will be up and being young he'll have no fear.

Weid's had his chances to stand up in three critical games in a row now.  Three strikes policy surely or we seriously have out hand on it as a club.

Same goes for Melk.  Shocking game tonight and added nothing to the team either offensively or defensively and for a senior player loses the one v ones far too often.

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3 minutes ago, P-man said:

Two things.

1. May is my favourite player and it’s becoming daylight second. The bloke is a god send. Can’t remember the last KPF I feel totally at ease about when the ball is in his vicinity.

2. Rivers should have played a lot more than 8 of a possible 16 games this year. Not a big selection failure but a selection failure nonetheless

There are things to feel down about but the crop of kids coming through is definitely not one of them.

Surely there’s only a crack of light between him and Trac! 

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Just wanted to say I thought those Jumpers looked outstanding tonight. Good bit of nostalgia with that logo representing the Dee's of my childhood. Looking forward to my jumper arriving this week. We've put together some cracker jumpers recently including all the indigenous designs as well as the MFC insignia one. Think my new Covid lockdown hobby is to collect them all and frame them. Not sure my girlfriend will be happy when I put them up all over the house :laugh:

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We win a close one again. Well done Burgess.

Baker got us rolling, great goals.

Can't wait for Pickett to get those easy goals!

Rivers in every position.

Backline held up well again. 

Langdons' run and connections, so consistent all year.

Weids needs to find some space and separation..

Unsure about Melksham, on baller run with opponent tonight, but wasn't convincing.

Also thought Fritta was off his game,  although never stopped presenting and trying.

Liked VDB 1 percenters and that he looks composed with the ball.

Umpires got GWS into the game and they had a fair run from them.

They seemed to be able to hit us in head or take our legs out.

Deliberates were judge inconsistently. 

Why do we still let the other team score multiple goals as we score 1.

We have to stop their momentum surges. Be desperate, become ruthless and harden up.

Great last quarter.

Hoping for more connection  between Gawn and his mids.

Gawn's work rate and some crucial marks were important, as was Mays'.

We can hope to sneak into finals contention.

Go Dees.

 

 

 

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19 minutes ago, Mel Bourne said:

Surely there’s only a crack of light between him and Trac! 

Definitely get more joy watching Trac but geeze I’m happy May plays for us. Not just for his ability. A proper leader. I hope it’s for a long time to come. 

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1 hour ago, Mel Bourne said:

You don’t want to see it, but CP had his voice dubbed by some moronic-sounding “actor” armed with a script that seemed written by a drunk chimpanzee. Weirdly disrespectful, and hard to believe it got through the various channels. 

Thanks for the warning. I will avoid at all costs. Can't believe Trac would do that sort of rubbish. But then, he is only a young boy. His heart beats true.

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9 hours ago, Wadda We Sing said:

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Really love our traditional jumper but was really impressed with last nights. Looked good on TV and made some of our youngsters look bigger.

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7 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

While he didn't hit the scoreboard, I thought Mitch Brown was good for us tonight.  13 touches and 7 marks and he got up the ground to give us a target as well.  His experience was on full display throughout this game.

Makes the decision to drop him last week for Preuss look even worse than it already did.

Across his game sets so far, I am really quite pleased with Brown's lead-up nouse; he goes to space quite a distance and presents a good target for the positive carriage of the ball from the backs, the flanks and into the hot zones. Well done last night, Brownie!

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6 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Special mention to Joel Smith who shut down Elliot Himmelberg.  Kept him to 5 disposals and 0 goals. 

 

Imagine the benefits of having Smith rotating into the forward line when we need goals. Yes, he did a good job on Himmelberg last night.

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