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3 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I'll microwave my membership if we lose.

that  won’t work anymore as it’s all digital now … so if we lose to NM tom you’ll have to microwave yr phone! 

 
4 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

that  won’t work anymore as it’s all digital now … so if we lose to NM tom you’ll have to microwave yr phone! 

Good point Wells!

It will take the Dickmond and filth supporters a while to catch on.  The iPhone/android dealers  around Punt road and Smith Street will make a fortune. 

They may even do as well as the dealers of other ...err .... products , in the those areas .

Of course the orthodontists will remain miles in front.

On 2/22/2022 at 9:24 AM, FlashInThePan said:

I can’t wait for this. It will be my first visit to Casey.

Shotgun. Baseball bat with nails. Kevlar vest. You’ll be right. 

 

NORTH MELBOURNE

1. Jack Mahony, 2. Jaidyn Stephenson, 4. Aiden Corr, 5. Curtis Taylor, 6. Jason Horne-Francis, 7. Jack Ziebell, 8. Bailey Scott, 13. Jared Polec, 15. Atu Bosenavulagi, 17. Lachie Young, 18. Hugh Greenwood, 19. Josh Walker, 20. Nick Larkey, 21. Callum Coleman-Jones, 22. Todd Goldstein, 23. Ben McKay, 24. Tom Powell, 25. Paul Curtis, 26. Tarryn Thomas, 27. Miller Bergman, 28. Kayne Turner, 29. Will Phillips, 31. Josh Goater, 32. Jacob Edwards, 33. Patrick Walker, 34. Jackson Archer, 35. Charlie Lazzaro, 37. Kyron Hayden, 40. Eddie Ford, 44. Cam Zurhaar

Notable absentees: Jed Anderson, Luke Davies-Uniacke, Ben Cunnington, Luke McDonald, Jy Simpkin, Aiden Bonar, Charlie Comben, Tristan Xerri, Aaron Hall

FB: Turner Corr Walker
HB: Ziebell McKay  Young
C: Polec  Greenwood Powell
HF: JHF  Larkey Stephenson
FF: Zurhaar  CCJ  Mahoney
Foll: Goldstein Thomas Phillips
Bench: Taylor, Scott, Atu, Curtis, Bergman, Goater, Edwards, Walker, Archer, Lazzaro, Hayden, Ford

Pretty handy North side given they are without 5 of their best 10 mids. 

Backline should keep us honest and their forward line is very underrated with some tricky match ups. 

Would like to see Simpkin, LDU and Cunnington really test us but I still think it's nice to play against a young and hungry side rather than a mature side that isn't that keen on giving much away in preseason. 


3 hours ago, mo64 said:

From reading the training reports, Dunstan was doing additional running. His omission could be due to a minor injury, although that would have been reported. Or they could be preparing him for a particular role, and he hasn't reached those standards yet in match sim. Ben Brown was given a specific training regiment before his recall. Dunstan maybe in the same situation.

Yep thats it based  on what Ive seen at Training

2 hours ago, Pipefitter said:

Are we unfurling the flag tomorrow?

No, we will be unfurling the egg n bacon rolls

Edited by John Demonic

 

It will be interesting to see where some of the players get a run during this match. No points up for grabs so I would imagine there will be a few trials of thoughts and ideas that have developed over the off season.

Will be interesting to see Turner getting a run. Not just to see his skill levels but also to see how he has been schooled in the defensive structures. Of most interest to me will be to see who runs through the wing positions, Jordon, Baker are obvious but we might see Hunt get a run there as well. They might give Gus an extended run in the center.

With the forwards there are a lot of tall options to rotate through there.

Will be good to see some footy and I hope there are no injuries to either team.

 
15 hours ago, Damo said:

Anyone know the format? Will it be 4 quarters? Will we have large interchange benches? Will all the teams follow the same format or will it be agreed on the day by the participants? Any info appreciated.

They were originally going to do 6." qtrs"  with unlimited bench. North have had some gastro go through the joint (going to be a few players out)so going to be 4 qtrs not sure how long,  with even numbers on bench (not sure how many). 

Edited by Bates Mate

12 minutes ago, Bates Mate said:

They were originally going to do 6." qtrs"  with unlimited bench. North have had some gastro go through the joint so going to be 4 qtrs not sure how long,  with even numbers on bench (not sure how many). 

Gastro? We should postpone the game just to pizz Chris Scott off.


Will anybody be providing a running commentary from the ground (for those without Kayo)?

6 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Gastro? We should postpone the game just to pizz Chris Scott off.

Will Noble have a sook when we beat North by 12 goals?

Dam it. Mixed emotions.  Time to get Kayo but buy murdoch another ivory back scratcher.

A Bombers mate of mine went to watch Essendon yesterday. He said immediately after the match there was a full-length seconds match. The supporters didn’t know this match was scheduled until it started. So I guess one needs to be prepared should something similar eventuate today. 
#JellieAFthatIcan’tGoToday😭


30 minutes ago, sisso said:

Will Noble have a sook when we beat North by 12 goals?

GOODY will have a sook if we beat North by 12 goals. 12 goals is a GF winning margin, not a S&Gs match winning margin. 

Edited by WalkingCivilWar

1 minute ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

GOODY will have a sook if we beat North by 12 goals. 12 goals is a GF winning margin, not a S&Gs match winning margin. 

we better win by 20 goals then

2 hours ago, CBDees said:

Will anybody be providing a running commentary from the ground (for those without Kayo)?

Fox has a blog for the game:  https://go.arena.im/live/fox-sports-australia/q9ckwvX?v=2

NMfc also will:  "There will also be full coverage of the game on NMFC website and app and on the NMFC Official accounts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook."

Can't find a ref that mfc will run a commentary but will check the website/twitter when the game starts. 

Will be interesting to see how Sam W goes today.

Best of luck to Adam T today too.

Go Dees.

Can someone please tell me what time this game starts?

TX.

Never mind 

I found it ...11am.

Edited by leave it to deever


Like others the only thing I hope for in these games is “no injuries” . Make no mistake all teams are going to come at us hard in the “we are tougher than you” stakes. Can’t we just play “ring a ring a rosy” and avoid any physical contact. Park our guns on the bench and play our second eleven. Still cricket season, far too early for footy. Maybe water the ground to avoid knee injuries and see how hungry our fringe players are in competing for scarce spots. 

It will be good to see some footy again but the result means little:  2021 we were absolutely thrashed by the Bulldogs in the preseason and then, the rest is history!

 
1 minute ago, Lucifers Hero said:

It will be good to see some footy again but the result means little:  2021 we were absolutely thrashed by the Bulldogs in the preseason and then, the rest is history!

In fairness we were missing some pretty big names against the Dogs whereas they were full strength.

 

1 hour ago, leave it to deever said:

Dam it. Mixed emotions.  Time to get Kayo but buy murdoch another ivory back scratcher.

Do what I'm doing. I've just subscribed to Kayo, but will cancel after the 14 day free membership period.


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