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Massive night for Weid and TMac, throwing ourselves back in time to 2018 when TMac was killing it and Weid looked like a future AA. 

Not expecting him to star, just want him to play his role. Good luck Sam, take your chance!

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    The Port game is in Adelaide so the latest Brown could fly out of Melbourne is next Thursday morning.  Unless his iso started Wednesday night/yesterday morning, which is unlikely as he was named in today's team, I'm sorry to say he won't play vs Port.

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    1 minute ago, Winners at last said:

    I think it's pretty obvious that the Club sees Weid as the future of the Club, whereas Mitch is of course a fair bit older. 

    Perhaps Mitch would have been selected if the opponent was a top side?

    Hopefully Weid doesn't drop those sitters ... and when he gets the chance kicks straight.

    Future, we're in win it all now mode not the future. If Brown gives us more chance to win then he should play, if any player gives us more chance to win they should play. The future is now and for most people Brown should get the position ahead of Weid but as someone else said maybe they see his ruck work as better if needed... who knows but its a massive meh for mine.

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    I would guess TMc takes Brown's role in the fwd line and Sam replaces TMc roaming further upfield.


    54 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    In addition to Weid, I wouldn't mind T Mac stepping up a gear as our number 1 forward.

    He hasn't played a game of note since the Port game in July last year. He's only averaged 3 marks and less than a goal a game since round 18 last year.

    As others have mentioned, really hoping BBB is available for next week.

    Weideman coming in means this is a big test for both him and McDonald. Brown will return as soon as he's over his enforced absence, meaning only one of Weideman and McDonald will keep their spot.

    It's also an opportunity for Weideman to show his forward credentials without having to worry about being the back-up ruckman.

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    It's not right that Mitch Brown doesn't come in. He kicked 7 goals in the VFL and Weideman was average. It should be Brown for Brown.

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    Good luck to Weid... Maybe notching in from massive VFL form (like last year) will take pressure off him to kick a bag.  Hopefully they kick footy's at home non-stop at training to soften those hands.

    As for bloody bomber supporters, they are pretty much all [censored], coaching at juniors preseason last week. A yr9 (About 14/15) says dees are crap (Wearing my members cap) and tells me how they have won 16 flags...  So they got to do sprints for every flag they won.  :) 

     

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    Hardly an intimidating defence. Weed just needs to bring the ball to ground. Kozzi n Co will clean up

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    8 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Weideman coming in means this is a big test for both him and McDonald. Brown will return as soon as he's over his enforced absence, meaning only one of Weideman and McDonald will keep their spot.

    It's also an opportunity for Weideman to show his forward credentials without having to worry about being the back-up ruckman.

    I find when both these two (Macca & Weid) are in the same team playing forward they too often get in each others' road on the lead and/or both are leaping at the same incoming high ball far too often.

    Hopefully this can't happen tonight assuming Macca plays mostly back.

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    1 minute ago, daisycutter said:

    weideman coming in off a 5 day break too

    True. That might be a factor old man Brown getting up for this game. 

    Weed might have been on restricted mins?

    5 minutes ago, shoguner said:

    It's not right that Mitch Brown doesn't come in. He kicked 7 goals in the VFL and Weideman was average. It should be Brown for Brown.

    I remember brown playing against the bummers a couple of years ago & played well & Essendon fans were saying we shouldn't have got rid of him. 

    6 minutes ago, shoguner said:

    It's not right that Mitch Brown doesn't come in. He kicked 7 goals in the VFL and Weideman was average. It should be Brown for Brown.

    Agree but Brown wasn’t even an emergency. Not sure what the criteria is for selection but in this case form can’t be one of them. 


    This is Weid's final chance I would think.

    There is a kid at Casey who is already pushing his name up.

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    Will be an interesting night one way or the other with this selection. Surely Weids last chance to show he can have an impact at this level.

    16 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

    The Port game is in Adelaide so the latest Brown could fly out of Melbourne is next Thursday morning.  Unless his iso started Wednesday night/yesterday morning, which is unlikely as he was named in today's team, I'm sorry to say he won't play vs Port.

    Won't be an issue LH.  With that run up he'll need to play from here anyway...

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    14 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    weideman coming in off a 5 day break too

    Should be fresh though since he barely got near it.

    Jokes aside I hope he does well and brings his career back from the brink. With Brown and McDonald near the end of their careers Weideman will be in the perfect age demographic to spearhead the forward line with Van Rooyen developing. Wishful thinking maybe but while he pulls a Melbourne jumper on I will support and hope.

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    Was bound to happen.

    What a difference to last years run of good luck,

    Really hope SW can do the job.

    I know its only one game but hes under the pump.

    Here's hoping he surprises us all

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    Big chance for the Weid.....I hope he kicks a bag!!!

    Go Dees!!!

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    I thought Benny Brown made the big difference for us up forward in the first two games. 

    I reckon this will go down to the wire unless one of Tnackers Weirdman or Fritz (I give up and will spell it like most commentators say it) kick three or four.

    Covid is going to make this season  interesting.

     
    Just now, Brownie said:

    I thought Benny Brown made the big difference for us up forward in the first two games. 

    I reckon this will go down to the wire unless one of Tnackers Weirdman or Fritz (I give up and will spell it like most commentators say it) kick three or four.

    Covid is going to make this season  interesting.

    Yeah .. God only knows how the season will play out. Makes it even more important than ever to get some early wins on the board.

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    4 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I'm surprised by the hate strongly negative attitude towards Essendon in this thread. There may be all sorts of reasons for it, but I wonder whether it all boils down to latent hostility following on from the result of the 2000 GF?

    Nazi colours. An unusually high proportion of unlikeable players and red-heads in the 90s. 

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