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TEAMS: Rd 18 vs Port Adelaide

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I’m hoping Melks can channel the spirit and energy of entrecôte and direct it at Port. Perhaps deck alir alir or Dixon and take them out of the game

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    5 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    Melk’s selection confounds me   He looked well past it in the last couple of games he played 

    Has he been starring at Casey ?

    He's been okay but in racing parlance.... prefer others

    How Bedford is preferred to Chandler is amazing.

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    Our backline looks pretty balanced on paper - if Riv can step up and take on more of the Nev Jetta stopping role. 

    Forward of the ball I still think we lack some X factor - particularly in the air. If we deliver the ball better and Koz can get to work we will look 100 times better.

    I don’t know about Melksham, but I do know that he kicks the ball well from half forward and that’s been his role for 3 years. 

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    Wouldn't be surprised if Melksham is taking things personally for one last ditch effort. I know I would.

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    Melksham in is a frustrating one, but tbh I'm more worried about us continuing to ride one out of form tall forward.

     

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    23 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    What does this mean? Serious question. If your preceding sentences are anything to go by it must be disparaging. But what exactly does it mean?

    edit: I just googled it. There’s five minutes of my life I’ll never get back.
    🙄

    You've never heard that phrase before WCW ?

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    Melk needs to turn the clock back to 2018. On Bedford, It's a fairly big ground might suit his speed, he certainly wasn't suited by Geelongs narrow offering.

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    Just now, loges said:

    You've never heard that phrase before WCW ?

    I haven’t. And I was quite happy having never heard it. I naively thought it might be something insightful (it isn’t) and now I can’t unhear it. 😭

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    8 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    Melksham in is a frustrating one, but tbh I'm more worried about us continuing to ride one out of form tall forward.

     

    Are you not a Ben Brown fan Nev?
    I had no idea.

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    4 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

    Are you not a Ben Brown fan Nev?
    I had no idea.

    I actually am, and I want him in form for finals but it feels like he doesn't have enough support in the forward line to be able to effectively turn around his form at the moment. I was one of the many calling for JVR to come in, but thought at least they might bring in Weid.

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    14 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    Melksham in is a frustrating one, but tbh I'm more worried about us continuing to ride one out of form tall forward.

     

    Unless Max plays mainly forward 

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    Absolutely laughable changes. No replacement for Oliver, Bedford gets gifted another game, Melksham has done nothing to deserve a call up, Sparrow and Spargo are undroppable for some reason, no change to the forward structure to fix last week's problems.

    By the time we wake up and realise we have some serious issues to resolve, it will be too late.

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    Melksham in. What a joke.

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    3 minutes ago, 1964_2 said:

    Unless Max plays mainly forward 

    Both Max and Jacko played last week and it didn't help Brown though.

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    Tonight's Round 18 Team Selection Heavyweight Blockbuster at Festival Hall!

     

    In the red and blue corner:  (The Champion)   Reigning Premiership Coach Simon Goodwin, his Selection Committee and his team of assistants with vast experience of playing and coaching at the highest level (at left in photo).

    VS

    In the black corner: (The Challengers)  Demonland posters who have no experience at AFL level but who like to think that they know more than the professionals (at right in photo).

     

     

    Phf3unh.jpg 

     

     

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    Dunstan must be regretting his decision to join us, and Chandler must be regretting staying with us. Form counts for nothing. The one saving grace is that Weid isn't in the side.

    Will Melk and May run through the banner together as a sign of solidarity?

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    55 minutes ago, DeeZee said:

    I think they have picked Melksham to try and improve connectivity with the forward line.

    Trac, Viney and Harmes/Sparrow/Kozzie combo in the middle, possibly Brayshaw.

    Yes, lord forbid there could be some actual reasons for the decisions.

    Melksham frees up Trac and Harmes for more midfield time. Not complicated.

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    2 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

    Tonight's Round 18 Team Selection Heavyweight Blockbuster at Festival Hall!

     

    In the red and blue corner:  (The Champion)   Reigning Premiership Coach Simon Goodwin, his Selection Committee and his team of assistants with vast experience of playing and coaching at the highest level (at left in photo).

    VS

    In the black corner: (The Challengers)  Demonland posters who have no experience at AFL level but who like to think that they know more than the professionals (at right in photo).

     

     

    Phf3unh.jpg 

     

     

    CCTV footage from Entrecote?

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    Melksham has been bog ordinary for Casey and Bedford was dreadful last week

    Wtf is going on?? DUNSTAN was great last week and would have done a serviceable job in Clarries absence , just TOTALLY  mind bogling. We will lose this!

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    1 minute ago, mo64 said:

    CCTV footage from Entrecote?

    The Demonlanders are the Tall guy on the left!!

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    52 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    Rivers and Tommo I get.

    Melk’s selection confounds me   He looked well past it in the last couple of games he played 

    Has he been starring at Casey ?

     

    He has been generally average to solid at Casey.  Maybe its compensation for the May incident.

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    All I can think of is Goody is trying to baffle the Port match committee with these selections just as much as us supporters

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