19 hours ago, The heart beats true said:

Just on Tom MacDonald…

6 weeks ago Melksham would have been the most likely experienced player to never play another game for us. Benny Brown has really only come good for about 20% of his time as a Demon. Sorry, I should have said ‘Premiership player’ Benny Brown. You get my point.

Opportunities exist if you can see them, and take them. Tom only needs to come good for a 6 week period. Never write off professional athletes who’ve been in the system as long as these blokes. They know what it takes.

Absolutely THB.  Fingers crossed his rehab sees him freed up a little more,  allowing him to wind back the clock somewhat.

We'll have a better idea where he's at after the next two weeks at Casey.

Fritsch 1 week away, League in trouble

 

 

Edited August 15, 20231 yr by david_neitz_is_my_dad

Great news re: Fritta

There is life in that forward line of ours afterall

Injury List: Round 23

Ben Brown - Knee | Test
Daniel Turner - Hand | Test
Bayley Fritsch - Foot | 1 - 2 Weeks 
Blake Howes - Hand | Season 
Harrison Petty - Foot  | Season 
Oliver Sestan - Elbow | Season 
 

No way you would risk Fritsch against the swans.  Easy unofficial hit out next week, then Casey the week after

1 hour ago, DubDee said:

No way you would risk Fritsch against the swans.  Easy unofficial hit out next week, then Casey the week after

If we beat Hawthorn (a must tbf) then we can just rest a lot of our players against the Swans.

Just finish 4th to play at the G'.

1 hour ago, DubDee said:

No way you would risk Fritsch against the swans.  Easy unofficial hit out next week, then Casey the week after

Not sure about this Dub. 
We want him prime for the finals , so if declared fit, I reckon we’ll play him in the real stuff 

1 hour ago, ElDiablo14 said:

If we beat Hawthorn (a must tbf) then we can just rest a lot of our players against the Swans.

Just finish 4th to play at the G'.

But there is already a break after round 24. Unless you have someone with minor injuries you have to play them to get better form. 

Edited August 15, 20231 yr by Gawndy the Great

9 hours ago, Gawndy the Great said:

But there is already a break after round 24. Unless you have someone with minor injuries you have to play them to get better form. 

Doesn't need to be managed or omitted, but perhaps reduced load during the game.

Gawn plays 90%+ in most games, reduce it to 60-70 % in Rd 24.

12 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Not sure about this Dub. 
We want him prime for the finals , so if declared fit, I reckon we’ll play him in the real stuff 

agree BBO, if 100% fit

bit i highly doubt he will be

MFC should be concentrating 100% on Hawthorn nothing else matters.

We should win this well but if they come hard at us we could be in trouble with lack of forward power.

Forget about Fritsch and Tmac for now.

Why was Brayshaw dressed up looking ridiculous the  other day for the press.  He should be 100% focused on playing this weekend.

I agree with Cornes , AFL players appear to have far too much free time on their hands. They should  be training almost everyday especially this week and sharpening their skills not sticking their noggin infront of the cameras at evey opportunity.

FFS .  get serious MFC  or you'll finish 5th in a blink. Every Carlton supporter will be cheering and screaming for Hawthorn to win this round.   Our game will probably get a very high TV rating.

7 minutes ago, Deebauched said:

MFC should be concentrating 100% on Hawthorn nothing else matters.

We should win this well but if they come hard at us we could be in trouble with lack of forward power.

Forget about Fritsch and Tmac for now.

Why was Brayshaw dressed up looking ridiculous the  other day for the press.  He should be 100% focused on playing this weekend.

I agree with Cornes , AFL players appear to have far too much free time on their hands. They should  be training almost everyday especially this week and sharpening their skills not sticking their noggin infront of the cameras at evey opportunity.

FFS .  get serious MFC  or you'll finish 5th in a blink. Every Carlton supporter will be cheering and screaming for Hawthorn to win this round.   Our game will probably get a very high TV rating.

He is supporting a wonderful cause that the Melbourne Football Club instigated supporting women with breast cancer, The Pink Lady Match.

There are far more important things in life than a game of footy.

10 hours ago, Hellaintabadplacetobe said:

He is supporting a wonderful cause that the Melbourne Football Club instigated supporting women with breast cancer, The Pink Lady Match.

There are far more important things in life than a game of footy.

Also, doing other things in your week is possible. They don't do this stuff instead of training and planning, they do it as well as.

11 hours ago, Deebauched said:

MFC should be concentrating 100% on Hawthorn nothing else matters.

We should win this well but if they come hard at us we could be in trouble with lack of forward power.

Forget about Fritsch and Tmac for now.

Why was Brayshaw dressed up looking ridiculous the  other day for the press.  He should be 100% focused on playing this weekend.

I agree with Cornes , AFL players appear to have far too much free time on their hands. They should  be training almost everyday especially this week and sharpening their skills not sticking their noggin infront of the cameras at evey opportunity.

FFS .  get serious MFC  or you'll finish 5th in a blink. Every Carlton supporter will be cheering and screaming for Hawthorn to win this round.   Our game will probably get a very high TV rating.

Ok bro.

No go take your meds and have a lay down.

Edited August 16, 20231 yr by dazzledavey36

On 8/15/2023 at 10:21 PM, Bitter but optimistic said:

Not sure about this Dub. 
We want him prime for the finals , so if declared fit, I reckon we’ll play him in the real stuff 

Normally i'd say 100% uncle but sometimss the recovery from these serious foot injuries can be a week to week proposition.

No doubt they'll want to get some actual game time load in to him prior to finals to get him cherry ripe but we are fast running out of weeks.

If he comes good and we have the bye but Casey is an option then we might have no choice but to play him there for half a game or so.

12 hours ago, Deebauched said:

MFC should be concentrating 100% on Hawthorn nothing else matters.

We should win this well but if they come hard at us we could be in trouble with lack of forward power.

Forget about Fritsch and Tmac for now.

Why was Brayshaw dressed up looking ridiculous the  other day for the press.  He should be 100% focused on playing this weekend.

I agree with Cornes , AFL players appear to have far too much free time on their hands. They should  be training almost everyday especially this week and sharpening their skills not sticking their noggin infront of the cameras at evey opportunity.

FFS .  get serious MFC  or you'll finish 5th in a blink. Every Carlton supporter will be cheering and screaming for Hawthorn to win this round.   Our game will probably get a very high TV rating.

Gus is in the midst of possibly having his best season in the red & blue, at least in terms of the high levels he is reaching most weeks.

Senior player & very well versed with media now.

He's more than capabale of wearing various hats, knows when to switch things on and rarely puts in a bad game.

Least of our worries imo.

If we had wheeled out a 2nd year rookie etc to handle a presser like this or he was in a form slump then i might be a bit more understanding.

Edited August 16, 20231 yr by Demon Dynasty

21 hours ago, DubDee said:

agree BBO, if 100% fit

bit i highly doubt he will be

He won't be played if he is not 100% fit. What do you think the Club is going to do ? Hi back to lady year and play unfit players again?

Not after ALL year being conservative about being 100% and not being selected. 

He is our best forward also and I am not so sure we can rely on Casey playing I don't know the VFL Finals dates. There is also something about a wildcard round for Finals teams from 4 to say 10.  

On 8/2/2023 at 6:16 AM, spirit of norm smith said:

Sparrow replaces Harmes 

Oliver replaces JJ 

Fritsch replaces … ?? (Woey jnr?) Melksham has to keep his spot

Fritta replaces Grundy I suppose. 

8 hours ago, Demon Dynasty said:

Normally i'd say 100% uncle but sometimss the recovery from these serious foot injuries can be a week to week proposition.

No doubt they'll want to get some actual game time load in to him prior to finals to get him cherry ripe but we are fast running out of weeks.

If he comes good and we have the bye but Casey is an option then we might have no choice but to play him there for half a game or so.

Gus is in the midst of possibly having his best season in the red & blue, at least in terms of the high levels he is reaching most weeks.

Senior player & very well versed with media now.

He's more than capabale of wearing various hats, knows when to switch things on and rarely puts in a bad game.

Least of our worries imo.

If we had wheeled out a 2nd year rookie etc to handle a presser like this or he was in a form slump then i might be a bit more understanding.

The gear Gus  was wearing was promoting  our Breast Cancer Game awareness vs Hawks. Gus is always involved in Promotion of other life or matters they the Club is involved in. Also through Gus and Gawn extra promotion around the traps for his podcast is done. Has that affected his firm previously? Don't think so.

Footballers have to go the Club line in this day and age it's line ball what the event or happening is sometimes but we are a Club that has very strong social interest around society. 

21 hours ago, Deebauched said:

Why was Brayshaw dressed up looking ridiculous the  other day for the press.  He should be 100% focused on playing this weekend.

Is this to what you refer? Looking ridiculous? He was wearing a scarf and beanie, ffs. On this basis, 95% of the footy-going population look ridiculous every weekend.

Is it because they’re pink?  Or is it because they’re BNCA merch and that means he’s not concentrating on footy enough.

Heads up… there’s gonna be 10,000 of us out in the middle of the ‘G on Sunday - many of whom are men - wearing not just pink beanies and scarves, but pink ponchos. So if wearing pink constitutes looking ridiculous, get ready for an overload of otherworldly levels of ridiculousness.

💖🌸💖🌸💖🌸💖🌸💖🌸💖🌸💖🌸💖

Edited August 16, 20231 yr by WalkingCivilWar
Added more hearts n flowers to up the ridiculousness level

Re Fritta: I don’t know any other details apart from what the Club has issued, that is, he’ll be right for Sydney. I spoke with Pauline for an hour on Tuesday and an hour or so yesterday and… forgot to ask about him. 😬 Soz all, but her and I have gone beyond mother of an MFC footballer and unhinged, slightly deranged cheer squad member, and are now just a couple of good buddies. We have many other things to talk about including, believe it or not, my own son who’s the same age as Bayley. 😁

LOL I have a framed pic of Fritta on the lounge room wall. My son asked if Pauline has a framed pic of him on her lounge room wall. She said “did you kick six goals in a grand final?” Nice one, Paulsy! 😂

Really hope Fritta gets up for round 24.

It's a perfect opportunity to get the rust off and have a run around against a highly competitive side. The game could be a dead rubber if Brisbane and Port go a combined 4-0 and we beat Hawthorn, and therefore no pressure for him to contribute in a meaningful way. Then have a VFL game (if permitted) or a heavy training session in preparation for week 1.

22 hours ago, Hellaintabadplacetobe said:

He is supporting a wonderful cause that the Melbourne Football Club instigated supporting women with breast cancer, The Pink Lady Match.

There are far more important things in life than a game of footy.

You dont get it.   Politics and football dont mix. Just because curing cancer is very important doesnt mean you constantly ram it down everyones throat  and make comparisons to AFL.

Brayshaw better not  bomb this weekend. Hawthorn players will come for him -pink lady or no pink lady.

 

8 minutes ago, Deebauched said:

You dont get it.   Politics and football dont mix. Just because curing cancer is very important doesnt mean you constantly ram it down everyones throat  and make comparisons to AFL.

Brayshaw better not  bomb this weekend. Hawthorn players will come for him -pink lady or no pink lady.

 

No, YOU don’t get it. 

1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Re Fritta: I don’t know any other details apart from what the Club has issued, that is, he’ll be right for Sydney. I spoke with Pauline for an hour on Tuesday and an hour or so yesterday and… forgot to ask about him. 😬 Soz all, but her and I have gone beyond mother of an MFC footballer and unhinged, slightly deranged cheer squad member, and are now just a couple of good buddies. We have many other things to talk about including, believe it or not, my own son who’s the same age as Bayley. 😁

LOL I have a framed pic of Fritta on the lounge room wall. My son asked if Pauline has a framed pic of him on her lounge room wall. She said “did you kick six goals in a grand final?” Nice one, Paulsy! 😂

Very disappointing WCW!  I’m wondering if you could call Mrs Fritta, enquire in detail as to 6goalfritta’s state of health with particular reference to his recently injured foot, record the conversation and post it on this thread. Perhaps then we could find it in our hearts to forgive you recent transgression. 

1 hour ago, Slartibartfast said:

Very disappointing WCW!  I’m wondering if you could call Mrs Fritta, enquire in detail as to 6goalfritta’s state of health with particular reference to his recently injured foot, record the conversation and post it on this thread. Perhaps then we could find it in our hearts to forgive you recent transgression. 

You’re not gonna believe it but I did it again!!!! All good though, I could only talk for a couple of minutes so I’m gonna call her when I get home. I’ll tell her Smartarsiblastfart needs to know. 👍🏽