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PREGAME: Rd 04 vs West Coast

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22 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

Hibbo pulled up? Wow 

It’ll be Pickett for Brown. Petty will remain forward and I reckon Tomlinson will be sub. 
They will obviously not drop Rivers or Chandler and I’ll burn the joint down if JJ gets the chop. 

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Had Jordon in my votes last week. Cannot believe he’s been omitted. Tough to find anyone to drop, but I don’t agree with this decision. 

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    7 hours ago, Lou C. Fur said:

    2018 Round 9, MCG: Melbourne 25.9.159 defeated Carlton 7.8.50

    Melbourne won by 109 points! I was there with my daughter - it was FANTASTIC!

     

    Sadly I still don’t remember it.

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    1 minute ago, Beetle said:

    Had Jordon in my votes last week. Cannot believe he’s been omitted. Tough to find anyone to drop, but I don’t agree with this decision. 

    He is clearly being seen as out of best 22

    Even in the StK practice game he was playing in the 2s game

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    The Jordan one is really stuff…Sparrow would want to have a solid, impactful game as Jordan was excellent last week

    Reality is that no one deserved to be dropped, but someone had to for Pickett..

    would be interesting to hear the thought process behind the decision 

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    If you base form on this year purely between Jordon and Sparrow considering they play the exact same role then even in the single game he's played, Jordon's output far out weighs the underwhelming performances Sparrow has dished up so far.

    It's not just this year alone but even going off last year's form where he was again, underwhelming for the year.

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    7 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    I don't blame him either and I hope for his own career sake. 

    He'll be better appreciated somewhere else.

    There's a lot of the season to go yet 

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    11 minutes ago, Demongirl35 said:

    I don’t get it… 

    For me he leaves at the end of the year and I don’t blame him. Definitely deserved his spot this week

    Your not alone. Real head scratcher this scratching.

     

    re: Sparrow vs Jordon. I'd be wagering the football department have some insight and know what they are doing and for what purpose, be it for 2023 or beyond.

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    Really think JJ or better Sparrow should be sub and rotate it through the year amongst a few. Melksham can get to his 100 father and son rule stuff later in the year. What happened to rewarding form. We have treated JJ poorly.

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    5 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

    re: Sparrow vs Jordon. I'd be wagering the football department have some insight and know what they are doing and for what purpose, be it for 2023 or beyond.

    Sparrow is the new O Mac

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    15 minutes ago, old dee said:

    Sadly I still don’t remember it.

    We thrashed Gold Coast by 98 points in August 2021.  Remember that one?  Viney got suspended.

    God, we have some overblown nonsense in this thread.

    Its hard for good young players to keep a spot in this midfield unless you are special.

    Deal with it.

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    Sparrow very lucky to be in the team. Jordon very stiff.

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    23 minutes ago, Demongirl35 said:

    I don’t get it… 

    For me he leaves at the end of the year and I don’t blame him. Definitely deserved his spot this week

    I'm with you, there's stories like this in most successful clubs and whoever gets him is going to have a very committed and ready made player.


    4 minutes ago, adonski said:

    Sparrow is the new O Mac

    Que?

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    Not happy!! Agree with others re JJ.

    Also, I don't think Tmac deserved to be recalled after only 1 good match at Casey.

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    4 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

    Que?

    Not up to it but will have fantastic job security in the best 22 for the next 5 years based off a few good glimpses

    Just now, adonski said:

    Not up to it but will have fantastic job security in the best 22 for the next 5 years based off a few good glimpses

    Ah, I thought you were referencing the outwardly expressive love for him on Demonland a la the oft maligned OMAC!

    Carry on... 😘


    The last two seasons Jordan has had late season injuries that ruled him out of finals and meant he was sub for the grand final in ‘21.

    The FD may be being cautious with him and letting him work into the season. That’s the only reason I can see why they’d drop him after his game last week. 

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    30 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Tragic.

    He will be sub, Kozzie and Tmac both had to come in. Doubt whether Jordon will spit the dummy at the end of the year.

    It's only round 4.  Plenty to play out this season so let's not jump the gun re Jordon leaving.

    You'd have to have faith in our FD and also recognise we have more than 22 worthy senior players on the list.

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    Not surprised by the change, difficult though it is to make changes to a winning team. Pickett in gives us more outside run around the ball, so no surprise that they've kept Sparrow who's more of an insider.

    Jordan unlucky but will get his chances, we're not going to get through the season without midfield injuries and he's next cab off the rank.

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    12 minutes ago, rpfc said:

    God, we have some overblown nonsense in this thread.

    Its hard for good young players to keep a spot in this midfield unless you are special.

    Deal with it.

    Overblown is an understatement.

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