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Sheesh, people parked their MFCSS in the training thread when mentioned Oliver didn’t train today. I thought everyone would’ve had kittens.😁

14 minutes ago, jane02 said:

The HS are reporting that Oliver has the flu, did not train today and is not a certainty for Monday’s game 😬

If he's not %100, he's one bloke who must be rested.

He cops a hammering every game, so you'd think a week off would be beneficial.

He would be a huge loss, but FMD, if we can't beat the undermanned tiggers without him we're kidding ourselves about being serious contenders.

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    1 minute ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    Sheesh, people parked their MFCSS in the training thread when mentioned Oliver didn’t train today. I thought everyone would’ve had kittens.😁

    I noticed you’d mentioned that, DZ. I was surprised no one reacted. I was expecting mass coronaries to take place. 

    31 minutes ago, BDA said:

    You’re a true martyr to the cause

    Not gonna lie, it felt all sorts of wrong weaving yellow and black. Especially since I was doing it on my own, and at one point I looked up and there was about a dozen Toiges standing behind watching me, silently. It was one of those what’s wrong with this picture moments. 


    35 minutes ago, jane02 said:

    The HS are reporting that Oliver has the flu, did not train today and is not a certainty for Monday’s game 😬

    Haven’t the Club heard of fluvax!

     
    22 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    I noticed you’d mentioned that, DZ. I was surprised no one reacted. I was expecting mass coronaries to take place. 

    I've had 4 heart attacks ....


    Really hope Dunstan gets an opportunity. 

    On 4/18/2023 at 3:37 PM, old55 said:

    Yes as @layzie says the $23 is for your reserved seat. In theory it's going to be in a better location than a GA seat if you just turn up. "Better" depends on where you prefer to sit though.

    I prefer to be behind the goals over the wing but that's not necessarily thought of as "better" by the ticket allocators.

    Level 2, behind the goals, Punt rd end.

    Can’t go wrong.

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    51 minutes ago, jane02 said:

    The HS are reporting that Oliver has the flu, did not train today and is not a certainty for Monday’s game 😬

     

    Melbourne will give star midfielder Clayton Oliver every chance to prove his fitness ahead of Monday night’s Anzac Eve clash with Richmond after he missed the club’s main training session on Friday, due to flu-like symptoms.

    The Demons kept Oliver away from the main group as a precaution as he trained on his own on Friday afternoon.

    The players have a day off on Saturday, but Melbourne hopes Oliver will be back with the main group for its captain’s run session on Sunday.

    The Demons look set to regain Max Gawn, Jake Lever and Michael Hibberd for the big Anzac Eve clash, while coach Simon Goodwin said Angus Brayshaw could have some more midfield minutes against the Tigers.

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    Oliver will not miss because of a sniffle. It’s Oliver. He’s played with a broken hand before. 
    Only if he has Covid will he miss. 

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    Saying he trained away from the group but had symptoms… just what we need is a freaking virus to decimate our side before our bounce back game.. MFCSS running wild.

     

     

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    37 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Really hope Dunstan gets an opportunity. 

    He's had a crack before Dazzle - he just seems a little below AFL nowadays.

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    Yeah he'd have to be pretty sick to miss surely. A few days to recover he'll be right!

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    9 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

    I don't know why we didn't look for another tall forward given Tmac's foot injury and Weid and Jackson leaving.

    Not sure about the voracity of need.

    Currently it might be nice to have a walk up starter....and maybe we do.

    Ostensibly Tmac was o.k.  ( granted and possibly like yourself  he's a risk in this regard ) The plan  had been Grundy and Gawn to rest fwd..   Hasn't gone to plan .

    Brown... meh...   

    The Roo....  definitely a positive 

    Point is we have quite some depth. 

    Schache has his abities and in a fashion is the very filip you address. He doesn't seem to excite too many here....but he has played finals and equitted himself more than fairly.

    These players are either good to go when required...or they wouldn't be there surely.

    We've had a cup and a half of bad luck/bad timing. It's testing us.

    Personally i think the cattle IS there.....it's whether there's good enough selection to back them. 

    P.s....there's Petty... but cant rob the backs when they're light on

     

     

     

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    13 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Yeah he'd have to be pretty sick to miss surely. A few days to recover he'll be right!

    We all remember what Trac dished up last year coming off a flu - if he’s not 95% or better than he shouldn’t play. 

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    53 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

    Melbourne will give star midfielder Clayton Oliver every chance to prove his fitness ahead of Monday night’s Anzac Eve clash with Richmond after he missed the club’s main training session on Friday, due to flu-like symptoms.

    The Demons kept Oliver away from the main group as a precaution as he trained on his own on Friday afternoon.

    The players have a day off on Saturday, but Melbourne hopes Oliver will be back with the main group for its captain’s run session on Sunday.

    The Demons look set to regain Max Gawn, Jake Lever and Michael Hibberd for the big Anzac Eve clash, while coach Simon Goodwin said Angus Brayshaw could have some more midfield minutes against the Tigers.

    Well now the sky IS falling.

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    52 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Oliver will not miss because of a sniffle. It’s Oliver. He’s played with a broken hand before. 
    Only if he has Covid will he miss. 

    Isn't "flu like symptoms" the way they are describing it these days, presumably to prevent triggering the facebook certified medical experts? 

    8 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

    We all remember what Trac dished up last year coming off a flu - if he’s not 95% or better than he shouldn’t play. 

    Very good point Gawndy

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    Not to raise the alarm but I’ve just come out the other side of the flu, 1 week properly bed ridden and then 2 weeks well below par to follow.

    I’m not old (37) nor am I an elite athlete but I’m fitter than most. This is the sickest I’ve ever been 

    Hope Clarry is ok 


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