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PREGAME: Rd 16 vs GWS

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Choco Williams needs to get stuck into the kicking training again. Our accuracy has been horrible the last 5 matches and is basically the difference now.

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    Jesus, you'd think GWS would think they're a legit chance.

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    IN: Brown, Tomlinson, Oliver, Woewodin
    OUT: Smith, Petty, Jordon, ANB

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    Isn’t every one just thrilled that we gave up a home game to travel interstate?

    Geelong got momentum from their crowd and played to their strengths at home. We gave this game up.

    I absolutely hate it. Melbourne homes games at the G only. If we want to be taken seriously start acting that way.

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    14 minutes ago, adonski said:

    IN: Brown, Tomlinson, Oliver, Woewodin
    OUT: Smith, Petty, Jordon, ANB

    We aren’t dropping our best forward from tonight, Champ.

    In: Brown, Bowey, Tomlinson, Oliver (worth a punt), Harmes (sub)

    Out: Chandler, Spargo, Jordon, Petty

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    Whatever we do, can we actually have a tactical sub that can impact the game with some power. Harmes (who I'm not a massive fan of) would've been a better choice tonight given the conditions.

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    Just now, Clint Bizkit said:

    We aren’t dropping our best forward from tonight, Champ.

    In: Brown, Bowey, Tomlinson, Oliver (worth a punt)

    Out: Chandler, Spargo, Jordon, Petty

    Smith sucks people in, he's a flashy play or two a game, but can't play footy

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    Re Joel Smith-I wasn't sucked in AD. I saw the excellent work he did in the first half with his marks, contesting, knocking on, handballs when the rest of the. team was struggling. He actually showed leadership with his efforts. He was quieter in the second half but one of our better players overall who contested hard all night and was effective. In my view he is a very important player for us.

    Edited by Demons3031

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    11 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

    Isn’t every one just thrilled that we gave up a home game to travel interstate?

    Geelong got momentum from their crowd and played to their strengths at home. We gave this game up.

    I absolutely hate it. Melbourne homes games at the G only. If we want to be taken seriously start acting that way.

    We can bring it back to Melbourne but it will end up at Marvel. We won't get another game at the G

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    9 minutes ago, Nascent said:

    Whatever we do, can we actually have a tactical sub that can impact the game with some power. Harmes (who I'm not a massive fan of) would've been a better choice tonight given the conditions.

    Yeh not a fan of a small forward being the sub. 

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    In: Oliver, Tomlinson, Brown

    Out: Jordan, Petty, Chandler

     

    Edited by At the break of Gawn

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    Out: Petty, Spargo, Chandler, ANB  

    In: Tomlinson, Woewodin, Harmes, Laurie 

    Angus, Lingers, Kozzy all had bad games and have been off their best, lingers in particular for a while. 

    So tired of us picking blokes on reputation over an actual performance given to the coaches, dropping Tomlinson has proved to be an absolute shocker as most of us thought it was. For Petty to stroll back in and serve that up was horrendous. 

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    Just now, Go the Biff said:

    We can bring it back to Melbourne but it will end up at Marvel. We won't get another game at the G

    Fine by me. There will be 25,000 Melbourne supporters there, who can give our boys some momentum and belief.

    They aren’t getting that playing in front of 5,000 impartial footy fans in Port and Adelaide jumpers in Alice.

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    3 minutes ago, Go the Biff said:

    We can bring it back to Melbourne but it will end up at Marvel. We won't get another game at the G

    Because the Saints want one more? 🙄

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    Hopefully Brown has a good run for Casey this week. Would like to see him back in asap, would help the small forwards as well. 

     

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    16 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    I'm still miffed at Neal Bullen but he won't get dropped.

     

    He has to be dropped. Absolutely a liability. May pressure well but useless when has the ball.

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    Tomlinson back into defense. Petty forward. 

    JJ out.  Bowey in. 

    Spargo not the sub. 

    Hibbo to play on Greene. 

    Do we need to give Gawn a week off? He seems cooked.

    I assume Clarry won’t play. Obviously if fit he is in for literally anyone that isn’t Viney as I would kill for another player with clean ball handling skills in the contest. 
     

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    Not sure who goes in and out as we never make a lot of changes.

    I'd look to bring Oliver and Bowey in. Would like a proper key forward in as well, Brown being the most likely candidate but not sure how likely that would be.

    Jordon, Spargo and Chandler all in danger of being dropped while Hibberd may need further resting and Petty looks underdone.

    Will probably end up being Oliver in, Jordon out.

    1 minute ago, Jaded No More said:

    Tomlinson back into defense. Petty forward. 

    JJ out.  Bowey in. 

    Spargo not the sub. 

    Hibbo to play on Greene. 

    Do we need to give Gawn a week off? He seems cooked.

    I assume Clarry won’t play. Obviously if fit he is in for literally anyone that isn’t Viney as I would kill for another player with clean ball handling skills in the contest. 
     

    Brown in and forward, Petty back to Casey to be replaced by Tomlinson (should never have been dropped in the first place).

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    1 minute ago, Clint Bizkit said:

    Brown in and forward, Petty back to Casey to be replaced by Tomlinson (should never have been dropped in the first place).

    Brown needs to prove himself at Casey. He’s banged up and immobile. He doesn’t solve our issues IMO. 

    TMac is who we desperately miss. A tall who can play higher up and take contested marks. We’ve looked awful up forward ever since he stuffed his foot in 2022. 

    This is a role Petty can play well and it’s what they tried to get Smith to do. 

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    31 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

    Isn’t every one just thrilled that we gave up a home game to travel interstate?

    Geelong got momentum from their crowd and played to their strengths at home. We gave this game up.

    I absolutely hate it. Melbourne homes games at the G only. If we want to be taken seriously start acting that way.

    Fine theory, but this game would be played at Docklands not the G, and would cost the club $500k and mean we needed to find a new sponsor rather than the NT govt

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