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PREGAME: Rd 01 vs Western Bulldogs

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Gonna be an ugly game. We are still 6-7 weeks away I reckon from looking like even remotely decent imo. If I'm a betting man, Doggies at $2.65 is ridiculous good odds here.

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    And Laurie is luckier than a shizzenhuisen carters top hat in an arctic blizzard!

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    Hore and Pickett named on the field, so my take is:

    Pickett for Spargo

    Hore for Bowey

    TMac for Tomlinson

    Fullarton/Brown for Schache

     

    Leaves the bench as Salem and Laurie (with TMac and Fullarton/Brown). And Billings as sub. And Woewodin, Tholstrup and Brown/Fullarton as emergencies.

     

    You can raffle the last bench and sub spots between any of Laurie, Billings, Woewodin, and Tholstrup.

    But I can't see us making 6 changes, so reckon Laurie, Billings it is.

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    3 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    And Laurie is luckier than a shizzenhuisen carters top hat in an arctic blizzard!

    Almost certain there was one hanging over him the entire match last week.

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    Laurie has a stinker.  Laurie stays in.  
     

    Tomlinson did everything right. Composed. Beat his opponent.  Tomlinson is dropped. 
     

    Like about 69,999 other MFC members … I’m very confused.  
     

     

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    1 hour ago, adonski said:

    They reckon he's cooked Binno!

    In what sense?

    Injured or lost interest?

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    Is there a scenario where they bring in Brown and Fullarton? Fullarton to play Ruck to give Gawn a rest and to ensure we have two tall forwards at all times? Or is that too tall? 

    So for me, that would be Pickett, Hore, Brown, and Fullarton in for Bowey, Tomlinson, Schache and Laurie. If Lobb, Naughton, and JUH are proving too tall we could look to play Max behind the ball more and use Fullarton in the ruck forward of centre. 

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    4 minutes ago, Stu said:

    Is there a scenario where they bring in Brown and Fullarton? Fullarton to play Ruck to give Gawn a rest and to ensure we have two tall forwards at all times? Or is that too tall? 

    So for me, that would be Pickett, Hore, Brown, and Fullarton in for Bowey, Tomlinson, Schache and Laurie. If Lobb, Naughton, and JUH are proving too tall we could look to play Max behind the ball more and use Fullarton in the ruck forward of centre. 

    Possible. I can't see it because e haven't tended to make those kind of opposition specific changes, but I could see how it would be intended to work.

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    1 hour ago, picket fence said:

    AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE IN PLAYER MANAGEMENT GOODWIN🤯😵‍💫

    Agree I thought Tommo was one of our only winners last week - very strange 

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    4 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    Pickett you owe us

    Tomlinson dropped.  I thought he did better than lever

    He absolutely did - Lever would need to have a good game 

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    Tomlinson stiff to be dropped if it was only about form. The problem  is the match up on any of their 3 talls looks highly concerning. 

    He not quick enough, non nimble enough for Naughton or Ugle Hagen and Lobb would get him on the lead as well as giving him trouble up the ground and in the air.

     

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    41 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Laurie has a stinker.  Laurie stays in.  
     

    Tomlinson did everything right. Composed. Beat his opponent.  Tomlinson is dropped. 
     

    Like about 69,999 other MFC members … I’m very confused.  
     

     

    100 percent with you on this.

    It's a poor signal.

     

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    39 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Laurie has a stinker.  Laurie stays in.  
     

    Tomlinson did everything right. Composed. Beat his opponent.  Tomlinson is dropped. 
     

    Like about 69,999 other MFC members … I’m very confused.  
     

     

    Woe will emerge as the surprise packet this season IF he's given a decent chance to find his feet.

    Has some serious AFL worthy talent. 

    Just needs to bring the work rate now.  If he can bring it he'll usurp the likes of Spargo, the two Bills & Chin.

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    Tommo must have ran over Goody's dog. He was far from our worst last week

     

     

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    1 hour ago, deanox said:

    TMac for Tomlinson

    Except Tommo played well and Tmac' s last two he couldn't get near the ball.

    Really feel sorry for Tommo.

    Not the first time he's been dropped after a good game either.

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    50 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Laurie has a stinker.  Laurie stays in.  
     

    Tomlinson did everything right. Composed. Beat his opponent.  Tomlinson is dropped. 
     

    Like about 69,999 other MFC members … I’m very confused.  
     

     

    Shocking team selection !

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    8 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

    And another game gifted to Laurie.

    Not necessarily.  He's one of the possibilities for the bench but the final 23 is yet to be confirmed.

    I don't think he deserves to hold his spot BTW.

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    Tomlinson is vanilla, TMac isn’t even a flavour, he’s finished, as is Brown, I can’t believe we’re still scraping that barrel, personally I find it embarrassing for the club. Dogs by 6 goals

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    2 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

    i'll go the opposite route - i don't think tomlinson should be in our best side and i have more faith in plugger mac as a defender than i do tomlinson

    I have about as much faith in plugger Mac as a seagul saying no to a chip because its lent!

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    1 minute ago, picket fence said:

    I have about as much faith in plugger Mac as a seagul saying no to a chip because its lent!

    Tom McDonald is hanging on by a thread … his body cannot sustain another year.  

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    Tomlinson kept Lobb to 2 marks and 0 goals in the corresponding game last year so ofcourse we go ahead and drop him for this one.

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