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PREGAME: Rd 02 vs Hawthorn

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2 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

You were right about Salo in the middle. 

Can ask if you think playing defence is easier than forward? Tmac couldn't get near the ball in the two finals but looked back to his best last round.

Is it easier to predict ball movement and hence get into position?

Backline is straight ahead.

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    Inside word is that Petty is definitely playing, but only for the first half of the game given his fitness levels.

    At half-time, he's going to give his jumper to his doppelganger Jed Adams who will play the second half as a completely fresh player.

    Only Mrs Petty and Mrs Adams will notice anything unusual.

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    34 minutes ago, loges said:

    Backline is straight ahead.

    Yeah I reckon Tmac struggles with his agility and sideways movement to be effective as a forward these days - backline better option for him now

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    We're now undefeated against Hawthorn over the last 6 years (7 wins and 1 draw in that period).

    If you could go back in time to 2016 and tell a Melbourne fan that we were going to be unbeaten against Hawthorn for 6 years you would have been ridiculed. We lost 13 straight games across 10 years at one point there, and ended up losing 15 out of 16 games across 12 years.

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    8 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

    Inside word is that Petty is definitely playing, but only for the first half of the game given his fitness levels.

    At half-time, he's going to give his jumper to his doppelganger Jed Adams who will play the second half as a completely fresh player.

    Only Mrs Petty and Mrs Adams will notice anything unusual.

    Just don't let anyone near a tin of white paint, and everything will be 'Fine'.

    Edited by Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

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    2 hours ago, Master Chief said:

    Full team announced tonight I assume?

    Day of Match Date / Time (AEST) and Action
     Monday Matches Thursday 6.20pm – Extended Squads Released
    Saturday 4:30pm – Final Teams Released
     Tuesday Matches Monday 6:20pm – Final Teams Released
     Wednesday Matches Tuesday 6:20pm – Final Teams Released
     Thursday Matches Wednesday 6:20pm – Final Teams Released
     Friday Matches Thursday 6:20pm – Final Teams Released
     Saturday Matches Thursday 6:20pm – Final Teams Released
     Sunday Matches Thursday 6:20pm – Extended Squads Released
    Friday 5:00pm – Final Teams Released
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    39 minutes ago, sisso said:

    Yeah I reckon Tmac struggles with his agility and sideways movement to be effective as a forward these days - backline better option for him now

    Certainly hasn't the "moves like Jagger" more akin to the moves like Joe Biden.

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    1 hour ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

    Just don't let anyone near a tin of white paint, and everything will be 'Fine'.

    Unless they cotton on of course 

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    18 hours ago, monoccular said:

    Totally agree .... but then someone selected Spargo in round 0 despite not having had a match sim, so who knows what the selectors will do.

    Surely, the selection of Spargo in Round 0 was not a collective (of selectors') decisions? I reckon one person placed him into the teamlist - what'cha reckon?

     

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    4 hours ago, DeeZee said:

    I’d love to see Moniz -Wakefield get a run. 
    He was great last week for Casey.
    Along with Windsor , and Billing’s , he is another that could add to our Run and skill level. Even as Sub for Woewodin 

    Could well be time to crack the egg - M-W has some needed attributes; who knows, he may have more inside a higher level of team support on the bigger stage. He'd be handy for those Frosty 'hand-over stuff-ups' upfield, for example.

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    1 hour ago, titan_uranus said:

    We're now undefeated against Hawthorn over the last 6 years (7 wins and 1 draw in that period).

    If you could go back in time to 2016 and tell a Melbourne fan that we were going to be unbeaten against Hawthorn for 6 years you would have been ridiculed. We lost 13 straight games across 10 years at one point there, and ended up losing 15 out of 16 games across 12 years.

    Let's keep this going as long as possible!

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    6 hours ago, Biffen said:

    If  Harry (Tom) Petty is ready to go he plays.

    Stop draggin' my heart around.

    Otherwise we could be Free Falling.

    I Wont Back Down on this.

    He plays until the End of the Line.

     

     

    Are you sure he won’t just be A Face in the Crowd?

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    7 hours ago, Roost it far said:

    58er, I’ve done a lot of excellent posts, sure this was a good one but some of my early work was, dare I say it, groundbreaking. 

    Well done then congrats. Roost it. 

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    1 hour ago, melborn4vr said:

    Are you sure he won’t just be A Face in the Crowd?

    Like A Refugee?

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    1 hour ago, Deemania since 56 said:

    Could well be time to crack the egg - M-W has some needed attributes; who knows, he may have more inside a higher level of team support on the bigger stage. He'd be handy for those Frosty 'hand-over stuff-ups' upfield, for example.

    Question is, given that debuting as a sub isn’t kosher, whom will he replace?   Emergency would offer him recognition, though I can’t see him playing. 

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    30 minutes ago, Biffen said:

    Like A Refugee?

     

    I wouldn’t want him to Breakdown, again

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    Petty to be the sub surely.

    - Nice way to ease him back in without a full match load

    - Puts a bit of pressure on JVR and Brown to perform

    - Flexibility if a key back goes down

    - Rests both Petty and whichever tall he subs off for a lighter game load ahead of a hectic Adelaide schedule in the coming weeks

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    Welcome back Petts.

    Maybe Hore the sub.

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    Tall side, hopefully works well on a dry day at the MCG…can see the reasoning Petty is too good to leave stuck in the VFL

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    57 minutes ago, melborn4vr said:

     

    I wouldn’t want him to Breakdown, again

    It’s time to move on 

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    Petty …. Baffling Selection of the Week. GMF??? (Scratches head) 

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