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GAMEDAY: Rd 05 vs Brisbane

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18 minutes ago, wizardinoz said:

That peanut Jon Anderson starting a rumour on 3AW this morning that Clarrie won't play🤬

usually rumours like this  don’t come from nowhere. The benefit might be that it’s really then a 3 week break for him to the tigers game. 

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    40 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Dirk for 3 goals on debut. 

    Rack it. 

    Newspaper headline on Friday
    KOLT HERO

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    3 minutes ago, roy11 said:

    Newspaper headline on Friday
    KOLT HERO

    Rack that one too!

     

    Gee the peanut gallery will be in overdrive if Oliver is a late out.


    9 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

    usually rumours like this  don’t come from nowhere. The benefit might be that it’s really then a 3 week break for him to the tigers game. 

    this is true, but goodwin doesn't play funny buggers - in the presser yesterday he was asked directly about claz and said "he'll play"

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    If Clarry is out, I don't mind. He needs to get his hand right. He is too important for the rest of the season.

     

    I'd like to see Petty play a somewhat defensive role on Harris Andrews. Keep him out of it and  Brisbane are in real trouble.

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    Why have Brisbane started badly?

    any key outs for them?

    31 minutes ago, BLWNBA said:

    One of the biggest threats for tonight will be Bailey, IMO. He always seems to bob-up against us. 

     

    Agree. 

    I'd also add that we have also struggled their other excellent medium half forwards/mids/utilises  in particular mcluggage and McCarty. 

    Defensively it's been our Achilles heel for years.

    Part of the issue against the lions is we have to send one of our best mid sized defenders to Cameron - and basically play him man on man (ie not much zoning off).

    But it's also a personnel issue.

    Nev was brilliant as a small/medium defender in 2018, just about the best. But since then we've struggled in that space.

    The juddster was brilliant last year  and has become our go to player for the opposition's best medium forward.

    But the lions have four excellent medium forwards to cover.

    I think Howes was brought in to strengthen our ability to cover such players  and thus far had been terrific at doing so. He'sslotted in down back like a 200 gamer and gives us so much more flexibility. 

    So, I'm more confident than I have been for ages that we have the tools to cover the lions' dangerous medium forwards.

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    Look there’s only one thing I know for sure, Koltin Tholstrup will be kicking 3 goals tonight.

    Bookmark it, rack it, set your watch to it, circle your calendars around it and set your VCRs to it.

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    Game day, legends!!

    Who's excited? I'm excited!

    OH, AND MY 1Y0 WHO WOKE UP THIS MORNING AT 455AM AND REFUSED TO GO BACK TO SLEEP - CLEARLY COULDN'T WAIT FOR THE GAME!

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    Sadly it appears Salem may of passed his best. Injuries and other issues may of caught up with him. Personally I'm holding judgement until writing him off as he's a one of our smartest footballer's. We can probably adapt his role to make him more than useful into the future.

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    12 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Look there’s only one thing I know for sure, Koltin Tholstrup will be kicking 3 goals tonight.

    Bookmark it, rack it, set your watch to it, circle your calendars around it and set your VCRs to it.

    VCR's! Are they still a thing?


    Please everyone who is going can they barrack as twice as loud, because I am unable to go because my back is putting great pressure on my groin, which is causing a lot of pain, and making it hard to walk. I am using a walker to walk, and taking pain killers. I am seeing a physio who is very happy with progress. Too hard to go with walker, and I doing exercises and plenty of walking to get better. This is the first Melbourne game I have missed at the Mcg for many years.

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    15 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

    VCR's! Are they still a thing?

    still got mine but its  not even plugged in

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    Some quality Kolt content on Jack Viney's Instagram story today.

    Kolt.jpg

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    15 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    anderson on 3aw predicting oliver will be a withdrawal

    hope he's wrong

    This has been doing the rounds all week, if true is balanced in part by Lachie Neales crook ankle he is not 100% fit either


    5 minutes ago, Ditcha said:

    Please everyone who is going can they barrack as twice as loud, because I am unable to go because my back is putting great pressure on my groin, which is causing a lot of pain, and making it hard to walk. I am using a walker to walk, and taking pain killers. I am seeing a physio who is very happy with progress. Too hard to go with walker, and I doing exercises and plenty of walking to get better. This is the first Melbourne game I have missed at the Mcg for many years.

    Get well Ditcha you dont sound to good.Got same problem with the walker hard to go anywhere with it but i would fall over without it I am like this forever and in wheelchair sometimes which is even more awkward .Would kill to go to a game but not on sadly

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    1 minute ago, sisso said:

    This has been doing the rounds all week, if true is balanced in part by Lachie Neales crook ankle he is not 100% fit either

    In his last 2 games Lachie Neale has sat out the match with a massive bag of ice on his ankle.

    Having said that he got 35 and 27 possessions in those games.

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    28 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    Sadly it appears Salem may of passed his best. Injuries and other issues may of caught up with him. Personally I'm holding judgement until writing him off as he's a one of our smartest footballer's. We can probably adapt his role to make him more than useful into the future.

    eh?

    he's been very good so far this year

    once he moves back into midfield rotation - likely after bowey is back - he'll win a lot more footy

    don't look at his fantasy / supercoach scores for his effect on team, and team balance

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    No sign of WCW on here yet,shes probably on her second pack of fags by now

    1 hour ago, Wells 11 said:

    usually rumours like this  don’t come from nowhere. The benefit might be that it’s really then a 3 week break for him to the tigers game. 

    He will play this is only speculation not rumour, this is how it goes clary's got a sore finger he might not play somebody else's he might not play doesn't become true


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