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PREGAME: Rd 15 vs North Melbourne

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4 hours ago, old dee said:

Then why did we bring Fullarton to the club? We are desperately short of KPF's. He plays a very good game at Casey. The senior team is desperate for a forward who can help out in ruck Seems the perfect candidate to me.

I just dont get why we brought him in then if we are not giving him an opportunity to play in the role he was brought in for.  This is a guy who kicked 7 goals for the Lions AFL team when called on due to injuries.  We need a reliable fwd/ruck - thats why we got him.  JVR can play KPF and work on his craft. Clearly not a Goody fav....

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    3 hours ago, roy11 said:

    Tucked at the bottom of this article about Trac

    https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/afl-2024-reports-of-discontent-from-christian-petraccas-family-surprising-to-coach/news-story/e496e9721e3e27562c2aeffecf151cf2

     

    Goodwin said No.13 pick Koltyn Tholstrup would be strongly considered to replace Petracca after he was sent back to the VFL following a difficult debut as a permanent forward in the round 5 loss to Brisbane.

    The 186cm prospect had 29 disposals, five tackles and kicked 1.2 playing through the midfield in a heavy VFL win over Collingwood before the bye.

    “We’ll bring a player in and expand some players’ roles to try and fill that void. It’s not about just one player, it’s about a team, it’s about a method and it’s about the collective, and that’s what we need to do – be really tight, united and forge our season ahead,” Goodwin said.

    “(Tholstrup) has progressed really strongly in the VFL. He’s certainly gone back and developed his game from a midfield perspective and also forward of centre.

    “He’s someone we’ll look at really closely. He’s a high draft pick with high talent, he gives enormous effort, he’s tough, so he’s someone that we’ll certainly look at.”

    Goodwin confirmed in-form key defender Adam Tomlinson would return against North Melbourne on Saturday night after he was left out of the King’s Birthday game to field a smaller backline.

    that means, if he plays, Petty stays fwd.  Goody stubborn..

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    Looking forward to playing Luke McDonald into form as is the MFC way.  

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    1 hour ago, Dannyz said:

    Looking forward to playing Luke McDonald into form as is the MFC way.  

    Will Phillips break out game?

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    4 hours ago, Roost it far said:

    When the going gets tough……….

    We don't have much of a supply of  that ingredient. 

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    2 hours ago, BScotti said:

    Goody stubborn..

    The old Demonland furphy. Ridiculous.

    Just because you don't understand why the FD are making the choices they are, that doesn't mean that Goodwin is "stubborn". It just means that he/they have access to information that you don't and/or see things differently to you.

     

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    4 hours ago, DeeMee said:

    As much as I want Petty to succeed and be part of our forward line solution at the moment I think he is ranked near last on AFL player ratings so there’s not much to lose by playing Fullerton to have a look.

    Yep

    Another stinker from Petty adds nothing 

    Play someone else

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    What chance Kentfield to play on Saturday night?

    Pup Brown to debut this week 🥳

    Let’s hope his debut is memorable, but for the right reasons.

    For starters, a big turnout of Dees fans would make a huge difference.

    Good luck, Pup ❤️💙

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    45 minutes ago, Demon_spurs said:

    What chance Kentfield to play on Saturday night?

    If it was up to me he would’ve debuted last week 😂

    5 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    If it was up to me he would’ve debuted last week 😂

    Hahaha same! 
     

    59 minutes ago, Demon_spurs said:

    What chance Kentfield to play on Saturday night?

    I’d say zero. He played limited minutes in the VFL and hasn’t even had one afl level preseason

    4 hours ago, BScotti said:

    I just dont get why we brought him in then if we are not giving him an opportunity to play in the role he was brought in for.  This is a guy who kicked 7 goals for the Lions AFL team when called on due to injuries.  We need a reliable fwd/ruck - thats why we got him.  JVR can play KPF and work on his craft. Clearly not a Goody fav....

    Fullarton? 7 goals?

    He’s kicked 6 goals in 18 career games.

    He’s getting closer to a game on merit and certainly on the basis of having nothing to lose but has been mostly been underwhelming and awful in the ruck.

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    Interesting, Brown played his worst vfl game against Coburg and then was the holdover emergency before the bye. I guess they want him for a specific role but I’d be surprised if he’s in ahead of Kolt.

    29 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    If it was up to me he would’ve debuted last week 😂

    You DON'T hold such sway..... :(

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    7 hours ago, roy11 said:

    Tucked at the bottom of this article about Trac

    https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/afl-2024-reports-of-discontent-from-christian-petraccas-family-surprising-to-coach/news-story/e496e9721e3e27562c2aeffecf151cf2

     

    Goodwin said No.13 pick Koltyn Tholstrup would be strongly considered to replace Petracca after he was sent back to the VFL following a difficult debut as a permanent forward in the round 5 loss to Brisbane.

     

    Awesome,  I was hoping that would be the case.

    From adversity comes opportunity!!

    5 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

    You DON'T hold such sway..... :(

    Is this a statement or a question?


    8 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Is this a statement or a question?

    A question borne of shock 

     
    9 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

     

    Neal Bullen is a future leader of wherever the world takes him

     

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    Bizarrely every team which has beaten us except the Swans and Collingwood's narrow and lucky escape against Norf have been soundly flogged the following round. We made them look far better than what they actually are. Kind of a barometer of how low we have sunk so far this season. The mind boggles what this coming round will offer up.

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