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16 minutes ago, JJJ said:

Selection integrity. I am sure there are some players who would agree with that line Red.

Sounds ominous.

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    3 hours ago, seventyfour said:

    Maybe the onus is on Tom to play more than 3 good games before he gets a shot.

    ANDY....bring it back!!!

    the naked gun facepalm GIF

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    3 hours ago, deanox said:

    This is why some players come straight back in and others don't get dropped even when out of form.

    Yep... like Rooh, Sharp, Petty, Spargo.

    They should never be demoted!

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    7 minutes ago, Demon Dynasty said:

    Yep... like Rooh, Sharp, Petty, Spargo.

    They should never be demoted!

    JVR and Petty are miles ahead of Fullarton in terms of skill and quality, and both have way more upside. Remember Fullarton has a lot of exposed form at Brisbane in AFL and at VFL level, and the calls for his inclusion are based off 2 strong VFL performances only.

    Spargo is a 100 game AFL player who has strong decision making, particularly going by foot inside F50. Sure he is not a superstar, and he isn't a lock selection at all times. But he brings significant attributes we are lacking otherwise and his selection is ahead of players like Laurie and Billings.

    Sharp has brought significant speed and endurance to the squad, attribute lack particularly with the loss of ANB. Again he may not be a lock but I can see why he is playing ahead of Laurie, Billings, etc.

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    1 hour ago, deanox said:

    JVR and Petty are miles ahead of Fullarton in terms of skill and quality, and both have way more upside. Remember Fullarton has a lot of exposed form at Brisbane in AFL and at VFL level, and the calls for his inclusion are based off 2 strong VFL performances only.

    On the other hand, JVR has no upside w.r.t height. He will remain stuck on 193 cm. Fullarton at 200 cm will disrupt the opposition's defence. JVR, Melksham and Fritsch are leading forwards Their selection as the tall forwards has the odour of a finals match.

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    I would like to think that JVR and Fritta would have been dropped in a normal week - ie. when the VFL were actually playing.

    I hope they both play as well as they can - and hope they have been told this is their last chance.

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    How many of those frothing at mouth about Fullartons non selection have seen anything of him at all other than the stats sheet?

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    Fritsch and Petty are liabilities and have been for 20 matches or more

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    8 hours ago, JTR said:

    How many of those frothing at mouth about Fullartons non selection have seen anything of him at all other than the stats sheet?

    Unfortunately I don't think Goodwin rates the VFL that highly and unless Fullerton can string say 6 really impressive games together or we get injuries he will keep picking hi best '23' even when not inform..

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    Just get a damn forwards coach who was an ACTUAL FORWARD to teach JVR the craft. Chaplin is not the answer as he will show how to defend as a forward but not how to play like one.

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    1 hour ago, inanunda said:

    Just get a damn forwards coach who was an ACTUAL FORWARD to teach JVR the craft. Chaplin is not the answer as he will show how to defend as a forward but not how to play like one.

    Pearler of a post.

    It couldn't be any more obvious it

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    On 10/04/2025 at 13:07, Dee Boys said:

    He’s 26! There’s a reason he’s only played 19 AFL games in that time

    Then why did we bring him in? He has finally showed some sort of form at VFL level, with others underperforming, yet Goodie refuses to play him.

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    14 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    Then why did we bring him in? He has finally showed some sort of form at VFL level, with others underperforming, yet Goodie refuses to play him.

    It makes me think there is a bit of a disconnect between the recruitment and the coaching.

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    On 10/04/2025 at 18:15, Dee Viney Intervention said:

    I believe Fullerton’s nickname is “cream”

    Might need to change it to sour cream

    Reminds me of that old Robert Palmer song:

    "he's simply unselectable"...

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    On 11/04/2025 at 09:31, Rednblueriseing said:

    Unfortunately I don't think Goodwin rates the VFL that highly and unless Fullerton can string say 6 really impressive games together or we get injuries he will keep picking hi best '23' even when not inform..

    Selection integrity is a dirty word at the MFC and non existent it would seem by the selection committee.

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    The consistency of our club trading players from other clubs who couldn’t get a game & sitting @ Casey is such a poor reflection of were we are at! Either our list manager has no idea or we don’t have cap space, or any decent player refuses to come due to culture issues! I see forwards like Darling & Membry whilst at the end of their careers I shake my head as we clearly have a fwd issue!

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    Hindsight is 20-20 vision, but yes, we should have played him.

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    On 11/04/2025 at 00:25, JTR said:

    How many of those frothing at mouth about Fullartons non selection have seen anything of him at all other than the stats sheet?

    it's not always about selection, fwiw i was at geelong in r3, but also giving JVR the chance to go back for two weeks kick a couple bags of 3, clunk a few marks and get his confidence up then come back into the 1s and do teh same.

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    I’m sorry to say people, Fullarton is not the answer. Turner, Jefferson and JVR should all be playing ahead of him unless he actually bangs the door down. A polite knock from a guy who is still a step below AFL won’t get him a game and nor it should. Not selecting him yet is selection integrity.

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    4 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    I’m sorry to say people, Fullarton is not the answer. Turner, Jefferson and JVR should all be playing ahead of him unless he actually bangs the door down. A polite knock from a guy who is still a step below AFL won’t get him a game and nor it should. Not selecting him yet is selection integrity.

    He's not the answer, but if we want to be a serious football club we need to be rewarding form at selection rather than playing favourites every week.

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    Just now, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    He's not the answer, but if we want to be a serious football club we need to be rewarding form at selection rather than playing favourites every week.

    Sure but I think JVR, Jefferson, Turner and AJ are all ahead of him. I would however give Fritsch, Viney, Sharp and Henderson a spell.

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    9 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    Sure but I think JVR, Jefferson, Turner and AJ are all ahead of him. I would however give Fritsch, Viney, Sharp and Henderson a spell.

    Atm JVR is not ahead on form and neither is AJ. Jeffo was solid in his first game and I'm keen for him to play a good 5-6 week block at a minimum.

    Turner I feel like could be better off going back again and playing the Lever role.

    The thing he offers which none of the others do is he is 200cm and has that extra reach.

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    2 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    Atm JVR is not ahead on form and neither is AJ. Jeffo was solid in his first game and I'm keen for him to play a good 5-6 week block at a minimum.

    Turner I feel like could be better off going back again and playing the Lever role.

    Given the status quo, I don't think Tom is behind anyone. Fritta has been abysmal with effort, JVR seems to have lost it and I don't know why Turner got dropped after one game.

    Goodwins line last year when they were going with JVR, Fritta, Turner and Petty up fwd is that they were building cohesion. Really not sure what they are building at the moment. Doubt it would get builders sign off.

    If Fullarton (sp?) is going to have a crack, I'd play him in place of those that haven't been (e.g. Fritta).

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