Melbourne Team vs Richmond

B Ward, Carroll, Holland

HB Wheatley, Bizzell, Bell

C Bruce, McDonald, Godfrey

HF Green, Robertson, Davey

F Sylvia, Neitz, Bate

R White, McLean, Jones

INT P. Johnson, Petterd, Frawley, Pickett

EM M.Newton, N.Brown, A.Yze

Change - Pickett for Johnstone

No Whelan and no Yze - they are best 22 players.

At least Newton is in the emergencies. Could he come in for Neitz? They'll probably go for Yze.

so its

In : Pickett

Out :Johnstone

Big question is - Will Neitz be ready?

Good to see that Miller will be getting another run at Sandy.

good to see newton as an emergency

i think tomorrow night will bring out neitz, in yze

At least newton will get his name in the footy record we should all take out the team page and frame it and put it on the wall.

No Whelan and no Yze - they are best 22 players.

At least Newton is in the emergencies. Could he come in for Neitz? They'll probably go for Yze.

Brad Green said last night on 3AW that Neitz was 100% to NOT play.

Newton in?

On past ND form, Newton won't play. 1st gamers have to be named in the 18 don't they?

Expect Yze to come in for Neitz. Good to see Newton has at least been named as an emergency - probably a reward for pretty good form at VFL level and to show he's not been forgotten.

Either that or ND is half-pandering to Demonland

At least newton will get his name in the footy record we should all take out the team page and frame it and put it on the wall.

lol.

If Yze wasn't fit I don't see why he'd be in the emergencies and thus I'm guessing he'll come in for Neitz if there's a late change.

So we could see the oddity of Adem Yze being a last minute replacement for a player who was never going to play, whereas the week before

he was replaced at the last minute and was never going to play.

On past ND form, Newton won't play. 1st gamers have to be named in the 18 don't they?

Expect Yze to come in for Neitz. Good to see Newton has at least been named as an emergency - probably a reward for pretty good form at VFL level and to show he's not been forgotten.

Either that or ND is half-pandering to Demonland

No, why would they???

yze was named last week but was a late withdrawal...and he was out the 2 games before that.

he had scans done on his groin to check for OP and apparently he had a mild case. Do you get the feeling they don't want to risk him but might if they have too? i reckon he'll play for the dees or not at all, and it wouldnt surprise me if he doesnt play at all.

neitz out, newton in, yze rested, leaves 12 payers in the line up for sandy, perfect solution.

obviously nobody told terry wallace that this was the 1 game a year to play the dud kingsley...ah well, not complaining!

i reckon he'll play for the dees or not at all, and it wouldnt surprise me if he doesnt play at all.

Yes deanox, it's a safe bet that one of those will come true

Yes deanox, it's a safe bet that one of those will come true

i mean, i dont think he will play for sandy after acting as an emergency.

i dont think he is over his injury yet, and so they want to rest him, but if we need to call on him he will play. no point in playing at sandy though...

i mean, i dont think he will play for sandy after acting as an emergency.

i dont think he is over his injury yet, and so they want to rest him, but if we need to call on him he will play. no point in playing at sandy though...

Yeah i know, the wording just made me laugh.

I have a theory that they have named Newton as an emergency so He doesnt spend all night working himself up thinking about playing. They will tell him on Friday that he will replace Neitz.

in some ways there isn't that much pressure on the kid, i mean every newton lover here will either rave about the great game he has, or pass off a bad one as 'its just his first game,' he really can't lose.

if you listen to channel 9, you'd beleive than brown hasn't played for two years at that the game tonight is on at telstra dome. do they do any research? that's a joke. even tony jones said it, a supposed 'afl buff'

if you listen to channel 9, you'd beleive than brown hasn't played for two years at that the game tonight is on at telstra dome. do they do any research? that's a joke. even tony jones said it, a supposed 'afl buff'

Yeah, it made me check to see if I was going to be the only one turning up to the MCG tonight.

I am sure it was just one of his underlings making a right goose out of him. Sorry,, my mistake; a bigger than the goose he already is!!!

I suspect the Yze, Newton decision might come down to the weather as well. I can't see Newton getting a game over Yze or Brown if it is going to be wet tonight.

That said, my money is actually on Brown getting the nod. He was fit last week and was dropped in what the coach described as a very hard decision. Brown would add extra run and allow the likes of Holland, Bizzell or P Johnson to play key forward, depending on how match ups went at the other end of the ground.

If Holland can't do the job on Richo then he will be used in the forward line rather than warming the bench all night. This will allow us the rotate 4 runners off the bench rather than three and will also stretch the Toigs short defence.

But secretly I have my fingers crossed the ND hits his head today and calls Newton instead of Brown Dog.

GO DEES

No, why would they???

I meant ND's past track record, not an AFL or MFC rule.

Should have made that clearer

obviously nobody told terry wallace that this was the 1 game a year to play the dud kingsley...ah well, not complaining!

You will not believe how relieved I am about Can't Kicksley not playing!!!

I still see a therapist about the trauma of all those Skilled Stadium debacles where Kingsley destroyed us

If Holland can't do the job on Richo then he will be used in the forward line rather than warming the bench all night. This will allow us the rotate 4 runners off the bench rather than three and will also stretch the Toigs short defence.

while i agree it should be considered, im not sure it will happen. holland hasnt been thrown up forward this season much (maybe not even at all?), ND has seemed determined that he play back and he has sat on the pine at other times...

Dutchy is there to negate...thats all. he been quite effective all year in this role.. he's a very strong boy !!

if you listen to channel 9, you'd beleive than brown hasn't played for two years at that the game tonight is on at telstra dome. do they do any research? that's a joke. even tony jones said it, a supposed 'afl buff'

Tony Jones is terrible.

Tony Jones is terrible.

and he kills the sunday footy show, he needs to realise he is not a star or a great x player, just a dud journo killing a good show