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PREGAME: Rd 18 vs North Melbourne

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16 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

As has already been commented, those 23 disposals only gave us 266 metres gained. 11th most for us. He should be higher than that given the position he plays.

IMO he’s getting cheap and easy kicks and dishing off cheap and easy kicks. We need our half backs to drive us forward, and I don’t think he’s doing that.

that is true but his leadership and calm head are good for us. He is not close to being dropped imo

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    mix it up melbourne football club GIF by Melbournefc

    Where's Charlie?

    you could make a claim for 5-6 established players to be dropped. salem, Fritsch, sparrow, chin. even langdon

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    22 minutes ago, BDA said:

    not really. following sports teams involves much more disappointment than enjoyment. its just the nature of it.

    Indeed.

    It's all about the journey.

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    9 minutes ago, Tarax Club said:

    mix it up melbourne football club GIF by Melbournefc

    Where's Charlie?

    Oh Gawd!

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    1 hour ago, picket fence said:

    Fritsch continuing to be selected is a DISGRACE,!! Burns other players, is extremely selfish, and a very lazy footballer!

    Suddenly my interest in this game has gone from “little” to “zero”.

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    Underwhelming INs to be honest. I'm probably the odd one out but I'm not overly upset if Jeffo gets another week at it.

    It won't happen but I really want to see Tom Campbell given a second ruck role, let JVR just be a bloody forward for a day. The trade off could be that we leave Jeffo out, plonk TC up forward as a tall target.

    We really should be winning this and if we don't, Goody should feel really uncomfortable going into Monday. I'm not totally on the sack Goody side of things but losing to North twice has to fall on his shoulders.

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    On 06/07/2025 at 17:57, dees189227 said:

    It's going to be a terrible crowd & I fear we'll be outnumbered by nth supporters

    This is the most depressing post I’ve ever seen on Demonland.

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    So the Sub has been omitted from last week.

    The ins include a Ruckman, Tall Defender, small forward and a winger.

    Reading inbetween the lines, Windsor will come in & Tholstrup will Be sub.


    44 minutes ago, Devil In Disguise said:

    Staggering how Tholstrup remains in the team this week.

    Exactly. I have slid from gruntled to very disgruntled on Tholstrup. Hope he gets my gruntled back but I doubt it.

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    I reckon Campbell plays.

    Could be for Jefferson, unless they drop Tholstrup and still play the 3 talls.

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    In my view, these inclusions, are just plain baffling , how do these inclusions help us to prepare for 2026.

    I fear there is some thing being hidden from the supporting base. Injuries or discontent.?

    Has TMac told the coaching staff GAGF ?

    Best 23. I don’t think so

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    52 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    I reckon Campbell plays.

    Could be for Jefferson, unless they drop Tholstrup and still play the 3 talls.

    Jefferson can’t be omitted now.

    They already nominated who was dropped it was Sharp.

    33 minutes ago, Doug Reemer said:

    Jefferson can’t be omitted now.

    They already nominated who was dropped it was Sharp.

    He can still be omitted, final team selections aren't made official until 5pm today.

    Blake Howes or Caleb Windsor would be one of the ins for Sharp and then weather they decide to make any more changes from there then who knows.


    Jeffo needs a consistent run, and vs Norf is an opportunity to get into some form! No sense him being an emergency when game time in the ones or at Casey is what he needs right now!

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    Completely underwhelming potential inclusions. Windsor is obviously best 22 when fit and firing, but not sure he is. Henderson isn't up to it and has done nothing at Casey. We're already carrying enough defenders without adding Howes into the mix. And as much as I'd like to see a Gawn-Campbell combo, both are almost 34 and Campbell hardly represents our future.

    It's sad when Tholstrup and Jefferson look like good alternatives by comparison.

    Why aren't we having a look at Brown, Woewodin or Culley at this point of the season?

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    49 minutes ago, 640MD said:

    In my view, these inclusions, are just plain baffling , how do these inclusions help us to prepare for 2026.

    I fear there is some thing being hidden from the supporting base. Injuries or discontent.?

    Has TMac told the coaching staff GAGF ?

    Best 23. I don’t think so

    Which one is it? You want us to pick players for the future, or you want us to pick TMac?

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    13 hours ago, beelzebub said:

    Salem is now something of an enigma. To me he doesn't actually do a lot wrong... but somehow the pizazz he once had has faded. He used to be very good at setting up that 'next' movement. Now .. I'm not really sure , they don't seem to impact as much. 🤷‍♂️

    He’s slow and whilst a good user of the footy he’s not a big kick.

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    Salem has introduced the floating chip into his game which in turn puts his teammates further down the ground under pressure. He is no longer a reliable defender these days.

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    14 minutes ago, Devil In Disguise said:

    Salem has introduced the floating chip into his game

    It's been done before.

    o25ckf8.jpg

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    1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    He can still be omitted, final team selections aren't made official until 5pm today.

    Blake Howes or Caleb Windsor would be one of the ins for Sharp and then weather they decide to make any more changes from there then who knows.

    Wrong.

    They have to name who’s omitted on the Thursday for a Sunday game.

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    26 minutes ago, Doug Reemer said:

    Wrong.

    They have to name who’s omitted on the Thursday for a Sunday game.

    I’m fairly confident this isn’t right.

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    54 minutes ago, Devil In Disguise said:

    Salem has introduced the floating chip into his game which in turn puts his teammates further down the ground under pressure. He is no longer a reliable defender these days.

    He is very reliable. One of our few

    He is not very damaging or quick but with an efficiency over 90% his kicks land.

    the constant criticism of Salem is baffling to me. He is not our best player but he is solid and the least of our problems. With the issues we have such as the forward line and midfield it is bizarre that Salem gets singled out

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    4 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

    I’m fairly confident this isn’t right.

    I'm 100% confident

    Why bother with an extended bench if you can't change it? It's been this was for as long as I can remember.

    You can 100% omit a player from the bench on friday night for a sunday game

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