MELBOURNE

B: Ward, Carroll, Wheatley

HB: C.Johnson, Bizzell, Brown

C: Bruce, McDonald, Petterd

HF: Godfrey, Robertson, Davey

F: Sylvia, Miller, Bate

FOLL: White, McLean, Jones

I/C: P.Johnson, Frawley, Newton, Buckley

EM: Pickett, Holland, Dunn

IN: Miller, C.Johnson, Buckley, Frawley

OUT: Neitz (knee), Green (knee), Bell (hamstring), Johnstone

NEW: Simon Buckley, Selection No.53 at the 2005 NAB AFL Draft from Sandringham Dragons

That's probably what the majority of us want, Nathan Brown is very lucky to be playing.

Where did you get this from?

Where did you get this from?

'ology

That's probably what the majority of us want, Nathan Brown is very lucky to be playing.

Where did you get this from?

Yeah, predictable.

I agree re: Brown but with the potential ins we had I think we've gone down the right track.

I think Brown would have been so trumatised last week that it almost behooved the club to give him another game because he would be so keen to do well

Happy with the ins.

Looking forward to seeing how Buckley goes.

Weather would have had a lot to do with final selections as well.

If it's going to be wet (which is likely), you don't want to have Miller, Dunn, Newton and Frawley sitting on the bench.

Brown's disposal will look excellent if the weather is nasty

And an official congratulations to Simon Buckley for making his debut.

You've grown up loving the Dees, now it's time to win them some damn games... no pressure

You just hope Miller gets out to CHF and Newton plays next to Robbo out of the square. These youngs men, Frawley, Newton, Buckley, CJ, Petterd play them give them good game time for the rest of the season.

That team already has 9 talls (altho Bate and Frawley are mobile) and 13 smalls (including Bruce), so it's a pretty tall line-up anyway. On that basis Dunn couldn't come in for Brown and Pickett shouldn't. There's nothing wrong with that selection, it has as much youth as you can go for, the only smalls not playing are Weetra and Neville AFAIK.

I am surprised Dunny didn't get a run.

MELBOURNE

B: Ward, Carroll, Wheatley

HB: C.Johnson, Bizzell, Brown

C: Bruce, McDonald, Petterd

HF: Godfrey, Robertson, Davey

F: Sylvia, Miller, Bate

FOLL: White, McLean, Jones

I/C: P.Johnson, Frawley, Newton, Buckley

EM: Pickett, Holland, Dunn

IN: Miller, C.Johnson, Buckley, Frawley

OUT: Neitz (knee), Green (knee), Bell (hamstring), Johnstone

NEW: Simon Buckley, Selection No.53 at the 2005 NAB AFL Draft from Sandringham Dragons

Petterd, Buckley, Newton, Frawley, Sylvia, McLean, Bate, Jones, Davey

Plenty of good reasons to be excited about Sunday

Agreed Y_M.

im thinking the powers that be will trial either Frosty OR Dunny..but not both at moment..

Dunny is still emerging whilst Miller ( like it or not ) must be on last legs re chances.

And an official congratulations to Simon Buckley for making his debut.

You've grown up loving the Dees, now it's time to win them some damn games... no pressure

Yep, well said Jaded......

Congratulation to Simon on his debut match :D !!!

Yep well done mate, now your dad expects you to be as good as Robbie Flower!

You better not dissapoint!

That team already has 9 talls (altho Bate and Frawley are mobile) and 13 smalls (including Bruce), so it's a pretty tall line-up anyway. On that basis Dunn couldn't come in for Brown and Pickett shouldn't. There's nothing wrong with that selection, it has as much youth as you can go for, the only smalls not playing are Weetra and Neville AFAIK.

That's a very fair comment. I would have preferred Dunn to Frawley this week as Dunn can also be used as a wingman at this stage and for Frawley to get 100 minutes of game time in the VFL but the selection makes sense from a team balance point of view (1 ruckman, defender, midfielder and forward on the bench).

I do have two queries though:

1. What is the least number of players who have played every game for a team in any given season? (lost another one this week in Bell)

2. Can anyone recall a taller interchange bench than the one this week? (every player above 6'2)