Sandringham are having a great season.

I was unable to get to the match but apparently only 8 Melbourne players....heard that on he radio....but will await confirmation of that total...

Spot on Zebraman except that there were nine Demons playing. Byron Pickett pulled out injured and so did Zebras Andy Biddlecombe and Phil Zarra who was going to make his senior debut. As a result Daniel Hayes was a last minute inclusion off the interchange. Apparently, he was kitted up to play for the reserves but was called out of the rooms at 11:00am and told he'd be making his senior VFL debut. He was tentative to start with and looked a bit lost but picked up a few possessions and looks to have a few ball skills. Will benefit from the run in this company but is likely to finish of the year in the reserves.

It was a great effort from the team with a lot of the younger players showing out.

Of the Demons, Benny Holland looked very good and Brent Moloney might have done enough for inclusion but that's subject to any plan that the club has in place to deal with his groin injury.

Sandringham has grabbed top spot with Geelong's one point defeat at the hands of the Casey Scorpions while Sautner's seven puts him back on top in the VFL goalkicking.

Sandringham 7.5.47 15.11.101 23.12.150 26.17.173

Werribee 3.3.21 5.5.35 9.9.63 15.13.103

Goals

Sandringham Sautner 7 Holland Poyas 3 Crowe Gilchrist Martyn Paterakis 2 Jamar Liddell Monaghan Sommers Valenti

Werribee Gleeson 3 Skipper 2 Ericksen Baird Barham Faulkner Furfaro Hill Minson Robinson Rockefeller Tiller

Best

Sandringham Lamb Paterakis Poyas Liddell Jamar Monaghan

Werribee Skipper Baird Sheringham Wight Tiller Gleeson

Report

Werribee M Pask for striking N Sautner in the 4th quarter

Not surprisingly, the reserves side which was severely weakened as a result of the loss of players copped a bit of a hiding:-

Sandringham 3.1.19 5.2.32 7.4.46 7.9.51

Werribee 6.4.40 10.11.71 14.18.102 23.19.157

Goals

Sandringham Dunne 3 Collyer Gileno Tregear Weetra

Werribee Garth 8 Hughes McDougall 3 Gardiner Moloney 2 Batchelor Eddy Penny Stack Twomey

Bset

Sandringham Johnston Richards Martin McKenzie Collyer Dean

Werribee Hughes Hudson Garth Gardiner Wormald Batchelor

So that would have to be Tom Paterakis' best game for the seniors I take it? Can anyone tell me where he played?

Huge concerns for Byron Pickett stranded on 199 games, one feels that Melbourne will give him his one game out of

courtesy to get to the milestone sometime between now and the end of the year, but he's not doing himself any favours

if he's injured...

Sandringham 3.1.19 5.2.32 7.4.46 7.9.51

Werribee 6.4.40 10.11.71 14.18.102 23.19.157

Goals

Sandringham Dunne 3 Collyer Gileno Tregear Weetra

Werribee Garth 8 Hughes McDougall 3 Gardiner Moloney 2 Batchelor Eddy Penny Stack Twomey

Bset

Sandringham Johnston Richards Martin McKenzie Collyer Dean

Werribee Hughes Hudson Garth Gardiner Wormald Batchelor

Wtf do Weribee have a Moloney or did they stuff up?

Wtf do Weribee have a Moloney or did they stuff up?

Yeah it's Travis Moloney

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Huge concerns for Byron Pickett stranded on 199 games, one feels that Melbourne will give him his one game out of

courtesy to get to the milestone sometime between now and the end of the year, but he's not doing himself any favours

if he's injured...

Why oh why give a charity game to a player who blatantly breached team rules during the year and has not for the past two years made a decent effort to present himself fit for pre season.

He was a gifted player who could have chosen to do something very special for us by honouring the terms of his contract. He cheated his Club, his teammates and supporters. He can celebrate his 199 games at year end. He does not deserve another one.

Why oh why give a charity game to a player who blatantly breached team rules during the year and has not for the past two years made a decent effort to present himself fit for pre season.

He was a gifted player who could have chosen to do something very special for us by honouring the terms of his contract. He cheated his Club, his teammates and supporters. He can celebrate his 199 games at year end. He does not deserve another one.

I tend to agree Rhino, he doesnt deserve the game, but I just feel the club will give it to him as a 'farewell gift'.

I tend to agree Rhino, he doesnt deserve the game, but I just feel the club will give it to him as a 'farewell gift'.

We give him $300K a year. Surely thats enough. It will be waste of crepe paper to make him a banner.

Couldn't agree more, Rhino.

Interesting to see Jamar in the best.

We give him $300K a year. Surely thats enough. It will be waste of crepe paper to make him a banner.

I can assure he'll be trying to eek another $300K for next year. I don't think his finances are all that rosy.

Totally Agree - he can play 200 games next year if he shows up fair dinkum for our 2008 assault.

$300,000 was taken by Pickett and he OWES Melbourne plenty. Even if he retires at years end, it will leave a bitter taste in my mouth for someone who demanded so much and gave us basically 10-15 decent games last year.

if he wants to play on, Melbourne are in the box seat to offer him a FAR reduced salary for one year.

Get the feeling he just used us and will go home though. Hope i am wrong.