11 hours ago, alpha33 said:

How long was the scheduled training?

It was scheduled to be from 10am ‘til 11:30am but it started at 9:40am and finished just after midday.

How did Riv and Bison go?

18 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

How did Riv and Bison go?

Both will be in the first 23

I'm gonna put in my rolling 45.

Melbourne

B: Lever, Petty, Jiath

HB: Salem, Turner, Bowey

C: Culley, Steele, Langford

HF: Chandler, van Rooyen, L.Pickett

F: Fritsch, Mihocek, Melksham

FOLL: Gawn, Rivers, K.Pickett

IC: Lindsay, Windsor, Sparrow, Tholstrup, Langdon

Casey

B: Adams, May, Berry

HB: Howes, McDonald, Taylor

C: Bonner, Laurie, Bergman

HF: Sharp, Johnson, Mentha

F: White, Kentfield, Jefferson

FOLL: Heath, Onley, Edwards

IC: Smith, Lual, Cross, Campbell

INJ: Viney, Matthews, McAdam, Henderson, Moniz-Wakefield

Edited 8 hours ago8 hr by WERRIDEE

5 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

I called Thomas Matthews “Tommy” and he said he likes being called Tommy and that’s what he wants to go by but he’s not the only Tom in the side. I said it’s all good because the other Toms are usually called Tmac, Spaz and TC. I told him he’ll no doubt be given a nickname by his teammates. Or will he?

Before training started I was asked if I’d met the new guys yet. I said I’ve only met XT so far. Langers said ‘“XT”? I like it!’ Then Salo and Rooey agreed.

Our team’s nickname game is poor 🙃

Was it Nathan Doggy Brown who said every club needed a player nicknamed 'Chook'?

Xavier looks like a guy who should be named Chook.

31 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

I'm gonna put in my rolling 45.

Melbourne

B: Lever, Petty, Jiath

HB: Salem, Turner, Bowey

C: Culley, Steele, Langford

HF: Chandler, van Rooyen, L.Pickett

F: Fritsch, Mihocek, Melksham

FOLL: Gawn, Rivers, K.Pickett

IC: Lindsay, Windsor, Sparrow, Tholstrup, Langdon

Casey

B: Adams, May, Berry

HB: Howes, McDonald, Taylor

C: Bonner, Laurie, Bergman

HF: Sharp, Johnson, Mentha

F: White, Kentfield, Jefferson

FOLL: Heath, Onley, Edwards

IC: Smith, Lual, Cross, Campbell

INJ: Viney, Matthews, McAdam, Henderson, Moniz-Wakefield

Creating best 23's which take into account injured players in December?

You are an unstoppable force Werridee.

I reckon people would prefer a best 23.

I've seen you put Langdon on the bench recently. While there are no wrong answers at this point in the year, I doubt Langdon misses out starting on a wing.

Um, how is Fritta going?

8 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

I'm gonna put in my rolling 45.

Melbourne

B: Lever, Petty, Jiath

HB: Salem, Turner, Bowey

C: Culley, Steele, Langford

HF: Chandler, van Rooyen, L.Pickett

F: Fritsch, Mihocek, Melksham

FOLL: Gawn, Rivers, K.Pickett

IC: Lindsay, Windsor, Sparrow, Tholstrup, Langdon

Casey

B: Adams, May, Berry

HB: Howes, McDonald, Taylor

C: Bonner, Laurie, Bergman

HF: Sharp, Johnson, Mentha

F: White, Kentfield, Jefferson

FOLL: Heath, Onley, Edwards

IC: Smith, Lual, Cross, Campbell

INJ: Viney, Matthews, McAdam, Henderson, Moniz-Wakefield

Looking at that, it’s clear we lack a small stopper. Not a single one of those options could line up on a Charlie Cameron small forward type. Anyone look likely in this role? Could Laurie or even Chandler fit the bill? We’ve got lots of half forward options already…

Fritta looked classy in the inside drills where you need to get through the pack. Good sidesteps, and strong. I was quietly impressed with Kilani when he did a short stint at FF in the drill where a handball comes out around the 50M line and kicks short and hard to someone leading wide out of the goalsquare. He was quick to lead and had good hands. It was wet and it was a fast tough drill. As he is touted as a back or a ruck I thought he did well although I have to admit, there was no opposition.

Edited 17 minutes ago17 min by Damo

13 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

I called Thomas Matthews “Tommy” and he said he likes being called Tommy and that’s what he wants to go by but he’s not the only Tom in the side. I said it’s all good because the other Toms are usually called Tmac, Spaz and TC. I told him he’ll no doubt be given a nickname by his teammates. Or will he?

Before training started I was asked if I’d met the new guys yet. I said I’ve only met XT so far. Langers said ‘“XT”? I like it!’ Then Salo and Rooey agreed.

Our team’s nickname game is poor 🙃

My wife's family already had a dog, so when they picked another of the same breed off the street they named it "Extra."

8 hours ago, BAMF said:

Was it Nathan Doggy Brown who said every club needed a player nicknamed 'Chook'?

Xavier looks like a guy who should be named Chook.

You rang?