5 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Thanks for info. Happy to accept I missed that, probably because i dont tune into footy that early in the year.

A reminder closer to the game would be useful.

I can't find the email, did it day anything about a reserved Bay for premium members which they usually provide? TIA.

either way i'll be at the game.

Yes it was about the premium members bay.

7 minutes ago, Ditcha said:

Yes it was about the premium members bay.

Could you give the Bay number please.

18 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Could you give the Bay number please.

M34

1 hour ago, jnrmac said:

I didnt say anything about this year. That's your projection

Our promotions dept has known that Max and TMax's 250th were coming for some years and yet here we are.

Just giving them a rev up for the next couple of years. Start planning FFS

Yes and it’s not date-specific either. The merch related to this milestone doesn’t have a “use-by” date, so to speak. Sure, they don’t know how much merch will be sold, but even a modest supply should be available now. And if they did over-order, they can do what they always do, ie. sell it at discounted prices until the supply is exhausted.

Example: I was in the Demon Shop about a week ago and I saw a Narrm t-shirt that was $45 at the time we first played as Narrm. I got it for $5!

1 hour ago, Ghostwriter said:

I’m hoping EVERYONE who can come is coming coz say what you like about Blues fans but they turn up. Okay so they frequently leave at 3qtr time, but they turn up nonetheless.

Besides that, for anyone who can attend but is considering watching it at home for whatever reason… two words:

Max [censored] Gawn.

We endlessly wax lyrical about Max to the point where it’s a brave soul who’ll dare say a negative thing about him. We idolise Max and rightly so. The entire footy world holds Max in the greatest esteem and the respect for him is beyond anything we’ve seen for a long time. Therefore…

Back up your love for the big guy by attending his incredible milestone game!

Absolutely…I can’t wait to go & honour in a very small way our GOAT & another incredible stalwart of our club TMac. Perfect day for footy …hope as many come as are able

3 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

I wasn’t being glib. I was genuinely curious as to why the poster was implying that Fritta will only get to 200 games should he cram the shortfall of 27 games in before this season ends. The implication being that Fritta won’t be adding to his games tally with the MFC beyond this year. That’s how I read it, anyways.

I was pointing out that if he is to play 200 games it will be next year. That gives marketing 12 months to get it right.

13 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Nic Newman also ruled out which is handy.

I assume Saad will play though.

44 minutes ago, At the break of Gawn said:

Nic Newman also ruled out which is handy.

I assume Saad will play though.

If we can shut him down, he might crack the Saads.

That would be Adam shame.

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Minor bullet dodged.

I know Cerra isn't a world beater but he would've lengthened a midfield that is better than ours and usually bobs up for 23 odd disposals and a goal against us.

Makes sense for Carlton to be cautious with Cerra and Newman. I suspect they will play against North Melbourne on Good Friday.

I think Wade Derksen will make his debut.

33 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Minor bullet dodged.

I know Cerra isn't a world beater but he would've lengthened a midfield that is better than ours and usually bobs up for 23 odd disposals and a goal against us.

In my opinion this game will come down to which team can best mitigate the other team's strengths.

The blues major strengths are winning contest, contested possessions and clearances (ball winning). I can't believe I'm able to say this, but our strengths are ball use, leg speed and our running power and transition the ball quickly from D50.

I reckon Cerra is significant out for them - agree he is no world beater, but he would have helped them mitigate our strengths (and their key weaknesses - their lack of leg speed and running power) because he uses the ball pretty well and is decent runner who can run and spread defensively (and offensively).

2 hours ago, JJJ said:

I was pointing out that if he is to play 200 games it will be next year. That gives marketing 12 months to get it right.

Thanks for clarifying. I misinterpreted what you were saying.

2 hours ago, Deestar9 said:

Absolutely…I can’t wait to go & honour in a very small way our GOAT & another incredible stalwart of our club TMac. Perfect day for footy …hope as many come as are able

Not small whatsoever, Deestar! Every single person who attends this game is part of a show of respect and appreciation for these two incredible players.

$11 GA tickets and free entry for kids 14 and under. The AFL must be expecting a crowd of about 30K for this one that they are throwing out so many incentives.

7 minutes ago, poita said:

$11 GA tickets and free entry for kids 14 and under. The AFL must be expecting a crowd of about 30K for this one that they are throwing out so many incentives.

I miss the old days where the MCG would put an estimated crowd figure on their website

Max on MMM 😁

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWVH4sVE_b3/?igsh=MTNoc3k2bm1mMHN6Zg==

Edited 14 hours ago14 hr by No. 31

29 minutes ago, ucanchoose said:

I miss the old days where the MCG would put an estimated crowd figure on their website

Yep, used to judge this for MCC Balcony attendance time lol

1 hour ago, binman said:

I reckon Cerra is significant out for them - agree he is no world beater, but he would have helped them mitigate our strengths (and their key weaknesses - their lack of leg speed and running power) because he uses the ball pretty well and is decent runner who can run and spread defensively (and offensively).

I think it helps them as Cerra is neither of those things.

23 hours ago, Deespicable said:

I may have a slightly different view to most of you but I am a little surprised that everyone is saying T-Mac replaces Turner this week.

Given that our emphasis under Kingy is speed of ball movement and on top of that the slight tweaks to rules (quick ball ups, out of bounds etc) have increased speed throughout the AFL game as a whole, I am a little surprised that Jed Adams isn't one of our three tall backmen, especially now that we have lost Turner's pace.

Adams played well last week in VFL (I am reliably told) and is the quickest guy over 100m at the club. Kozzie would easily beat him over 20m though.

King has already shown his liking to prioritise playing the fittest players at our club and that's partly why our best 2km men Kolt and Sharpy are in the side and they have rewarded him by being two of our best players both weeks.

But adding T-Mac alongside Lever and Petty does not imbue our defence with the pace needed to play at such a breakneck level of 2026. I am very happy for T-Mac to come back in because he provides versatility and has a little more height to play on Hudson O'Keefe or McKay. But it should be at the expense of either Lever or Petty. Adams should replace Turner.

And clearly our other defenders should be on notice because Xavier Taylor must play in the very near future because he is our future.

Finally I'd also say that as much as I enjoyed the spark that Latrelle provided against St Kilda, his game against Freo was not up to standard and he should be given a firm reminder over the next two weeks by watching Sunday from the stands and the following week by playing in the VFL.

While Laurie deserves his spot, I'd say it's hard not to bring in the lively and somewhat manic pace of Moniz-Wakefield.

I'd even say there is a case to drop Sparrow for Laurie, but I can't see that happening.

My changes: In: Adams, Moniz-Wakefield, T-Mac, Laurie. Out: Turner (injured), Lever, Latrelle P, Sparrow.

Expected changes: In: T-Mac, Moniz-Wakefield. Out: Turner, Latrelle P

23 hours ago, Deespicable said:

I may have a slightly different view to most of you but I am a little surprised that everyone is saying T-Mac replaces Turner this week.

Given that our emphasis under Kingy is speed of ball movement and on top of that the slight tweaks to rules (quick ball ups, out of bounds etc) have increased speed throughout the AFL game as a whole, I am a little surprised that Jed Adams isn't one of our three tall backmen, especially now that we have lost Turner's pace.

Adams played well last week in VFL (I am reliably told) and is the quickest guy over 100m at the club. Kozzie would easily beat him over 20m though.

King has already shown his liking to prioritise playing the fittest players at our club and that's partly why our best 2km men Kolt and Sharpy are in the side and they have rewarded him by being two of our best players both weeks.

But adding T-Mac alongside Lever and Petty does not imbue our defence with the pace needed to play at such a breakneck level of 2026. I am very happy for T-Mac to come back in because he provides versatility and has a little more height to play on Hudson O'Keefe or McKay. But it should be at the expense of either Lever or Petty. Adams should replace Turner.

And clearly our other defenders should be on notice because Xavier Taylor must play in the very near future because he is our future.

Finally I'd also say that as much as I enjoyed the spark that Latrelle provided against St Kilda, his game against Freo was not up to standard and he should be given a firm reminder over the next two weeks by watching Sunday from the stands and the following week by playing in the VFL.

While Laurie deserves his spot, I'd say it's hard not to bring in the lively and somewhat manic pace of Moniz-Wakefield.

I'd even say there is a case to drop Sparrow for Laurie, but I can't see that happening.

My changes: In: Adams, Moniz-Wakefield, T-Mac, Laurie. Out: Turner (injured), Lever, Latrelle P, Sparrow.

Expected changes: In: T-Mac, Moniz-Wakefield. Out: Turner, Latrelle P

23 hours ago, Deespicable said:

I may have a slightly different view to most of you but I am a little surprised that everyone is saying T-Mac replaces Turner this week.

Given that our emphasis under Kingy is speed of ball movement and on top of that the slight tweaks to rules (quick ball ups, out of bounds etc) have increased speed throughout the AFL game as a whole, I am a little surprised that Jed Adams isn't one of our three tall backmen, especially now that we have lost Turner's pace.

Adams played well last week in VFL (I am reliably told) and is the quickest guy over 100m at the club. Kozzie would easily beat him over 20m though.

King has already shown his liking to prioritise playing the fittest players at our club and that's partly why our best 2km men Kolt and Sharpy are in the side and they have rewarded him by being two of our best players both weeks.

But adding T-Mac alongside Lever and Petty does not imbue our defence with the pace needed to play at such a breakneck level of 2026. I am very happy for T-Mac to come back in because he provides versatility and has a little more height to play on Hudson O'Keefe or McKay. But it should be at the expense of either Lever or Petty. Adams should replace Turner.

And clearly our other defenders should be on notice because Xavier Taylor must play in the very near future because he is our future.

Finally I'd also say that as much as I enjoyed the spark that Latrelle provided against St Kilda, his game against Freo was not up to standard and he should be given a firm reminder over the next two weeks by watching Sunday from the stands and the following week by playing in the VFL.

While Laurie deserves his spot, I'd say it's hard not to bring in the lively and somewhat manic pace of Moniz-Wakefield.

I'd even say there is a case to drop Sparrow for Laurie, but I can't see that happening.

My changes: In: Adams, Moniz-Wakefield, T-Mac, Laurie. Out: Turner (injured), Lever, Latrelle P, Sparrow.

Expected changes: In: T-Mac, Moniz-Wakefield. Out: Turner, Latrelle P

Another speedy Adams! Must be in the name. RIP Bluey.

31 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

I think it helps them as Cerra is neither of those things.

Do you mean he doesn't use the ball pretty well and isn't a decent runner who can run and spread defensively (and offensively)?

Edited 13 hours ago13 hr by binman

Mr King mentioned Heath in his press conference. I wonder what the chances are of trialling a 2 ruck team set up any stage this season as per Freemantle , St Kilda and now Pies ??

On 25/03/2026 at 16:14, DubDee said:

10th Demon EVER to reach 250 games?

In 150 years? Good lord

No john Lord only played 132 games