MELBOURNE

Backs: B.Holland, N.Carroll, N.Brown

Half backs: D.Bell, R.Ferguson, P.Wheatley

Centreline: M.Bate, J.McDonald, T.Johnstone

Half forwards: B.Green, M.Newton, C.Sylvia

Forwards: B.Pickett, D.Neitz, R.Robertson

Followers: J.White, L.Dunn, N.Jones

I/C From: B.McLean, M.Jamar, A.Davey, J.Bode

Emergencies: D.Ward, B.Miller, S.Buckley

In- McLean, Bate

Out- Frawley (ankle) Moloney (groin)

COLLINGWOOD

B: James Clement, Shane Wakelin, Tarkyn Lockyer

HB: Heath Shaw, Harry O’Brien, Ben Johnson

C: Rhyce Shaw, Scott Burns, Ryan Cook

HF: Nick Maxwell, Anthony Rocca, Scott Pendlebury

F: Dale Thomas, Travis Cloke, Sean Rusling

Foll: Guy Richards, Shane O’Bree, Leon Davis

Int: Dane Swan, Chris Bryan, Alan Didak, Paul Medhurst

Emg: Danny Stanley, Sharrod Wellingham, Simon Prestigiacomo

In: Guy Richards, Shane Wakelin, Scott Pendlebury, Alan Didak, Sean Rusling

Out: Josh Fraser (injured – ankle), Tyson Goldsack, Alan Toovey, Simon Prestigiacomo, Paul Licuria

They are good ins, shame about Moloney.

However, I would have liked to have seen Melbourne go all out this week, what with it being Neitz's 300th.

Cheers barpen.......

That team looks pretty good from here !!!

From the team prediction thread

In - McLean, Bate

Out - Frawley (inj), Moloney (for god sake put him on ice before his groin is ruined for life. He is nowhere near fit and is having no impact)

Yze_magic does it again

Still no Bruce? Could be season over then, we surely have to leave beamer out for the rest of the year.

Hope Bate has his sticky hands again and can takes some good marks.

I have a feeling that there will be a late change, and ward will come in.

On Sen today they said licca is doubtful, buckley will play for williamstown, didak in and fraser out.

From the team prediction thread

Yze_magic does it again

You've certainly got that crystal ball working for you this week YM !!!

looks like a good team to me...

i'd still like to see buckley get games at senior level. he was BOG for sandy last week as well. he shouldnt be playing for sandy if our season is over and he's good enough for afl level. the more time he gets at afl, the better it will be for him next season.

but other than that is the best possible team we could have considering injuries (though i prefer PJ over jamar)

they wil miss Fraser...damn shame !!!

Dunny will have to play midfield for the majority of the game because the forwardline is already very tall.

Out: Simon Prestigiacomo

Excellent news for David Neitz!

I think McLean might be a doubtful starter, but overall that is not a bad team.

I think McLean might be a doubtful starter

Hopefully Buckley in if that is the case...

Would love to see Dunn line up in the square for the first bounce

Hopefully Buckley in if that is the case...

Agreed.

I'm disappointed Ferg is playing, but I guess more than two changes to a winning side was always unlikely.

EDIT: Ferg might be okay providing the 'chop out' to Carroll and Holland - he's got the courage to back pack into a pack etc.

An improvement on last week, and last week I said we CAN win, so this week, we WILL win... Probably.

C84, think bruce may be out until r21... http://www.injuryupdate.com.au/afl.php?spo...p;mascot=Demons

Thats my bad feeling jaded, chook out.........ward in

B: James Clement, Shane Wakelin, Tarkyn Lockyer

HB: Heath Shaw, Harry O’Brien, Ben Johnson

C: Rhyce Shaw, Scott Burns, Ryan Cook

HF: Nick Maxwell, Anthony Rocca, Scott Pendlebury

F: Dale Thomas, Travis Cloke, Sean Rusling

Foll: Guy Richards, Shane O’Bree, Leon Davis

Int: Dane Swan, Chris Bryan, Alan Didak, Paul Medhurst

Emg: Danny Stanley, Sharrod Wellingham, Simon Prestigiacomo

In: Guy Richards, Shane Wakelin, Scott Pendlebury, Alan Didak, Sean Rusling

Out: Josh Fraser (injured – ankle), Tyson Goldsack, Alan Toovey, Simon Prestigiacomo, Paul Licuria

lol, what a crappy team

rusling and pendlebury will be very underdone, i dont think didak will be any better

their rucks are crap too

big bag for the neita man, no presti!

Now please, leave moloney out for the rest of the year, we have nothing to lose! It's depressing seeing him struggling out there...

Thats my bad feeling jaded, chook out.........ward in

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

they wil miss Fraser...damn shame !!!

But "Didak will add some much-needed firepower" (Herald-Sun).

Not if belly blankets him again.

Now please, leave moloney out for the rest of the year, we have nothing to lose! It's depressing seeing him struggling out there...

I think there is every reason for concern about Moloney's future. 2008 is a make or break year fitness wise. Its bad luck for the bloke.

This is the first time all year they have got selection 100% right!

Yes Ferguson and Jamar should be in the team. Yes Moloney should be rested.

I can't wait for tonight, Neitz will take Wakelin to the cleaners and I'd like to see how the battle of the young guns goes Newton v O'Brien and Jones v Pendelbury (if Riley has a sense of romance)!

Dees by 6 goals.

I think there is every reason for concern about Moloney's future. 2008 is a make or break year fitness wise. Its bad luck for the bloke.

Sylvia is not far behind this too, Why is it we get players with great talent and they get career restricting injuries, The footy gods hate us :angry:

Sylvia is not far behind this too, Why is it we get players with great talent and they get career restricting injuries, The footy gods hate us :angry:

Don't trash talk the footy gods. We need them tonight.

Can't loose Neita's 300th

Don't trash talk the footy gods. We need them tonight.

Can't loose Neita's 300th

In fear of my life and reputation for saying this, i wouldn't be totally distraught if Ward came in for an injured Mclean.

I really want to go all out for the win and Wardy played very well on QB keeping Davis out of it. If ward wasn't to play the role would probably fall to Bode. A great experience for him but a little worrying at the same time.

I really want to go all out for the win and Wardy played very well on QB keeping Davis out of it. If ward wasn't to play the role would probably fall to Bode. A great experience for him but a little worrying at the same time.

Actually your prob right.

Bode is young but I feel more secure playing Ward on Davis instead of Bode, Davis could win Collingwood the game off his own boot.