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About time.

We've selected the wrong team and the world's going to end on Saturday.

Dwayne: "Melbourne have just coughed that up and allowed 2 metre Peter to mark with no one anywhere near him!" Derm: "Geeeee he's a big lad, in my day a key position player was 6"1 on the old metrics scale" Lynch: "Looks like he's going to run around and slot that off the right slipper"

We're clearly totally committed to zone defence and I look forward to the inevitable Wright vs Jetta aerial contest in the goal square. In the end what matters is the score GC forwards kick.

I have two sleeves but no guernsey.

I haven't looked at them but if they have Maric at 51 and Gawn at 167 and Pedersen at 266 and Hogan at 277 then they clearly are meaningless.

I'm mindful that Trenners has basically been given this year to prove himself worthy of another contract. The last thing he'd want to do is come in too early, break down and effectively end his career. I reckon it's great the club are letting him dictate terms - if Trenners plays a half a dozen games this year, and nails them, then he's off and away with another multi year contract and playing his part in a resurgent finals team. I'm happy to wait to see this.

Skuit, basically all you've missed is that Demonland has transmogrified into Sexyland.

Sarcasm is hard to detect online.

This is the type of game where we'll allow a bloke like Wright to dominate. We seem to play these guys into some sort of form.

You think we lost the Essendon game due to height ? It was lost in the midfield. They had 128 more possessions and 70 marks, i.e. run and spread.

Oh my god they have 2 tall forwards and we have dropped 2 talls! Why don't I just shoot myself now. Our defense is terrible. Dunn is ommited, Good. Lumumba was dropped. Nah he was concussed. Well he would have been dropped anyway. We will win. No we won't. Michie is playing. Why isn't ANB? Garland? Wtf?

Cheers JC. How is Picket coping?

I kind of understand the "btdt" attitude of those above, but he's been consistently in the Casey best all year, and apparently killed it this week playing on a HBF. Read the Plapp report, it was as glowing they come. And it just so happens, we have a HBF vacancy this weekend. The guy has well and truly earned another shot. How about getting on board and showing some support?

Well in all fairness even when Garland was asked how it felt to be back in the team he responded with "squeek" and just scurried back into a hole in a wall. I want to know what the hell is going on with Frost and why he was drafted as a backman, played well as a backman, we are short on key backman, yet we keep trying to turn him into something he is not! So bloody frustrating I'm sometimes tempted to use all caps!

May I humbly suggest gentlemen that the Channel 9 60 minutes team so recently prominent in Lebanon be engaged as backup. Just in case a geriatric recovery snatch is required.

Agree. Trengove strikes me as the type who would take the easy way out. That's probably why he was the youngest ever captain of an AFL club because of his dodgy character.

Yep, I think after last week it seems we went with a side for the likely conditions and also adjusted our defence to their lack of height. The Gold Coast, even in the early evening, can be quite muggy, so you need runners. Further to this, the Suns have added even more run to their side with Garlett, Saad and little guy MacPherson. Had we gone in with a big side we would have been prone to being exploited by their counter. But now we have got a chance to match up with them across the ground. Initially I wanted Hunt dropped, but there are so many more options on who he can play on this week - Martin, Garlett, Miller and Sexton. The key for us is that we need to exploit the fact they have been decimated by injury to their bigs and Hoges and Watts must fire again. The other key is that Gawny should be too tall for Currie, but that means Viney and Jones and Oliver have to limit the amount of times Gazza comes charging out with it. The only other big match-up will be T-Mac's battle to counter Tom Lynch. Garland will cop two-metre Peter and whilst big Pete may get the odd mark, Col should have no problems with him most of the time and if not, Pedo can be sent back to help. As to Neal-Bullen's non-selection, can someone tell me which of Viney, Jones, Vince or Tyson was going to be dropped for him. They decided to have one more mid because Vince will play down back and do the kick-in duties for Salem most of the time, but it was a choice - Oliver or ANB. Had ANB played the last three weeks as a defender, then he might have got a game ahead of Michie.

I actually work at NB and you blokes have been keeping us all pretty busy! thanks for the support guys

BINGO And no I won't let it go.

Sometimes, but I was pretty clear on your sentiment on this one.

You are the biggest whinger in here every post you leave sideswipes at least one person. Total hypercrite...

We lack a second big key defender, we have Frost who could fill the role but he's currently competing with the likes of Kent, Kennedy, JKH and Garlett for a forward pocket position.

Totally flawed logic. By your reasoning every player playing a role must be "good enough", therefore if we don't have anyone "good enough" we'll run out with 21. Roos picks Pedo because he's the best option he has, or perhaps the least worst. Ro Bail played a lot of footy under Roos too because he was the best option for the role at the time. It's not a slight on Pedo or Ro who give their all, they are just not flag material in those roles, i.e. not "good enough".

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Gentle poke. I believe both you and Colin handled his recent demotion very well. Good luck to him on the weekend - would love to see him attack the game and play well.

Oliver's in so we're sparred a temper tantrum until next Thursday night.

Im looking forward to a dashing display from Chrissy Dawes on the hbf.

I've just had a quick look back through Gold Coast's season so far: Round 1: beat Essendon 121 - 60 at home. Round 2: beat Fremantle 126 - 100 over there. Round 3: beat Carlton 95 - 41 at home. Round 4: lost to Brisbane at the Gabba 94 - 107. Round 5: lost to North Melbourne at home 81 - 119. Round 6: lost to Geelong at Cardinia 48 - 168. A couple of easy wins early. Not sure what to make of them beating Freo. Then a loss to a mediocre Brisbane team, a fair beating by North and thrashed by Geelong. Very cruisy home schedule. I was fairly sure we'd struggle against St Kilda because I couldn't see us sustaining the required intensity for four straight weeks. It sucks but we're still a young team and it's important to maintain perspective. We're pointing in the right direction and our young guys look like building blocks. Consider this: Age of Demons vs St Kilda: 23: Bugg, McDonald 22: Viney, Kent, Tyson, Kennedy, Frost 21: Hogan, Wagner, Hunt 20: Petracca, Harmes, Salem That's not including Brayshaw (20), Oliver (18), Stretch (19), Vanders (24), Oscar (20), ANB (20) and Michie (24). I'm feeling optimistic about this weekend. This is a very gettable game and our guys should be fired up after a lacklustre performance last week. This will be a momentum shifting game if we lose it. Drop a couple on the trot and we might fall back into old bad habits. Looking forward to seeing more of future Melbourne Demon Dion Prestia.

A good thing about the Mitchie upgrade is the coaches honouring their comments that if players do what is asked of them (ie be coachable) and consistently perform at a high standard they will get a game. It sets the example and incentive to all players trying to make the team. Hope he has a terrific game!

His foot skills is alot better then most in the senior team. Go watch his kick to Brayshaw against the Roos last year. Well done to skid, im a fan and he has obviously worked very hard to get picked. Hopefully now he puts on a good performance and keeps his spot.

Stuie I don't disagree with you but please stop quoting the AFL player rankings as if they're an authority on anything. These rankings have Ivan Maric as the 51st best player in the comp and Max Gawn the 167th. They also have Cam Pedersen as the 266th best player in the comp and Jesse Hogan the 277th.

I got $1150 for $345. Family are kitted out. Son's playing on the weekend in his new size 13 bright orange boots. Will help to spot him out there. Am going to use some of the saving to upgrade my membership and offer a junior membership to anyone the Club wants to give it to.

I wasn't sure this quite fitted into any of the currently opened threads and it certainly requires a bit of ongoing analysis. This is not a discussion simply for this week, but for the remaining weeks of the season. It's about measuring improvement and consistency individually and as a team. I know it's still early in the season, but I thought we should discuss the list going forward. Which areas still require the greatest work? Let's break this down into four areas: Backs, Forwards, Mids and Rucks. There is a disclaimer here. There are some areas on our list that require players to gain experience before we can really tell what we're still missing. However, there are other areas on the list that have become obvious decisions. BACKS So our troublesome backline. The area of the ground that people seem to be venting most about. It's interesting that in our leaner times, we seemed flushed for KPDs and now when we are finally seeing an upturn in form, we appear to lack height, skill and strength at the contest and in the air. KPDs T McDonald, O McDonald, L Dunn, C Garland and then maybe S Frost. T McDonald: continues to show his ordinary disposal and decision making. He's a great mark and spoiler, but appears not to understand the zonal defence we're playing. Either that or he's directly disobeying team instructions. From a member of the leadership group, this would be troublesome. O McDonald: too inexperienced to tell yet. Time is on his side. I thought he played a really good first half against GWS and showed he could play at the level, despite some of the negative commentary on him post match. A slightly better kick than his brother and is capable of a good spoil too. L Dunn: a beautiful kick, but an inconsistent experienced player. We should be seeing the consistency from Dunn that we see from Nev Jetta. He doesn't have to be a world-beater, but a role player. He's even inconsistent at this. How long does Dunn have left? C Garland: versatile on his day, he can lock down smalls or talls, but has struggled to really 'own' his position since 2012-2013. He is too timid in defence and this flows onto his inability to provide offence off half back. Without attack he won't last in this team. S Frost: was recruited as KPD, but the club has yet to use him in defence. He has great size and terrific agility for a player of his size. In the long term, the club will be hoping he can hold down a KPD spot and shut down players such as Daniher, T Lynch and Moore. These really agile tall forwards who will rule the game in the coming decade. Unfortunately, Frost still needs to learn the game. I'd be playing him back at the moment, but perhaps they don't want to have to teach him his defensive role and his defensive role within the press at the same time? Sam's still young though and time is on his side. But for mine, that's a lean list. There's question marks over every single one. No wonder everyone is saying go after Hurley. Even if we were to land him (unlikely), looking at this list, he's not going to solve our problems on his own back there. Mid-sized/small defenders N Jetta, J Wagner, J Hunt, C Salem, H Lumumba, B Vince, N Jones, J Trengove, B Stretch, J Melksham, J Grimes, D Terlich N Jetta: this guy is probably the most consistent performer at our club, outside of Jonesy. Not a world beater, but a Paul Roos special - a consistent role player. You know what you'll get from him every week. He's a gem. J Wagner: appears poised and composed under pressure. His kicking is neat and he's not pushed off the ball too easily. He has really surprised me. Like a few others, time is on his side. It'll be interesting to see how he develops throughout 2016. J Hunt: his speed and willingness to take on the game from half back is exciting. Give him 50 more games and he'll iron out some of those decision-making kinks. Has shown he can perform a decent Jared Rivers spoil too. C Salem: not convinced this is his best position. Time will tell. His kicking is a real asset for our half back line though, but he still doesn't get it enough. There are questions over his defensive capabilities, but they can be taught and he's certainly capable of being tough in the contest. A midfield role in the future could beckon. H Lumumba: despite some posters still being down him, Heritier's willingness to take the game on and get us moving from half back is vital to a flourishing Melbourne. Hopefully Hunt can learn a thing or two from him. 'H' isn't a long term solution, but will play another 2 or 3 seasons for us. B Vince: he hasn't proved as effective off half back as I'd hoped, but he certainly has the poise and kicking skills to play a role back there. He might have to get used to it, as positions in the midfield over the next few years will be toughly contested. Bernie's managed to become a pretty consistent player and we need all of those we can get. N Jones: with the reduced rotations I'd be playing Jonesy off half back more than we have. As the younger brigade takes over, like Vince, he'll need to be able to play across half back and half forward too. J Trengove: his best position going forward is half back, IMO. A more efficient Daniel Cross. Setting up the play. A bit Hodge-like. He's a great decision maker, a lovely kick and a good reader of the play. Unfortunately, his leg speed won't be an asset, but I think he brings enough qualities that we lack back there, to find a position in the best 22 going forward. B Stretch: Billy will probably play anywhere between half forward, the wing and half back. If he can strengthen his inside game, he could form part of our midfield group, but my inclination would be to play him off half back. I'd be playing him in Salem's position. He may also challenge Hunt's position back there. Pity he's not a better kick, but it's certainly not a flaw of his. He also has a bit of time on his side. J Melksham: was never a fan of him at Essendon. He could be quite the bunny. His decision making and disposal often leaves a lot to be desired. But he can play really good footy. If Goodwin and McCartney encourage him to bring a consistency to his game, he will have a place going forward. His kicking is questionable though and we really lack good ball users back there. J Grimes: a terrific off field leader, but a very limited on field player. I never quite understood the hype for him. He is fearless at the contest and disciplined, but simply doesn't have the tools to make it at this level. D Terlich: a stopgap player in leaner times. He, like Grimes, makes far too many errors and off half back, no side can carry that. It may be too early to tell on some, but my current fear is that we lack enough really good ball users on the list. Salem, Vince...? MIDFIELD It's funny how things can change so quickly. Whilst you can never rest of your laurels and should always keep building depth and strength to the most important area on your list, our midfield is incredibly exciting. Let's see where we're at in three seasons time when these guys will all have played 50+ games. J Viney, N Jones, B Vince, D Tyson, A Brayshaw, C Oliver, C Petracca, T Bugg, B Kennedy, B Newton, A Vandenberg, M Jones J Viney: Jack (like Jetta, Jones and Vince) has found a consistency in his game and if he continues his 2016 form, we'll have an All Australian and potential Brownlow Medallist by the end of the year. Leads the club in all the key midfield stats and just never stops. The sort of guy we want all our players aspiring to be like. N Jones: as noted, a consistent ball winner. He isn't the most talented guy on the list, but must have a heart as strong as an ox to withstand the rubbish he's been through and thrive in it. B Vince: since crossing from Adelaide, has become one of our two go-to midfielders. Fortunately, with Viney's rise, there is less reliance on Bernie, but his ability to kick crucial goals is an important asset for our midfield group. D Tyson: having just passed 50 games, Dom is one of our midfielders with the biggest upside for mine. A natural ball winner and like Bernie, a goal kicking mid. If he can find consistency he will be an A grader. Bookmark it. A Brayshaw: such a smart footballer. He doesn't need to get it a lot to have a big impact. I would, however, like to see him improve on numbers. His kicking on either side of his body is all class. Usually involved in at least a couple of goals every week he plays. Time is on Gus' side and given experience, he should find more of it and become a really damaging midfielder. C Oliver: the guy I am most excited about on our list. People talk about Petracca getting people in the gates, this guy does it for me. Another natural ball winner (isn't it fantastic that we are drafting natural see-ball-get-ball types now?!), whose spacial awareness is the best I've seen from a young MFC midfielder in my lifetime. He is a freak. If his clearance-winning ability wasn't exciting enough, he is also capable of kicking goals. If we're serious about contending for a flag one day, we need goal kicking mids and we're stockpiling them. C Petracca: looking forward to seeing this guy get going at senior level. I hope he can get through the rest of 2016 and consolidate this next year. An exciting prospect who showed enough in his first outing. Like Viney and Hogan, Truck is another guy who simply hates losing and will tell his team mates about it. He has that explosiveness from stoppages that (dare I say it) reminds me of P Dangerfield and even D Shiel. He could be anything in 50 games time. T Bugg: a role player. Tough, lippy and self-confident. I'm not his biggest fan, but if he can find a suitable level of consistency, there'll be a place for him over the next two seasons. I'd start by tidying up his disposal. B Kennedy: see T Bugg. I'd describe him as a more natural footballer than Bugg and a better user. There's a bit of B McGlynn in Kennedy too. I see Kennedy as a slightly longer term prospect than Bugg, but he still has to find that consistency. B Newton: I'm not sure he'll get another look in at senior level. He's not tough enough at the contest and as of last year, struggled to run both ways. Not a bad goal kicker from midfield, but I'm not sold on him. A Vandenberg: It'll be interesting to see Vanders come back from injury. On his day last season, he was a real barometer of our team - his physicality was really important. We're a tougher side now (even 6 games later) and a few of our guys bring that, so what else does Vanders have? I want to see him improve his kicking, otherwise he won't be more than depth, IMO. M Jones: I've been impressed with Jones' ability to hit targets more regularly and make better decisions. I suspect he's fitter than he's ever been and this has really helped him. He's 29 this year, so he's not a long term solution, but his run at times this season has been important. Another year on the list potentially. FORWARDS KPFs J Hogan, C Dawes, C Pedersen, S Weideman, J Watts, S Frost, L Hulett, M King J Hogan: for a bloke in his second year, he is astounding. Funnily enough, he's been pretty ordinary so far this year, but then he comes out and kicks 7. If Jesse can find some consistency this year, we'll be an even more potent attacking force. Let's wait for that TV deal and then see if we can build our future forwardline around Jesse. C Dawes: offers good leadership and work rate on the field, but marking isn't his strong suit and he doesn't hit the scoreboard enough. At the moment, he might struggle to get a new contract next year. The only reason they'd keep him is to provide depth and competition for the second KPF spot. C Pedersen: is a great mark on his day, has improved his work rate, but still goes missing too often. A solid enough stopgap until Weideman or Hulett comes along though. S Weideman: reads the play well, is a good mark and a nice kick. I'm hoping he forms a Lloyd/Lucas-like partnership with Hogan. He's still two or three seasons away from really being able to impact an AFL contest though. J Watts: has shown he belongs at this level now and he has a spot in our best 22. The most important thing for Jack is to maintain his consistency, otherwise he'll be on the outer again. S Frost: is being played out of position, but still does some clever things that lead to goals and has done so a handful of times this year. I'm willing to concede he should deliver more on game day, but I suspect he's building to it. L Hulett: I've only seen him live once at Casey a couple of weeks ago. He'll be competing with Weideman and Watts for those two positions. I see him as the Weideman/Hogan insurance policy. If Hogan leaves, we've got something to work with - if Weideman doesn't come on, we've got something to work on. M King: I haven't seen Mitch play, so I can't comment. What are people's thoughts? Obviously, another KPF prospect with the ability to play that important second ruck position as well. With Jesse we obviously have a player who we can build a forwardline around. It's the second KPF that we're really in search of. Dawes and Pedersen are stopgaps. You also get the sense Frost is being played forward for his pace and ability to implement an aggressive forward press, rather than traditional KPF traits like contested marking. So along with Watts, who seems to have found his position as the third tall, the hope is Weideman. Hulett and King are insurance plans and depths at this stage, IMO. Mid-sized/small forwards J Harmes, D Kent, J Kennedy-Harris, A Neal-Bullen, J Garlett J Harmes: seems to have ability and neat disposal. His tackling pressure is good when he's on, but if he's going to be more than a fringe player, he needs to develop consistency. He's another Roos role player. D Kent: I haven't been his biggest fan, but he was good against Collingwood, Richmond and for a half against North. He's still too inconsistent. The only reason he's slightly ahead of Harmes is his ability to hit the scoreboard. I liked his work rate against Richmond and he really managed to get himself involved in the play. Let's see if he can find some consistency this year. There's certainly a spot or two there for another pacy, pressurising small forward, with an ability to hit the scoreboard. J Kennedy-Harris: Jay is a neat kick and has nice agility, but at the same time, he's not overly quick and at his height, that will go against him at AFL level. I'm not convinced he'll make it. A Neal-Bullen: Alex obviously has the potential to move into the midfield in time and his numbers at VFL level have been impressive. There's a slight question over his foot speed for mine, but he can find it and what he may not have anaerobically, he makes up for aerobically. He's another who knows where the goals are. I was down at Geelong last year for that terrific win (one of my absolute favourites too!) and he seemed to know where they were whenever he had it. I'd like to see him a bit more at AFL level this year, before making a call. I suspect he'll be another fringe best 22, but he does have the tools to be something more. J Garlett: since his move from Carlton, Jeffy has been a reasonably consistent livewire. He has that x-factor that we lacked for so long. Even in a forwardline with Hogan and now Petracca, Jeffy will still excite us some more over the next four to five seasons. I've also liked his ability to go into the midfield when we've needed it or when he's been struggling to get into the game in the forwardline. Unfortunately, it didn't seem to work against St Kilda, but I think he'll bounce back this week. When you break down the list of small/medium forwards, you realise we're actually quite light on in this area as well. More competition in this area of the ground certainly wouldn't go astray. RUCKS This is probably an area on our list that we will again look to address at the end of 2016. We are distinctly light on for rucks. When you look at a side like Geelong over the past few years, they had five or six really promising ruckmen on their senior list. However, probably the best place for developing ruckmen is the rookie list. M Gawn, J Spencer, M King M Gawn: Max has found a level of consistency that has elevated him into the top echelon of league ruckmen. His marking around the ground has also improved out of sight. It will be interesting to see how he develops with another 22 games under his belt this year. J Spencer: much maligned is 'Big Jake', but if he can improve his kicking and tap work, I reckon he'll be a solid back up to Maxy for a few years. M King: having not seen him play, there is certainly a spot gaping for that ruck/forward position, alongside Hogan and hopefully Weideman. FINAL THOUGHTS Having run through the entire senior list, it seems to me that within a year, we may well have two different KPDs playing in our backline. What of McDonald? Can we lure Hurley? Does Frost go back? Where does OMac sit? There are also a number of question marks over our smaller/mid-sized defenders and their foot skills. We need elite ball users back there, particularly with our game style. Do we draft them in/hit the FA market hard or will a few of the blokes we already have come good? The midfield is probably the most exciting area of the ground for me. In just three off seasons, Taylor, Roos and Mahoney have transformed our midfield from third world to B grade, with A grade potential. Add a Prestia and/or a Neale at the end of 2016 and we're looking very good. Remember that West Coast side that won the flag with an ordinary forwardline, but gun midfield? Yeah, well, it all happens in the midfield. Now I say it all happens in the midfield and it does, but imagine also having a once in a generation CHF. Well, tick. If we can find the right mix inside forward fifty to compliment Hogan, we become very dangerous. The next step is getting the team defence right, because obviously that will help out our defenders no end. So 2016 is clearly the testing ground for Goodwin's aggressive 18 man press. The coaching staff will implement this stridently and seemingly without exception - that means don't expect a lot of moves on game day and expect further frustration, until our players get this system right. With this coaching philosophy, Roos can take the heat when it goes bad and come the start of 2017, we'll have had a season working on this team defence and hopefully be ready to take on September.

and now for something completely different......http://videosift.com/video/British-Reporter-Loses-His-[censored]-And-Reports-The-NEWS very funny......and yeah, i know it was a setup....nevertheless...

And I hope he gets enough games to show his worth. He has been treated cruelly in the past. Dropped after just one game several times.

And Stuie with the Oliver in v pedomyths/Frost omission? Wiseblood re. execution of reserved joy at Garland's return? I love this board.

Feels like they have decided to double down on the midfield run and carry and just hope it doesn't get back enough to matter. Will either look inspired or backfire badly

I understand that people are worried about Lynch, but I cannot understand the angst from many on here re: Peter Wright. Yes. He is tall.

for tax deduction purposes i suggest you call it a 457 reconnaissance and refugee evaluation trip. we might even get a grant if bill shortcomings is triumphant. and i presume conchita mkx will also be coming along to provide er maidenly services? my expertise on egyptology and graeco-roman settlements in turkey should come in handy.

Sarcasm meter a bit low there, fndee

http://m.melbournefc.com.au/news/2016-05-05/michie-upgraded-for-gold-coast-clash Well deserved! Good luck Viv.

Sit back and admire the Viv show my friend. (Hopefully...)

Surprised that Viv is in. Good luck to you sunshine My pick was Dunn stays in and maybe Garland and Grimes to come back. I was wrong! ( Not uncommon) Welcome back Oliver Saw training yesterday, they haven't dropped. Just need to get it back, Captain Jones was vocal, Even PJ was there. This group is fantastic, best i seen in a long long time. I'm NOT old, like Knights of the Templar old, but old enough to know these guys can bring it back.

Are you todd viney?

Stunned at the Dunn hate. Seen him play a lot more good footy this year than bad, and so often held up certain goals.

A few years ago I went to LA and decided to take a day trip to Tijuana Mexico, after doing the tourist thing I decided to explore the back streets and was promptly arrested, handcuffed thrown against a wall and searched. All my belonging were strewn across the footpath by some of the local constabulary and I thought "What are my rights in Mexico? I don't think I had any. After it was decided that I was not a drug lord I was released and promptly went to a small bar to calm down. I then got on the bus for the return trip By the time I got to the US boarder I was in urgent need to relieve myself, after going through customs cross legged I found the 25 cents to use the McDonald mens room. When I came out my bus had taken off without me. As with all times of stress I proceeded to light up a dart and was tapped on the shoulder by the biggest Afro-American policeman I have ever seen and it was pointed out to me all the no smoking signs about the place. My bus then came back for me and proceed to take me to my hotel which was reminded me of the Bates Motel. I went in double locked the door, ignored the screams a few doors down and drank myself to sleep. So I'm up for the trip Earl.

We lost to Hawthorn by 105 points last year and came out the next week and beat the Bulldogs. It's hard to evaluate form from one round to the next. What gives me confidence is their outs: Swallow, O'Meara, May, McKenzie, Thompson, Rischitelli, and hopefully Saad. Also, Ablett is never at his best playing sore.

Wouldn't be suprised to see Garland back in this week. We were undermanned down back last week. Michie is logical replacement for Salem as his played that half back role at casey and done well. May need to drop one of Frost or Pedersen as the Gold Coast will run us off our feet, I'd keep Pedersen as he provides a greater aerial threat & ruck option & actually kicks goals when he has a shot.. Gawn should be able to bounce back and dominate he inexperienced Currie and give our mids first use

If we don't beat this pack of ice dealing , God bothering freaks I will cut off my ear and mail it to a prostitute.