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Phew - official confirmation that it’s a good decision.

I think that players have been doing that as long as i can remember?

I hope not. Weid has not earned a recall not even close. Tim Smith competes, he marks, he puts pressure on. Right now he is more important to our game that Weid. Weid will get there but is the sort of player that has to be up and about.

Harmes would be in no doubt about his position in the team. He knows he is a total lock. It would more be about ensuring a player like Smith isn't worried about his spot, which no doubt he would have if both he and weed were named on the bench.

Three-peat (apologies to Frosty!)

My youngest got to play halftime little league last week Eagles vs Dees and luckily we drew the red and the blue, he's got a bit of Sam Blease/Clarrie look about him in those colours

On Sunday, the team will run out to 'It's a Grand Old Flag' in Woiwurrung language.

Oldie but a goodie

Maybe a problem with Goody is he is moonlighting fronting King Parrot If you hate traffic cops this clip is for you

In the coming weeks we'll be interviewing Steven "Strawbs" O'Dwyer on the Demonland Podcast. Let us know if you've got a question for Strawbs.

It’s the @Bitter but optimistic Round?

Lewis plays at Casey which will please a lot of people. My read is that the club is happy to put games into Petty and Hore. I like it, given our prospects for finals this year are near zero. Position ourselves for 2020.

Jeff Farmer will also deliver the match ball. It will be great to see the Whiz back on the G where he did his best stuff.

A player plays an otherwise good game that has an obviously positive effect on the game, but has one blemish in it. Would you prefer the blemish be: a) 1 dropped sitter? b) 1 shanked set shot from 30 out, directly in front? c) 1 failure to 'go'? For some reason, everyone eventually overlooks (a) and (b) but (c) appears to be a completely unforgivable sin. I reckon if the player committed 5 of them in a game, maybe I could get it, but I reckon too much weight is being put on one error for Garlett. For those who see the world in black and white and think I'm suggesting it should be acceptable not to 'go' when required, I'm certainly not. I'm just suggesting it's one of a suite of things that should be non-negotiable in AFL football, but it seems to get a disproportional amount of focus, despite the fact that it probably has the same outcome on the scoreboard, or arguably less outcome on the scoreboard, than the other cardinal and very rectifiable sins.

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Apologies if this has been posted already or if we're not allowed to do so. This is one of the best speeches I've ever heard involving our club.

This is a great initiative from the club, starting last year with the great song being covered in the Arrente language here in Alice Springs, something the locals were very impressed with. well done MFC.

Pleasantly surprised Goody didn’t automatically fall back to Lewis. Not that C.Wagner is an enormous upgrade, but it puts to bed any thoughts that he won’t change his thinking on his veterans.

Happy with this. None of those guys were playing well enough to come straight back into the ones from injury. Make them prove themselves at Casey. Wagner had a good game last week, so that is a fair call to replace ANB. Some discussion may be around Preuss, but at Casey last week he started strong, but after half time was a liability. He gave away 3 goals from stupid frees, and was unsighted around the ground. Could not promote him on this effort.

I would try but it makes absolutely no sense to me.

Would love the boys to sing it in Woiwurrung in the rooms after a win against GWS as well !!

How about him being in the middle of the Pies move to Olympic park? That seems a pretty good qualification to me.

Smith is named on the field, he won't be dropped. They'llonly drop players from the extended bench How people still don't understand this concept is seriously mind boggling.

If you think the East Melbourne residents are NIMBY's wait until you meet the gentry of North Fitzroy

Good discussion binman, if anything it shows we still have some options even with 3-4 starting defenders out. Wagner can be used solely to negate Greene, Hore is quickly becoming a favourite amongst us, definitely not a one trick pony and loving his ability to win the one on one too.

Id pick harmes (of course), wagner (need him for greene), Fritsch (so lucky we have so many injuries, would play him at wing or half forward where is best suited) and I can't believe I'm saying this Lewis (he allows fritter to move up the ground and provides some experience in a very young back line - but goes out when lever comes in). Stretch has had his chance and needs to go back and learn to release the quickly and instinctively. Slowed our forward momentum against wc a number of times, which really stood out as we were obviously instructed to play on whenever possible. If he can't sort that aspect of his game i can't see him playing AFL again. I've cooled on Pruess. Good back up for maxy but simply not mobile enough and fast enough to play as a semi permanent forward. Particularly against gws who love to run it off hb. The predicted wet weather doesn't help his cause either. I reckon goody will pick Harmed, Wagner, Fritter and Lewis.

No look scroll pass: I know many a Portuguese who still expect his return: as a Bluey Truscott incarnate though he's ours.

A quick glance over your posts and I can see you don’t have any sense of humour whatsoever.

Just keep Jeff White's kids away from Stephen King's kids!!!!

You are one angry poster dd. You get points for being consistent.

Well Fun Police seems to be right up your alley...

Naming Harmes on the extended interchange bench and then by extension naming him in Casey's 18 is almost an insult for someone who's been our best players over the past 6 weeks. I know the team on paper means nothing but they could've sneaked him into the 18.

Speaking of the rain, i really hope it holds off until after the game (or until half way through the last when we have 4 goal lead). I'm firmly of the view that contrary to popular belief wet weather adavantages teams with good skills. And Gws are probably the most skilled side in the league. Wet weather makes executing skills more difficult and so it stands to reason good technique mitigates against that factor - and vice versa. In addition to having poor skills we have a game style (ie quick hands, chains of handball etc) that works better for us in dry conditions.

Harmes will play on Coniglio, Dees will win.

Tactical genius

If he bases his future game on Isaac Smith, then we’re set for a keeper! what an amazing insight we were provided. He was great last weekend for a rookie, and showed a whole lot of promise! however, the question I have is: how great is it to see some super-mature young lads in our team that are deeply focussed on issues that are not on themselve?! oskar has life perspective, and in many ways, he’s leaps and bounds ahead of many of the lads on our 22 list... good luck bro!!! (Oh and your dad is a champ!!!)

Yes his 15 possessions and 3 goals 2 was utterly disgusting last week.

Our future Ruckman?

Sam Frost Richie Cunningham

Once In A Lifetime player. Will be burning down the house next year.

Bela Lugosi, the 1930's actor that played Dracula and our very own Sammy Weideman.