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#hoganwatch Jesse's been on the bench for the past 10+ minutes.

We've already knocked them off in the scratch match. Scratch matches don't lie.

#hoganwatch 3QTR Time 2 kicks, 4 handballs, 2 marks, 2 tackles, 0 goals.

Happy with our pick?

#hoganwatch Half Time 2 kicks, 3 handballs, 2 marks, 2 tackles, 0 goals.

#hoganwatch 13 mins in 1 mark, 1 kick. 0 goals.

edit: Salem re-signs until 2021

The AFL has increased the number from 6 to 9 but we didn't get any extra games.

Did he forget about the article that he wrote on February 12, 2019? https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/melbourne/simon-goodwin-opens-up-on-melbournes-shocking-2018-preliminary-final-and-his-eye-on-the-future/news-story/a747f87037c2f001c67464d513756f06 The last time we saw Simon Goodwin, he was a forlorn figure behind the microphones in the press room at Subiaco. His team had been crunched by West Coast in the preliminary final, diabolically and shockingly bounced out of September. That was almost five months ago, so long ago that Goodwin has consigned it to that bountiful box of shameful football matches that are never to be watched again, and largely never spoken of again. Goodwin has not watched the game. and he did not read any critique of it.

You asked your brother for his signature? ?

Nothing Nuffie about supporting the family.

@Drunkn167 ???

Dermott Brereton called him Nathan so there that. ?

The article had the following quote which answers this one. "We'll stop for the first JLT (Community Series) game so Gussy can have his post-game snacks."

I was under the assumption that Declan had trained all preseason with the forward line. @Drunkn167 mentioned pregame that he would be playing forward. Seems like he was intended to play as a forward in the second half. Something obviously occurred with Preuss which changed the plan? Could have been the heat sapping the amount of game time he could handle and they didn't want to throw TMac and Weid for longer minutes in the ruck and hence Declan drew the short straw. I could also be looking way too much into this.

Both have good hands above their head. Keilty has a really nice leap and a few of his taps were far superior than Preuss. I would like to see at least one of them get a game next week. Also wasn't Keilty meant to play forward? Was it the heat and Preuss not being able to ruck all day a factor?

As far as preseason hit outs go, the Demons’ first JLT Community Series fixture against the Tigers in the blistering heat at Shepparton, was instructive of a number of things but not really conclusive as to how each team will fare in the regular season against the competition's big guns (which includes against each other). That’s the way these practice match hit outs go. Neither of the teams was at full strength, particularly Melbourne but if you were looking for the reason for the 12 point loss (a meaningless exercise in such games anyway), then you need look no further than the decision made to rest Max Gawn (which I am not criticising). Throughout the preseason, the emphasis at preseason training has been on how the club will combine its two big men - Gawn and Braydon Preuss - competing for hit outs and also their roles within the forward structures. In this game however, the club went with only one of them, leaving the latter to battle in the searing heat against three Richmond ruckman including the young athletic Noah Balta who kicked a couple of goals to go along with Nankervis’ three - stats that were as decisive to the result as the fact that the hit out numbers were about equal for the day instead of a huge deficit for the yellow and black as we would be entitled to expect if Max was out there. The other important indicator was the strength of the Demons’ midfield - particularly with Angus Brayshaw and Clayton Oliver dominating around the stoppages, even in the absence of the two skippers et al and in the extreme conditions. Brayshaw and Oliver amassed big numbers and looked great while also receiving good assistance from Christian Salem, James Harmes and Bayley Fritsch. The team ran strongly in the early stages but the brakes were put on just before quarter time when they led at one stage by 28 points. After that, the Tigers got on top and their greater experience stood out, along with their more mobile ruck brigade. In spite of that, Melbourne was still in with a chance at the commencement of time on in the last - thanks mainly to their greater accuracy in front of goal. Not much else can be made from the game apart from the loss of Jeff Garlett through a shoulder injury, some quality efforts from Marty Hore in the back half and flashes of promise from former Kangaroo Corey Wagner, Declan Keilty and newcomers James Jordon and Tom Sparrow who will all no doubt have to bide their time with so many of the big guns to come back into the line up in the coming weeks. Melbourne 7.2.44 9.2.54 11.3.69 16.5.101 Richmond 3.4.22 8.8.56 13.15.93 16.17.114 Goals Melbourne: T.McDonald 2, Weideman 2, Smith 2, Stretch, Petracca, Garlett, Fritsch, Harmes, Maynard, Wagner, Kennedy-Harris, Oliver, Neal-Bullen Richmond: Nankervis 3, Riewoldt 2, Martin 2, Balta 2, Baker 2, Higgins, Short, Ellis, Rioli, Weller Best Melbourne: Brayshaw, Oliver, Salem, Fritsch, Harmes, Petracca Richmond: Houli, Balta, Martin, Short, Lambert, Higgins, Rioli Injuries Melbourne: Garlett (shoulder) Richmond: Nil Reports Melbourne: Nil Richmond: Nil Umpires: Stevic, Whetton, Hay, Meredith Official crowd: 5,190 at Deakin Reserve, Shepparton

Sit down in front!!!!

I got mine. 4 Level SoutherN Stand Row D Q15

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We have to stop bombing it into our forwards the way we did yesterday unless they are one out.

Already in a refresh loop on Ticketek. Having flashbacks to the finals. Bring on 2019.

His awareness of what is around him is just sublime. Those look away handballs have purpose to them. Unfortunately the receivers don't always have the same sixth sense.