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B: Jake Lever, Oscar McDonald, Neville Jetta HB: Bernie Vince, Michael Hibberd, Jayden Hunt C Jordan Lewis, Nathan Jones, Christian Salem HF: Angus Brayshaw, Jesse Hogan, Jake Melksham F: Alex Neal-Bullen, Sam Weideman, James Harmes Foll: Max Gawn, Dom Tyson, Clayton Oliver I/C: Charlie Spargo, Bayley Fritsch, Mitch Hannan, Tom McDonald, Jeff Garlett, Timothy Smith, Josh Wagner, Joel Smith In: Lewis, Spargo, Hannan, T.McDonald, Fritsch, T.Smith, J.Smith Out: Christian Petracca (finger), Dean Kent (hamstring), Billy Stretch Spargo to debut, according to MFC twitter Just as an aside, not related to us. Oscar McInerney is making his debut for the lions this week. Another ex Casey boy moving up to the AFL

B: Jake Lever, Oscar McDonald, Neville Jetta HB: Bernie Vince, Michael Hibberd, Jayden Hunt c: Jordan Lewis, Nathan Jones, Christian Salem HF: Angus Brayshaw, Jesse Hogan, Jake Melksham F: Alex Neal-Bullen, Sam Weideman, James Harmes Foll: Max Gawn, Dom Tyson, Clayton Oliver I/C: Charlie Spargo, Bayley Fritsch, Mitch Hannan, Tom McDonald, Jeff Garlett, Timothy Smith, Josh Wagner, Joel Smith In: Lewis, Spargo, Hannan, T.McDonald, Fritsch, T.Smith, J.Smith Out: Christian Petracca (finger), Dean Kent (hamstring), Billy Stretch

Just as an aside, not related to us. Oscar McInerney is making his debut for the lions this week. Another ex Casey boy moving up to the AFL.

You're a lot more confident than I am. Essendon are pushing for a top 8 spot like us, and either have stinkers or turn it on. St Kilda pushed GWS and really should have won. GC are tough to beat away, even if it's at the Gabba. Carlton we should beat, but then again... If we win all 4, we are potentially back on track. If we win any less than 3 we are done.

6 - Oscar 5 - Melksham 4 - Hogan 3 - Gawn 2 - Hibberd 1 - Lever

Lewis, Bugg, Fritsch and Frost out. Weid, hunt, stretch and Tyson in

That sentence is all kinds of crazy

Any idea of the final team yet?

Great. Let's have 4 blokes tackle him, let the ball squeeze out and have 3 Richmond blokes on their own.

Thanks for the photos.

I wonder if this might be the perfect week to bring Sam in. A week we are (supposedly) really focusing on the physical stuff. One if the knocks on him has been that he doesn't impact the contest as a big bloke, which is primarily a mental issue. Perhaps having the whole team in such a physical mindset, with a point to prove, might make all the difference. I suppose the other side of the coin is that, if he doesn't impact, it will be very obvious, given the stage and opponent and following last week everyone will be watching for a response.

I thought the thinking was that we wanted Lynch, and when GC took him BP freaked out and took another tall

The 6 doesn't surprise me. 10 days off legs, then 10-14 days reloading, then training and vel games adds up. Plus, probably a shorter time frame than the dreaded 426. ?

Viney and TMac to miss 6 to 8 weeks, as per Goody's presser

1. Richmond 2. GWS 3. Geelong 4. Adelaide 5. Sydney 6. Port 7. Melbourne 8. Doggies 9. Essendon 10. Hawthorn 11. West Coast 12. St Kilda 13. Fremantle 14. Gold Coast 15. Collingwood 16. Carlton 17. Brisbane 18. North

Play Viney and Jones off a HBF, Jetta, Hibberd and Melksham back. They won't touch him

Probably won't agree to a trade. Also most hated for me now.

Barrett said in his sliding doors article we had been talking to Lever for 15 months

Dodo was on Trade Radio yesterday, saying he doesn't understand why people think they are difficult, and that they have given players away ?

Unfortunately I think the Blues miss out. A first rounder and watts for Gibbs and a 2nd rounder is a major loss for them

Thanks for the info. Any clue as to the other deals?

10 and 45 for Lever, 35 and 53 means we get lever for less than our first round pick. Would be astounded if that happens. 10 and our 2nd rounder for Lever and 35 or 53 is closer to the mark, I would have thought

While I think we could, if both chose us, there is a big difference between someone saying Gaff is 'gettable', and him asking for a trade. Not sure both trades will happen

No player can be traded without their permission, full stop.

"Are you keeping Buckley?" "Yes" "Well, thanks for the meeting. I'll just see myself out"