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was just joking dan! lol

sorry my mistake. but that just backs my point further...he has had 2 years, one of which he was out injured...this is effectively his second year then, when as a developing forward thats hardly any time...

could we sack byron as a player but reemploy him to be our tackles and toughness coach?

guys i was just reading newtons profile on the mfc website and it was interesting to read that he'd missed most of his first year on our club list with a back injury, something i'd forgotten about... he only turned 20 a week and a half ago, he has had 3 years in the system, one of which he was injured, and he is a developing tall who tend to take longer. its also interesting to note that he played on a wing in his junior days and on when he played senior footy, not up forward...nut he is 193cm and 92kgs. i think we need to realise that this kid isnt going to get a jumper and be a star, and its not as simple as this is his 4tf year he should be in there now...

i actually dont mind miller, but if robo is to return he has to come at the expense of one of the tall forwards i believe. neitz, dunn and miller are the three and miller out of that miller will be the one to go. dunn is showing more and neitz is captain. robo is better than miller... its a tough one. can we play all four in the side? who would we drop to bring miller back in?

source of this 'insider news'? doesnt sound very convincing because thats a pretty elaborate deal to be made up at the stage of the year...

i agree with most of your justifications, particularly yze and holland. the only query i have with the frawly/holland swap is that you are making a massive call for a kid who hasnt even played a full half for sandy seconds. are you that confident he will slot straight in. no zac dawson about him? regarding godfrey, on his current form would you just drop him? if the form continues would you be happy to kepp him in the side? and i agree i have probably forgotton how good bartram is...

bay riffen, you have added 3 players into the team, all smalls (petterd, bartram and pickett). have dropped holland and godfrey. who else would you drop? and do you worry that we will be too small?

even with the quality of the tagging jobs godfrey has performed over the past 3 weeks? i thought he has been amongst our best this season, and if he continues this tagging form would be a walk up start to the side. the list of 'emergency' players were more the players who i think can stake a claim for a spot in the side. i havnt seen frawley, but obviously the FD rate him very highly to name him as an emergency straight away. do rate him that high that he demands a spot in our 22 having never played a game for sandy seniors or for the dees?

i think pav will make more of a differnce for us regarding a tilt at a premiership...

hey jarka if that happened and judd and pavlich both offered to walk what would you do? apart from encouraging one to wlk, and trading your first round pick for the other

within two weeks one would assume that we have almost all of our list available (clint bartram, issac weetra and mark jamar are the exceptions). clint bartram had an outstanding season last year but i wouldnt say he is gauranteed a walk up start. he would then be the only regular senior player out with injury. how do we pick a best 22? this is the 22 that fronted up for us last saturday: MELBOURNEfc Team Backs: D.Ward, N.Carroll, A.Yze Half backs: N.Brown, B. Holand, D.Bell Centreline: M.Bate, J.McDonald, A.Davey Half forwards: B.Green, B.Miller, C.Bruce Forwards: C.Sylvia, D.Neitz, B.Moloney Followers: J.White, S.Godfrey, T.Johnstone I/C From: P.Johnson, N.Jones, L.Dunn, M.Warnock Emergencies: B.Pickett, J.Frawley of the players not playing, Rivers, robertson, wheelan, mclean come into our best side. walk up start. ward, brown and warnock will be the players who lose their spots, but that leaves us with an extra midfielder. we also need a player to go to get robertson in. thats gonna be either dunn or miller, and with a couple of poor weeks in a row miller could be the unlucky one... however, petterd has performed fantastically this year and is one who deserves a spot, while bartram had a great season last year, and is only out for injury. pickett, is suspended for a few weeks but when fit is in our best 18. can we fit either petterd or bartram in? having a look at the modified team below i think there is definetly room for another of either bartram or petterd (or even CJ) as a backman, but that means we probably need to drop another midfielder. thoughts on the mfc best team? Backs: M. Wheelan N.Carroll, A.Yze Half backs: C. Bruce, J.Rivers, D.Bell Centreline: M.Bate, J.McDonald, B. McLean Half forwards: B.Green, L.Dunn, A.Davey Forwards: C.Sylvia, D.Neitz, R.Robertson Followers: J.White, S.Godfrey, T.Johnstone I/C From: P.Johnson, N.Jones, B.Moloney, B. Holland Emergencies: B.Pickett, J.Frawley, R.Petterd, C.Bartram, B. Miller, C.Johnson ? i dont really think there is anyone else who could justify a spot in this team at the moment, except for perhaps newton as the reserve forward. but that aside how do you see the make up of the best 22, assuming we are injury free?

MELBOURNEfc Injury List Russell Robertson - Knee - Test Brock McLean - Foot - Test Paul Wheatley - Shoulder - Test Matthew Whelan - Hamstring - Test Ricky Petterd - Hamstring - Test Jared Rivers - Back - Test Brad Miller - Ankle - Available Mark Jamar - Hamstring - 2 Weeks Clint Bartram - Knee - 4 weeks Isaac Weetra - Wrist - 5 weeks

are you saying that players like rivers arent as good as an equivalent forward, because he plays a negating role? he reads the play better than almost anyone... what about players like scarlett? they get run and create play.

jealous?

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this lovey dovey is almost as bad as dappa dan and jaded in the general disucssion forum JJC and fan

miller has always struggled with distance. he is not a penetrating kick. he thought too much about kicking that ball hard and stuff it up/ like trying to belt a cricket ball, you need to time it.

redleg i agree with you entirely, i think its becoming a blight on the game. i dont mind occasional mistakes but the umpires give too much leway sometimes and just pay the softest of soft another. of the bulldogs first 7 goals. 6 came either directly kicked from free kicks, or as the result of a free kick (ie free kick on the flank, the kick was marked in the forward 50 and a goal kicked. 6 of their first 7 the umpires had a direct involvment in. how does that work? we get a lot of free kicks on the half back flanks, and not many kicking into our 50.

cross did have a good game on sunday...

i was sure jones was called 'chunk' or 'chunky'...

the motorcyclist?

i'll tell you what. a 5 week suspension from the dees is a pretty serious penalty...maybe he didnt just have one drink...

godders to kerr definitely...

has anyone noticed that miller looks a lot more comfortable, and kicks more goals in games when neitz isnt playing? miller assumes a different role when neitz isnt there, playing closer to goal, and looks a lot better. in response to anyone who says miller is not a natural forward we should play him back, you're joking. he has no natural defencive ability at all. he chases a player and watches them kick. his body on body isnt strong enough to win contests. he plays forward not back. my interest is that he has a good motor, can run hard. could he be a crash and bash body in the midfield?