DubDee

Far out I would gutted if this is true. 

people thinking we'll be fine based on 2 untried youngsters are kidding themselves.  Hogan will be one of the top 10 players in the AFL for the next 10 years and losing him could be the difference between winning a flag or not

*just remembered we traded out first rounder*  

we obviously knew this was a rubbish draft  

Who will be this year's No.1 draft pick?

call me a bitter man if you will, but I am loving that this years draft is open and there is no standouts - so far.  Freo blantently tanking and the Dons getting rewarded for being drug cheats was making me sick. I am also assuming the Bears will get a priority pick as QLD is struggling

So hopefully they will not benefit as much as they would want.  at this stage the top batch seem pretty similar so our pick ~10 hopefully will be fairly similar to the top couple

awesome shots!  well done to the club for giving us the access

that Roos / Viney shot.  goosebumps.  

Goody will do well, but we will miss the genius man management of Roos.

This time last year it would have been T Mac but he has been inconsistent recently so Jetta gets the nod. 

Id back t Mac to come back into form though, no one tries harder

They'll look at mids especially that are tired or carrying knocks to take the week off. 

No way Newton should get dropped, played well, kicked a really important goal. We need to reward hard work and good performance

Viney by a street

The hogan one where he was outside 50 with watts in the square alone was unbelievable.  Then hogan handballs it?

i guess he somehow didn't see watts. 

Terrific to see so many under 21 yo's getting votes and leading the club. 

9 players with less than 20 games today

5 hours ago, Generation dee said:

Either selection committee have a cunning plan or have made another genuinely horrible mistake. Or there is to be another late change.

Who would you bring in?

We really have to bring in Dunn or O Mac and play them fwd/2nd ruck

any other option?  hogan and T Mac can help out around the ground in the ruck but not centre bounces

10 hours ago, Je Roos Salem said:

Yet Garland over Dunn makes little sense

agree Garland is playing average footy.  might be in over Dunn as he can play small and is a bit quicker.

bears dont have too many talls

Salem is dropped as he has been performing well below his ability. Hasn't been many chase down tackles like last year. I support him being dropped. 

They showed faith in him by bringing him straight back in. I am liking the new standards. 

Blown away by this bloke. 

What a pick by the recruiters, he was nowhere a year or two ago. 

Keep eating the nuggets on game day Clayton!

surprised most want a KFB and the least want a KPF.

as far as trading in players, Id say KPF/2nd ruck is one of our biggest needs if not the biggest.  Dawes, Pedo are not upto it. Weed and Hullett will not be impacting games this year or next at the least.  they should play some games next year but they wont get us to finals

Put Frost down back with Mac brothers and Dunn, Garland and draft a young defender

We need a proper target up fwd to complement Hogan

20 hours ago, ignition. said:

Yes as we've pointed out previously some of these include Sam Blease, Leigh Adams, Matt Maguire, and Justine Clarke in 2016 (as 3Dee reminded us of).

Below is Clarke's departing message.
 

 

thanks for the reply

I just thought these guys retired based on future potential issues rather than having confirmed brain damage but I could well be wrong. 100% the priority is player health but I'm just shocked about the change in stance from 'she'll be right' to 'we better rest him for half the year'  how is Selwood, bartel, out there playing for all these years, surely they would have had 10+ concussions.  hopefully this mega cautious approach is not being driven by the threat of law suits

if this was an epidemic, I havent seen much the evidence of players from the 70's 80's being diagnosed. i would hate to see players careers cut short based on an area that we have said is in its infancy research wise

anyway, not trying to be controversial... just my general uneducated vibe on the issue.

On 5/15/2016 at 1:11 PM, ignition. said:

Whether he shows signs of concussion or not (with the current tests on hand that are still being developed), I hope club the is mindful and sidelines him for 6 weeks.

We must remember the concussion/ traumatic brain injury research is still in its infancy with a lot more characterisation to go.

His absence for 6 - 10 weeks won't hurt the side and regardless his long-term health is far more important.

this really is alarming if players are at risk of brain damage

Does anyone know of players that have brain damage from footy (I think there was Bell?).  I would have thought if the risk is as big as predicted there would be dozens of players especially from the 80's when they would beat hell of each other.  Prior to this generation players would always play the next week and almost always keep playing in the same game, so hopefully we haven't seen an influx of affected players but I have not heard of any others

by the way, I ain't no doctor and don't have a lot of medical knowledge on this topic, so excuse my ignorance if others do

3 hours ago, leucopogon said:

Hadn't seen the duryea incident until just then. That really is a joke the two incidents are almost identical. They both deserve the same penalty or lack thereof.

I cannot believe he didnt get 2 weeks for that elbow - flush to the head.  to say that wasnt intentional but Jettas was is ridicuous

but then again, it was a Hawks player

knowing Roos, he would have pushed him to get the defensive side of game rock solid first.  im expecting a big 2nd half of the year from this fella

26 minutes ago, stevethemanjordan said:

Well wtf are you arguing/whinging about ?

The only thing it's potentially inhibiting is his distance.

Have you checked the bloke's accuracy?

What is it about his 'flawed' action do you see that needs changing? Do you understand that the last few steps he takes before hitting the ball are fine and his ball-drop is generally fine? And that that's the most important part of his 'technique' and kicking a football in general.

What you're basically saying is that the before bits like his stutter steps etc are contributing to his inaccuracy? Is that right? 

How can you argue such a thing when to date, he has been pretty damn accurate with the exception of a few 'off' days. 

What are you arguing mate?

he was great last year but this year he is at 52%.  even Gawny is higher than that!  Dead-eye Wattsy is at 73% which is remarkable

I have come to the conclusion the umpires decide year on year which rules to enforce.  at the moment, incorrect disposal and throwing (unless blatently obvious) are not being paid as this lets the game move

really frustrating the changes to the game are being driven by umpires

Surely Jetta doesn't get rubbed out for that?  it wasn't intentional, more of a reflex

with out backline in bits he would be a big out.  he is turning into one of our most important players

38038

only 1,962 to go to the big 40K!  we're a chance

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2016-05-12/brayshaw-salem-available-for-selection

M Jones has a back issue hence the soreness and the mystery aspect to the injury. AVB one week away.  H still out

Salem/Gus available

I am still scared from that game in round 20. First 12 goals kicked by the dogs. 12!

the footy world is watching with lots of good press for the Dees thus week. 

Carn the farkin demons!!