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van Rooyen has to play this week. It's laughable that they played Brown ahead of him in the wet. If Smith gets a game again well then I'll give up. Clarry must play this week can't see us winning without Fritsch and Clarry.

Tough to pick the 23 this week. Kossie and Bowey will play for sure, Petty will play. Considering it's going to be cold and wet I'm hedging my bet towards van Rooyen. Brown is hopeless at ground level. Melksham as the sub.

B: Lever, May, McVee HB: Salem, Petty, Rivers C: Hunter, Petracca, Langdon HF: Pickett, van Rooyen, Neal-Bullen F: Fritsch, Brown, Melksham FOLL: Gawn, Brayshaw, Viney IC: Bowey, Grundy, Sparrow, Woewodin SUB: Harmes Petty was practicing in the backline so Tomlinson won't come in. IN: Brown, Melksham, Bowey, Woewodin, Harmes as sub. OUT: Jordon, Hibberd, Chandler, Smith, Spargo.

That's true he does have cards just not the common one. All the players that have been mentioned Flower, Schwarz, Brown and Whelan all had common cards.

You hate Melksham as much as Picket hates Spargo take your blinkers off.

After watching Casey's convincing win here my team to take on GWS. B: Lever, May, McVee HB: Salem, Tomlinson, Rivers C: Hunter, Oliver, Langdon HF: Petracca, Petty, Neal-Bullen F: Fritsch, van Rooyen, Melksham FOLL: Gawn, Brayshaw, Viney IC: Bowey, Grundy, Harmes, Pickett SUB: Sparrow EMERG: Woewodin, Howes, Laurie

Good last quarter to get it back to 40 points. Melksham superb agree that he should be in the team this week. Turner and Tomlinson controlled the back half. Brown great first half quiet second half probably needs another game in the 2's. Harmes was excellent.

What a terrible 3rd quarter! Disappointing after such a good first half. Turner did a few good things.

Benny Brown is on fire bring him in! Bowey too good for the VFL Tomlinson, Turner and Harmes playing well.

The turning point was Nibbler's fumble. We were right in the game then.

Yeah named as emergency.

Injured himself a couple of weeks ago. Not sure when he's back.

I 'd like to see Langdon and Nibbler dropped to make a statement for Howes and Woewodin but I think that will mean too many changes. Goodwin doesn't like making wholesale changes 3 max I say. That would be Tomlinson who never should have been dropped, Bowey and Oliver. If Oliver doesn't come up I'd be debuting Woewodin. The outs would be Jordon, Hibberd who is cooked and Smith. Smith to stay in if Fritsch gets suspended. The sub will more likely change to I see Harmes coming in to that role can't see a debutant doing it.

No Buntine? Has he been dropped?

IN: Clarry, Bowey, Harmes and Tomlinson OUT: Jordon, Hibberd, Smith and Spargo B: Lever, May, McVee HB: Salem, Tomlinson, Rivers C: Hunter, Oliver, Langdon HF: Petracca, Petty, Neal-Bullen F: Fritsch, van Rooyen, Pickett IC: Bowey, Grundy, Sparrow, Chandler SUB: Harmes

Petracca's worst game for the year. Can't believe you could say it was an elite performance.

Smith was on Stewart his second half was appalling. Hibberd is cooked and made Rohan look like a star fancy him playing his only game for the year against us. Petty was poor but must be played forward. They are leaving too much to Roo who needs time. The concerning thing we have is our out of form players Gawn, Langdon, Brayshaw, Pickett and Spargo to name a few and Neal-Bullen cost us the game that fumble was so costly. He fumbles too many times good players don't fumble.

This year I decided to collect every common card from scanlens to select from when I was born to now. That was from 1978 which was the 79 season to now and I found out Neville Jetta never had a common card. His best years were from 2014 to 2018. During that time Bail, Mat Jones, Pedersen, Stretch, Bugg and Kent all got a card. The biggest travesty was the 2018 season when Jetta played 25 games and Hunt only played 6 and Hunt got a card. That's 5 quality years that he didn't get a card meaning Select didn't consider Jetta worthy enough to be in the top 10 to 12 players for the year. Has there ever been a player for Melbourne more underrated than Jetta?

Spargo will be sub you don’t debut as a sub the game is on Friday so the sub can play

My possible side now that they have named the senior team B: D.Smith, Tomlinson, Adams HB: Bowey, D.Turner, Howes C: Woewodin, Dunstan, Buntine HF: Melksham, Schache, Spargo F: Moniz-Wakefield, Brown, Jefferson FOLL: Verrall, Harmes, Laurie IC: Sestan, White, Munro, Grey, 23rd man

Yes I can. The senior team. B: Lever, May, McVee HB: Salem, Tomlinson, Rivers C: Hunter, Oliver, Langdon HF: Petracca, Petty, Neal-Bullen F: Fritsch, van Rooyen, Pickett FOLL: Gawn, Brayshaw, Viney IC: Hibberd, Grundy, Sparrow, J.Smith SUB: Chandler The reserves play Friday allowing the sub to play.

My possible side B: D.Smith, Adams, Buntine HB: Bowey, D.Turner, Howes C: Woewodin, Dunstan, Jordon HF: Melksham, Schache, Chandler F: Spargo, Brown, Jefferson FOLL: Verrall, Harmes, Laurie IC: White, Moniz-Wakefield, Munro, Sestan, 23rd man

You don't think Pickett will be dropped? The other 2 surely will be dropped. That leaves Chandler to be dropped and I think he has been better than Pickett. OK we will go with Pickett not getting dropped. The more I think about it the more I think Bowey won't play. Chandler as sub. B: Lever, May, McVee HB: Salem, Tomlinson, Rivers C: Hunter, Oliver, Langdon HF: Petracca, Petty, Neal-Bullen F: Fritsch, van Rooyen, Pickett FOLL: Gawn, Brayshaw, Viney IC: Hibberd, Grundy, Sparrow, J.Smith SUB: Chandler EMERG: Bowey, Jordon, Spargo

IN : Clarry, Petty, Bowey OUT: Spargo, Jordon, Pickett B: Lever, May, McVee HB: Salem, Tomlinson, Rivers C: Langdon, Oliver, Hunter HF: Petracca, Petty, Neal-Bullen F: Fritsch, van Rooyen, Chandler FOLL: Gawn, Brayshaw, Viney IC: Hibberd, Grundy, Sparrow, J.Smith SUB: Bowey EMERG: Spargo, Jordon, Pickett

Just seen that Disco has been named injured. Hibbo definitely in.