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Brown, Weideman and Fritsch is ideal for me, but all credit to McDonald for the year he's having.

Coleman - 12.

I wouldn't automatically rule out a player that will be 32 next year, but in Howe's case his body has been ravaged with injury.

He shouldn't be. Tom McDonald is keeping Weideman out, not Brown.

Jones out was the obvious move. I suspect Chandler will come in, although I'm happy for either Bedford or Chandler. It's also time to get Brown in.

We need Brown in the team. We'll be better with a quality FF. McDonald is keeping Weideman out. That's just the way it is. Brown should come in for Jones.

I suspect not. He's played 7 quarters of competitive football coming back from a significant layoff. Their conversations would have been about managing him, getting his body right and getting him back out there with a few games under his belt.

It's hardly ''leaking''. For decades Saturday teams were released on Thursdays. We bloody well should know by now anyway.

Some posters are seemingly unaware of the quality of @Yokozuna's inside information.

Thanks mate.

Weideman ? So you're saying just the two changes ?

Salem's having an A-grade year and wouldn't look out of place on a HBF in the AA team. In fact, we've got 8 players that are staking claims to be considered. But it's early days and their challenge is to maintain or even improve as the year continues.

Well I got that utterly wrong. The club has nailed every selection decidion this year. Let's hope they keep the balance right for Richmond on Saturday night.

It's all about the swelling and concussion. If the swelling is down enough and he passes the concussion protocols then he rightly should be selected.

Disagree.

Jones will obviously play, but if Bedford keeps up that type of form the quicker he's in (at Jones' expense) the better. He would make us better than Jones presently does.

I like the look of George Grey.

If we want him and he wants to come it will get done. If we want him and he thinks we can't pay him enough then he really doesn't want to come.

Of course. But it's not an either/or situation.

Young volatile player is peed off with not playing finals, then subsequently finishes 5th in the B&F. Said young player who feels he should be more highly valued and is still feeling a little raw meets an opposition coach of a club that he knows is keen to secure his services. Rumours subsequently abound. But pretty soon he has time to think about his mates, the club, the journey, and the direction he's thought about for years. But the cat is out of the bag, so the rumours won't stop. This would happen all the timer every year. Did he get p1ssed off and think about leaving ? Probably. Who cares ? That's a million miles from actually doing it.

I'd rather back Melksham to regain his 2018 form than worry about omitting the underwhelming Sparrow. I have vivid memories of Melksham beating the highly rated Sicily in that second final. Also, Melksham's kicking inside 50 was written about in that year. ''The Demons forward has won nine out of his 14 one-on-one contests in the attacking 50m this season, with his career-best form a key reason behind the club’s surge to third on the ladder.'' ''This season the Demons have retained possession from 23 out of Melksham’s 35 kicks inside 50m, ranked No.2 in the AFL and above elite ball users Martin, Scott Pendlebury and Dayne Zorko.'' ''If you look at the ‘‘money kick’ men over the past four weeks, Melksham towers above the rest of the competition.'' Melksham's best is quality. I'd much rather get him back in form than gift more games to Sparrow. Sparrow will get more opportunities, but the window to set up our season and a potential top 4 finish is now.

Melksham is no longer popular around here, but it's a new year and for me he makes us better if he's perfoming. I'd like to see how he goes and I can live without Sparrow's 4 disposals.

Why people want Baker or Lockhart near this side is unfathomable to me.

It's too early to get too excited, although the signs are encouraging. That said, does anyone feel like a peanut for carrying on like a dope when we lost a practice match in which 6 of last year's top 10 in the B&F were missing ?

I thought Treloar couldn't kick according to many of the luminaries on here. Dopes.