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This post is ''ignore'' worthy. Well done.

Water is wet.

Did you miss me say, "'And others not in bold are also not in good form'' ?

Right now, for whatever reason, the bolded aren't the equal of their equivalent players in other top 6 teams. It's pretty hard to win games of footy with 9 ordinary players. And others not in bold are also not in good form.

A little bit of mirth, friend...

I need to read a training thread so I can invest in some garbage.

I hasten to add that I'm not ''panicking'' and think we'll come good. However, my present feelings are like putting on an old comfy pair of slippers.

Part of me hopes we lose on Friday night. If we do I'll return to that familiar place of despair to wit I've become so accustomed. The MFC institutionalized me long ago and last year became almost uncomfortable as expectations rose. A loss on Friday night returns me to a comfort zone I've come to rely on. Like an old friend, I find a warmness in the familiarity of abject misery. Either way, I'm a winner this Friday.

I was about to post the same. Geelong (and most of the competition) are rubbish. The last few years the competition has been the poorest in living (my) memory. Geelong may well win tonight, but it won't change the fact they're just another ordinary team.

I'll keep it simple. If our structures are smart and performed well, and our best 8 players play well we'll win. The match will be decided by the performances of Gawn, Oliver, Brayshaw, Viney, Tom McDonald, May, Jetta, and Harmes ability to negate Kelly or Dangerfield. I think our best is better, so hopefully the best version of ourselves turns up.

Slow and vanilla. No thanks.

I initially thought the same, so I thought I'd check the contract status of the Vic clubs. Check the link below. It can't be anyone else. https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/out_of_contract_players That said, it doesn't worry me. There are often ambit claims in the beginning.

Couldn't agree with Cornes more. Shut your pie-hole Melbourne and let your actions do the talking.

Oliver needs to shave his entire head and start again.

Roughly our best 10-11 players are Gawn, Oliver, Brayshaw, Viney, May, Lever, Tom McDonald, Jetta, Salem, Harmes, and Melksham. Hibberd's fallen away a bit. A couple didn't play and of the rest only Salem and to and Melksham could hold their head high. It's hard to win games of footy when your best players don't show up. They matched us in the contest and were far better on the outside. In fact, they often outnumbered us around the contest, which is usually our one wood. Obviously, a lot of players are underdone. It's not cut your wrist time, but there looks like there might be some challenges early on.

Does it ever occur to you that you overthink things ? The guy isn't playing midfield where you need to be an aerobic beast. He needs to get stronger in the position he plays so he can stand his ground in contests, body up, and make tackles stick. He's never going to become so muscle bound that he can't cover the ground.

So far today I've seen Preuss (tick), Pruess, Pruce, and Preuse.

The sooner Bedford or Chandler show that they're ready for a call up the better. We need the pressure and zip provided by those types of players. If they're good enough, of course.

Hore needs more strength and kgs. There's ability, but physically he's not ready.

If true it's not good. But nothing has been confirmed by the club, so at this stage it's just hearsay.

Same and supposedly surgery isn't an option.

Is it too late to phone Sydney ?

Pruce, Pruess, why not Proose ? So, I know a long time Dees fan who usually gets pretty reliable info. He's heard there's a good chance vandenBerg will be out for the season. The two I'm most excited about coming in are May and Kolodjashnij. Kolodjashnij brings exactly what we need and what was missing yesterday, outside run and metres gained. Some nice finishing also wouldn't go astray. Will Kolodjashnij be ready ? How would I or anyone posting here know. But his endurance is one of the best in the club and the sooner he's in the better.

Thankfully, we didn't have an interrupted preseason.