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Who have they tipped the last 5 

1 hour ago, Cheap Seats said:

I don't think we'll get him but I reckon he would compliment Oliver and Viney.

 

He butchers the ball 

9 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Name all 6?

Trac, Clarry, Viney, Brayshaw, Rivers,  Langdon and Reid 🤣.  
 

Parish would not get a look in with what we have and what we have developing underneath. 

3 hours ago, Cheap Seats said:

Darcy Parish seems available.

Personally i'd rather take our picks to the draft, but that is an interesting watch.

 

🤮🤮🤮🤮we have 6 better mids than Parish in our team now 

1 hour ago, demon3165 said:

That's fair enough I just hope they go and get a good forward coach who can teach the young forwards how to play that end of the ground.  Goodwin extension is not to long or short for what he has done.

I think the form of JVR shows this is not an issue 

Bailey Smith is a joke! 🤣

It’s just a popularity contest 

That’s heartbreaking 😢

33 minutes ago, Jontee said:

I heard different ages ago (from DL poster) that if Grundy moves on from the Dees the Pies are off the hook

That’s not correct 

I had no idea the VFL was undertaking a wild card weekend.  

10 minutes ago, Ferghus31 said:

Sydneys Armati will be offered to us for Grundy and our 3 Selection suits me as we have a young Ruck Backup and potential Forward i was told this by my friend that works for a Player Manager

 

Didn’t Amarti just sign a new contract?

On 8/20/2023 at 8:05 AM, Redleg said:

According to some a deal is just about done.

I think they have shown their hand now that he will only play if Max goes down.  Supposedly Grundy only played ruck in the magoos 

2 hours ago, Roger Mellie said:

He's taken a massive leap forward this season. I can't wait to see what happens after the preseason - more midfield time or will he continue to steam out of the back line?

I reckon he moves into the midfield next year 

We don’t need to rest anyone unless they are injured.  We need to beat Sydney and keep our form going.  If Bris/Port slip up then we want to end up as high as possible

8 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

If you go to the finals week before against Sydney, he was actually non existent. 

He's still young, but when maybe I've got too much expectations thinking back to someone like Cyril Rioli who I compare him too, and he just use to stand up in big games especially come September.  

When we're all looking for that someone to just to take the game of the scruff it shouldn't be left up to the usuals of Gawn Oliver and Petracca, but someone like Pickett to really stamp his mark in big games.

I'm seeing it with Trent Rivers now.

👍Riv is a gun! 

24 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I think what you're trying to say is that does he stand up in big games?

I love Pickett and the excitement he brings to supporters especially younger generation coming through. He's Jeff Farmer to me when I was s young tacker starting out as a Melbourne supporter.

But yes, I have noticed it's a growing pattern for me that in the big games where it's the heat of the moment he tends to go missing.

In fairness to Pickett though I still think sometimes he's not coached to his strengths. I'm sometimes tearing my hair out when we're either under the pump or getting beaten around stoppage, for Goodwin to at least throw Pickett in the midfield to provide a spark.

Not only that, it gets him into the game a bit more. His ball use and ability to slip in and out of congestion with speed and use his vision to hit up a teammate is very impressive. 

Lately he's attending first centre bounce and then we hardly see him in there again. Would like a journo to bring this up in the next presser around using Pickett more in the midfield.

Yesterday was against the 16th placed side, so it was not a big game.  If we go back to part years final against Brisbane, Pickett was the only reason we were still in that game.  The role/position Pickett plays lends itself to inconsistency.   Pickett is a star!

I reckon pick 4 is ours, I can’t see Nth wanting to win now that they have Reid in their sights.  

Lever and Melksham were fantastic today.  Melksham showed how influential he can be with tagging an opposition player and still hitting the scoreboard 

9 hours ago, Stiff Arm said:

If Grundy leaves (and I doubt it), who is our next in line ruck if Max goes down?

 

 

Anyone?...

 

Anyone?

They will just recruit one, Max has 2 years left.  There are plenty of young rucks playing in the 2’s who would develop under Max 

On 8/11/2023 at 10:01 AM, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

Saw this on Reddit: AFL Draft 2023: The Harley Reid-Daniel Curtin call set to shape first-round, trade period

Jon Ralph poses the question if Curtain will jump Reid as No 1

Ralph has no idea 

54 minutes ago, Binmans PA said:

So you've heard this? Or guessing...?

Just guessing.  The AFL needs them to be more competitive and rather than giving them a priority pick this is an easier option. They did the same with us and Frawley. 

17 minutes ago, Turner said:

i'm hearing 600k now, so in the end of 1st round or 2nd round band

Nth will get pick 3 as compensation for McKay 

I love Max!!!!

11 hours ago, bobby1554 said:

Ah, no! Cerra, Walsh and McKay to come in

We had no Petty and Fritsch.   

15 minutes ago, BDA said:

This game had become critical to our season. The hawks are no easy beats. Win and top 4 is guaranteed. Lose and we’re heading to Sydney under the pump.

Grundy and JJ to be replaced by hibbo and TMac (praying he can find his mojo).

I can’t see how they bring T Mac in after 1 game but let’s wait and see I guess.  

12 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

Milk had one mark and no goals.

He was great for one game but this is why he is never a constant in the team. Like last year when he popped up, he kicked three goals in a game and fell completely flat in both finals. Sadly the fwd cupboard is well and truly empty. 

What do we do?

Is Tommo worth a gamble?

Got to try something.

It's not Grundy. Not Bbb. Not Schacke, not Tmac and not Melksham. 

At least Jvr is consistent.

Melksham took Weitering out of the game