Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

Allow me to get in first... So that's what recent training has been geared to!

HL's RS nomination was the sport item on RN's 6 o'clock news. So they're not all against us 😄

What are you doing in here, Mr Stone?!😄 Speculatively answering my own question: Lifting its erudition?

Indeed, pretty smooth(ie)!?

Thanks, GD. All I was getting at was that it was possible (likely?) that today, at least, wouldn't have advanced the players to a 'they'll turn' tipping point.

Didn't see the game, and probably won't, now, but good to see Lindsay featuring.

How do we assess 'given their all' today and where it is relative to such a tipping point? Regardless of how much we are amazed at our players' energy and efforts, Viney, in his interview, was at some length suggesting he hadn't, then went on to suspect others had been in the same boat. And, despite the 'everybody has problems' argument, Goodwin's choice (risky?...) to mention Gawn's 'life beyond football', and the caring way and length he spoke about it, suggest it was particularly significant for Max's temperament. So Max, too, I think, would not think today was a 'gave-my-all' step to the tipping point.

Goodwin in his presser, on not taking advantage of the 3rd quarter forward entry dominance: 'We got straight-line bomby; not the way we train'. So, either the do train that way, and the players are responsible for its mis/application; OR Goodwin is wrong about the fact and/or effectiveness of the training. Poll?

I opened this re-emerged thread with the expectation it was going to be about the now-mouth-watering prospect of a merger with the Kangarooooos!

Sorry...

This season! What tha?! Tomorrow's result could be 70 points either way!

Which bit, GW? That you said it? All of of us ☺️ That you got those responses? Most of us 😄 p.s. Belated Happy St Patrick's Day! Slainte!

That's some 'screen' shot! 👏

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1735637/round-2-squad-dees-name-extended-bench

Round 1 of the 2025 season:

Three-quarters underground required, but, yes, my thought, too. Victoria has the underground building skills. Budgetting not so much...

Reading on from p.2 now. Yep.

Sorry if anyone else has said this since page 2... KEEP IT!!! 💚

I guess.

...and looking concerned about it in the post-match. However, from yesterday's injury report: 'In news coming out of Sunday’s game against GWS, young Demon Caleb Windsor will be monitored in the coming days prior to Round 2, receiving care for an infection to his foot. '“Caleb presented with a sore heel following the game and within 24 hours, had a little increase in swelling and infection to that area,” Griffith said. '“He's on antibiotics at the moment. How he responds to that will determine his availability for this week.” '

Having read the AJ/Hendo article on the Club site... Mark Penaluna? 😁

'Clear winners' suggests quite a few goals? Hope that continues into the weekend...

And...?

...then again in his return game!

He's getting the full experience. Must really feel as if he's arrived! Strawbs O'Dwyer recounted on The Front Bar that he was suspended in his first game then again in his return game!