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You couldn't find a more bigger front runner then Bayley Fritsch. Happy to beat up on the lower place teams but goes to water against top quality sides. Absolute front runner. Just the 3 disposals. McDonald is absolutely pox. Back to his 2020 form and moving like a crab. Brayshaw is absolutely hopeless footballer in general.

Totally embarrassing. Leadership complete failure. Midfield and defence got tore a new one. No one willing to put a body on Dangerfield or Hawkins. This is Preliminary final 2018 stuff. When the heat is on we just capitulate. Mentally weak.

Because he is a hack

Oliver, Harmes, Petracca, Viney and Gawn. Hang your heads in [censored] shame. This is absolutely on the midfield. Lever and May have been woeful. Leadership non existent

This was also you about Kozzie Pickett last year. Your judgement over the journey has been horrendous. Leave the footy chat to us big boys hey. Doesn't get the ball, doesn't kick goals. Didn't do it at U18 level either. Gives away frees, average skills, poor decision making. Some of that will improve obviously but he's not what you'd want from a high draft pick. Lol Pickett, does nothing but give away frees. Cant believe we've likely essentially paid more than pick 1 for him.

What's Pendles connection with Melbourne?

They had a few out that night. We were full strength.

Mitch Gorgiadias has pinged a hammy. Huge out for them.

Here come Port..

Doggies still look sluggish to me. Their forward line is a mess without Bruce.

Boaks had 21 disposal this first half..

Honestly reckon Port are a chance here. Clean up their goal kicking with better forward entries and I think they can beat the doggies.

Looks nothing like him.

Liam Duggan would be worth a look.

Yeah look when i think of Paddy Dow I instantly think back to this article about Greg Williams when he worked with Carlton. https://www.sen.com.au/news/2020/09/07/blues-great-tells-young-midfielder-to-pull-his-finger-out-and-toughen-up/

My honest opinion I actually think they'll potentially use him to lock down on Jeremy Cameron potentially. I say this because he actually did the Job on him last year and kept him to 1 goal. By doing this again frees up Lever and May even more. The more I have thought about in the last few hours the more I'm slowly starting to understand this selection. Now does this also free up Petty as well to use his strength in being another intercept role? What you see with Hibberd is what you get. But I think Smith offers that flexibility to play on the smalls and also with the talls. Maybe they are happy with Rivers, Salem and Bowey as our run and carry? I think coming into finals the club may want to use Smith on a more lockdown role just because I think teams that we play in the final will put heavy work into the Lever/May combo.

Petty plays the lock down just fine?

Yeah can't say I agree with the team selections to be honest. Hope we are not playing with fire. Really thought Jordon would be still in and Sparrow out. Though Sparrow did have 7 tackles. Problem is also the imbalanced of the midfield. Dropping Jordon takes away outside spread where as now we are just too one dimensional with Viney back in. Backing Goody with this one but [censored] I'm extra nervous now.

Hibberd dropped

Hibberd dropped

No j agree. Just know the club rate Smith enormously and would be finding ways to fit him in.

Yep I agree!

Wonder if they'll pull a surprise selection? Dropping Hibberd for May instead of Joel Smith?

Don't know where to get that stat from.

Let's be honest, it's really a pipe dream anyway (it is for me..). Parker just strengthens our midfield to another level. Jacob Hopper would be someone I'd look at as well.