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Rhino, I think your databank has already been partially erased. Do you think Bizzell's 3 or 4 years of mediocre performances include the 12 months out with injury OR the 2004, 2005 era. I'd like you to name the 20 plus games (for surely that would be the minimum to gain 'databank' status). Stop blowing your own horn and talk sense. You may not like the way Biz goes about it but to call his efforts for the club mediocre is just plain dumb analysis. Perhaps you should acknowledge that you had retired him too early. This can be the result of mediocre appraisal of a players contribution... Come to think of it, you may be building your own database there Rhino...

The Biz did what he has always done... best reader of the ball in our backline, most elusive of our defenders, brilliant decision-making under pressure, picks out targets in traffic. As courageous as they come, a massive plus for the recruiting team, and no suprise to those who have watched his whole career at MFC.

I believe that CJ has been given more opportunities than Biz in the past 12 months, he just hasn't taken advantage. He has skill, he has reasonable speed, he has reasonable size... so what is the missing ingredient? As for Biz... will he be given enough ground time to proove to those with short memories that he is a very good AFL player? Too old!!! I don't think so... Too slow, makes up for it by being elusive and an excellent kick. I think it is Biz who has been hard done-by in selection, and who is out of favour... NOT CJ!

Bizzell has current VFL form... CJ doesn't to the same degree Bizzell has a track record... CJ doesn't Bizzell has had limited opportunities... CJ didn't make the most of his Bizzell is a good 'third up' option... CJ isn't Bizzell has proven courage at this level... CJ, Hmmmm!!!

Given that Robbo and possibly McLean will be back this week, I would rest Dunn (and I am a fan) for Newton against the Kangas.

Kee Dee...best post I have read for ages, and I read a dozen times a day. The best thing that could happen now that we are getting key players back is to return to a game plan that suits the 'G'... Yep, last year's method, if our players can remember it. I agree with the analysis about lack of muscle but it looks worse when the endeavour is low. Our previous two games were good. I don't think we have lost all grunt. Players such as Neitz, Jones, Sylvia, Bate, Johnson, Bell, Robbo (expect return), Wheels & Rivers (hopeful of return) are quite capable of delivering in the muscle department.

Ferguson is a better footballer than Holland and Warnock. He has suffered through injury at important times in his career. He is perceived as being too slow for AFL football. He has also been extremely effective on occasions, is as courageous as they come, knows how to spoil from sometimes impossible positions and gives his all. I'm happy to see him given a go in place of the only bloke who should keep him out of this team.

1. David Neitz 2. Brock McLean 3. Jarrod Rivers 4. Cameron Bruce 5. Aaron Davey 6. James McDonald 7. Travis Johnstone 8. Matthew Whelan 9. Russell Robertson 10. Adam Yze 11. Jeff White 12. Nathan Jones 13. Brad Green 14. Matthew Bate 15. Nathan Carroll 16. Colin Sylvia 17. Brent Moloney 18. Simon Godfrey 19. Byron Pickett 20. Clint Bartram 21. Daniel Bell 22. Ricky Pettard 23. Nathan Brown 24. Lynden Dunn 25. Daniel Ward 26. Paul Johnson 27. Brad Miller 28. Ben Holand 29. Ryan ferguson 30. Clint Bizzell 31. Paul Wheatley 32. Matthew Warnock 33. Chris Johnson 34. Mark Jamar

It's a beautiful thing! Jonesy can't be too far away (actually preferred his game to Rick's on Sunday).

When is the last time we promoted anyone who had kicked 12 goals against anybody? When is the last time we had the opportunity to promote someone who had recently kicked 6 goals for our affiliate/seconds side?

Bel has improved. Bell costs us goals. Bell's sideways movement inevitibly leads to problems. Bell needs to go back to Sandy when a few others are ready for a go in the 1's. Bell supporters need to do some open-minded video analysis. Bell dithers when under pressure. Bell lacks the defensive nouse of Rivers, Whelan, Carroll, Petterd and Frawley

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Learn how to kick Bate for christ sake. The worst kick I have ever seen. Neitz said he might play this week if not this week the next. I think that if he is only 50% he will play due to the prediciment were in.

Jolly was not left to rot in the VFL. When he was given the second ruck opportunity (which he pretty well still has) he got himself injured against the Bulldogs (when Darcy made him look a bit of a dill). I seem to recall on another occasion he got himself suspended. I don't think he had a lot of games at Sandy, but I am open to correction on that score.

White's tap work was better on Sunday. For the first time he worked out a method of getting above Sandilands (no mean feat!) at the centre bounces. It is his play around the ground that is below par highlighted by the give away goal v Cats and that rediculous kick back 40 metres out of bounds yesterday (that is the single most rediculous play I have seen at MFC). He holds on to the ball for too long when going to kick and when he kicks quickly it is often turned over. Part of this is a confidence issue. However, I do see signs of improvement. If we had a ready replacement I would approve a stint at Sandy... but... Neaves must now be given consideration

My memory of the incident you refer to has Seekers getting away Scott free.

Brentnall...you have more no how than I have ever seen in a mere mortal in all my years as a no all!

Occo you really are a [censored]. Moloney had OP at Geelong, no... even before the Cats. I'm tiring of your rants against our great and proud club!

Having Macka and Bruce so low indicates you have not watched the game closely. Macka had a lot of centre clearances and was high on tackles... Since when does 30 possessions equate to a mark of 1? You may be interested to know that Godfrey was second to Jones on goal assists. Yeah, statistics blah blah... but on a bad day these are indicators of effort!

Carroll went to Mooney at the beginning of the game and immediately got into him physically (as he does evey week). Mooney was well contained early on. Then we moved Carroll onto Hawkins who was just too tall for Carroll. I would have persisted with Fergy, Holland, PJ on Hawkins (in that order). I feel that ND made a blunder in taking Carroll off Mooney.

Are you on the juice or marking out of 20 or higher?

6. Moloney 5. McDonald 4. Bruce 3. Green 2. Jones 1. Bell

Yep, that's the only one where I flipped a coin