QueenC

6. Rivers 5. McKenzie 4. Gysberts 3. Martin 2. Green 1. Watts Apologies to near everyone else.

Amen to that.....

I'm pretty sure he has quite a few more problems than that, but honestly that is a pretty damn big one Amen, although he has to earn any kind of recall because...... This sounds far more preferable now.

That's just sad for you.....

I remember those debates in here from you very well Clint and was going to ask you what you make of the forward "plan" today?

Becuase I am pretty sure we will have a go at just about anyone !!!

Of which she is one daveytrain and her opinion, whether you like it or not is equally as valid as any other..... And she has a point about the sheer number of rumours and unsubstantiated comments doing the rounds in here. You were looking for a particular answer, that's fine of course, but this is another unfounded comment on this kid in a sea of the same.

And I'm sure if he handballed too often for our liking we'd criticise him for that instead.....

Well said rfpc..... Martin has been a big plus for us this year. He is working very hard at a very difficult time and against quite a few odds and is doing the best he can do and has obviously shown more than enough (you would think) to give us some hope and happiness. He should be commended. As Rogue said earlier he needs that second string to his bow (forward line preferably) but given the work rate he has shown thus far there in the ruck there is no reason that it won't happen in due course and this year is great to try and get that skill into (and out of) him. The development is obvious and there for all to see and hopefully will keep going, and can only lead to good things.

In theory we do, they just don't seem to play in the actual forward line..... Thus the goal kicking argument becomes a little more problematic !!!

Well, who would honestly B) ?!!!

Well now he knows otherwise, but at the time Darcy's opinion certainly wasn't alone..... Plus it wasn't just his movement and mobility that were called into question during that game.

How quickly they forget. A few poor games and we're back to this crap. Disrespectful. True. I thought he was better as well, still not what he can be, or what we want or need him to be but definitely getting better.

Honestly I went to an all girls high school and the rumour mongering wasn't this painful..... And we were experts !!!

Melbourne lose Davey

Except this week they have had a week off to recoup......

Maybe it's just that there isn't a whole lot wrong with their forward structure......

Well there isn't one..... not really!!!

Well we'll beg to differ on that Jimmi, but I still don't see him deserving to come straight back in no questions asked.

Oh wouldn't he love it in here !!! And he isn't the only player on the roster that doesn't get Twittered about...... So me thinks this is probably and unfortunately another very long bow

I'm a bit at a loss to understand what he had done in the weeks prior to his suspension to automatically get a recall. He, in my opinion, was on the brink of being dropped and probably should have been dropped already. Petterd has been routinely criticised here (not wrongly) for his form and attitude, but Dunns was no better, maybe worse, and yet he walks back in? Now I realise we're down on cattle but IMO there are more than a couple well ahead of him.

Looking forward to seeing all of them at some point.... And it's always a development year, you just have to, you know, actually develop !!!

He'd want to a hell of a lot more than simply "filter back in"..... But you are right the real test will now be how the team is handled when at or actually near full strength.

Thanks to everyone for their reports and opinions on this game. Those of us not able to attend will always appreciate the effort that goes into it. Not to mention the fact that these players such as Gawn, Howe, Blease, Strauss etc are what we should be seeing very soon. not to mention the very encouraging signs from you Scully, this seemed like a good day to go to the footy.... Despite the result !!!

Yeah but it all goes hand in hand HT..... But rightly or wrongly the buck stops with the man in charge.