Wiseblood

And we have plenty who they will rotate through there, too - Bugg, ANB, Harmes, Petracca - all of whom bring something different to the forward line. They may even spring a surprise or two as well. Either way our firepower is down, but our ability to be flexible and keep the pressure up hasn't diminished.

Unless it's for a bad decision during a game, or a fight that breaks out like Rance clubbing Watts in the back of the head, booing players for other things is the biggest waste of time. As if they give a stuff. Go ahead and boo, you just look silly.

He's just been reading anything SWYL has had to say for the past 5 years.

Which is exactly why they should do it. You may be right though DC, as using him in that role would take away that dash further up the ground, but to me he is the closest thing to replacing what Garlett brings to the side and he would be good for at least 2-3 goals.

If they want to use Hunt forward, then I'd use him in the Jeffy role where he can use his pace to get over the back and score some easy goals. I don't think any player in their back line will have the pace to go with him.

Deserved four weeks. Good bloke or not, he whacked someone for no reason on the footy field and knocked him out. You do the crime, you do the time.

True, but there is clearly more to it. Possessions are one thing, but it's all the other stuff that matters and if they aren't even listed as emergencies, then I doubt they are meeting the requirements to get a senior game. I think Goodwin has done enough with his selections, some of which were questioned, that we should wait and see how it plays out. White and Wagner give us good foot skills, plenty of run and lots of options.

You can't help but have mixed feelings about the changes - on one hand it's strange a Kent, Kennedy or a JKH aren't selected, but on the other hand Goodwin has got it right more than he hasn't and you can't help but back him on these selections.

Motlop goes against everything we have tried to stand for over recent seasons and, to me, would be a horrible addition to our list. He doesn't bring along any of the qualities we look for. I'm still baffled as to why North, St. Kilda and now Carlton are in the discussion for Josh Kelly. Why would he want to join them over us if he was coming back to Victoria? From what I gather our salary cap is more than fine and we have a better list, and a list that he would complement nicely.

He copped one to the chin, may have exaggerated the contact a little, but we'll never know as we weren't the one copping the hit. The sooner we move on from it, the sooner it's forgotten and we focus on Oliver just playing football. It's no good adding fuel to the fire when it's unnecessary.

If the boys are in this game for most of the night and we run out of legs, then I can't really complain. However, I still think we are every chance to win this. Our strength this year has been our midfield and our contested footy, and outside of Jones we have a very fit list in this regard. We can more than match it with them and with Gawn back in the side it can give us a slight edge at times. Our backline is also very steady at the minute and they've had plenty of games together. I'd like to see Frost get first crack at Buddy, but you would also expect them to rotate through him as well. The concern is obviously the forward line, especially with Hogan, Watts and now Garlett missing as well. We will need to take every chance we're given to ensure we can get some scoreboard pressure going and stay in the game. If we fluff some chances or dominate early and don't kick a few goals then this game will become very difficult to win. I can't wait to see the boys do us proud on Friday night, and I'm hoping against hope that we can win number 5 on the trot!

Thanks Abe. If we don't make the finals then I'll know whose fault it is.

And they were mauled by the Bombers over here as well. I don't necessarily think Port are downhill skiers, but they do seem to have a soft underbelly. I'm trying not to get too excited about our potential to plays finals as there is still plenty of the season to go, but it's bloody exciting to be part of the discussion at this point in our season.

Exactly. Trudging back through our history like this serves zero purpose.

Selwood out for the game will certainly help the Dockers chances of a win, but they're poo and will probably hang around for a half before getting blown away but the downhill skiing Geelong side.

He'll be writing an acoustic song about his form and playing it alongside Guy Sebastian in no time!

Old McDonald kicked a bag. Eeei Eeei Oh!

I'd personally like to kiss every poster here. This footy club is made of some seriously good stuff. Enjoy every minute of this ride!

He has admitted, numerous times, to baiting others on purpose. Why anyone defends him is beyond me.

Thanks Mum.

It's only a small thing, and I know all clubs do it, but it's good to see us being proactive. We're identifying the key talent and making every effort to lock them away long term to avoid the media circus that can inevitably occur if things are left too late. Now to lock away Salem before the year is out...

Article here: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/melbourne-has-started-contract-talks-with-rising-star-jayden-hunt/news-story/57fca17ec54dd7dd15ef001f3e17d2f9 Not a huge amount of info outside of us opening talks with his management and all indications are that he is very keen to stay on at the club. Good move from all involved as I'm sure there would be considerable interest from rival clubs, so to add a few more years on to his deal (which expires at the end of next year) will be a big win for us.

Very true, and it will hurt us in many ways across the board, but I think we are well placed to cover him as much as we can. With Gawn returning, it will allow Pedo to play forward which may in turn release Trac to spend more time in the midfield. That doesn't necessarily mean Jones is covered, but we have the personnel and the game plan to survive.

O-Fence?

Not really, although that may be my opinion because I know what the other two bring to the side. I don't think Maynard will play but he is more of a pure midfielder (these days) than the other two, with JKH spending his time at half forward and Trengove seemingly being trialed across half back. And Misson didn't mention anything about Hibberd so you would assume he's fine to go this weekend.