titan_uranus

Stynesy has been fantastic. WHat is it? 1500 members since he's taken over. Farkin brilliant

Yeh almost 29,000 now.

I just wish there were more people there to witness it.

He went to Mitch Clark when he was forward, but he seemed to move further up the ground later in the game. Seems to be very mobile for someone 198cm and 100kg or thereabouts. A defence with Warnock, Garland, Martin and Rivers sounds good to me.

Loved seeing Wonna's dad there. Stynes ought to go to as many matches as is possible.

Definitely his best game so far, and was one of our best, but his kicking still leaves a lot to be desired I reckon. I thought a few times he missed the target when he shouldn't have. Consistency is definitely what we need from CJ now.

6 - Green

5 - Miller

4 - Sylvia

3 - CJ

2 - Wheatley

1 - PJ

Special mention to Dunn for collecting a second scalp (Black was ineffectual compared to his usual).

Sylvia's best game for the MFC IMO.

That was so symbolic of the difference in determination between PJ and Sherman. It was something that 3AW mentioned quite a bit after the game. Loved the way us in the crowd cheered it like he'd kicked a goal.

I'm really happy with the new leaderhip group. They're looking to the future with Moloney, Miller, McLean and Davey. And about time Green got in there. I do feel a bit sorry for Robbo though. You can't use the 'he's out for the year' argument because so are Rivers and Moloney, but I don't disagree with the decision to drop him.

Hope he goes to Brown, would be a good lesson first up.

Despite what people think about Sam, the Footy Show needs him.

People forget that what Sam's been doing this year has been happening for the show's entirety. It seems to be that non-watchers who heard about the mannequin skit have attacked him.

Billy was good, but Sam's better. Besides which, his return should bring back Street Talk.

Green - captain

McLean - vice captain

Miller

Rivers

Then one of McDonald/Bruce/Jones/Grimes (i.e. go with experience or youth)

Besides I have not seen J. Brown play in the flesh....ever!

I know, it's about time they came here. Even more reason to come to the G. Either you see Melbourne pull off a stunning upset win, or you see Jonathon Brown go ballistic.

Still at the mercy of Demetriou though.

Except a good portion of the crowd (myself included) would die of heart failure between the time he lined up and put boot to ball... it would make for a rather dull post-win celebration

There's only one MFC player who instils greater fear in me when kicking for goal and that's Jamar.

If it's on the right side for a right-footer, Robbo. The other side, Green.

I think there is much more upside associated with Johnson that with Jamar. At his best, Jamar provides shephards, blocks etc. but stil isn't a dominant tap ruckman. At PJ's best, which probably hasn't been seen yet, he can play forward, but again, isn't a dominant ruckman. So we do need to look to Meeson/Spencer or Naitanui/Warnock to get someone to help in the hitouts department.

At Geelong vs Brisbane match, he said one of the stands at Skilled Stadium was 'the worst stand ever designed for spectators' (well who else would it be designed for?)

I really rate Jarryd of Hawthorn. He's a terrific young player getting a game in a top 4 side.

He looks good now, but he looked way out of his depth against us (might have been his 1st game). Nonetheless, should be a fine player.

Travis Cloke was a F/S. IMO you can't count father-sons at all in this analysis because you've got no idea where they'd have been taken if clubs hadn't had first dibs. Either way, I wouldn't put him or Thompson in the same class as those mentioned by Bob. Burton might have a case, but it's debatable.

Yeh whoops screwed that one up. Anyway, just because Thompson isn't of the highest quality doesn't mean he's not a goal-kicking key forward. I'd still be happy with a forward of his ability at that stage of the draft.

I'm talking about star key forwards that you can build your side around. You can't build a side around any of the players you mentioned. However you could build a side around the players I mentioned.

True, I was just naming some other forwards that were drafted later on. But yes, the ones you mentioned are star forwards around which a side an be based.

He might have been suggesting that his life isn't worthy of a book.

Yeah I thought that, but still a good one I reckon.

You don't need to use a top 2 pick to get a clearance winner.

But try picking up a star key forward outside the top 10. I don't think you'll find many.

Star key forwards-

Brown - Father son

Riewoldt - 1

Pavlich - 3

Franklin - 5

Hall - 12

Fevola - 30s

Richardson - Father son

Lloyd - Compensation

Lucas - 5

Given this, only Fevola was outside the top 12 in the draft. And only 2 out of 9 were outside the top 5!!

It just shows that if you want a star key forward then you have to pony up early when you have the chance.

Pretty exclusive list you've got there Bob. How about these:

Burton - 16

Bradshaw - 55

Cloke (Travis) - 39

Thompson - 82

So there are also ways to pick up long-term key forwards outside the top 12.

He's the AFL's equivalent of George W. Bush. On yesterday's coverage he said: 'That's one thing about Andrew Welsh. You just can't question his courageousness'

Last week he said: 'He's just a former shadow of himself' (as opposed to a shadow of his former self)

I remember seeing someone's signature here which has Schwarz saying 'On what?' in regards to writing his autobiography.

Any more to add to the collection?

3 weeks ago I thought Matthew Lloyd was finished. His past 2 games, however, have got me thinking otherwise.

Right now I think Jeff White is finished. So hopefully someone says something about him in the media and he finds some form.

In regards to Jamar, I was listening to SEN and Luke Darcy mentioned this one instance where Jamar was in the goalsquare against the shorter Leo Barry when we were entering the 50: instead of playing to his advantage (height and strength) and staying in the goalsquare for the kick, he tried to make a lead, playing into Barry's advantage (speed). It goes to show Jamar does not have the brains or nous to play AFL footy. He's not the future.

I still think Wheatley should receive the first kick from, say, CJ, and then kick long over the top of the opposition's zone onto the wing.