Lord Nev

Haha I don't like him either mate, as I said, not a fan, but Goody seems to be.

Goodwin named Preuss as an option to come in today, so he's either there already or can arrive before the game.

IMO it will be... OUT: ANB, vB (inj or dropped), Lockhart (soreness), Gawn, Viney IN: Kozzy, Hannan, Jetta, TMac, Spargo Preuss and Rivers chances tho. Not a fan, but think Spargo may come in for a forward/mid role, has been named in the squad a few times recently.

Goodwin said in his presser today Preuss was one of the options.

Sounds like someone finally told Max hey? #NevTheNewsbreaker

"Hopefully".... So fair chance he misses two games.

He's only jumping on because it's his old buddy Tex. The same Kane Cornes said 'don't whinge' when Port last year used the same tactics against the same player. Apparently that was all 'fair' though.

Rounds 14-16 is set to be played in a similar fashion to the ‘football frenzy’ between Rounds 9-12 with the final round of matches to be scheduled in the traditional Thursday-Sunday time slots. The rescheduled match between Essendon and Melbourne will be played at some point between Rounds 14-16 after the initial Round 3 encounter was postponed in June. “This is the emerging view hot off the press. It’s going to be worked through with clubs and the Players’ Association,” McLachlan told 3AW. “There’s going to be a Round 13 … then they’re talking about having another period of compression if the players and clubs want to do it, and then we will finish with a traditional round. “During that compression period, it (Essendon v Melbourne) will be picked up in that compression series. “That’s the broad plan which will be somewhere from (Rounds) 14 to 16. That’s broadly what is being discussed.” AFL confirms when rescheduled Essendon-Melbourne match will be played

I wasn't, but I like the thinking now that you mention it!

As a club with poor to average facilities but a seemingly pretty good digital/communications team this is a silver lining for us...

Viney took a pretty big hit to his strapped shoulder during the game and IMO played out the game hurt. Could be that possibly.

2. And no frees for. 1 FA cost us a goal. So really, 6 disposals, with 4 turnovers and 3 clangers, he did more for the Crows than us.

I guess it's a bit like an embargo, once the first person has reported it then it's 'out there'. Also, not every reporter is employed by AFL media and has the same agreed rules as them. Totally agree she outed herself and it was dumb. I also think a warning to Cleary would have been more than enough. Cleary did the wrong thing and admitted it. I don't get why people are making up conspiracies about something so simple.

Even if not injured, you have to seriously consider dropping vandenBerg after that game. Some absolute brain fades, some horrible disposal. 6 disposals, 2 tackles. 4 of his disposals were turnovers. 4. Out of 6.

He admitted fault cos he had some fault in it. Hardly think it's this conspiracy some are trying to make it out to be.

Yep. But I'm talking about how AFL Media already had a protocol in place about not naming people but then Cleary did it. I'm not saying it's 100% clear cut, given it was on his twitter and already public as you mentioned, but he did still do the wrong thing which he has since admitted.

OUT: ANB (suspended), vandenBerg (injury), Lockhart (soreness - knee) IN: Pickett, Hannan, Rivers

Explain Gawn's poor game tonight then, and tell me how it will mean he'll play well in 4 days time.

100%. Goody should have learned about this kind of thing back in the Viney days. Can totally understand Max wanting to play after the week we've had but we've got to be a bit smarter and colder with the decisions in that way. Goody in his presser pretty much said it was a captain's call by Max (didn't use those words).

Yikes. Didn't even think about that.

Clearly hampered him tonight. Now he faces the most in form ruck in the comp with it worse and off a short break. It's a tear too btw, not sure how that gets better by keeping going. Strange comment. Medical advice was he should miss 2 games, Max made the call himself that he would play, otherwise known as a captain's call. Let's hope it doesn't backfire.

Should have rested him for this game. Now he's playing injured on a 4 day break against Goldstein in a harder to win game. This was one of those captain's calls that can backfire.

We would walk this game in without a head coach, so to lose this one says something IMO.

If we don't lift and the game continues along the same lines, do we take it as a statement about the coach from the players given the messaging throughout the week?

We wish.