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The definition of a “pot shot” is quite subjective. My recollection is, I believe before WCE in Perth, you “potted” my suggestion of Fullarton coming in for the match with comments that were not complementary to the player. That’s my recollection and no, I haven’t gone back to check, preferring not to spend anymore time on a forum than necessary, which on the contrary could lead to eventually becoming obsessive, prejudiced and perpetually wearing a “one eyed blinker”. As I said “it’s subjective”, and all opinions are just that. That’s something, IMO, that is lost on a select clique in this place.

Yes but Petty is not a ruckman. According to the FD neither is Fullarton.

Yet this is exactly what do did regarding Tom Fullarton several weeks ago, and he is also “ young and yet to debut”. Struth.

The problem with some people on this site is that :- 1. They are so biased they only see everything from an MFC position, therefore their field of vision is extremely narrow. 2. They have a belief that their opinion is worth so much more than others to point that they are always right and everyone else is always wrong, or so they believe. 3. Due to the “positions” they hold eg: Cheer Squad “leader”, regular at training, long time Trident/ MCC member etc, they believe they are more entitled to express their views than anybody else. 4. The Face palm emoji is their weapon of choice.

Are you not just “calling people out “ ( “on their bulls#$t” ) for having a different opinion to you?

If they wanted someone to play purely a defensive role on Andrews wouldn’t Petty or even Turner have been a better option ? Fritsch therefore having more freedom. On the other hand perhaps they just wanted Fritsch to apply the normal defensive pressure expected from a key forward these days. In that case they would have been wanting Fritsch hit the scoreboard as well. IMO, the end result of the match up was negative for us.

Surely they can’t drop Moniz or Tholstrup after tonight’s efforts. Therefore : Salem in for Woewodin. K. Brown in the 22 Windsor sub Would really like to see Sestan and Fullarton ( for Chandler and either one of Turner or Petty ) but it looks like their cards have been stamped, at least for this year.

At that stage of the season I think Windsor would have more impact as the Sub.

In Sestan out Chandler, doesn’t get it enough In Fullarton out Turner - better relief ruck option than JVR, IMO, and Max surely will benefit, now and in September ? And for those who bag Fullarton, before he’s had a chance, WHY did the FD recruit him ? In Lever * out Howes Keep Tomlinson , play taller down back, Tommo is better ground-ball player than he is in the air, and whilst not quick is mobile. K. Brown start as a small forward with Pickett. Bowey sub We’re not cutting it ATM so why not trick it up. Don’t worry about the number of changes. Through forced circumstances we have potentially found a star centreman in Rivers. Sticking fat ( on reputation ) hasn’t worked for a while, sit on your hands = expect the same result.

“Look within”. Indeed, and the inquiry show go back to pre-season 2022.

Yeah, possibly, but he doesn’t have to play 100% game time there, unlike Langdon. Freed up I think it would be a weapon.

Oliver- try him in space = wing

I presume you’re talking about Petty. Prior to this season I rated him in the best defenders going around. On current form he doesn’t deserve to be in the side, IMO.

My metric for coaching performance is 1. Premierships 2. Beaten Grand finalists 3. Beaten Preliminary finalists 4. Total Final appearances I rate making a GF (WB 2021) higher than MFC’s last 4 Finals. Making the top 4 ( end of the H&A )is completely overshadowed if you then go out in straight sets.

Just saying, Beveridge : 1 flag, 1 runner up Goodwin : 1 flag = Bevo currently ahead on points , IMO.

Sestan … Casey v Collingwood, impressive. Primed, 100% ready to go. Tholstrup and Fullarton not far behind him. All three should come IMO.

Notwithstanding his health is the only concern at the moment, a side issue is , the incident highlighted how disfunctional our forward line really is. That is, your best midfielder, arguably the best or equal best in the competition, needs to stand under a pack to provide a deep forward target.

Long, long time ago I was at the game were John “Sam” Newman was injured due to receiving a knee to his back. I have read that due to the good fortune of his Father being in the empty changerooms with him meant immediate action being taken which averted him bleeding to death. He lost a kidney and has lived 57 years with only one. Get well Christian.

OK, but who takes the blame for the shortfall?

The equivalent of Marcel Marceau, never says anything but sure does like the emoji buttons, especially the Face palm. Very enlightening 👌 One of Goodwin’s “True Believers” , a club whose membership is dwindling by the day.

Please let’s see Sestan, Tholstrup and Fullarton. Surely Petty has to be omitted on form. Turner, Billings, Laurie don’t look up to it. Chandler, Sparrow, Oliver and Fritsch have unsatisfactory and should be dropped even just to make a statement but the cupboards bare so they’ll stay in.

I fully expect Goodwin will stick to his Tried and true formula ie Blind faith in his favourite 23.

Disagree, however whilst his endeavour can’t be questioned, he is not, and never been the +A grade player that many MFC supporters think he is, ie one sided who is an ordinary kick.

We’ve gone All In on Contested ball with the end result usually being a stoppage in our over crowded forward 50, Goodwin has nothing else. That Tired and well exposed game plan won’t cut it anymore.

In the scheme of life, One could say that the timing of a Team announcement has zero importance. Outsiders would say who cares, be patient, knowing early won’t affect the result. Hard to argue. However, the AFL and each club’s existence is acutely reliant on the passion of Club supporters. Passion creates interest, starve the interest at pay the price. It’s not like the Game will survive on the spectacle only. IMO, the Suits at the AFL and MFC have bugger all idea.