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Reckon T-Mac owes Brown at least 2 goals from today where he picked his pocket. Weid provided some big contests in the first half including a big grab deep in the Carlton forward half. The mix of T-Mac, Brown and Weid will be very difficult to nut out as there were multiple occasions where they led to the same spot and spoiled each other. Also, not sure why it happened but what was Max doing drifting back in front of them?

He’s got real competition now so he’ll have to perform every week, just like everyone else. Melksham has been in the gun for me for the best part of 2 years now but he still contributed something last week. Fritsch has to contribute to stay in as we should have a lot more avenues to goal now.

Big test today. Been a little off the past couple of weeks, need to get back on a roll and control the game

If Fritsch and Melk are both down, they are liabilities. Fritsch will want to pull his finger out

I just want to see Weid hitting the ball at full steam with a couple of huge pack-crunching contests. He has the ability and has the form. Now I just hope he strings together a half a season that leads us deep into September

I am more than happy for the permanent base to be Casey, just that a lot on here and within the club are not

Funny how every other club across the codes has the facility as the highest priority and will sacrifice location for it. Not us, we’ll settle for sub-standard facilities as long as we are within reach of the MCG. We are on a long road to nowhere

I am on board with resting players, however I lean towards it being more mental than physical. At this point of the season we can probably get away with mid week resting. Over the course of a year, fitness drops off as recovery is the priority midweek. Definitely need to ramp up training to prepare for finals

I commented on that one in the gameday thread. It is a pet hate of mine - players just drop the ball and get rewarded for holding the man against or in the back in this instance. Hayward definitely locked Jake's arm in and pulled him forward on top of himself Lever did exceptionally well to remain as calm as he did.

I get excited when he is involved because he is a very, very smart operator. He is always positioning himself in ways that are setting up others and his creativity and execution is first class

That dropping the ball thing is atrocious

He’s turned into the ANB of years gone by, always present but never doing anything useful

I believe Sparrow has gone past Harmes, would be disappointed if Harmes comes in

Not strictly related to the website but club merch is bloody ordinary. I haven't looked at club merch in years and thought I could tip some cash in with a purchase, surely there is plenty more in the same boat

I agree. Harmes should not be in the conversation after 1 VFL Hitout. I reckon Sparrow is far more useful and team orientated

If Weid leaves it would be a disaster. Understand the need to play for the now but I doubt anyone believes T-Mac holds this form/stays injury free for the whole year. He simply has to come in over the next week or two.

Without any knowledge, there is a good chance he is a bit banged up - he doesn't shirk a contest, that's for sure

Jones and Melk playing VFL and Rivers out according to @Dannyz mail, so there could be more changes to come along with Brown. I'd like to see Bedford or Chandler get a guernsey. Harmes could not have injured himself at a worse time, he will (should) be pushing [censored] uphill to get back into the side.

I (and the club) never would have expected Weid and Brown to succumb to injuries before we begun. The T-Mac wing role was probably a last straw type deal. I doubt the club ever considered this scenario occurring but it really is a conundrum. For the latter half of the year, I believe Weid and Ben Brown are more important than T-Mac, however I commend him for making it difficult to get them in. He’s had a great start. Still believe we need to roll guys through in the middle third of the year so we have every base covered for a proper tilt at finals and going deep in them I worry about Jones just going, Melky will have one good game and 6 nothing games. Feel like those 2 are the obvious targets to go out, but as mentioned their positions would mean a definite shift in structure/setup

With the first proper test completed, think it’s not a bad idea to start rolling some guys in/out over the next 4 weeks. We need to be confident 25-30 blokes can play a role and the only way we can is by exposure. Jones and a few young ones are the starting point, possibly Maxy too

Fritta doesn’t strike me as the Jack Viney, keep going until you drop dead, type. I don’t think he can nurse a hand injury with his game style

Would have been interesting hearing the chat between coaches and Weid. I reckon they would have been telling him since day one, we need you to dominate a game in the VFL. He finally does it and gets told it's not enough right now.

So Collingwood and Richmond don’t? Think we would be better served by having a partnership with a pub/bar in proximity of the ‘G for before and after functions.

I think Dusty could be the difference here, he loves a big occasion and his 250th is fairly significant. Love him or loathe him, he is a very, very good footballer. If nothing else, it's a good chance for our guys to experience finals like atmosphere and learn from it

Do any of the other elite training facilities have social club/members area? Are Richmond fans allowed into Punt Road to drink before and after games? Do Collingwood fans enter into the Gosch's setup for the same?