Pickett2Jackson

1 minute ago, MF-C said:

Is it time to give Jordon a rest? 

Only had 4 touches on the weekend 

I'd hold on him for another week against the Hawks, but would be cautious not to run him into the ground 

He surely cant be tired, we are coming off multiple 7 day breaks and he only plays 65% game time on average.  (Only played 56% vs the Cats).

1 hour ago, Demonland said:

Great pic.

How was Chocco out of the AFL system?   We should be thankful he was I suppose, we have landed a very rare gift.

1 hour ago, Dr.D said:

As I've pointed out successfully in pre-season. he isn't a forward. I think 1 goal in 4 weeks and barely any shots on goal proves this once and for all. 

 

Really? And what happens if he comes out and kicks 4 against the Hawks.  Is it still proven once and for all?

They have stopped doing Team of the Week ?

2 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

"Melbourne made a poor decision by trading Jack Watts"..  you were beating your chest about this and now you're afraid to admit  that you were wrong.

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Calling Bayley Fritsch an ordinary footballer and wanting him traded. Yeah nah once again you're wrong.. you've got the [censored] with this one purely because we used the pick we got from your lover boy in Watts who's made more of an impact then Watts ever did for the Melbourne Football Club.

 

 

Dazzle seeing these comments back to back reminded me of something.    didn't we draft Fritsch with the draft pick we received for Watts?

That could end up being our biggest trade win ever.

12 hours ago, Flag 2021 said:

Glen Bartlett has done a terrific job in a demanding role.

 

Thank you for a job well done, Mr. Bartlett. You have improved our club enormously in your eight years at the helm.

 

Totally agree.

Thanks for your service Mr Bartlett

9 hours ago, adonski said:

Matthew Lloyd had a really good comparison on Footy Classified and gave Jackson a bit of a pump up - compared him to the King brother's, in that he gets to a ton of contests & gets hand to ball attempting to mark, but not quite mature enough to the point they all stick, and that it's only a matter of time til he explodes. 

This is spot on.   

1 hour ago, jayceebee31 said:

With Mitch Lewis suspended for next week, we may not need to replace May this week with a tall.We might bring in Hibberd to gain AFL fitness but I would bring in Petty or Daw to go up against Lynch .I would bring back May to play against Swans if fit, he may have to borrow a helmet from Bradshaw 

Petty will play, he will need a proper AFL hitout before we take on Richmonds twin towers and we just dont know when May is back.

We will get off the chain against the lowly bottom 4 Hawthorn and pummel them by 80 odd points

VFL report

22 hours ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

Early forecast for this coming Sunday is showers.  Hope thats wrong, we have a massive score and win in us just need a dry deck.

Update -   weather forecast for Sunday now 21 degrees and cloudy,  30% chance of rain.

 If it is dry we will kick 20 goals minimum against the bottomfeeder Hawks squad.

45 minutes ago, 58er said:

Spargo get real !! 

yeah I was a wee bit drunk when I posted that.   Spargo was great don't know why I put his name in.

Ive always been a Spargo fan, always stuck up for him and have been saying since his first year hes our best decision maker inside 50.  His tackling was always good but now it is elite in its technique and effectiveness.

So for the record I rate Spargo as one of our most important forwards and a key part of our offensive machinery and did even before this season.

7 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Coaches Votes:

By Coach:

• 5/5 Petracca
• 4/3 Gawn

The rest are obvious.  Again agreement on the top 2 but no agreement at all on the rest.  I guess it reflects the team effort and overall contribution by 22 players.

Leader Board

28	Taylor Walker	ADEL
22	Max Gawn	MELB
22	Jack Macrae	WB
20	Clayton Oliver	MELB
19	Dustin Martin	RICH

 

Trac is on 15 votes too.   Hes been so consistent polling in all 4  games.

Great to get a clean sweep of the votes, I thought Chris Scott would throw an encouragement vote at one of his players.

Just now, Mel Bourne said:

Anybody know how long Jay Lockhart has to rest, following that frankly horrific injury he copped in the pre-season?

 

Didnt Lockhart play for Casey on the weekend?

Can live with that.  Thanks to the emergence of Luke Jackson we have the luxury of sending Gawn into the backline for periods to mark everything which should see us in good stead while May is out.

5 minutes ago, Grimes Times said:

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/904097/may-sidelined-after-suffering-fracture

 

2-4 weeks

 

The timeframe is great news.    A 2nd concussion in the last 5 weeks is not so hopefully the champ is ok.

Hawkins elbow wasn't an accident.  It never is with that rotund beast.

3 minutes ago, NeveroddoreveN said:

Does it really?  You must live on a completely different planet Earth to me. Maybe the last 10-20 years it has improved for women but by no means does it exist.  Why did you have the response you did then, try explaining?

Are you talking about women in China, Middle East and India?    Because they have it bad.  Real bad.

As for Australia and the west you are living in fantasy land if you think there's gender inequality here. 

6 minutes ago, NeveroddoreveN said:

Don't like gender equality?

Yeah I do and it already exists.

Roffeys job is to help deliver us a flag not campaign for non existent causes.

13 hours ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

Being president of an AFL club is a pretty easy gig and shes not going to be an insufferable grandstander like Eddie, Kennett , Koch etc...

 

17 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Went a bit early on that one.    This woman will be insufferable.   Bring back Bartlett.

5 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Oh for [censored] sake

19 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

So this thread is a work in progress, is it meaningful data? I'm not so sure... as one could argue the scoring shots are an output of everything else.

Is anyone still using the AFLpro link on the website? @binman? Does that have a heat map of scores?

I thought I'd start a thread looking at

• the amount we are scoring
• the differential
• anyone else's input into patterns, methodology, tactics, location

 

 

Our cumulative for is wrong.

No way we have kicked more goals than behinds.

Edit -  yup 50.58 is more like it unfortunately!

2 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

So he's played well so now we have to put work in to him to make sure he's keen to come to us and also developing well. Yet at the same time we can't have him do too well because if he goes in the top 20 we'll lose access to him!

Great system..

Yeah the new rule is pitiful.   The Dogs should have to give back Ugle Hagan.

Mac Andrew is getting some media attention.   Nice to be 4-0 with a freakish talent waiting for us in our NGA Academy.  ?

Bit of a worry reading about the new NGA draft rules though and I bet we get shafted.   

'He blitzed in the Stingrays' opening game of the season with 22 disposals, six clearances and 11 hitouts against Gippsland Power and took the eye of scouts with his athleticism, skills and movement across the ground.' 
 

About time the players got a real hit out in a competitive match. 

So its Casey playing at noon and the Dee-Hawks at 3 20.   Perfect Sunday afternoon of footy.