Bring-Back-Powell

Anyone know if the weather in Cairns will be as oppressive as Darwin? 26 degrees with 80% humidity at kick off. And we have to all it all again 4 days later. Very concerned we'll either drop a winnable game in Cairns or put in a listless display against GWS (as per Port game). These blokes are fit, but can they overcome this fixture cram? I'm giving this side an absolute out/excuse if we miss finals. Alice - Cairns - Cairns in 9 days while other sides have mostly stayed in QLD. Bulldogs - 10 of their final 12 games in Surfers or Brisbane St Kilda - 9 of their final 12 games in Surfers or Brisbane North - 11 of their final 12 games in Surfers or Brisbane Brisbane - Will leave QLD twice for the entire season FCS!! This season is a bit of a video game if you ask me. Just make it up as they go.

That is the most ridiculous thing I've heard since COVID started. Footy will be back in Victoria next year unless the VIC government blow it again. IN - Fritsch, Hunt OR Neal-Bullen Out - Hannan, Pickett (like the kid but he needs a rest. Bring him back Monday night) If Hibberd doesn't get up, Lockhardt in. I wonder who gets the job on Papley?

I’m surprised more of that was spoken about on Sat night. We’ve been pinged so many 50’s for encroaching the protected area with Melksham being the serial offender. That Kent play was so close to resulting in a 50mtr penalty and possible loss.

Yeah I’m not 100% we fly in fly out but someone mentioned we are so I assume that’s the case.

In hindsight you'd probably go Petracca over McCartin.

Agreed. You can just sense that there will be one game that we'll be severely fatigued and as flat as a pancake and it will cost us a win. Could even be as early as the Freo game. I'm annoyed we have to fly-in-fly-out for the 2 Cairns games. Feels like we've made as many sacrifices as anyone with the scheduling. I see a few VIC teams have'n't really left the QLD hub. At least we get GWS when they have a 4 day break. Hopefully we play Essendon on at least a 7 day break (for us) which will probably be a "Win and In" game for us.

Is Fritsch a certainty? I quite enjoyed not having to put up with his momentum killing behinds.

The media haven’t picked up on the fact that he’s been an outstanding recruit and has completely filled a need we were crying out for - competitive winger that stays involved the entire game. If Richmond or Geelong recruited him the media would be all over him.

Just to add to the Harmes debate: He got 9 coaches votes as a midfielder in round 23 2018. (V GWS) He got 8 coaches votes as a midfielder in the week 1 elimination final 2018 (V Geelong) Now our master mind of a coach drops a valuable midfielder who’s been playing out of position since August 2019.

Why the bloody heck am I so happy after a Geelong win?

Wasn’t J Wagner recruited purely on being a lethal kick. Hope he shows it tomoz.

I’d say we got the Doggies in the middle of a hot streak for them. They’ll likely cool off later in the season or in finals.

Cmon Geelong, wake the freak up! 12-0

Looks extremely out of shape at the moment. Longmuir was less than complimentary in his assessment of Hogan at the moment and his scratch match form.

Hunt’s probably a logical replacement for Fritsch. Fast on the lead and a good over head mark like Fritsch. And we get an upgrade in accuracy. However Hunt has way less involvement than Fritsch, particularly in the marking department.

With Fritsch out who’s now going to kick all our behinds?

Injured or dropped? Surely injured. That's a shame as we lose an option up forward.

I really hope Preuss doesn't play given that Gawn is back. Feels like we're a man down as he has no forward craft whatsoever when resting forward and barely takes a mark around the ground. Plus we need more pace and run if we're any hope of matching the Saints. Having 2 giants won't help in this area.

People are bagging him? Wow! He destroys us every time and I can't stand his over the top celebrating after his "Joe the goose" goals from 1 metre out. Needs to be stopped tomorrow.

So channel 7 news are full of crap. They revealed that King would be rested yesterday.

Membrey (2.8 goals a game) just nudges Kingsey (2.7) over roughly the same amount of games against us. But yes, Kingsley tore us a new one in the early 2000's.

Surely May needs to urgently go on him from the opening bounce. Not after half time when he's already put 3 on us. I've never seen a player own the Melbourne Football Club as much as Membrey. Handy if King doesn't play, as May would've probably had the task on him.

You're dead right mate about St Kilda ruining our recent seasons. I can't see it changing this weekend. 2016 we got schooled by them twice. Win both of those, have a small loss to Geelong in round 23 (as opposed to the 110 pt loss) and we play finals. 2018 was even worse. They were a complete dumpster fire that year, and yet put 120 points on us in a horrid mid season game. Absolutely no good reason for that happening, particularly given that we were rolling after kicking the first 3 goals of the game. Cost us 3rd place that year. Would've avoided WC in the prelim. 2017 we beat them twice but we'll just ignore that for discussion purposes.

Yeah, but they have beaten some of the big boys in Richmond and Port away, the latter of whom were flying at the time. As much as we all hate them, they'll have earned their spot in the finals.

Another reason as to why this season is an absolute joke. The fact that in round 6 we were originally scheduled to play Richmond, and then Fremantle and then finally Gold Coast tells me all I need to know about this season. Or what about that Monday in late June when the AFL re-scheduled our opponents on 6 days notice.