Bring-Back-Powell

JFK, Garlett and Pedo dropped. Hannan and Kent in as well as the other 3 discussed yesterday.

That's a great point. However, Hawks (52 pts) will overtake them on percentage if they win twice and Eagles (60 pts) lose twice. Even Collingwood could too. Unfortunately they have everything (top 2) to play for this week.

I clearly did. Well played.

They're just resting their stars for these dead rubbers. They'll be full strength for their first qualifying final against Collingwood or Hawthorn.

Agree on the first two points. Diasgree with the last. I think West Coast WILL be desperate to win this game, to guarantee top 2. That way they can rest a couple of players in the Brisbane heat next week and not worry about the consequences.

Not expecting Melksham to be rusty. He's only missed 2 matches. Hibberd could be though after missing 4. Significant inclusions though.

Essendon will make the finals this year and play Collingwood week 1. lock it in. Richmond have gifted them a win this week with the resting of their guns. Meanwhile Port and Melbourne will be the laughing stock of the comp as per usual.

Geelong will get us on %. I can't see them losing to GC by less than 130 and Freo by 50.

And damn good ones at that, especially the first 2 names.

2 of Weed, Hannan and Kent in?? The third as travelling emergency?

Richmond missing Cotchin, Prestia, Astbury, Butler and Lambert. Looks like the first leg won't even stand up. Though Richmond supporters will claim they finally have injuries...(in a dead rubber game for them)

Is he even a certainty to come back in though?

It's going to be 24 and sunny in Perth on Sunday? Will that be too hot for us?

And it will be JFK of all players that will be responsible for that behind. Can see it now. I'm assuming you're accounting for Geelong beating Gold Coast by 160 points and Port winning both games. I am.

It's actually 4 games which makes it seriously unlikely we'll be limping into finals with 12 wins. 1. Richmond beating Essendon 2. Collingwood beating Port 3. Adelaide beating North 4. Essendon beating Port.

Don't know if it makes you feel any better but Zach Tuohy took that mark 7 seconds before the siren went, not one second. So we'll miss the finals by 7 seconds...

And I also think the TAB are high with installing us $1.65 favorites to beat the hottest side in the league next week.

Howe

If Pedo can do a better job trying to get us into the finals than Weid then Pedo stays. Can't afford to have someone on his L plates in MFC's two most important weeks in years. Having said that Pedo has been atrocious this year in the seniors. A real step back from a good 2017.

He's kicked 9 goals in the 7 games we've played against the top 9 sides, and 3 of those came in round 1. Perhaps we may function better without him against the top sides. That's the only positive I can take out of this injury.

Sam Weideman, come on down! I know you're a 1 goal a game battling forward at Casey, but it's time you arrived in the big league and justify the top 10 pick we spent on you. (Or do we go with a TMac/ Pedo fwd line?)

Richmond are so lucky they even time their key injuries to perfection. They finally get an injury one of their stars, but it turns out he'll only miss a couple of dead rubbers and the bye week.

There could be a scenario in play whereby if Hawthorn lose to Sydney in round 23, the top 4 of the ladder could look like this just prior to the Melb V GWS game. Richmond 18-4 WCE 16-6 Collingwood 15-7 GWS 14-6-1 Seeing that GWS would already have top 4 stitched up and can't get into top 2, that might take a bit of fizz off their desire to win the game. They may even prefer to come down to Melbourne in week 1 of finals than travel all the way to WA?? They may even rest a couple of players or not rush back Toby Greene?? Clutching at straws I know, but every 1 per center helps.

Hopefully we have better luck in it than the pink jumper which we are 0-6 in.