Bring-Back-Powell

I feel sick in the guts we overlooked this future champion. Already playing like an a grader in game 3, a Showdown. The drafting blunders continue at this club..

I hate it. On Saturday nights I always watch the Foxtel game live and iq/record the channel 7 game so I can watch straight after without knowing the result. I hope Foxtel stops it. Can't we just use our smart phones if we want to know the score.

Nobody could sneak Garland or Frawley in, despite leaking about 13 goals between them

My tip for selection: In- Pederson, Bail, Gawn, Tapscott, McKenzie Out- Gillies, Toumpas, Rodan, Sellar, Byrnes

To Caro's credit, she's gone hard on Essendon and demanded coach, CEO and president be sacked. Fatprick Smith has also gone hard IIRC.

I'll be in a state of shock if we can manage to kick more than 2 goals in the 2nd half.

I though last year that if Watts got dropped for a 3rd year in a row, then his time at the MFC is over. A number 1 draft pick should not be dropped 3 years in a row by his 5th season. That being said I hope he doesn't get dropped this week. Make him redeem himself. Play him on the wing, half fwd flank and full forward.

Typical- Kerr and Le Cras come back this week. I'm tipping something worse than the port game but not as bad as the Essendon game - 113 point margin. Neeld will have one last chance to get the boys up v's GWS.

Any chance Byrnes might be able to make a small contribution this week?

Agree. From round 2 2010 (loss to Collingwood by 1 pt) to round 17 2011 (win over Port in Darwin) we were actually a half decent side. Remember we were in the 8 after beating Richmond in round 15 2011. Then the wheels have totally fallen off since 186 and we haven't recovered.

As someome else mentioned, if Wines played for Melbourn on Sunday, he probably would've struggled and got about 8 possessions and 5 clangers. Meanwhile if Toumpas was in a Port jumper, he probably would've kicked 3 goals and set up 5 others.

Strangely enough under Riley, we were not too horrible. 3 of their 5 wins were under him, and just lost to Collingwood who were top 4 that year.

Jade Rawlings as care taker. Go for Mark Thompson if he still has any hunger left.

"I want us to be the hardest team to play against" -Mark Neeld, sep 2011 Right now we're the [censored] easiest team to play against.

Unless things have changed this year, it's always been late Friday afternoon.I expect the final 22 to be announced by 6pm tonight.

I'm a subscriber to honourable losses to quality teams, but there will be no honour in losing to Port in this critical game.

Pederson to debut on the back of a poor nab cup. Interesting.

No Terlich?

That's exactly how I see it, and am also tipping Port.I reckon Port will pretty much be a top 8 side and I'll be pleasantly staggered if we can win on Sunday.

1:10pm! The best time for a footy game! Game over by 3:45 and you've still got half the arvo to celebrate the win! (Wins, remember them....)

For what it's worth Dawes and T McDonald spent far more time on the track than Clark, Trengove and Blease. If I were a betting man I'd say Dawes and McDonald will play V port while Blease will be sub at best. Blease looked good and fast on hb/wing in the drills. Clark and Trengove to play for Casey. Viney had a light session. Byrnes knows how to kick a sausage. Realky want him to kick at least 30 this year. McKenzie and Nicholson only did a bit of kick to kick while J MacDonald only walked a lap. Gawn participated in most of training and was the first one on the track. Training overall was quite good, but a lot of missed targets which is why we'll only win 3-5 games.

Haha! Would be nice I'm starving.Haven't seen Clark on the track for a while. My tip is Dawes plays but Clark plays at Casey 1 more week.

Dawes just kicked a sausage from 50 in match simulation.

I could be off the money, but Dawes looks ready for Sunday. Tom McDonald looks in good shape too.

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