Bring-Back-Powell

He was doing some run throughs on the boundary mid way through the 3rd and was on the bike. I don’t like our chances next week if we’re without May and Lever.

Another JT special. Apparently half the leagues recruiters didn’t have him as a top 5 pick back in 2019.

I reckon Windsor if the sub has to be from the “Thursday night selected“ bench. Otherwise Sparrow.

Adelaide - no Geelong - yes.

JHF to miss Sunday with a confirmed hammy strain. Could be in doubt for our clash next week.

David King tipped St Kilda to finish in the top 4 on Fox Footy's first crack preview show prior to round 0. Matthew Lloyd is the one that jumps on and off a team at the drop of a hat, particularly when it comes to the MFC. Round 0 loss to Sydney - "Melbourne are finished" Round 1 win over Dogs - "Melbourne are a genuine flag contender, don't worry about that"

Extremely wise move by the club to not head back home between the Port and Adelaide game. Last year they looked really flat on the second leg of the Perth-Adelaide double and arguably should have flown from Perth to Adelaide and spend the week there prior to Gather round. Interesting that they're heading to Adelaide 3-4 days prior to the Port game which would mean about 9 nights in Adelaide in total?? Hopefully some good bonding takes place. Really hope we can win at least one of the two SA games.

We had the opposite problem as Freo, GWS, Carlton x2 and Collingwood beat us with superb accuracy last year despite the fact we had more scoring shots in all those games. In the finals alone, the opposition kicked 20.13 to our 16.28

Agreed. They’re definitely underrated and are well in the top 8 mix this year.

How far St Kilda this year? Prelim final?

If that’s the case then Sparrow is a shot for sub. Still think it will be Windsor, as given he was subbed off last week after a good game, shows they’re carefully managing his minutes.

Provided we have no injuries, I reckon Petty gets subbed out rather than subbed in. Windsor to start as sub to ease him into league footy. I was hoping we would’ve given Petty a full game at Casey this weekend given the recent Spargo debacle. Perhaps he was under instruction not to go full rat power last week??

Did I hear correctly that Ross Lyon blamed a 13 day break as a factor into their loss to Geelong in the post game presser?

Is Hunter going take his spot because he won’t be replacing Langdon or Billings?

Can't believe we got that many for a Wednesday night game, even factoring in the GF rematch.

Can Petty, JVR and BBB all co-exist in the one forward line? I'd expect Petty to return for the Port game next week and possibly give BBB a rest. But could BBB return for the Adelaide game and share the forward line with Petty and JVR or is that too tall?

He was also all over us in pre season (as well as prior years) while most others lead by David King and Matthew Lloyd were dropping off. And Anthony Hudson in Fox Footy's "First Crack" show has us as the number 1 ranked side in the league right now. As much as I like this, I'm not 100% in agreement with it.

What were Cornes, McClure and Wilson honestly expecting for a Dees/Dogs game? 60,000? Give me strength.

I reckon Sicily gets off due to the MRP framework at Hawthorn's disposal. All Hawthorn have to do is argue that the kick was low impact rather than medium. McGrath will help out Sicily and has already been on record by confirming on radio that the he received no bruising and incurred no pain from the kick. I think we need to prepare for Sicily to play on Saturday and move on.

We could have gotten 60,000 but that would have required 10-15K more Dogs supporters rocking up. Unfortunately the MCC and AFL members are bereft of Dog supporters; and many standard Dogs members aren't rocking up to an away game and paying at the gate. Add to the fact that both clubs have had a disastrous off season from a PR perspective which may have contributed to a few staying away. 44k is a solid crowd given the history of attendances between the 2 clubs.

Fair points. They'd need to ensure the games are all played at twilight and night if at all possible. From an entertainment and viewership perspective I have no doubt this will be a successful move. For years I've felt the AFL have given the NRL a head start in the first half of March.

So they’re adding one more home and away game at the expense of that weekend of meaningless match simulations. What’s the issue?

Given we bizarrely booed Baker last year who could not have done any less to tick of the supporter base, I’d imagine the answer is a clear yes.

Coburg went 0-18 last year. I wonder if they’ve improved or we’re heading down the ladder? Hopefully BBB can keep us afloat for a couple of weeks so as not to rush Petty.