GawnWithTheWind

Ins: Bartram - Frawley

Outs: MacDonald - Dunn (both unlucky)

FB: McDonald - Frawley - Bartram

HB: Nicholson - Rivers - Watts

C; Trengove - Jones - Grimes

HF: Blease - Green - Howe

FF: Garland - Clark - Sylvia

R: Jamar - Moloney - Magner

I: Sellar - Tapscott - McKenzie

S: Morton

E: MacDonald - Dunn - Bail

If Blease doesn't get up....... Bail in.

If Bartram/Frawley doesnt get up...... MacDonald

Matchups:

Frawley --> Cloke

McDonald --> Dawes

Rivers --> Goldsack

McKenzie --> Swan

Grimes --> Sidebottom

I think Dunn has had an under-rated year - he's good as a defensive forward on the opposition play-maker, he was excellent on Bob Murphy in the Dogs game in the second half. He appears to be disciplined and prepared to sacrifice his own game for the team and he certainly annoys the

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out of his opponent. He also has the ability to kick goals from limited opportunities. He's unfashionable but he can play a role. I don't think playing him as sub makes sense.

Totally agree.

Mitchell = McKenzie

Buddy = Chip

Hale = Rivers

Roughhead = MacDonald

Rioli = Bartram/Garland

Sewell = Magner

Lewis = Grimes

Smith = Morton

haha good point. I thought I had seen him in a few more times then that, maybe NAB matches?

Still, have seen enough of him at casey/training to know he is not the answer. If you can't kick and hold basic marks, then you can't play.

Dunn for one will be rucking against Hale and Roughead? Hardly dominate ruckman in their field and will only be doing maybe 20%. Better then whatever Sellar/Fitz brings to the table.

So you are all telling me that Syliva is better in the 2s? What is he going to do there? Get confidence? What a load of [censored]. He will find his feet in the AFL, where, one he can hit a target (moreso then most of our players) and also take a good defender. We desperately need polish, and Syliva has it in spades and will provide it sooner rather then later. Hawks bully us every time we play them, and dropping one of our best built mid/forwards for a bennell or something.. you have got to be kidding me.

Some of us on demonland have memories like a goldfish.

Fitz is not the answer, every time he plays for the rednblue he looks terrible and we all call for him to never play again. He is not up to scratch at all (yet).

If Martin is not right to go, I would pinch hit Dunn in the ruck. The hawks don't have incredible rucks at the moment and Dunn could hurt them around the ground.

Sylvia needs to stay, most dangerous player and needs to find form with us.

For me:

Outs: Sellar, Bate

Ins: Watts, Petterd/Jurrah

Lineup:

FB: Garland - Frawley (Buddy) - Bartram (Rioli)

HB: Rivers - MacDonald (Rough/Hale) - Tapscott

C: Jones - Trengove (Sewell) - Morton

HF: Sylvia - Watts - Howe

FF: Davey - Clark - Petterd/Jurrah

R: Jamar - Moloney - McKenzie (Mitchell)

I: Dunn (ruck/forward) - Bail - Grimes

S: Magner

Ins: Clark - Frawley - Petterd

Outs: MacDonald - Magner (rest) - Sellar

FB: Rivers (Pods) - Frawley (Hawkins) - Bartram

HB: Garland - McDonald - Grimes

C: Tapscott - Jones - Morton

HF: Sylvia - Watts - Howe

FF: Petterd - Clark - Davey

R: Jamar - Moloney - Trengove (Bartel)

I: Bail - Dunn (pinch hitting ruck) - McKenzie (Selwood)

S: Bate

Ins: Sylvia, Grimes, Petterd

Outs: MacDonald, McDonald, McKenzie

FB: Garland - Frawely - Bartram

HB: Grimes - Rivers - Tapscott

C: Morton - Jones - Trengove

HF: Sylvia - Watts - Howe

FF: Petterd - Clark - Davey

R: Jamar - Moloney - Magner

I: Sellar - Dunn - Bate

S: Bail

Matchups:

Garland - Rooey (Frawley if needed)

Bartram - Milne

Frawley - Stanley

Tapscott - Milera

Magner - Hayes

Moloney - Dal Santo

Jones - Joey

Petterd/Dunn - Goddard

I think we need to physically smash them.

We are really going to miss Sylvia this weekend, he is normally the difference against the toigs. He normally has 30 and 5 goals.

For me:

Ins: Tapscott - Davey - Martin - Moloney

Out: Bennell - Joel Mac - McKenzie - Sellar

FB: Garland - Frawley - Bartram

HB: Grimes - Rivers - Tapscott

C: Jones - Trengove - Bail

HF: Howe - Watts - Petterd

FF: Davey - Clark - Green

R: Jamar - Moloney - Magner

I: Martin - Bate - McDonald

S: Dunn

Matchups:

Reiwoldt - Frawley

Bartram - Martin

Vickery - Garland

Cotchin - Jones

Deledio - Petterd

Newman - Howe

Foley - Magner

If we will all or most of those matchups.. We win.. Simple

They are the only talented players for the tigers..

Gee I hope the boys are ready for this week, a win hasn't ever been more important then this week!

Pretty sad to be honest

Meanwhile.... at Port Adelaide

.......................... "and the two Melbourne captains appear from the ashes and become the leaders of men we desperately need"

Backs against the wall, side by side, 22 men to take a stand for the future of this club.

I think Tom Scully was the rat that revealed the supposible racist comments about our club and also hacked Polis' facebook and posted this stuff.

Assemble the torches and pitch forks people...

If Daveys form/slump warrants a jog in the Magoos I reckon that exactly what Neeld will do. Neeld is NOT about to let outsiders tel lhim what he does or doesnt do. . I would imagine he would use the opportunity to ram this very point home.

We have already been on the front/back of the HS the last two days.. if he gets dropped.. I betcha we will be back there on Friday with some bs story about how Neeld thinks Davey is a rat and thats why he is playing in the magoos.

Option 1:

- We actually have a crack. Neeld some how manages to rally the troops and gets everyone on the same page. They come out breathing fire, uping our tackling count to 20+ the opponent. We look to switch the ball more and use our run and kick long into our 50. We get up and about and go into half time close, maybe down by a goal or 2. Come out third and give the same effort and go down in a close one. Gathering some momentum to beat the tigers round 3.

Option 2:

- Same pathetic effort and players already looking to board the plane home at quarter time. No heart, no passion and no effort... 100+

We need to pull back a little bit.

Green and Davey should not be dropped.......... yet.

They have both been asked to play a different role this year under a new coach with a new game plan.

Lets give them more then 1 game to have a crack at it.

Sellar needs to come in for size and MacDonald is too short for a key back and skills are too bad to be attacking.

Blease didnt have a dip, so bring in someone who will. Couch? Morton (sigh)? Bennell (sigh)? Tapscott (fitness?)?

For mine

I: Sellar Tapscott

O: MacDonald Blease

Tapscott as sub.

My 22 for WCE

Ins: McDonald - Sellar

Outs: MacDonald - Blease

FB: Garland (Nic Nat - Cox) - Frawley (Kennedy) - Bartram (Hill)

HB: Bail (Hams) - Sellar (Q Lynch) - Rivers (Darling)

C: Jones (Priddis) - Magner - Trengove

HF: Howe (Waters) - Watts - Petterd (Hurn)

FF: Davey - Clark - Green

R: Jamar - Moloney - Grimes

I: Martin - McDonald - Bate

S: Tynan

Howe - Needs to make Waters accountable and hurt him on the scoreboard

Petterd - Needs to shut down his run and make him accountable

Jones - Can go with Priddis and stop kick clearance work

Martin and Jamar - Dont let Nic Nat jump at it. His palm work is 2nd to none. Critical to standing a chance.

Petterd and Green to join in the mids rotation

Davey - Thin ice

Watts - Show us your speed and endurance - You need to work and work and work on this ground

16???? [censored]

I honesty can't believe it

Garry Lyon said on MMM "there is always a good reason why you let a player go"

Followed by spud "Yeah him ducking his head and shirking the contest like that must be one"

So I would guess the actual first bounce line up would be:

B: Joel Macdonald, James Frawley, Clint Bartram

HB: Jack Grimes, Jared Rivers, Colin Garland

C: Rohan Bail, Jack Trengove, Nathan Jones

HF: Jack Watts, Stepn Martin , Jeremy Howe

F: Aaron Davey, Mitch Clark, Brad Green

FOLL: Mark Jamar, Brent Moloney, Jamer Magner

I/C: Matthew Bate, Jordie McKenzie, Sam Blease

S: Josh Tynan

EMG: Lynden Dunn, Tom Couch, James Sellar

I dont mind it. Forward line looks extremely dangerous.

Geelong have won 3 of the past 5 flags - they are hard and do dominate their opponents but they aren't brutal. I'd say the same for Collingwood in 2010. Hawthorn's "unsociable footy" is the only recent example of overt aggression and that was pretty tame by 80s standards. Matthew Scarlett dominates his opponents but he doesn't do it by beating them up.

I dont think beating someone up is hard and brutal. Letting them know you are always there (which he sure does ) is more tough n brutal. Scarlett isn't a good example for this, he is as ruthless as any footballer out there. He will go straight through you, break your back and not lose a wink of sleep over it. I would love all MFC to be as ruthless and 'brutal' as him.

No, that was to blame for The Sponsor Debacle of 2009 ©...

Initially I thought his dad ate the money...

I actually had a good chuckle at that, thanks!

FB: Bartram - Frawley - Garland

HB: Grimes - Rivers - Blease

C: Jones - Trengove - Green

HF: Tapscott - Watts - Howe

FF: Petterd - Clark - Davey

R: Jamar - Moloney - Magner

I: Martin - Bail - Bate

S: Tynan

E: McKenzie - Bennell - Sellar

FYI: I dont think Sellar has a matchup against Brissy, I think he will be brought into the team when they have 2 gorillas and we need some extra strength.

Tynan deserves a game. His NAB cup was very good for a first year player.

What is happening with Tappy?

Did he play in the VFL last week?

Any chance for round 1?

I wouldn't call it a motivator. But geez, if the person that literally saved our footy club...our white night, dosn't get the red and blue blood pumping then what would?

Jim showed till the end what disire and hard work can achieve. Together with our new ruthless footy department, well i'm a glass half full kind of guy but i think that the MFC has all the ingredients to finish the job that jim started and get this club cilmbing back up the ladder.

The press conference yesterday with the leadership group showed exactly what this great man means to our club and i'd be surprised if that doesn't carry over onto the field.

Neeld wont use it as a motivator, but it sure will be. Loss is one of the most powerful motivators there is. My football club lost a player suddenly on a Tuesday last year, and after our team had been struggling (100+ losses) we took it to an underfeated team on their home ground where they haven't lost and dropped short by less than a goal. We were playing for him, even if it wasn't directly referenced.

The players know how much Jim gave for this club, they will ALL be out to repay that round 1, round 2 and for years to come.

Everytime they walk out and put their hand on whatever it takes, they will know why they are there.

I expect 7 - 10