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My guess is Viney's finished for the season

21 hours ago, Redleg said:

Did you notice him not go for the ball, in the incident where he got a free for deliberate in the last quarter?

He is great for us, but he has his cautious moments.

So would I be when I'm half the size of most everyone on the field.He isn't paid to get crushed

Faarrck. I'm a big fan of Angus. Lived the way he went about his footy in 2015 and really hope he can have a long AFL career

Brayshaw in form is in our top 10 players. Any discussion of moving him on or his career being finished is stupidity.

No he did

I wrote it

Basically in an incredibly even competition, we're Max Gawn and a couple of bounces of the ball away from being 7 - 0

We are nothing like Nth as described well by teamplayedfine39.

Are you seriously comparing Morton, Cook, Bennell, Trengove, Jamar, to Petracca, Hogan, Viney, Oliver, Gawn. We are so far in front of that list. 

We have almost all the talent we need, it's now up to the coaches and some luck.

In a forward line with Hogan and Watts, Weideman would be fine right now

Just now, WERRIDEE said:

His form was good this year.

He has played 1.5 games of AFL football in 2 years and has been completely flogged. Don't get me wrong it's a great effort to just get where he is but we need King to mature over the next 3 years

Weideman is not a bust, 

7 minutes ago, Fitz Fitzpatrick said:

Weed is looking more lucas cook than anything else at this stage. compare him to hipwood who is even skinnier than weed. Hipwood competes and contests the ball. Weed is a bit of a wallflower. Reckon he might be a bust. im happyto let him fill out but even the skinny ones display attributes of competitiveness even though they lose any contest they are in. weed just doesnt compete.

 

Dribble

28 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

Is there any tall forward\ruckman in this year's draft?

Sam Reid for a 2nd round draft pick.

I still think when fit our 2 Gawn and Spencer can play in the same team.

Spencer is not AFL standard

My current thoughts

Stretch needs the rest

Harmes for Bugg seems fair on form

JKH - Considering his run of injuries he's doing ok. He has talent but needs time. 

Pedersen is borderline AFL

Jones and Viney need to lift 20%

They'll  win this for Jesse Hogan

People on here under rating Hogan need to seek serious help.

we still need more pace and skill

recruit Lever from Adelaide and another class outside mid

I wonder how you bozos would go whilst your Dad is dying of cancer on the other side of the country. The last few years would of been very tough. 

Hes a top liner and when he settles he'll win the Coleman more than once

1 hour ago, picket fence said:

Yep.. cometh the hour cometh the man!

I thought that was Spencer 

4 minutes ago, ProDee said:

In: Lewis, Oscar McDonald

Out: Spencer, Smith

Or if they really want a 200cm ruck to keep our structure would they punt on King off one VFL game

In: Lewis, King

Out: Spencer, Smith

We need cohesion, so the less changes the better.

 

This makes the most sense so far. Playing King would be a massive gamble and surely won't happen. I'd like Frost to ruck more

10 hours ago, Redleg said:

Yes, for a positive I thought the girls went in generally very hard at the ball. I thought their short passing was good. I thought the crowd was massive.

I was surprised at how many girls can't get any distance, even with a smaller ball. I wasn't expecting 70 m torps, but I thought if a girl was having a shot from 30 m out they would make the distance and saw quite a few that didn't. I was surprised at how many easy marks were dropped. I was surprised at how many girls held onto the ball too long and got tackled and lost it. I was surprised at how poor the handball was. Given they played 16 a side, I thought it would be more free flowing than it was, especially with some of the quicker girls using their pace. I will admit I didn't watch every second of the game. Did anyone run and bounce the ball, I didn't see one bounce?

I don't mean to be disrespectful to the commitment of the girls yesterday, but if I gave an honest comment, which I did, so be it.

I don't disagree with you that it will get better, but that doesn't change what I saw yesterday.

I don't feel you need to say something is better than it was, just because it might/will improve in the future. If that was the case, you could never have a view on an event, as the next one might be better. 

I know I am probably a bit biased, as I am not really enthused about women's footy, but I watched yesterday to see how it would go and maybe get a little bit more involved. I will keep trying, but ATM I think of it more as a sidewhow and money raiser for the AFL.

As armstrong 35 said, I am happy for the girls. 

How about we call them woman as that's what they are

1 minute ago, John Dee said:

No, it is just you.

I think I'll prove to be correct before the year's out

Is it just me or is Hunt massively over rated around here?

6 minutes ago, Bobby Clark said:

B:  Jetta  McDonald  Hibberd 

HB: Frost O.McDonald Salem

 

C: Jones  Petracca Lewis

 

HF: Vandenberg Watts Weideman

F:   Garlett    Hogan   Kent

 

Foll: Gawn  Viney  Tyson

 

INT: Oliver Vince Hunt Brayshaw

NEXT Stretch,

On 09/12/2016 at 9:02 AM, old demon me!!! said:

You dont base everything on one blokes knee !!!! shite happens,dint even think about that happening.  

I  am and I will so there

25 minutes ago, old demon me!!! said:

Lol cant be serious , right ? 

Why wouldn't I be serious?

6 hours ago, ManDee said:

In the distant past I had my business partner & friends wife (separated) invite me to a wedding. I spoke to him to see how he felt about it, he said he didn't give a sh t. A short dalliance followed. The business relationship & friendship was permanently damaged. 

There is probably no right way. The ex has no right of ownership, but that does not seem to stop the sense of betrayal felt. Separated people can see who they want but feelings can be hurt. Billy B had no right to dictate who his wife went out with but his feelings still got hurt. A no win situation for all involved. 

A simple rule in life is to never take anything personally. Saves a lot of wasted heartache.. In the end it's Billy's [censored] and he should deal

with it

Melbournes debt is to its supporters for being [censored] for so long. If Hogan does his knee they should take the club behind the garden shed and do the right thing by everyone

11 hours ago, stevethemanjordan said:

^

I was told Viney did a mountain of work before he was required back at the club last year. He then became one of the better runners throughout pre-season and obviously it catapulted him into the season.

He is simply that determined. Just like our skipper.

You can always tell who has done pre-pre season work. And I'm hoping Salem, Brayshaw, Petracca and Oliver all come back ahead of what would be deemed as 'acceptable' condition come the end of November. 

I've started reading your posts as my preseason training heats up. I'm ripped to shreds Big Fella, just waiting for the sun to kick the tan in and I'll be flying. 

24 minutes ago, Dedogtor said:

Only an opinion

Stretch - will make it
Salem - will make it
Bugg - good depth
Kennedy - good depth
Harmes - looks good, borderline best 22
AVB - looks good, most likely best 22
ANB - doubtful
Trengrove - doubtful but hopeful
JKH - needs an injury free run soon, unknown, tending toward doubtful
Wagner - looks good, borderline best 22