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Geelong 17.15. 117 Melbourne 9.9.63 Crowd: 43,962.

Ha. Register & nominate as a mature age rookie....wait for a LTI, you're in! Then the hard yards start .....you have to chalk up 100.

Done. 31,000, here we come.

You cougar, you.

Yes. Turns out its the PM! It was a great effort by Col. Good on Bailey for sticking up for him in front of the media.

You might be forgetting we have opposition over the next 6 rounds also. Decent opposition.

Where do I start? You've said 'no' to three ruckman - Meesen, Johnson & Jamar without listing Spencer (rookie) as well. You've also said no to the likes of Bate, Dunn & Buckley who are still developing and learning positions. Too early to right them off just yet IMO. And half the list nearly have N/A to their name. Either we haven't seen them yet or we haven't seen enough of them. Truth is, they could all possibly contribute in one way or another if things fell into place, but there is too many variables in reality. As Real Demon stated: - If you want to be serious about players that can win a premiership for Melbourne, you must identify how long away may it happen? My estimates are perhaps anywhere between 5-10 years away. Which is why I stated I don't think Bruce & Green will be around for the tilt. That may seem as a shock to you & others, but I'm being realistic. There is alot of changes to the Players List in that time. New recruits/draftees. Retirements and trades. Career ending injuries. As demoniac states: -

Well done Ghost. Well summarised. I watched it, he seems pretty positive about this week, without giving too much away.

Yes. A bit far fetched. Fwiw I don't think Bruce & Green will be around for it. Would love to be proved wrong.

Fantastic, well done to all, go Demons! Now, let's push on to 31,000. My predicted total of 31,484 is still looking good.

I am particularly impressed with Rohan Bail's report.

Brad Green must of been given some kind of secret potient by Jimmy! He's gone from 6-8 to 3-5 in a blink of an eye!

Suspended? This guy has had more suspensions than David Rhys Jones...

re: Bennell. Totally agree he has given us spark and drive off the half back line. Well worth persisting at AFL level.

Ahh, the ol' pick 17 from 2001. Is that the pick that 3 or 4 clubs had before trade week finished? Or was that another year? We did well in that trade, didn't we!

Sure is. All the mfc can do against the most consistent and power team of the last two years is stem the flow. The inclusion of Russell Robertson and Maric would certainly help the Dees in the scoring department, one would think.

They might not want to show the teams 'true colours' just yet WJ. Might be saving it for Queens Birthday. Grant Thomas said it on Sunday himself, during the game, "the game is there for the taking for Melbournefc, but Melbourne may not know it yet."

James Kelly is a very good contributor for the Geelong Football Club, he links up well with the likes of Corey, Bartel, Ablett, Chapman, etc. Is he high quality though? Or is it because Geelong are so good as a team and play well together, he is easily stamped as 'high quality'. How would Kelly go in a team such as Melbourne? Would he be stamped as 'high quality' at Melbourne? Maybe. IMO he would be the equivalent of a Sylvia at Melbourne. I agree Cale Morton will be a valuable contributor for years to come at Melbourne.

Indeed. Holy Guacomole! It's not like you Rhino, to stick your neck out like that!... We'll take it on board anyway.

How refreshing. I'd like to see him go to umpire school and ask thousands of questions, take them to task and literally drive them up the wall.

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Not long now. Go Dees!! Let's get 50,000+ on Sunday!! Some promotion for this game will be handy.....do you hear me....Garry Lyon Chops! Little Gazza should bring in 20,000 alone on Sunday....

Mo, you're reading too much into RR's description of Lyon's involvement. He's a mere consultant if anything, not a powerbroker . - Not that I'm aware of anyway.

It will be hard to counter-act or nullify Ablett no matter who you put on him. I would give Dunn, Sylvia and maybe Bruce assignments on him throughout the game, if Bartram plays he can have a small stint too. Rotate on him.

Now Now Now, Maxwell. You might be Captain of the Filth, but don't let it go to your head. Collingwood has played Adelaide, Melbourne (hardly ruck competition), Geelong (Otten-less), Brisbane (almost ruckless) and Essendon (Hille-less). So Fraser hasn't been up against much to be honest. Yet he also got spanked by Ryder in the Anzac match. Is that All-Australian form? I think young Nick has the blinkers on. He's obviously unaware of the likes of Jolly, Cox and Co.