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But that'd take all the fun out of it!

Now THAT is funny!

LOL... Oooops, crap, we are playing Collingwood. Disregard that post then... I guess i saw the words TBO and assumed it was against Sandy. You know what they say about people who ass-u-me... My bad. P.S. I stand by my comments re: beating Sandy. Anyone know when Casey play them again?

Great news. Hope he can string a few good ones together and get back in the red and blue before the season is out. Also, more importantly, i hope his pace hasn't been dissapated by the terrible bout of OP he's had this year.

Too right. Makes me not so disappointed about missing my first MFC game in Victoria for the season. As an aside, I really hope Casey smash the Zebs and return the favour for the drubbing they received in Round 1. Should definitely be a spiteful encounter. Adding further fuel to the flame, the past comments made publicly by Zebra senior players in the pre-season, namely captain Peter Summers, regarding the split in alignment of MFC/Sandy, could be described as rather 'unsavory', unprofessional and a real backhander. The Zeb's would have felt well happy with themselves after the round 1 result seemingly justifying earlier said comments, so i hope we can serve it right back now. And now that Casey are in form and Sandy seem to have lost their way, they're a big chance to shove the comments right down Summers' throat in front of their home crowd. Carn' the Scorps!

Mark Blake omitted, and Brad Ottens will apparently be ready come finals time. Gotta feel for this bloke, he could miss another chance at a flag this year the way "Mummy" has come along. I'd love to see us go close, hopefully final margin is within 2 goals of them. But realistically Geelong, with those in's, and despite not having Johnson or Bartel in, should pump us to the tune of 40+ points. Was hoping to see some more youngsters brought in, namely Daniel Hughes, but after 2 on the trot, i'm not surprised the only change was a forced one.

Congratulations to Cameron on his magnificent 200-game achievement! He's been a great servant to the club this past decade and I know I personally have appreciated the way he's gone about his footy from day 1. Probably not the most talented and never the hardest player around, yet a magnificent reader of the play and exceptionally versatile. Unfairly wore the brunt of our own great expectations of him being 'the next James Hird', some years ago. Those lofty expectations meant many supporters were very disappointed with the player Cam finally developed into. A good honest player, go-anywhere type, capable of great things on his day, but ultimately no superstar. Not to mention his disposal tapering off over the last few seasons, which even further intensified the criticism directed toward him. To come from where he has (missing those drafts in the late 90's, and built like a rake), and play 200 games and win a b&f is testament to his outstanding work ethic and attitude. I do think he cops more than his fair share from many fans, but only because we all wanted him to become something he never was able to be... a superstar of elite status; not just another good footballer with questionable kicking. I'm not surprised he has said they want to win and that he wants to stick around for as long as another 5 years. The club is on the rise, and he obviously wants a part of it. Who wouldn't? Unfortunately, Cam's probably not part of our future success; he must know this deep down inside, and that is sad for him. But sometimes it's just the way the cookie crumbles. Nonetheless, congratulations must go to Cameron on a fine career to date. BRUUUUCE

Pffft. Off your high horse, realist. I'm sure someone of your 'interlect' can come up with something a bit more substantial than that old country members chestnut. Come back when you decide on footy to talk about. Enough with this ankles business. Clown. !!!

Back for your quarterly snipe at Y_M and all others who disagree with you i see... BTW, it's "intellect". LOL

That's great news... Such an exciting, talented player is LJ. Class, poise, speed. He's a real gem! I, like all MFC fans, and the whole community in Yuendumu, hope that Liam can play 200+ games for this great club and help lead us back to the glory days of old. Love him!!! Go Liam, the Walpiri Warrior

I was going to go down with a few mates and fellow poster the_russian, but had a job come up on Saturday night so no go. Shattered, it'll be the first match i miss the Dees play in Victoria this year. Hope they have a ripping game and push the [censored] right to the edge (but not over it...) Enjoy!

HUGHES!!!!!!

Gave me a chuckle.

He'll always be LJ to me, or even LL Cool J (Ladies Love Cool Jurrah) for all the hip hop fans. LL rocks the bells... The cougar just reminds me way too much of older ladies going out to cheesy clubs trying to snap up younger men. LJ deserves better.

Didn't rate Wheatley's game at the weekend at all. Just finished watching the replay on the AFL website, and it further confirmed what i felt on match day. Too loose, not dangerous enough and lacked polish with his disposals, and most concerningly, just looked pedestrian. IMO he makes too many silly decisions for a player of his experience, and for someone with a massive weapon of a booming kick like he has, how many times does he actually use it? More often than not his disposal by foot consists of safe, short & wide kicks, or silly short-middle distance passes to 50/50 contests, and rarely does he use this weapon to the advantage of the team. He's probably in the side to give himself one last chance to prove his worth to the list and earn a new contract for next year. List management, as some say. Will probably play every game for the remainder of the year, but IMO, if he keeps serving up that crap, it'll be goodbye Wheaters, thanks for the memories.

I'm one who has been very critical of Jamar in the past, but i'm pleased to say he's improved immensely and surpassed all my expectations. His work-rate is better than it's ever been, he seems to be moving more freely and is more mobile than he has been in previous years, and his competitiveness in his ruckwork is right up there with the best. Improve his kicking, and he'll become a very dangerous prospect. At the moment, it's the only criticism of him that remains in my mind, as his propensity to handball at all costs is very predictable (he'll look to handball, even when he's alone in space), and his complete lack of confidence in front of goal is not up to AFL standard. He's certainly come a long way since being nicknamed 'doughnuts' all those years ago though. I must admit i never thought he'd be able to get up around 20 disposals in a match, ever, so it's definite testament to his improvement in work-rate. LOL You did call it very early mate. Soak it up son, your man has arrived!

LOL... Yep, i'll pay that

I don't agree with this at all. Over the last 3 years, his courage and marking ability has definitely been questionable. If it weren't, then why is he not used as a key position forward? Marking and courage in pack situations has never been Dunn's strength. Seeing him back into a couple of packs today was great, and really warmed my heart. Obviously someone has got in his ear and told him what is expected if he wants to keep his career alive. An improvement in that area needed to be made, and i think he showed noticable improvement today. I hope he can continue to do that for the rest of the year, but as good as it was to see him do that today, it was just one game. He has a some way to go still...

I've not been a fan of Lynden (see above post ^), at least not since his early games. Too many times over the last 2-3 years, i've seen him 'squib' marking contests and look like he 'hears footsteps'. Today he went a long way to winning me back as a supporter. Still not entirely convinced, but have reconsidered the line I put thru his name many many weeks ago. His courage in the air in pack situations could not be questioned today, and the way he went about his job on Cornes, while still finding the ball, was much improved on his stopping jobs of last season. He's a superstar at VFL level, if he can continue to close the gap between his VFL and AFL form, he will be a good league player. Needs to continue on his form (and courage shown) from today though.

If we finish 15th with 4 wins: Assuming WC win more than 4 and finish above us, then we'll get picks 1 and 3. Should WC also finish with 4 wins (and still finish above us), then we'll get picks 1 & 4 (WCE will get picks 2 & 5). Should we finish with 4 wins and above WC, then we'll get 2 & 5 (WC will get 1 & 4). Whoever finishes 16th (Freo likely at this stage), will get the first pick of the 1st round. If Melbourne and WC both qualify for PP, then that pick will be #3.

It's a dirty feeling, isn't it? Deep in the last quarter, cheering on the goals, resigned to the fact we're going to win. And when the siren sounds, we all sing the song and "celebrate". Yet something's amiss. Somehow feeling like we've lost, because we outplayed our opposition. I hate the PP system. It'll take a massive effort from here, but i reckon we can somehow manage just 1 more win (v Freo) this year. Not so sure as i was 2 weeks ago, but it can definitely still happen. Fingers crossed. P.S. How $hit were Port? That performance was as disgraceful as any of our losses this year in the context of things. Unlikely now, but if they actually do make the finals, they'll be the worst top 8 side i've seen for a long time. Agree! Winning 9 games on the trot for Jimmy... Now that would be a fantastic result! But seriously, if we do win more than 4, it had better be at least 7 or 8 wins to be worthwhile in a developmental sense. Finishing on 5 or 6 would just be a disaster on so many levels.

LOL He may be contracted, but i'm not sure he's 100% safe for 2010 IMHO.

I thought Moloney's ball use today was exceptionally clean, and he always picks the right option. No longer blazes away like Moloney circa 2004-2007. Might have missed them, but i don't recall him making many mistakes at all. Jurrah - SO UNBELIEVABLY TALENTED! Petterd - career best performance Dunn - exceeded all expectations Wheatley - too many errors Bell - contracted but unsafe

6. Petterd 5. Moloney 4. Bruce 3. Jurrah 2. Jetta (loved his poise and forward pressure) 1. Dunn (strong return, great job on C.Cornes. Got a vote because he exceeded my expectations) There were at least another 4 or 5 who could've got a vote. Really even effort across the board from the boys.

Agree with that. Watt's body looks like it'll fill out into an imposing build eventually. Morton, on the other hand, doesn't look like he'll add much weight. He will get stronger, but it won't be noticable on appearance alone (a lot like Dustin Fletcher, who's still built like a skinny 18 yo). My thoughts exactly.