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Shane Wane played 6 state games for Victoria before he was selected for Australia despite his fotm not warranting selection. He was completely out of his depth when he made the Australian side and got belted all over the ground. That turned out pretty well in the end.

Selecting for the future can be wise even if it's not the best for short term outcomes.

It's lucky Xerri only knocked him out and had him carried off on a stretcher.

If he called him gay he would have got 8 weeks.

There is no place on footy for violence or homophobia but the disparity in penalties is mind boggling

In Jed Adams

8 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

Max kinda sucks at soccer

Maybe he should have more shots at goal with the soccer ball. I'd aim for the right post if I was him.

Legend of the club and AFL but his one weakness is pulling the ball to the left when he kicks at goal

We don't have to worry about rival clubs circling.

39 minutes ago, jaydenh10 said:

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1825317/injury-report-howes-to-test

illness

Petty was ill when he came off the ground. Normally players want to come back on if they are not completely knocked out like Brayshaw.

Petty was never coming back on you could see it when he walked off.

This is not a knock on Petty he was our best before the hit to the head

Clarko will tear us a new one.

Our new game plan looks good when we are winning but is horrible when we get found out.

Chipping around the defensive half until we get an entry into the corridor and then that player kicks at an angle for a forward entry and then that player kicks at the opposite angle to pray for a forward target.

It looks great when it works but when it doesn't you are so predictable and it falls apart

Our game plan doesn't look too bad. Our list management does. I know Spargo didn't play today and I love Bowey and McVee but it is clear we are too short across the ground. Who do we bring in Billings, Wowey, Pup or Laurie to fill the void?

Hopefulyy Kentfield makes it and Kalani comes soon.

We get obliterated by taller players.

1 hour ago, DubDee said:

And people want to move him fwd

He is having a fantastic season

mid season rookie pick. what a beauty!

I'd play him forward or on the wing or midfield. At least he can read the play and is clean with his disposal. I don"t think it matters where you play him

1 hour ago, Pirlo said:

How about Viney scoring a try and not being pinged?

I don't think anybody understands that rule including the players or umpires.

The Oliver ones were blatant free kicks to him.

The deliberate rushed behind rule is a lottery. Viney was lucky, I think. But how can you tell? They pay the decision about twice a year and was bought in to stop players kicking back through the goals to resest

48 minutes ago, Redlagged said:

Lever is 'cooked'? [censored]. (Can we put a moratorium on that stupid expression?) Played pretty well today. Had injury interruptions,and he' old. He'd be snapped up immediately by another team.

He is too slow to chase and he can't play one on one with an opponent.

He was a weapon whe he used to play loose and take intercept marks but nobody lets him do that anymore.

He's not a great kick like May, Bowey or Mcphee. How often do you seem him kick out from full back? Never. How often does it get kicked out to him? Never. There is a reason for that

1 hour ago, Previously known as LITD. said:

All about clearances.

We won the free count...marks... tackles...kicks... handballs but got smashed in the clearances.

It didn't help when Oilver got 2 free kicks in a row against him that both should have been paid to him.

One for holding the ball that was ridiculously paid head high tackle.

The second he was being held out of the contest and got holding paid against him

That changed the momentum of the game

1 minute ago, old dee said:

We are talking short term if we want to wins any games for the rest of 2025 we need Tmac.

No point talking short term. We have nothing left on 2025 besides making sure Essendon don't get a better draft pick

16 minutes ago, old dee said:

Jefferson will never be ready. Struggles most weeks at Casey. Why do we keep playing Lever over Tmac?

Two seperate issues.

Jeffo needs to be played to give him a chance. I don't hold high hopes but he could come on with a bit of confidence.

Lever is cooked. He needs to be played to try and get trade value for him. I great part of our premiership side but he has been found out and doesn't have enough strings up his bow. Tmac isn't the answer.

Oliver - did his job

Chandler - played heart out

Jeffo - not ready yet

Lever - just too slow

Goodwin - we didn't adjust

So Simon can wait. But don't look back in anger i heard you say

Has anybody seen Josh Daicos kick?

Normally if your brother can kick you can.

When your brother is paid to kick a ball and you have an elite sports background i think you are worth the risk

3 hours ago, jackaub said:

Whathas he done?

He is meeting all the right people. Believe me he has already started.

3 hours ago, dees189227 said:

Well both of our CEOs are at this summit thing. It will be interesting to see how a non football person goes in the role. We cannot afford to stuff to get this appointment wrong.

Guerra is making alot of moves before even starting.

Nobody can be worse than Pert. I feel like all the Collingwood rejects infect us but at least Wright is going to Carlton.

On 28/06/2025 at 22:07, titan_uranus said:

Petty and Howes miss with concussion.

I really want to see get back into the side are AWM, McAdam and Sestan, who are the only actually injured players we have.

I was at the practise match where AMW did his knee. It was sickening and happened right in front of me. It wasn't a turn of direction ACL his leg was twisted and it popped. Before that he was probably best on ground. Absolute walk up start for round 1 and Windsor could have perhaps played on a wing where he belongs

Our new CEO has hit the ground running. I know that for a fact. He hasn't officially started yet but he has

2 hours ago, RDBhero said:

Lever

Captain of Casey?

It's not even the most goals conceded from frees that concerns me. It's the ones the umpires don't pay and don't show up in the statistics.

Kozzie running into open goal and deliberately tripped over comes to mind. MRO? Not a chance.

Collingwood always win close games because they can do anything in the last 5 minutes without the umpire blowing the the whistle. If Nick Faicos goes near it you can bet on him getting a free kick

2 hours ago, GS_1905 said:

‘22 Jeffo, Seatsn and Adam’s. I’d say this was a poor year.

So out of the last 6 years he had two great ones in 2019 and 2024. 2020 and 2021 were pass (probably being a little generous). I think 2023 was ok but could have been better. And 2022 was clearly his worst.

I wouldn't call 22 a bust just yet.

Jeffo was always a project player and wasn't bad last week given the ball barely went into the forward line in the first or third quater.

Sestan will be a player i haven't seen somebody built with hips and calves like that since Matthew Larkin who captained North before Carey. He will become a player.

Adam's might be a miss

I can't believe posters are hanging him out for the kick he did last week that resulted in turnover and goal. The kick was good the gold Coast player came from nowhere. He'll learn from that.

My concern is his GPS numbers demonstrate he has elite pace but when he gets near it he seems to have slow reaction time. He also can't kick very far for someone with pace which is puzzling. I can't think of any other player with fast twich fibres that struggles to kick 45 metres. Any comparison to Taps cotton is ridiculous that bloke could kick from 60m out and it would go through post height.

Kolt has the right attitude and a presence. He reminds me more of disco not specifically as a player but has an aura about him like Disco. The best players have that.

I think his reaction time will improve and then we have a real player