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Why we think we can play weid in the ruck and Petracca on the ball is beyond me. t

I think getting him back later has been. I don’t think the similarity with Croad has.

I know both well enough to say their issues are / were near identical.

I’m still angry they changed the centre bounce rule so Jeff White couldn’t get a run up and became ineffective. I’m also angry Brent Moloney got suspended for not even touching his opponent. i hold grudges.

I had Richmond dropping this season and were betting on them missing the top 4. If Rance goes down with an acl I call they will miss the 8.

Let me be first to call a Trent Croad like trade. We will take Jesse back and he probably needs to come back for his health. We will get him back for nothing. He has a support network within and outside the footy club. Croad had similar talent / issues to Hogan.

Watts will smash us. A gifted player who will have to induce more Gatorade than coke this preseason after his public calling out. He will be sharp.

I’ve been looking at that as well GWS @ $18 worth taking and Dees. Don’t back us early though. We are too injured and will start slowly.

We managed without Lever after Lever played about 6 games for us and we wern’t Coming off a premiership where Lever was integral. Richmond are [censored] without Rance.

I never wish an injury on anyone. And I mean never. Michael Long or Dipper after the brutal devastation they inflicted on our players I will boo and hate but wish them good health. The interesting thing with Rance tonight is MELBOURNE are in a red hot premiership window and Richmond is a main contender. Richmond without Rance are not the same threat. Wish him well but make no mistake it is in the MFC interest it is an acl.

Maybe too difficult for you to understand. Risk mitigation is very complex and a risk assessment that doesn’t work out, doesn’t mean the decision was wrong. Lots of people thought Brayshaw should not have played again and he has since come 3rd in the Brownlow. The club assessed the risk and decided it would be safe for him to play on. At this stage it looks a wise decision. If he copped a freak knock to the head that ended his career people like you would look at the outcome and decide we got it wrong rather than the process which we seem to have got right.

When has that ever been a pre-requisite for posting on here? sometimes I don’t even watch the 2 minute highlight package of our new recruits before I judge them.

I’m staggered the club let Angus Brayshaw play on after all those concussions. One bump can be another concussion in a single Moment. Risk assessment isn’t an exact science you need expertise, an understanding of previous similar risks and luck.

Our list manager seems to be more concerned about moving on our players with drug habits at the moment.

Outside of Trengove I can honestly say I rated him highest.

TMac isn’t that important while our gane plan is chaotic. He is a focal point no doubt but I don’t rate any forward in the top 5. If Petracca could use his freight train speed to mow the opposition down he would be a chance. He’d need to convert more goals as well. Weid would need to learn how to position himself and take an overhead mark. Defence is the the best form of attack and we have that.

I’ve been writing on demoland since we almost merged with Hawthorn. I’ve been pretty accurate over the journey. I posted everyone should back Oliver at 50-1 to get most Brownlow votes for Melbourne 2 seasons back when he did. I’ve since been banned from crownbet. I hope I am caught out on this one but I think Weid is a bust.

Exactly if Brayshaw who has a history of concussion gets hit in the hips and that consequently causes concussion should the player get suspeneded? Of course not. The “look” and the medical report should be irrelevant. The act should be the major contributing factor in every case.

I compared it because they kicked their goals from very similar spots. If Wayne Halmes knocks the ball in to win a gf I will call it Jetta like. If Malcolm Blight kicks a barrel from the wing I will call it Jayden Hunt like. When a female footballer slots a goal to keep us alive in the premiership race I will praise her. I bleed red and blue and embrace the female football team because of the colours they wear that flow through my veins. I understand your simplistic idea thatDom Sheed’s goal was better due to the point in the match and likely outcome. But that means you put greater weight on minutes later in the game when every minute influences the outcome.

We win by a point. You would be a terrible coach. Every act on the field is important for the team. Goodwin understands this and won’t play Garlett who doesn’t do the defensive pressure acts. A great goal. Every bit as skilful as Sheed’s but probably more complex. She doesen’t have the same strength in her leg as a man would under the same circumstances and the women’s preseason is much shorter than the men’s. This ultimately leads to the women having less feel for the footy and their skills suffer. The women’s game suffers because people are critical of the skills. I have tried to highlight a great goal please don’t try and reduce the importance of it.

I hope May gets suspended again during the the season for running through someone fairly. In my lifetime the best teams have always been slightly over the top aggressive. I’m talking Brisbane, Geelong & Hawthorn. It is also my understanding that our premiership teams coached by Norm Smith and lead by Ron Dale were pretty rough and tumble but fair much like May.

I don’t think a player like ANB can go backwards. The ones who make it on guts and work ethic rarely do. He will never have the flair of Petracca but he will play his role and be an important cog in the chaotic footy we play.

Weid is quicker, more agile and taller but will never mark or make position like Pedersen.

1. Oliver 2. Gawn 3. Viney 4. Jetta 5. Hibberd

I just noticed he bumps Frawley after he kicks it. I didn’t think that goal could get any better.