Nasher

As excited as we all are, it would be nothing short of dumb to play a guy in the seniors for his first game in 18 months (or however long it's been). You wouldn't do it with a seasoned player (anyone scurrying to bring H back in to the side?), so doing it with a 20 year old only adds to the dumbness. Needs Casey time, and will get it.

I opened this thread expecting it to be a suggestion of protesting by boycotting the game (yes, others have suggested this already). I'm disappointed as I was amped to give the OP a grilling.

Round 4 actually. Amazing how quickly events fade - I'd forgotten that he missed so much of the season. Doesn't make rjay's assessment any less valid though. There's plenty to like about Kent, and clearly best 22 at this stage, but I agree that he is still a work in progress with no guarantee of success.

It'll go in a report to the authors of the software to track down, along with some people's posts appearing twice. Currently every post I make produces an error then appears twice, very annoying.

Is Jetta that underrated amongst Melbourne fans? I think the main sentiment is acknowledgement that he just quietly goes about his business; defends solidly and rarely wastes the ball when he has it. He doesn't do things that get a lot of attention (compared to TMac with the marking, for example) but I reckon most would agree that he's an important part of the team. I certainly haven't read much negative sentiment towards him at all since he was reinvented as a back pocket by Roos.

Matt Jones on current form is cemented 22 - I don't think his name should have even appeared in this thread to be honest. The only players who need to watch over their shoulders at this stage are Harmes, Bugg, OMac and one of Frost/Pedersen in my opinion.

He'll feel right at home!

I remember the bad old days of starting the season with a belting. The joy of knowing the season is dashed at half time of round 1. Definitely better them than us!

Got bored watching Collingwood get flogged, so I turned it over to the North game, and straight away got a shot of Brad Scott with his mouth open and hands in the air. There just aren't the words to sufficiently describe how much that guy irks me.

Worth a free kick (awarded by the ump) and probably a bit of a neck scruff (awarded by Davis). Nothing more in it.

I agree to a point, but I reckon we took one too many talls in to our forward line. As others have mentioned, Hogan had no space to work with, and it probably wasn't a coincidence that he shone as soon as Pedersen nicked off to defense. The only reason I haven't made a change like that is I'm not sure there are any obviously better choices at this stage.

I would have thought H and Angus might be short of a run and could benefit from a full run in the VFL first (ie next week). To that end, it's just Dunn for OMac. Bugg, Frost and Harmes the only others in the frame for demotion this week I think.

Hehe. On reflecting on Kennedy's game I randomly remembered Howe and the best zero possession half Roosy had ever seen. Lots of water to go under the bridge yet, but so far so good on that trade. Thought Kennedy was instrumental in the last quarter resurgence.

Just watched his post match interview again. Heh - he is just an excited kid trapped in the body of a beast. Enjoy that while you can buddy!

6. Viney 5. Watts 4. McDonald T 3. Kennedy 2. Oliver 1. Jones N Honorable mention to Matt Jones and Gawn to round out my top 8.

How about the luxury of moving Jones to HB in the last, knowing Oliver and Viney could get the job done?

I have to admit to a sense of despondency with 10 minutes to go in the third up to 3/4 time - up until that point we were still competing, just not hitting the scoreboard. When that stopped happening I honestly couldn't see how we could recover. The Viney/Oliver combination in the middle gives me goosebumps.

And only 51% game time apparently, which the bulk of must have been in the first half. Very impressive.

Viney. OMac ankle. On crutches at end of game. Hogan slept through the first half. Moved on to the ball in 3rd. Forward again in the last and came alive. Bloody star. Oliver 17 touches in the first half, 1 in the second. Faded but very bloody exciting. I'd wait a bit for the tix.

What a rollercoaster.

Our inside 50s count exceeds our score.

Our inside 50s count exceeds our score.

I feel like I owe myself an apology for being confident. The crash back to Earth hurt.

My heart could have done with one or two fewer handballs - I'll take the goal though!

Absolutely dominating out of the middle. They score too easily when going forward though. Great start though. Absolutely loving the new model Matt Jones.