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I agree. He needs to teach some players (especially Miller and Bate) where to go when the ball comes inside 50.

Not many rookies have those big, solid crashing bodies. Maybe if Jack Watts has some time in the Gym he will be like that. And keep in mind that most AFL players are 182-190cm rather than 191-199. It's just about developing our young players.

We'll get em back for when they beat us in 07. I remember after that game, so many tiger supporters were going mental.

Yea, I'm predicting a round 1 win next year. I thought we were going to beat the Roos this year, but hopefully next year we V Freo, Port or maybe Essendon or Richmond.

Yea, luckily the Grog squad sits behind the Richmond cheer squad. I wonder what they'll be like when Melbourne win.

Spot on Deesrock.

It's just like de ja vu from 2007- the Tigers are the only team keeping us off the bottom (for the first three rounds at least)

One solution- play him in the forward line.

As much as I want him to play, it is hard to say that he will play. He should be playing for Casey next week, I think, and we'll see what happens from there.

Sylvia just needs to start kicking a couple of goals a game and rack up about 15 possessions.

I have a feeling his first game back will be a special one, a Fremantle-type performance from Aussie.

Well, now it is obvious we have the upper hand over the Tigers this week. GO DEES, lets post our first win.

Well, you have to think if Melbourne have any champion players (if any) or any young players coming through. I could imagine Watts as a champion forward in years to come but we have had a couple retire last year in Neitz and Yze. Those two players had lead us to several finals series from 2006 and before.

More than Brogan or Lade. PJ only had 10, and he has only had 18 in the past two games. Meeson should definitley by in the starting 18 next week, named as ruckman. Lynden Dunn also got a hitout according to the AFL website.

Eventually, I think the reason we are so suspectable to injury is playing form. We have had a bad run of injuries which have affected us over the last few years, but I think that some clubs are in a similar situation, even in form clubs like Hawthorn and Geelong. But on the topic of better facilities and staff, if you look at Collingwood's injury list they have much shorter numbers.

A source would be hard to come by. In turn, I have heard a lot of different things about players like Jamar and Robbo from different websites and news.

I agree Rny. He needs to put the incident behind him (and the game) and concentrate on the task next week.

I agree. Rivers is a great mark and accurate kick which is what we need in defence. Not to mention his diving effort on the goal line yesterday.

At least we are kicking goals from these passages of play. In the first three rounds we haven't been major victims of set-shot kicking.

We find space and run through the middle but when it comes inside 50 there are just no avalible targets. There are so many times when Miller is just hanging around in the pocket and not doing much. Miller needs to find space off his opponent and take marks in the centre corridor.

I'd keep Petterd in, in my opinion he is more reliable than Newton.

Bruce gets plenty of the ball and gives his full effort every week. Why should he hang his head in shame?

A win here could really open things up for the club. Hopefully the Eagles can lose by a lot to the Dogs, and the Roos get smashed also, then we will definitley by 12-14 on the ladder and right in the thick of it. Even if we lose narrowly and Freo get flogged by St.Kilda, we can still be 14th.

I hope he does return MelbournePassion. Out- Dunn In- McDonald.

Maric should definitley be in the team.