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The surprise is how highly the Dogs are ranked

I like Windsor but he does have some JHunt vibes with his disposal. He is a better decision maker but his kicking can be ordinary

Goodwin would have played Melksham on Stewart had he been available. Might surprise with a defensive role from mcadam if he's capable of that. Stewart would be troubled by McAdam Maybe the plan was to try Disco for a game and then play on Stewart?

The Cats will play keepings off. Take it to the bank. The key for us is to stop that and put pressure on the ball carrier. They switch at every opportunity and try to control tempo. We have to cover the ground well to contain them The Richmond game was scrappy and we turned the ball over a lot but the Cats will be a different stye of game One thing Goodwin is good at is ensuring that the first halves of games are a scrap and an arm wrestle. He likes to stay in games for long periods before grinding out wins. Geelong are totally beatable and we will have to play well to do it. A number of players need to lift but most of all our midfield. Our backline this year has been awesome and deserve a huge amount of credit for keeping us on track while our mids have gone missing

Gawn Lever Disco Langers Rivers Kozzie

Quite chilly here in Melbourne now (apparent temp 11.9deg) but looks like the rain has gone and it will be a dry game..

Richmond will kick a lot of ground balls into their fwd 50 tonight We need some agility there because we're not great at that.

I was asking a rhetorical question but it seems that it is the way we are heading. Yes it would be ridiculous enforcing it (in particular with 4 umpires and different interpretations) but what's new with the AFL? Perhaps consideration should be given to how 'hard' players attack the ball? It's been a foundation of our game but they seem to want to eliminate contact. We were always taught to 'go in hard you won't get hurt' but maybe that has to change. Its already become like basketball which I hate .....

So at what point do we outlaw players running back with the flight of the ball? Our is that 'brave'?

Goodwin doesn't tag so will be hard

Let me outline Yze's game plan. 1. Don't kick it high into the Richmond fwd line 2. Chip the ball into the fwd line. Dirty balls work well against the Dees. 3. Avoid May and Lever 4. Pressure them relentlessly and watch them crumble 5. Avoid May and Lever 6. Jump into Gawn's back at every single opportunity. Hold him scragg him - he never gets a free so don't worry 7. Shake Olivers hand really hard at the start of the game. Give him lots of high fives 8. Avoid May and Lever. 9 Above all and if you have forgotten everything else, avoid May and Lever

We have just had a 13 day break and will then have a 10 day break. Now is not the time to give Max a chop out.

If Mathew Nicholls or Nathan Williamson are umpiring I won't go. Shocking umpires who hate Melbourne and make the game unbearable.

We also drafted Darren Jarman but he refused to come and stayed in Adelaide before going to the Hawks a year later. Absolute draft tampering

Two of the most important recruits for Melbourne were Bernie Vince and Jordan Lewis They were at a time when Melb was crud for years and no gun player wanted to come near the club We were in a critical part of our building phase with numerous young players and no one with Premiership experience on the field. Vince was a two time B&F winner and a great teacher In fact there were very few at the club with any Premiership experience until Roos came along. No one knew how to win. And Lewis, with 4 Premierships was possibly the most important because of his stature in the game. Players hung off every word he said and followed has advice. These two with Roos (and Peter Jackson) rescued the MFC. I will be forever grateful.