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VDB was out injured. No longer injured. Comes back in. Have I missed something?

Er ... one's a forward and one's a back.

2018. I'd be surprised if one year is enough to get the experience we need.

Seems that it's just too complicated for a number on here, given that it entails experiencing more than one emotion at the same time.

I just don't know how you get through the day, OD, you're so unremittingly negative. Black, black, black. Vince is 3 years younger than, for example, Sam Mitchell. As for Jones, he's only 28.

Just not when it comes to footy? You seem unable to comprehend/acknowledge that anyone could be simultaneously gutted by the loss and still find positives in the performance. No-one's happy that we lost - (as you claimed).

Some of us can talk and chew gum at the same time OD.

Don't know that Oliver will play again this year, he doesn't have the fitness for AFL yet, and his game is still too one-dimensional. It's a very fine dimension of course, but has been mentioned a couple of times that they're trying to develop him both defensively and outside. No change unless there's an injury, if so, like for like.

Just wondering, has anyone done the calculations on which Melb. players will be eligible for Casey finals?

Mods? Can't this at least be merged with one of the other "The McDonalds are crap" threads that Picket started?

Your straw man response is about as ridiculous as your first post. No surprise, you're one of those "supporters" who only remembers the mistakes, and who only sees players in terms of either all black or all white.

Get over yourself. T Mac wasn't Robinson Crusoe, plenty of players turned it over today, on both sides, and all over the ground.

Yep. Pathetic. People here go on about how p#ssweak Richmond supporters are ...

I think we can keep it up, but their forward line has too much firepower, too much power, and too much experience. On days like today we miss Frawley! Still, great to see them having a dig.

No you're not alone, they're obviously watching a different match. Hard to ask for much more under the (weather) conditions against a top side at home. Effort and intent is there, +12 on contested possessions.

It's a start ... maybe he'll be right for the last few matches.

Such as? From reports, no-one "of size" is really playing OK, which is why they're at Casey.

The reasons are obvious, for anyone prepared to look at the big picture instead of just throwing a tanty. As for Oliver, he's specifically being left at Casey for his development, as Plapp noted in his player review. Has been consistent about what they want Oliver to work on. Finally, it's laughable to suggest that the selections are being made by Roos alone, without input from all the coaches, including Goodwin. This isn't some backyard club where the coach pins up the team on Thursday night after the post-training BBQ.

How many Casey forwards had big numbers? From what I can see, all the big forwards, including Pedo, had mediocre games and low numbers. (BTW, no, Dawes and Mitchie are not interchangeable.) The standout player at Casey, ANB, has been rewarded and included.

Pedo has missed a big slab of footy, needs to get his match fitness up. He was never going to be a possibility this week, but Dawes would want to count his lucky stars that he's the only one left standing who can fill that role.

Dawes' last game was poor, and he was dropped/punished accordingly. But it's also clear that the coaches (and from everything you read, players) feel that the team structures up better with Dawes in the side. No question, he's a limited footballer. But he's not a dumb footballer, and he takes pressure off both Hogan and Watts - how many times was Hogan marking against two or three opponents last week? Put it this way, if he's in, I can understand it. Edit to add Roos comments, which clarifies the above: "We'll probably bring Dawesy back this week because I think what happens with our team at the moment, with Wattsy (Jack Watts) going in the ruck, Jesse's often one-out (in attack). "So that's probably our end of the bargain, making sure as coaches we're providing players with a really good opportunity to play well and not get frustrated."

By nature they have to BE positive. If any player thinks that we can't beat WC, no point even getting on the plane.

What situation would that be? A young team with a lot going for it, even if the wheels still come off from time to time?

Well there is actually. We don't have enough leaders. We're paying for the drafting mistakes of 10 years or so back.

Suspect that just simple old-fashioned want the ball more than the other bloke would go a long way to sorting out a lot of our shortcomings.