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Let's not forget, Dunn finished behind Howe in last year's B&F. Seems to be much more highly rated here than around the club. Equally though, with their main big forwards out, is it that much of a loss?

I don't know that Dunn is all that injured, or underdone. A senior player like that, with 10 or so pre-seasons under the belt should be right to go on what Dunn's had. He's also named as an emergency, unlike the others in your list.

The MFC site left out the ruck division.

Dunn not included and Brayshaw not yet ready the two biggest surprises. Agree that O Mac is a concern, but given Dunn's inconsistency and being dropped from the leadership group, not all that surprising. Perhaps if Cameron hadn't been suspended, things might have been different.

B: Neville Jetta, Tom McDonald, Colin GarlandHB: Matt Jones, Oscar McDonald, Christian SalemC: Bernie Vince, Jack Viney, Aaron vandenBergHF: Jack Watts, Sam Frost, James HarmesF: Dean Kent, Jesse Hogan, Jeff Garlett FOLL: Max Gawn, Nathan Jones, Dom TysonI/C: Tomas Bugg, Clayton Oliver, Cameron Pedersen, Ben KennedyEmg: Lynden Dunn, Billy Stretch, Jack GrimesAFL debut: Clayton OliverMelbourne debut: Tomas Bugg, Ben Kennedy

His finger was fine and no scan ever took place. Nevertheless, the sky is falling.

Some of the players coming through the under-age comps have commented on this, noting that from early on it's hammered home to them that what goes into your body is your responsibility, and your responsibility alone. Heppell, like all of them, knew what his responsibilities were, irrespective of age or experience.

What is there to get? He's only been in full training with the group for 2 weeks.

Sound like Terlich is the same old same old in terms of his disposals, which would explain his non-appearance in the NAB games. There'd been plenty of good reports around him this off-season, for a while there I'd wondered if he was in the bad books for missing some of Tammi's yoga classes.

Unfortunately though, there's no way of guaranteeing that that rookie spot would be with us. Still, anything he can do to help Casey along will be a plus.

Lumumba.

No accident that the "winners" in your list have all been in the system a year or more longer than your "losers" (excepting Grimes).

Winning isn't based on who deserves to win ... if it was, we could skip the H&A season and just go straight to the finals! I'll take whatever (legal) help we can get. The record book will only ever show who got the points.

Bingi?

I see you're on a roll today Biff with the French, and it's fine work of course, but ... "mensonges", and almost certainly the lies would be "des" not "les". Also, no doubt you're up to speed on the spelling reforms that have just come into place, but the circumflexes on "être" and "êtes" aren't included.

I think they mean Casey/VFL.

If it keeps on getting warmer, pretty much what it's going to feel like. Anyway Pedo, pay the fine. Lucky.

Suspect you're right.

Most teams seem fairly similar apart from one or two players. Harmes deserves a run for mine, but not sure who you leave out. He offers more than Kennedy IMHO, though not to take anything away from Kennedy either. The other variable is Lumumba. If he's fit, which he seems to be, he'll be included. As for Oliver, as much a fan as anyone, but wonder whether we won't hold him back. GWS's greatest strength is in their midfield, perhaps there could be some reluctance to throw him in the deep end quite just yet. A start against Essendon might make more sense. Whatever happens, going to be some unlucky players.

Too complicated.

Winner: Apart from those mentioned above, Matt Jones. He may not be a first choice player, or even do enough to get his contract renewed, but has shown a lot more that what he's been credited for thus far. Shame he got a knock yesterday, would have been another opportunity to see where he's (really) at.

Jamar with 2 goals, Don's equal top scorer. Says something about where they are. Long season ahead, but I wonder which team they'll beat.

Probably, but hard to blame Harmes for all of that. If his only fault is inaccuracy in front of goals, he'll be doing OK.

Garland won't be replaced, he's not in the leadership group and consistently in the top 10 in the B&F for nothing, regardless of what Demonlanders think. All Garland needs is to play alongside Dunn (kicking) or Lumumba (run). Lumumba's run sometimes gets him into trouble, but that real hell-for-leather attack off half-back is something that no-one else does.

Harmes in the Round 1 Team. Kent ... not sure he's there yet. Like what Bugg brings, but sooner or later, he'll have to improve his disposal/kicking, or be replaced by someone who doesn't. Wagner still a way to go, but as observed above, he did improve in the second half. Seems to know what to do, but as with Bugg, disposal, disposal, disposal. Frost still a work in progress. Like his mobility around the ground, but he needs to do more with it. A few (more) glimpses today though. Getting harder to see a place or role for Grimes. Let's hope Max Gawn stays fit and healthy.