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Hopefully if there are no feral yelling screaming WCE fans at next week's game, the umpires may be just a little less intimidated and we may get half a fair go for a change. Maybe that is wishful thinking as no doubt some of the ferals will be lurking outside the ground boozing up all afternoon waiting for the umpires to (try to) leave.

More like that what we all get from a small minority eating bats and scorpions :-(

Does anyone have any factual information? 1. is it the same foot? 2. is it the same or a new injury?

MFM I suspect that his surgeon and our new fitness team will have a plan. Perhaps beach walking isn’t the answer, or not yet.

You didn’t show my full quote. I also said that AVB’s upside is way above Dean Kent’s.

Dean Kent wasn't exactly injury free and ready to roll, and AVB's upside was far higher than Kent's.

...... AND play him forward.

Hibberd must be, on preseason showings, the one on the fringe?

Various views on one who could be a very important asset. Looking forward to hearing an authoritative response.

Knowing the MRP / Christian inconsistency they will both get 2 weeks. (MFCSS)

Slam tackle .... no prior opportunity ..... free kick hawthorn .... gimme goal.

Set shot goal kicking no better than last year

What - no flogging from the gamekeeper?

I guess the AFL feel the need to support one Victorian country team. Dangerfield, Ablett - both should be deregistered for 12 months!

I suspect it would also include balls coming into 50 and being locked in as a stoppage.

And Carey, Longmire, Martin, Cable ......

Every year we have a potentially star player “at the crossroads” and sadly Jayden looks like this year’s candidate. He certainly needs to do a lot more that grab the ball and run, however fast he can do that. Different build but like Frost in many respects. I sincerely hope he can regain his zip and bounce .... can anyone remember the details of the injury that knocked the stuffing out of him? My recollection is vague.

FD - yes, it is important to introduce new players when defending a premiership. (Is that what you mean?)

Cordner Oval might be able to be turned into a decent training surface, and the name certainly has MFC connections, but there is no way that anyone would be allowed to build anything like a training facility on that site. Fixing a playing surface surely cannot be that big a deal if there is a genuine commitment to the site, and I doubt if a top rate surface would suffer significantly from any amount of foot traffic that may wish to traverse that particular area. Is it feasible to get an exact size shape replica of the G playing surface in the existing footprint? Do that and build a facility on the car park ?F and the only real downer would be the inability to have closed sessions. Nowadays with the advent of drones, is that actually feasible anywhere other that a fully enclosed and roofed structure?

Did it for my one.

Yes, as a forward.. Just hope he doesn't become a whinging petulant prjck though. 1948, 1956, 1960, 1964? Are you a Broooce alias? Wasn't mindfulness something that Mrs Roos introduced?

???? courtesy of our new captain.

Sounds like this is actually designed as yet another bag Oscar thread. Getting boring.

One involving Tony Liberatore Isn’t it the Collingwood team that gets day release to allow them to play? Wasn’t that the year that the Bummers were on “the good stuff” from Dank?

Exactly. A run in this game isn’t going to do anything positive like a preseason hit out as a team, to tweak tactics and layout and carries possibly a greater chance of injury IF however fundraising was the prime purpose of this match then surely one or two players from each team would be likely to raise greater interest.