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Because he is a lousy forward?

1956 Melbourne beat Collingwood by 12 goals in front of 115,000 at the G. How good would have that been? And it made it two years in a row over the Pies. Can only dream of such things

What about Dangerfield, DA? .... Same height, similar weight, both explosive, goal kicking mids, great hands, one has won games off his own boot and the other surely will

They should sit Hogan down and watch On the Couch's analysis of the Freo list and where it may be in two years time. It is fairly unimpressive. Can't see them enticing too many players their way (Im ignoring the fact that Gerard said Cam McCarthy was a potential A grader and thus devaluing their argument)

Obviously if Gray is gone for the week that would be handy for us. I know little of Tom Jonas though. Anyone with more knowledge than me know how he's playing of late and if he would be a big out for them?

Even stranger, a 10 goal win

I not a Sydney fan but I so hope Hawks get done by 100 points.

Garland is the last of those mentally scarred players. I have liked him al to over the years but it is time to say goodbye

Tough, good enough in the air, good size and has that take your breath away speed. Most importantly as well as having a top speed to rival the quickest blokes in the league Hunt's first few steps gets him clear of congestion in most cases. See him as part of our young gun squad who it is easy to see play finals footy. And he is fun to watch. PS Here's to hoping he goes one better with us than the great uncle Harold's 4 on the trot with the Pies

I wouldn't go that far but as much as I hate to admit it he is definitely, genuinely a slightly above average mid these days.

I know what you mean but think you are a week early. Reckon the players will have really set themselves for this one. A win will prove we are on the up and to be taken seriously. And then next week there will be a fair bit of "oh my poo actually doesn't smell" We will then get hammered by Brisbane.

We are in the 8? Fantastic! Blow the siren and let's start finals. Think next Saturday we play GWS at the G. Who plays on Cameron?

I think he should be given a shot. Stringer isn't brilliant in the air and perhaps Wagner may come closer than anyone else at ground level. Having said that he is too good to be held completely in check and he will need a team effort just to minimise his output

The Bulldogs are just getting away with an undermanned back half because the ball isn't going down there too often. Last week Adelaide only had 37 inside 50s (kicking 17 goals). The Bulldogs had 68. We had a whopping 75 against the Suns. In other words the Crows didn't get many opportunities to score but when they did, they did. Watts was saying in an interview (over on the JV FS thread) that the Bulldogs are No. 1 in the league for contested possessions being +28. If we can even break even on the CP count this will put increased pressure on their backs. Hopefully the most run coming out of the Bullies backline will be from the umpires bringing it back to the centre

A friend knows him through business. He is highly respected but that is probably obvious

I love Oliver as much as the next success starved Melbourne supporter but Jacob Weitering looks truly amazing. To do the stuff he is doing in an under siege Carlton backline is nothing short of phenomenal

Boo Ethan boo, not in a Scully boo way but a boo nonetheless. GNF has had great info in the past and I'm very happy he chooses to share it with us even if not everything eventuates. Particularly happy with his current info as it would be wonderful news for this club if Hogan re-signs and Prestia decides to wear red and blue.

On the Couch boys saying that Hogan could be worth $15m over 10 years to another club. Sounds like a lot to me. They did also say Melbourne wouldn't have to pay that as "why would you leave the Demons, they are on their way up"

Don't mind Marchbank but I think too small (193cm) for what we need. Would be interested to know how highly regarded O. Mac is viewed inside the MFC. His standing will no doubt influence our trade/draft period at the end of the year

Josh Kelly?

A terrific interview with a wonderful sportsman. The personification of humility and dedication and the most refreshing antithesis to the Bernard Tomics of this world

Oh, apologies Olisik

As for selection if we play like we did against Nth, Richmond and the Pies we will win. If we play like last week we will lose Has way more to do with attitude than one or two players not chosen

Agree. Trengove strikes me as the type who would take the easy way out. That's probably why he was the youngest ever captain of an AFL club because of his dodgy character.

If ever there was a perfect match for Riewoldt in the AFL it is Tom McDonald. He has the height, speed and endurance to go with Nick and has done so before. Everything written about Tom has indicated he is meticulous in his preparation and is the perfect professional. There were a couple of matches prior to 2014 where you could say he had Nicks measure or close to it. When Riewoldt started to run riot surely that would be the time to reorganise the zone defence and get Tom to not leave his side for the rest of the day. There was obviously a good reason why this didn't happen but I'm not sure what it was. As for should if we should keep him or not, of course we should. He is a vital cog in this side with the character to become a multiple AA CHB. We have seen him enough at that standard he just needs to do so more consistently