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Diabetes, cholesterol problems, high blood pressure...

Article in the Hun, makes the Casey leap without quoting sources...also brings up 'Giants officials', but we all know what Jon Ralph is like... Melbourne star Tom Scully to play comeback game in the VFL.

Ryder is 12cm shorter. Gawn is more likely to be a Sandilands-esque beanpole than the smaller ruck style of Ryder.

Sandi has 14kg on him, he's not big enough yet for his size.

Possibly still up against Lake. Should be a good game.

Unless the club receives an outright #1 draft pick it's a mockery of the system. I don't care that even Ablett wasn't worth one.

I would love that too. Personally, I hope we can get 65,000 because we're playing Carlton. We got a shade under 50 last year on a Sat arvo, but with the form the Blues are in...

HELL YEAH

Second drdrake, adjusting mine... IN: Scully, Blease OUT: Tapscott, Davey

Scully a chance to play this weekend Posted before it turns into another 'stay or go' debate. The question is...who do we drop if he plays seniors? Note: Tapscott to miss 3 according to the article

The 'untouchables' IMO Jamar Frawley Scully Trengove Watts Jurrah Gysberts The nearly men Tapscott Jones Moloney Sylvia Grimes Only three Port players I'd look at is Hartlett, Chaplin and Trengove

End of 2012.

2010 1. MotY 2. The entire Sydney game 3. Frawley vs J. Riewoldt 2011 1. Jack Watts 1v3 Contested mark vs Hawthorn 2. Jurrah vs Brisbane 3. Bull's 2-step 55m goal.

Seemed like it from a skim. Anyway, there was a great call on Footy Classified last night - Pendlebury should become a player-manager when he retires. He's taken a fantastic deal option, with the one-year extension meaning he can take a tilt at possibly a third flag (or certainly a second) next season while still getting the GWS offers at the end of the year. End of next year a whole chunk of Collingwood's senior brigade start to seriously get on in age IIRC.

Fair enough, just my read of it. Although I will say, we can show all the heart in the world and probably still get thumped by Carlton. Will be interesting though. There's Judd's dodgy ankle, and is Warnock out of hospital yet?

Blease is okay, Strauss got cleaned up by Dunn in training before the Wet Toast game IIRC

Nothing to Lose It's hard to remember a genuinely nothing-to-lose situation for the club recently. There have been situations where the club has been judged to be winning by losing. Last season, every win was a treat, a delight. Now, the situation is different. The pressure is on...or is it? The Melbourne Football Club faces three sides in the next three weeks all challenging for the top four. While the media seek to put the pressure on the coach, I would suggest there is anything but. This is the time where the pressure is off. There is nothing for the club to lose. Every neutral, every head-before-heart tipper will consider Carlton favourites for Friday night. But, at the hallowed turf of the MCG, the kids will get a chance to shine. The names are not household outside of those uttered by the Melbourne faithful. Names such as Gysberts, Jones, McKenzie, Martin. These are not the shining lights that other supporters know as the Melbourne guns. They are not Trengove, Scully or Jamar. Yet they are just as important and even moreso heading forward. And they have a chance. Their task is not an easy one. Names such as Judd, Murphy, Gibbs and Waite sit on the opposing team sheet. Yet it would be foolish to discount their chance. Because ultimately, any given Friday anything can happen. Teams Melbourne To be named Carlton To be named Last Time They Played Carlton 7.4 9.6 11.7 15.11 (101) Melbourne 2.2 3.4 8.6 9.6 (60) GOALS: Carlton: Houlihan 4, Waite 3, Thornton 2, Betts 2, Simpson, Carrazzo, Robinson, Judd Melbourne: Green 3, Watts, Sylvia, Bate, Jetta, Jones, Moloney BEST: Carlton: Walker, Carrazzo, Scotland, Robinson, Houlihan, Waite, Judd Melbourne: Gysberts, Moloney, McDonald, Bruce, Green, Grimes, Morton Official crowd: 49,745 at the MCG

Everyone's suggesting Scully sign a 1yr deal, I'd hate that. Seriously. I'd rather he bloody went this season than have another year of speculation hang around.

For what Melbourne need? Either... - Jackson Trengove and a first-rounder - Troy Chaplin and a first-rounder - Dean Brogaan and a second round and a late pick

Alright, name me a game that he's had that has been anywhere near his best since the start of last season.

Found it. http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/the-tyranny-of-distance/story-e6frepf6-1226059270400

Go through my posting history, I maintain that he hasn't played a genuinely good game by his standards since 2009. The Bulldogs game was particularly bad - he dropped his head early and never got into the game at all.

Honestly, they'd have to give us their first & second round picks plus Troy Chaplin for me to even CONSIDER it worthwhile.

Quote FC: 'Roo thinks Port should get Jamar to address their flagging ruck stocks' Brogan?

Cheers for that. It's something where you honestly know the guy, chat to him and are mates with him so you're in a far better position than I to judge. It's hard when the media continually blow something like this up to try to get a feel for what a player is actually thinking, so to have that is both refreshing and a nice change of pace. Thanks again RudeBoy