Jaded No More

Well it was raining before while I was driving home, OK?! :angry:

It's looking likely to turn nasty is what I meant. Unlike yesterday when we had blue sky throughout the day. Dutchy to FF is about as useful as bringing back Phil Read. Unless you just want him to be a decoy. I really hope that the days of Dutchy missing from 10m out are over!

It's raining on and off, so the ground will be very wet and heavy. Sky is looking nice and dark. I'll give it till about 6pm and then it is likely to bucket down. It's also cold... very very cold. Expecting Brock and Godders to have a night out! :D

The nasty weather makes me think more and more that Yze will replace Neita. Also wouldn't surprise me if they drop Dutchy and bring in Brown.

I think it already has

But so were Yze and Brown... Maybe Neita will play afterall.

Well let's think about this logically... All week they told us Neita is out injured. Dunn, Miller and Newton are the 3 replacements if we go tall, but only Newton is named as an emergency. If they wanted to play Yze, they would have dropped someone and named him. He is not an unknown proposition. Maybe the reason they named Juice as an emergency is because they are trying very hard to keep a lid on the kid, and they think that a low-key introduction to footy might be best for him. I'm sure he knows whether he's playing or not, and so do his family and friends... but imagine the hysteria if they named him tonight! They might want to save him the extra pressure. I'm clutching at straws, and Yze will play instead, right?

EM: Newton, Brown, Yze IN: Pickett OUT: Johnstone (achilles) I see it, but I don't believe it I actually hope Neita doesn't get up for tomorrow so that we can see Newton line up, but I'm almost certain Yze will replace Neita in the line-up, especially if it's wet.

All I've heard so far is that they've named Neita and Pickett. One could assume that as it stands, the outs are TJ, with Pickett his replacement. But what we really want to see are the emergencies, as there is no way Neita will play tomorrow. If Newton is an emergency, he's some sort of a chance and we can all get excited.

All I've got at the moment is Richmond: B: J. King W. Thursfield J. Bowden HB: A. Raines G. Polak C. Newman C: D. Polo S. Tuck R. Tambling HF: K. Pettifer M. Richardson C. Hyde F: N. Brown C. Hughes B. Deledio FOL: A. Pattison K. Johnson N. Foley INT: M. White C. Howat S. Edwards D. Jackson EMR: G. Tivendale A. Krakouer J. Riewoldt In: N. Brown Out: K. Kingsley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs9MQujZK-o I'll stop now. I promise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1o8OoorDS8 Nothing to do with the subject of Newton playing seniors this week, but neither is this thread :angry: Brock McLean only just beats Stewie for awesomeness :D

Balls to that. He will most certainly play this year. I'd almost bet my house on it.

Yeah, that a whole lot of other Melbourne- related issues If we lose to Richmond tomorrow, the therapist will have to climb up Light-Tower #4 to try and stop me from jumping.

Some people get lucky and kill two birds with one stone. Brock McLean once killed four birds with half a stone. What's that? You say there's no such thing as half a stone? The four dead birds didn't think so either. Einstein's original Theory of Relativity was; if Brock McLean kicks you, your relatives will feel it. Brock McLean does not sleep. He waits. Brock McLean has two speeds. Walk, and Kill. Brock McLean does not go hunting... Brock McLean goes killing. I have about a million of those thanks to a Chuck Norris email someone sent me. Pffft... Chuck Norris wishes he was as good as Brock McLean!

I have to agree with you on this point. There is no rush, and we are better off keeping him in the VFL a little while longer until he is truly ready, than promoting him and stuffing up a 3 year plan to develop him. He isn't going anywhere, he is signed up for next year, and he is only 20. The hysteria surrounding his debut is quite amusing, but I guess in such a horrible year, we need to have something to look forward to. For what it's worth, I had a dream that Newton finally made his debut against the Pies, was on the bench for the entire match then Daniher brought him on with 6 minutes to go, he fluffed his only kick, and we lost the match. <_<

Your "friend" may not always be right, but he is spot on with his assessment of Bell He might not be leading the B&F, because defenders seldom win awards, but in terms of improvement and consistency, Belly wins hands down. He had 1 average game this year, playing against West Coast which slaughtered us. He gave away 10cm that day to his opponent, and still did not have a bag of goals kicked on him. In summation, Bell has finally become the player some of us always knew he could be.

For the good of the team Condemned... for the good of the team

Have you see his girlfriend? I'm sure she enjoys the close tagging!

Pickett is a near certainty to line up as well. Shame, I was kind of hoping to see Buckley debut instead.

Oh man, how do I always manage to get a mention in every Brock thread? Firstly, what a brilliant article. I might just have to frame it. Stevens is absolutely spot on with his assessment of Brock, and he isn't as biased as we are. He is a natural leader, and I agree completely that he should captain us on Friday night. Secondly, all this talk about his looks is quite ridiculous coming from all you men! :D He has a hell of a lot going for him, and I'm sure he has no issues picking up women wherever he goes. There is something very attractive about his 'run myself to the ground' work ethic

Yep, and Godfrey will win the Brownlow.

I didn't realise Beamer had surgery on the groins. Isn't that meant to fix the problem, not prolong it? I am most worried about Rivers. We all know that back problems can end careers...

If you choose to print the ticket, you won't be charged any handling fees. At least I wasn't...

Well I'm sick of this thread personally. It has now moved onto subjects far removed from Miller's 6 goal performance, TWO weeks ago. Time to build a bridge... (I'll reopen the thread if/when Miller gets selected)