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Greenwood also out for the Crows... ...didn't they say mid year that we were the hardest team they played against... Dees and Ess are the big losers of a Crows loss to WCE and it is very unlikely Ess will lose. ... can't bare to think of us not winning tomorrow.

Not sure if that is meant to be a bit cryptic... ...because that is exactly what is scheduled. SOO (Vic) vs Allies (All Stars). It is on Saturday night Sept 2 at Etihad. It will be telecast on Ch 7. Our Daisy is captain of the Vic team.

Half a game clear bb

Agreed. Best result/draw for Adelaide is to finish on top which is a decent incentive to beat WCE. However, by the time they play they will know the result of all games in particular the GWS vs Cats game: GWS win, Adelaide must beat WCE to finish first. Geelong win Crows will end up on top and their WCE game is meaningless. The Crows will be in the box seat to decide who their opponent is in the first final, even if Rich lose and Sydney win. I am just praying for a Dees win so I can relax for the weekend.

Take your pick from the links below. Never tire of seeing that goal! They will all bring a tear to your eye and warmth to your red and blue heart, especially the first one which shows Jack's journey

Yes, it was the reason the bulldogs won the final. A week earlier and they would not have had Libber and a few others on the park. Sydney are resting Handleberry and Papley this. They are happy to finish 5th or 6th and get a home final. Those guys will get two weeks off and the whole team gets one week. The Swans then only need to win 3 games against teams they have beaten this year. Strategically played by the Swans. I agree with Clarkson. Finishing top 4 might be a poisoned chalice. The best place to finish is 5th or 6th. Week off plus home final then win 3 in a row. Every side will back themselves in on that deal.

On the Marngarook footy show last night Jetta and Harmes were asked about how the dees were handling the pressure of getting to finals and if they get there playing in them. Jetta said the leaders were encouraging players to 'embrace the pressure'. That phrase has Jordan Lewis writ large over it. Lewis has gone up a gear over recent weeks but now his best work may well be off field getting our excitable lucifers into the right mind space!

I find it amusing that the media experts who maligned Jack, kicked him when he was down are now leading a chorus of commentators saying he is best 18/22, we need him for finals etc. Garry Lyon, Wayne Carey and Damian Barrett leading the charge. It just shows when push comes to shove they recognise his worth. So often he has got us over the line with a goal, goal assist or goal save just before the siren. He is a big moment player. Cometh the hour cometh the man! Jack is our man!

That is good news. He will have a better chance of getting AFL games as the 1st back up ruckman. Now that Pedobear is re signed and the success with TMc ruck/forward, Jake is 2nd or 3rd back up so little chance of getting games. The club has been pretty decent about these types of trades and won't ask a lot for him so it will be a win/win.

Definite grounds for non-selection (if correct). Not working on identified problems is not smart as Goodwin had shown he is not to be trifled with.

They have the same manager so doing the contracts at the same time makes sense. Also, 2 years is the initial renewal term for a recent draftee. Hunt, Petracca, Brayshaw etc had 2 years on initial renewal. So Oscar got the standard 2 years. The club wanted Tom to sign a long-term contract as he was in hot demand. He declined. He signed for 2 years as it takes him to 8 years with the club ie he has Unrestricted Free Agent status. Tom had seen so many false dawns that even if blind freddy could see the direction we were going there was still serious doubt. I don't see any signs of a brotherly bloc. But I will leave it at that as I have no more facts to offer.

Not sure about that. Lever is a fraction taller than Frost and the same weight. And Oscar is bigger than both of them. (Based on respective club websites). So we would be no worse off strength wise. Lever gives us much more. I don't want to see Frost leave but accept sometimes these things happen. I just hope if he goes it is to a Vic club as he wants to live in Victoria. I guess he can refuse a trade. The club in recent times has been very professional on how it exits players so the same would happen this year.

He learnt from The Master

That seems to be the view on the Match Preview thread - we will soon know.

That may be it. I guess it is important to have as many players as possible available going into the finals just in case. Nonetheless I am really happy for Keilty's upgrade. And, it shows mfc is giving our rookies a real go - 4 of our 6 rookies have been upgraded this year.

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2017-08-24/keilty-upgraded-to-senior-list Keilty upgraded - a sign that he will play this week? Someone reported that Tom Mc looked sore so Declan could come in. IF so its, a very big game for him to debut in!!

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2017-08-24/keilty-upgraded-to-senior-list Congratulations to Declan on being upgraded to the Senior list. A sign that he will play this week? Where is @Drunkn167? I bet you and the family are absolutely rapt!

In a recent podcast Jason Taylor didn't sound enamoured with this years draft. He didn't comment on 2018 draft but by all accounts it is a seriously, seriously talented draft. So, that would be a serious upgrade benefiting the Crows. Would prefer to keep 2018 picks intact if we can.

Upgrade Keilty, bring in Joel Smith or Maynard. Or take Watts or Pederson back and bring Weideman in up forward. In reality these would be temporary options for the duration of the injury. I think we have the depth to cover short term absences. This year has shown a few of our players are quite versatile. If Frost goes we will miss him but I think we have options if injuries strike.

Welcome aboard! There is a Queensland Demons Supporter Group on mfc website. Queensland: QLD Demons - Debbie Willder - 0410 424 402 - [email protected] - Facebook They may have a regular spot to watch games - worth a try as its always better to watch games with fellow Dee supporters!

Yes. Even his critics here are saying he is in our best 22 and should be in the team for finals. A worse case scenario is Jack is not selected this week and also plays at Casey during the AFL bye and comes in for the Elim, if we make it. But it would be a brave Goodwin to leave him out this week and risk losing and then the planets misalign and we miss finals altogether. If that happens I would be ropable! It would be an even braver move to leave him out of finals altogether (if we make it). #bringbackjack

No! What makes you think this? Tom and Oscar are in totally different contract positions. Tom is an UFA next year so he will be looking at all his options, regardless of what happens with little bro. And, Oscar is more than good enough to earn a contract in his own right without being carried on big bro's coat tails. There will be other clubs coming at Oscar next year! It is really important to sign Tom up asap to avoid a UFA media beat up in 2018. Last time he signed for only 2 years because he wanted to see how the club progressed. He has his answer. I think he will stay on a long term contract. He wouldn't want to bail now. ...Hopefully, this doesn't derail the Lever thread to a Mcdonald thread but felt it important to ask for clarification on the 'Macdonald brother bloc' theory before people start giving it credence and I wanted to show why they are in completely different contract positions so are not interdependent.

I can see the attraction of Frost to the Crows. They don't have a fast-running-take-the-game-on defender. We have Hunt and Frost. Both have one speed, more or less in a straight line with poor composure. Both players need to improve those 3 elements of their play. But I think a team can only really afford one with those deficiencies in a side. So we keep Hunt and Crows get Frost and both keep working on their deficiencies. If we get Lever and let Frost go it would suggest the club is confident of re-signing Oscar and Tom.

Its good that Jake can look for a new home with the security of knowing he can stay at the Dees if he doesn't find a club that will give him more opportunity. Pleased that the club isn't just going to delist him if he doesn't get a gig elsewhere.

So with immediate knee-jerk reactions the umpires give StKr ruckman 5 frees against Max! I'm not surprised it was StK as whoever won the round 20 game goes into the finals. I've mentioned it in another post; it is incredulous that the club wasn't informed so that Max could change his technique...those frees vs StK could have cost us the finals.