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Hate to say it but the Pies deserve their top 4 spot. They've been absolutely smashed by injury and kept pushing on. They also easy beat us on Queens Birthday. Finals are a new season..... lets see how things pan out, maybe we will meet them.

GO FREO GIVE THEM THE HEAVE HO

Geelong are the only team in the AFL with an actual home ground advantage. No wonder they make the finals every year.

I always see the Casey watchers rave about Jay Lockhart and wanting the MFC to draft him. What position does he play, what size is he etc etc.. thanks in advance.

Freo, please show some pride and avenge last weeks woeful performance. Nobody, I repeat nobody, wants the Pies to finish top 4 and everyone wants Melbourne to steal 4th spot from them.

25-18 record in his first 43 games of coaching and the MFC's first finals appearance in 12 years. We have found our man, make no mistake.

What did he say what wasnt true?

Essendon blowing a 40+ point lead in the last game of the season would be great, especially the way the moron commentators have been worshiping them all night.

Why are the commentators praising Jake Stringer and his subpar return of 30 goals for the season?

Agreed 100%. If he was a Melbourne player we would be pulling our hair out at his poor foot skills and lack of speed. Covers the ground like a turtle.

Thats a massive choke. Ollie Wines re-signed at that stage too if I recall correctly. Should have come back to Vic.

Dead rubber tonight. I don't wish injury on any player but I would like to see the 10 best players from Port and Essendon all do their ACL and miss all of 2019. We have never had 20 ACL tears in the same game so maybe tonights the night.

Gotta be the most relaxed and quietest Preview/Team Selection thread ever. And thats a very good thing. ?

Assuming no injuries this week, one of the 22 this weekend will be making way for Viney in the first final. Hopefully they all play like their lives depend on it and we smack GWS around and head into the finals chock full of confidence.

None of them were nominated in the top 3 of Geelong players for the AFLPA MVP. Thats pretty funny, I guess their own teammates even hate them. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-08-24/holy-trinity-snubbed-by-cats-in-mvp-voting

Kudos to Robbo though for not squeezing in any of his beloved Essendope players.

Oliver has had a better season than Dangerfield and Martin and should be starting on the ground. MacRae ahead of Oliver is laughable. Same with Gaff. Dangerfield wouldn't be in my team at all.

We have Jake Lever.

Yeah BBP.... youre spot on. It is based on finals for the top 8, and not the ladder finish. Still, the Crows look like receiving pick 12 at best.

Another reason to celebrate our finals breaking drought... our first round pick that Adelaide owns this season will be 14th at best if we knock off GWS, or 11th if we lose. But with Gold Coast sure to get a top 5 compensation pick for Tom Lynch, the pick will fall another spot so if we get the job done on Sunday the Crows will likely get pick 15. Thats a great result for us despite Levers unfortunate injury. That win vs Adelaide a month ago was huge.

Wow I thought he was some VFL player... didnt realize he drug tested after an AFL match. Did they win the game he played in? If they won that game and Gillon McLachlan doesn't strip their 4 points by the end of the day, he has to step down.

Thats all you needed to ask.

It really is ridiculous. I know stats arent everything, but his 2018 numbers are almost identical to David Schwarzs phenomenal 1994 season. Unfortunately Jesse wont get the chance this year to tear the finals apart like The Ox did, but he will get plenty of chances in the future. Its bloody hard to find a gun 195cm, 100 kg forward ... and hes still only 23! Talk of trading him is absurd.

The Jack Viney pics from training today should get everyone excited. JV unleashed in an elimination final after all his frustrations and missed games will be a sight to behold. http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2018-08-23/training-gallery-august-23

SUBSTITUTES West Coast: Dom Sheed replaced Mark Hutchings at quarter time Melbourne: Christian Salem replaced Colin Garland in the third quarter The sub rule makes me want to vomit. It stunted the development of many a young player and was a huge and unnecessary change to our great game. Thank god they got rid of it, but whoever implemented that garbage should have been fired never to work in sport ever again. The idea that our pick 9 Christian Salem was on the bench not being used until the third quarter is almost unbelievable looking back now.