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I'd love to have Kent back in the team, but he would surely need another week at Casey. Taking him up to Darwin after 1 game back from a long layoff with hamstring trouble would be silly. A strong showing this weekend in the VFL, and in vs the Doggies would be nice.

The club should ban all our players from doing any media until we have made the finals. Whether thats this year or in 2022. Sick of all talk and no action.

Cant blame him really,. Hes done it all, 4 flags. He misses Darwin. Why play a few more years and risk more injuries or concussion? I think more players will start to retire early.

Too generous.

Thats actually good analysis and his changes are good, though its hard to see Lewis being dropped when Vince is already out and with Tyson possibly dropped too.

Just looking at the list of Unrestricted free agents. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-03-22/official-afl-releases-list-of-2018-free-agents Luke Dahlhaus is the obvious standout there for our needs and age profile. Surely we are into him.

Every single poster here is 100% right. Everyone is calling for team balance. This includes a small crumber or two (Kent, Garlett, Spargo?) and a hard running mid to help with the spread from stoppages (Stretch?). Nobody claims these players themselves are the answer or saviors , but that they will help get the balance right and give us what weve been lacking the last few weeks. So if the match committee can not see the obvious this Thursday night, that every supporter can see, and we end up losing to Freo.... it might be pitchfork time.

Pick 7 and 8 to the Crows.

Anyone know whos actually on the selection committee? Is it just the main coaching staff (senior + assistants)?

Dunn and Treloar down.... hopefully the Pies tumble now.

Amazing game he had. Almost willed us over the line. Hes become a true leader.

Zero touches in the first quarter from memory .. might have got one right at the end.

Maybe not finished, but what does he do well? What are his strengths? He can only play one role, as an inside mid, but he doesn't excel at it. He can find the footy but he isnt damaging. Far from it. His disposal is poor, he is slow and gets caught constantly. Theres no place for him in the Melbourne side, but someone like Carlton could do with him as theyre desperate for big bodied mids in that age bracket.

Big fail from PJ unfortunately. If we really had to play two games in the NT to make money, then both should have been in Alice Springs. Darwin tropical conditions will end our season.. if not the actual game vs Freo, the game after against the Dogs.

Its normal and every clubs supporters do it. And we are some of the tamer more reasoned supporters. Cats fans were calling for Scotts sacking after they lost to the Dogs the other night. Some other teams fans go around looking for fights after games when they lose. Ever heard of Demon supporters violently attacking anyone? I haven't.

Would get us around pick 30, same as Watts.

If we are lucky will need to win 'only' 5 of the last 8 to make it, as long as we keep our healthy %. Its highly possible however that we will need to win 6 of 8.. Basically its yet another time in this clubs history where they need to make a stand. Will they ever stand up and deliver?

Sandilands and Fyfe have already ruled out for this game, and they lost one of their better players in Connor Blakeley too. Beware a wounded Ross Lyon coached side.

Richmond are kings of the MCG. They won a flag with help from their fleet of small crumbing goalkickers. Nobody was able to counter them. Meanwhile, we don't play a single crumber the last few weeks. And predictably we continue to suck at the MCG. Its not rocket science.

Are we the only club where the supporters get selection right more often than the match committee? Their selections defy logic sometimes.

Any gun key position defenders we can poach? It looks like slim pickings. This team desperately needs one.... could we sign Adelaides McGovern and turn him into a KPD?

And we play in Darwin the week before. If we do not get selection 100% right vs the Dogs, including fresh legs and some speed (Baker? Kent?), they will roll us.

Forecast for Saturday is 33 degrees and 51% humidity lol If we manage to roll the Dockers up there the Doggies will be licking their lips the week after. Our players will be stuffed. If that happens its season over. The Darwin deal is an abomination.

In - Stretch, Spargo, Keilty, Garlett Out - Hannan, Tyson, Petracca, Petty

Adelaide are shite without him too. He really is a genius footballer... what a loss that was for us.