Roger Mellie

[censored] this team is hard work.

This^ I'd add the new rules with runners has added to our woes. We don't have the on field leaders to make up for the loss of communications/marshalling/instructions from the runners (until Lewis is back anyway).

Had one of the longest layoffs for a hamstring injury I've ever heard of (without surgery). He wasn't that long ago that he joined the main group in full training. I hope he's not rushed in to the seniors underdone. The knock on him is disposal and decision making so I'd like him to tear it apart at Casey first.

Hopefully it's like Sydney v Adelaide last night. Adelaide, the away team, were given a dream run by the umpires. Not sure why but I'd take it tonight.

Clatworthy's (Sawyers Arms) or Gold Diggers. If you're going early for a frothie, your odds of finding a carpark improve. I do like that about Geelong - still able to get a park without a grey ghost sniffing after you. I'll be there - parking in a mate's driveway a few minutes from the ground ? Go Dees!

Jack be nimble Jack be quick Jack jump over the effin candlestick FFS

I can't see Viney turning it around one week. Needs to play at Casey to regain fitness rather than sit on the bench at Geelong. Stretch in to replace him for a week, unless they decide to run with KK. Out: Frost, Viney In: May, Stretch (KK) In two weeks bring in Viney and KK

Me. My argument is that other players were better (as few of them as there were). I acknowledge he's fit - probably fitter than all of them, but I don't think you should get votes for being fit. Being fit enabled him to apply pressure, unlike most in the team. The rest of his game was ordinary - including his attempted ball gathers which bounced off him, his points and his poor decisions, disposal and fumbles. Spargo applied pressure too. Fight over. Roger wins.

Absolutely, because you've got nothing better to do than trawl through every single vote each week. RECOUNT! ..... pretty please

Will do. Thanks for explanation.

Hold the phone there Demonland. How is ANB on the leader board after his stinker of a game when Fritsch and Sparrow polled more votes than him. Yes, I see one solitary poster gave him two votes (an attempt at humour, I hope).

I read that above that Bedford played half back? Is that true or did he just have a stint there? Who kicked goals for Casey? Cheers

I thought the ball gathering skills were particularly cringeworthy. He'd be running to gather the ball and it would bounce off him.

Oh FFS is this one of your feelings a la Petracca - that fat bloke who has to be dragged kicking and screaming out of a giant bowl of Mumma's pasta to play footy. Stretch leaves no stone unturned to play AFL footy. You wont find a harder trainer or anyone more meticulous in their preparation. It's more a question of whether he has enough AFL attributes. I'll regret posting this I'm sure given your likely responses and endless posting, so feel free to just leave it as I will.

Injured Again

Fair point and enough to make anyone shudder, if not get full blown hives.

I'm surprised you'd contemplate them lining up like that.

The three tall emergencies is odd / interesting - Preuss, Petty, Kielty....then Sparrow. I thought Stretch might get a look in as an emergency.

I'd love it if Stretch took it up a level or two. That game last year before he injured his toe showed us something.. Stretch is one of those players who needs time to find his feet at AFL level. Unfortunately these days you have to be able to walk into your role and the team very quickly and adapt. If he gets that time he could make a good winger. I think he's one of two genuine wings on the list - the other being Fritsch. I don't think Hunt is and I have my doubts about KK on a wing.

Nev in the middle is my guess (next to Harmes) although he seems to have Frost's ears stuck on. A serious bouffant on the dude next to Gawn.

It just shows how long I've been lurking on this site. I'm sure all of the Vis characters would have be banned here years ago. Another couple of faves: Two Fat Slags, Finbar Saunders and Milly Tant. Roger's Profanasaurus is not to be missed too.

I'd like to add: Angus Brayshaw to hit a target by (either) foot ANB without the fumbles Kielty with a little more game time. Viney unscathed in particular.

A bit of a guess, but having done some recent knee rehab, I'd say the snow provides a slightly less stable but soft surface to get the muscles around his knee more active in supporting his knee.

That sounds a bit like mine. I'd add scratching around for a training report fix to the list. I also burnt a Peter Bell effigy.

Agree on Brown. His goal tally is also obscenely inflated by the number of dodgy free kicks he is awarded in front of goal.