Melbourne Discussion

[Barra13]

Casey Scorpions stats;

Garland 19d 15k 4h 7m
Grimes 21d 6k 15h 1G
Hulett 6d 5k 1h 4G
Max King 11d 5k 6h 2g
Michie 28d 19k 9h
Newton 22d 3k 19h
Petracca 26d 11k 15h
Stretch 20d 12k 8h
Terlich 19d 14k 5h
Trengove 30d 14k 16h 2G
Weideman 12d 6k 6h 2G
White 21d 12k 9h

[GoLions]

Did Oliver play?

[Barra13]

No, he had a rest day.

This might tell a bit more of the story;

[GoLions]

Stretch with 11 tackles, nice!

[elephants]

So has Wagner replaced Matt Jones across halfback? His last two matches have coincided with a quieter one from M.Jones and then him being 'rested'.

[Purple 77]

So has Wagner replaced Matt Jones across halfback? His last two matches have coincided with a quieter one from M.Jones and then him being 'rested'.

I don't think so; IMO Wagner has replaced Garland, and that Hunt might make way for M Jones. However, the Dees might keep persevering with the impressive Hunt, so he might not get back in this week.



Trenners had 10 tackles as well?! WOW! Cheers for the stats barra.

We're all getting exciting about Truck, but Trenners stats have been consistently better IMO! But I imagine the Dees will make him play another month or so at Casey yet.

Speaking of Truck... does he play this week? He's "unlucky" that we've been in consistent good form for the first time in 5 years :P

MAYBE! This is what happens:

In: Oliver & Petracca (*moans*)

Out: Brayshaw & Frost/Harmes (depending on how tall/small we wanna go)

[Purple 77]

Haha, just reading through first page or 2 of this ever-growing thread. Thought I'd take advantage of this at least temporary optimistic feel I have about Melbourne to see how far my opinion and view of melbourne has changed.

For context, this thread started after being 0-3 at the start of 2014 (start of the Roos Reign), (also before our win against Carlton in Round 4), and we were woeful in those 3 games. I've never reacted worse IRL to a loss than I did Round 1 of 2014 against the worst 22 St Kilda fielded for the entire year (and they won the spoon that year), and I still sometimes think of what transpired that night  :-X



I was dead on the money on some of the things I pointed out at the time :P but also equally wrong about other things (like Neville Jetta).

But I'm most proud of this:

The only way to break this losing mentality, and to get rid of the scars on these players, is to get rid of them. It is the only way to start afresh. The following players should be delisted/traded:

Bail, Rohan
Barry, Dom
Blease, Sam
Byrnes, Shannon
Evans, Michael
Grimes, Jack
Jamar, Mark
Jetta, Neville (R)
Jones, Matt
McKenzie, Jordie
Nicholson, Daniel
Pedersen, Cameron
Spencer, Jake
Strauss, James
Tapscott, Luke
Terlich, Dean
Trengove, Jack

All these players have either shown a huge incompetency in skill, and/or is a list filler, and/or have been at the club too long and shown nothing.

That sir is 17 players. The remainder being comprised of debutants (and some second years), good players, and Jack Watts (I still haven't lost my defence for him). And Jimmy Toumpas, who I'm told by everyone I meet he has potential I am yet to see.


Clark, Mitchell
Clisby, Mitchell
Cross, Daniel
Dawes, Chris
Dunn, Lynden
Fitzpatrick, Jack
Frawley, James
Garland, Colin
Gawn, Max
Georgiou, Alexis (R)
Harmes, James (R)
Hogan, Jesse
Howe, Jeremy
Hunt, Jayden
Jones, Nathan
Kennedy-Harris, Jay
Kent, Dean
King, Max (R)
McDonald, Tom
Michie, Viv
Riley, Aidan
Salem, Christian
Toumpas, Jimmy
Tyson, Dom
Vince, Bernie
Viney, Jack
Watts, Jack

Clark at this stage looks like he may retire altogether, and Frawley will of course go to someone like Hawthorn, as I am sure he is rightly sick of Melbourne. Why would he turn down a chance of winning more than 6 games a season? Hell, a chance at a premiership!

What that leaves, is a mere 8 players that have been exposed to 2 or more seasons of hell. Imagine the mindset and freshness the other 37 would bring!

[Barra13]

So has Wagner replaced Matt Jones across halfback? His last two matches have coincided with a quieter one from M.Jones and then him being 'rested'.

Matty Jones has been playing a couple of roles on the half back line and also half forward. He took a big hit last week so is being managed. His form has been pretty good so he could work his way back into the team. It is his running power that gets him a gig. Usually has the highest amount of km clocked up on the GPS for the whole team.

[Purple 77]

It's happening!

Petracca to debut

WHOO! And I love it that he's debuting against St Kilda, a little poetic even if McCartin has been going well for them!

[Purple 77]

Great picture btw Barra  8)

[kilbluff1985]

video of him finding out

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2016-04-27/petracca-to-make-afl-debut-against-saints

[Big Mac]

BOY OH BOY WOWEE

GET THE FLOWER AROUND THE BIG MAN

PETRACCA COMING STRAIGHT FOR YOU ST KILDA

[Barra13]

Yep.

It's flowering circle jerk time.

[Purple 77]

Dunno guys, I'm tempted to temporarily change my Hulk picture to Petracca in the lead up to this game.

But I feel like if I cheat him, he'll cheat me?

[ossie85]

Dunno guys, I'm tempted to temporarily change my Hulk picture to Petracca in the lead up to this game.

But I feel like if I cheat him, he'll cheat me?

Hogan = Hulk, Petracca = Petr Acca = Peter Parker = Spider-Man?