Bytel will possibly be at another club & NWM is homesick so the story goes,should we really play them if that is the case? Why would Bytel want out? He has been injured for most of this season and only starting to get match fit. He surely couldn’t have expected to come into the seniors any soon...

I am very happy to see him develop another string to his bow in defence. However, I think he will be a forward in the longer term, mainly due to the fact that he is the best set shot at goal on our list and by quite a margin. I was at training a few weeks back, and while King and Higgins were missin...

In the presser Ratts indicated that Jones will be very close to a recall and Howard will come in.
Interesting who makes way.

Howard trained fully today and looks ready to return.
DMac also joined main training and may be in Sandy team this week

It looked like they were running out of legs.
Possibly the six day break, coming back from Perth (4 a.m. return Monday) and also a heavy surface.

Just wondering if that shifting surface at Optus last week had something to do with Gresham’s injury?

Webster could also miss through injury, my ins would be Hanners, Owens and Highmore or Connolly, NWM is surely a better option than Wood, would also like to see Campbell in to help RoMo probably at the expense of Paton or Sharman. Webster trained well today and no apparent injury. Gresham, Billing’...

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
What the recruiters really need is a crystal ball but they are very hard to come by!

Black is normally the probables but most weeks 3 or 4 are usually selected from the whites.

Went to training today and it was a very enthusiastic session with a lot of energy. Obvious absentees were Clark and Howard, wIth Dmac and Hannebery not appearing to train. I got there a little late but did not see Gresham on the track. One of the trainers collected his water bottle and took it in t...

What a silly thread -Webster and Ross have been two of our best players this season

With all those gone we may as well trade Steele, King and Marshall too!

Paton Howard Wilkie Clark battle webster Byrnes Sinclair milera Billings membrey Hill Sharman King Higgins Ryder Gresham crouch Inter Ross butler lienert long That's what I'd like to see happen Seems about right, however I like Windhager, especially in a side without Steele, Jones and Bytel. For hi...

The biggest problem will be fitting Higgins, Clark and Butler in the team,

North were very competitive against Melbourne until late in the game.

saynta wrote: ↑Tue 10 May 2022 11:12am I have a mate who used to sit on the VFL Tribunal.

He told me he took an instant dislike to Oliver who he described as a real smart arse jerk.

He has a very punchable head along with Petracca who I cannot stand.
Together they help to make Melbourne high on my most hated list

Unbelievable that an experienced player like Membery doesn’t go far enough back to avoid the man on the mark

I think it could be that bringing back both Billings and Jones the.same week has influenced the decision.
Also Jones had played two VFL matches, and Billings was coming back from a hamstring injury.

At training today and a pretty good session with nearly everyone there. The following reports Roma was moving well and looks certain to play Bytel had knee strapped but still joined in full training. Gresh apparently has a sore hip and was largely running laps and having a very light session.Spoke t...

At training today watching Sharman dobbing goals with relative ease while king and Higgins miss from right in front

I don’t like selling games but if we miss goals from 20 metres out directly in front we deserve to lose. Also Steele running near the mark of a free gifted them @ goal. That in a game when goals are very difficult to kick is a killer. All our players should be told to concentrate and not give away 5...

It was always an incredible risk considering his history.
You can’t play football at this level without head knocks, especially a key position player in marking contests.

When you consider five missed shots from close

Great quarter with both rucks injured

Probably unlikely as they had Captain’s run this morning at Moorabbin