Preview Official Teams - Round 1

[RandB]

MELBOURNE
B: Lynden Dunn, Tom Gillies, Daniel Nicholson
HB: Jack Watts, James Frawley, Colin Garland
C: Jack Viney, Jack Grimes, Jimmy Toumpas
HF: Jeremy Howe, James Sellar, Colin Sylvia
F: Shannon Byrnes, Mitch Clark, David Rodan
Foll: Mark Jamar, Jordie McKenzie, Nathan Jones
I/C: Sam Blease, Cam Pederson, Luke Tapscott, Matt Jones
Emerg: Aaron Davey, Dean Terlich, Jake Spencer

NEW: Tom Gillies (Geelong), Jack Viney, Jimmy Toumpas, Shannon Byrnes (Geelong), David Rodan (Port Adelaide), Cam Pederson (North Melbourne)

PORT ADELAIDE
B: Tom Jonas, Jackson Trengove, Campbell Heath
HB: Jasper Pittard, Cameron O'Shea, Lewis Stevenson
C: Matthew Broadbent, Brad Ebert, Kane Cornes
HF: Justin Westhoff, Paul Stewart, Angus Monfries
F: Chad Wingard, Jay Schulz, Jake Neade
F: Jarrad Redden, Hamish Hartlett, Travis Boak
I/C: Matthew Lobbe, Oliver Wines, Andrew Moore, Kane Mitchell
Emerg: Aaron Young, Daniel Stewart, Jack Hombsch

NEW: Campbell Heath (Sydney), Lewis Stevenson (West Coast), Angus Monfries (Essendon), Jake Neade, Oliver Wines, Kane Mitchell, Jack Hombsh (GWS)

 

[CowboyFromHell]

Happy with that line up. Would obviously look better with Dawes, McDonald and Trengove out there but even they won't be too far away. We are in with a big chance of a win.

 

[RandB]

Im not overly enamoured with Port's back 6. On paper they have a good up and coming midfield and could do anything up forward. If we can keep the midfield battle to a 50/50 I like our chances tbh. They have great coaching staff though, should be a good game.

 

[Sellout Scully]

Good to see Grimes starting in the middle

 

[Crimson Azure]

Sellar up forward and starting as expected and the 3 talls in the side.

Good to see reward for effort in the preseason for a number of players.

 

[LeverPuller]

I like Gillies at fullback and Frawley at CHB.

 

[Crimson Azure]

I like Gillies at fullback and Frawley at CHB.

Frawley lacked his normal capacity to back himself at times last year so to push him up the ground (if that in fact happens) will be good for him I think as if he carries the ball as he likes to he'll already be on the HB line.

 

[00Stinger]

Sellar up forward and starting as expected and the 3 talls in the side.

Good to see reward for effort in the preseason for a number of players.

Stellar to kick 3+'goals. Bookmark it.

Will be the surprise of the season

 

[MFCforever]

MELBOURNE
B: Lynden Dunn, Tom Gillies, Daniel Nicholson
HB: Jack Watts, James Frawley, Colin Garland
C: Jack Viney, Jack Grimes, Jimmy Toumpas
HF: Jeremy Howe, James Sellar, Colin Sylvia
F: Shannon Byrnes, Mitch Clark, David Rodan
Foll: Mark Jamar, Jordie McKenzie, Nathan Jones
I/C: Sam Blease, Cam Pederson, Luke Tapscott, Matt Jones
Emerg: Aaron Davey, Dean Terlich, Jake Spencer

NEW: Tom Gillies (Geelong), Jack Viney, Jimmy Toumpas, Shannon Byrnes (Geelong), David Rodan (Port Adelaide), Cam Pederson (North Melbourne)

PORT ADELAIDE
B: Tom Jonas, Jackson Trengove, Campbell Heath
HB: Jasper Pittard, Cameron O'Shea, Lewis Stevenson
C: Matthew Broadbent, Brad Ebert, Kane Cornes
HF: Justin Westhoff, Paul Stewart, Angus Monfries
F: Chad Wingard, Jay Schulz, Jake Neade
F: Jarrad Redden, Hamish Hartlett, Travis Boak
I/C: Matthew Lobbe, Oliver Wines, Andrew Moore, Kane Mitchell
Emerg: Aaron Young, Daniel Stewart, Jack Hombsch

NEW: Campbell Heath (Sydney), Lewis Stevenson (West Coast), Angus Monfries (Essendon), Jake Neade, Oliver Wines, Kane Mitchell, Jack Hombsh (GWS)

The worst Melbourne line-up on paper I've seen for a long time!!

 

[CowboyFromHell]

The worst Melbourne line-up on paper I've seen for a long time!!

Believe me when I say that I would just LOVE for you to tell us exactly why this is the worst Melbourne line up in a long time. Please, do it.

 

[MFCforever]

Believe me when I say that I would just LOVE for you to tell us exactly why this is the worst Melbourne line up in a long time. Please, do it.

Believe me when I say that I would just LOVE for you to tell us exactly why this is the worst Melbourne line up in a long time. Please, do it.

Well in a nutshell, Too young, Too old, Too underdone, Too has been, Too never been.

 

[CowboyFromHell]

Well in a nutshell, Too young, Too old, Too underdone, Too has been, Too never been.

Your explanation was everything I hoped it would be.

 

[MFCforever]

Your explanation was everything I hoped it would be.

I'm right though.

 

[Captain Jack]

I'm right though.

Almost sig-worthy, that.

 

[Crimson Azure]

Believe me when I say that I would just LOVE for you to tell us exactly why this is the worst Melbourne line up in a long time. Please, do it.

Agreed, how is this not better than the teams of 2009? Wait, '10 & '11 too.

 

[Crimson Azure]

I'm right though.

No your not and I suggest you add something promptly, we don't need apparent MFC fans trolling us.

 

[Blackas87]

Backline looks solid, big test for Tom Gillies but good luck to him.

Fowardline looks a lot better, Mitch is back, Sellar is in form and Pederson as a 3rd tall, to think a few years ago we didn't have any key forwards. Then add Byrnes and Rodan as a couple of smalls roving under those big guys looks good to me.

Midfield doesn't look to bad either, Viney and Toumpas on the wings just looks better on paper, hopefully they both have good debuts.

Can't wait for sunday.

 

[Dez!]

Well in a nutshell, Too young, Too old, Too underdone, Too has been, Too never been.

Yes because that isn't ******ed.

 

[g-thing]

Saw a bit of Gillies in VFL final series sat year - composed, contests effectively and a great spoiler! I like him a lot.

 

[CTHORANGE]

Saw a bit of Gillies in VFL final series sat year - composed, contests effectively and a great spoiler! I like him a lot.

Yeh I remember seeing him too and wondering where do Geelong keep getting their talent from, hopefully he can do well at AFL level as well

 

[jhong]

I'm right though.

if you had seen some of the teams we put out in the late 60's 70's and early eighties you would not have posted this .

 

[MFCforever]

if you had seen some of the teams we put out in the late 60's 70's and early eighties you would not have posted this .

you're right.

 

[Supermercado]

The worst Melbourne line-up on paper I've seen for a long time!!

Surely this is the previous record holder! http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/2009/111220090809.html

 

[Theseventhhamster]

Surely this is the previous record holder! http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/2009/111220090809.html

SO much potato1!!!!!!!

 

[Captain Jack]

Surely this is the previous record holder! http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/2009/111220090809.html

Five ruckmen... That was a low point. Why wasn't that game examined during the tanking inquiry? Some of the most incriminating evidence is there.