Round 1 Squad

[kanga fan man]

Melbourne:
B: Brown, Carroll, Whelan
HB: Yze, Ferguson, Ward
C: Green, Bruce, Moloney
HF: Pickett, Miller, Davey
F: Johnson, Neitz, Robertson
R: White, Sylvia, Johnstone
I: Motlop, Nicholson, Bartram, Jamar, McDonald, Bate, Jones

INJ: Rivers, McLean, Bizzell, Holland

Missed Out: C.Johnson, Wheatley, Read

Carlton:
B: Carrazzo, Livingston, Walker
HB: Thornton, Whitnall, Lappin
C: Simpson, Scotland, Stevens
HF: Houlihan, Waite, Fisher
F: Deluca, Fevola, Betts
R: French, Kouta, Murphy
I: Bentick, Chambers, McLaren, Teague, Sporn, Wiggins, McGrath

Wheatley didnt get picked becasue he is sick heard it on sen last nite hasnt trained all week.

hope motlop goes well had a good pre season

 

[AllStar7]

The only reason Ferguson is playing is because Carlton have 4 tall forwards, while we have no Rivers or Wheatley.

I can see us losing this week, and the wheels completely falling off before the season has even begun. Something about being so shizen for so many years I guess....

 

[davey_magik]

Looks like ND is refusing to play 4 talls down back. I'd like Wheatley or the Biz in the team, but hey it shouldn't be too bad. I'd say Ward will take Fisher, if Miller goes down back its a stupid move, no way Lance will keep up with him.

 

[Bartram_Class]

Anyone know the final team yet?

 

[Sylvia Saint]

The final bench is: Jamar, McDonald, Motlop and Bartram.

I'm happy with that. Nicho may be tall, but you're all forgetting that he's a ******** footballer.

Good luck to Bartram - definitely deserves to be in the side.

 

[AllStar7]

With this backline of short people, you better hope our midfield tears them a new one.

Carroll is barely tall enough to play KP and Ferguson is barely heavy enough to play... anywhere. Dangerous moves, and hopefully they work.
I agree Nicho is a shizen footballer, and I'm not crying over his absence from the side. I just can't wait until Rivers and Warnock are both fit.

 

[goDees22]

If he comes back in round 3 that would be 3 weeks (games).

no round 3 is 2 weeks from round 1. i dunno me not smart very much

 

[JonnyW]

quote-AllStar7 " Carroll is barely tall enough to play KP"

Barely tall enough???? He is 191 cm's.

 

[Deestroy]

no round 3 is 2 weeks from round 1. i dunno me not smart very much

Hence the use of the term (games) after weeks. When I said 3-4 weeks I meant 3-4 games away.

If you want to get specific Round 3 was 18 days away when I posted, making it closer to 3 weeks than 2.

Me fail English? that's unpossible.

 

[Deestroy]

Final team:

Backs: N.Brown, N.Carroll, M.Whelan
Half backs: A.Yze, R.Ferguson, D.Ward
Centreline: B.Green, C.Bruce, B.Moloney
Half forwards: B.Pickett, B.Miller, A.Davey
Forwards: P.Johnson, D.Neitz, R.Roberston
Followers: J.White, C.Sylvia, T.Johnstone
I/C from: S.Motlop, C.Bartram, M.Jamar, J.McDonald
EMG: Matthew Bate, Alistair Nicholson, Nathan Jones

Worried at the selection of Jamar over Nicho. Miller will surely now have to play in the backline. Will Jamar do THAT much better in the ruck than PJ could do to justify this selection?

 

[Sylvia Saint]

With PJ, Neitz and Robbo to play in the forward line, there is really no need to play Miller at CHF.

We'll be fine. Nicho on the bench would have been a waste of a player.

 

[JonnyW]

With PJ, Neitz and Robbo to play in the forward line, there is really no need to play Miller at CHF.

We'll be fine. Nicho on the bench would have been a waste of a player.

True, however Miller plays his best football at CHF. I recall last year his form was questionable when ND shifted him between the forward line and defence. I'd prefer to see him at CHF for the whole game, if not for the majority.

 

[melbournemartin]

I think ND is preparing to put Miller or even Neitz down in defence.....I really don't want to see that happening but with only Carroll and Fergeson it seems likely. Fergy had no form in the pre season comp and Carroll is coming off a 5 goal against game vs Nathan Thompson.

Hopefully Bruce, Green and Sylvia can have great games in the midfield and then float down forward and score a few goals.

 

[Klyntonius]

If needed, Neitz is a better proposition down back than Miller in my opinion. Miller, for mine, is a very ordinary defender and is probably more important to us at CHF than Neitz is at FF with Robbo, Paul Johnson, Davey and Pickett to kick goals as well as our midfielders. Hopefully it doesn't come to that though and the midfield does its job and doesn't give the Blues a sniff.