Changes for Melbourne - discussion and speculation

In: Phillips, Anyone
Out: Belly, Zaka

Sorry Zaka you’ve been a great servant but its time. Is completely cooked.

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I’d be happy with Ham and Phillips in for Zaka and TBell.

I’d give Fanta another week.

They’d have to strongly consider McKenna and Ambrose

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out: Zaka
in: Ham

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In: Phillips, Fantasia, Mckenna
Out: Townsend (rested), Zaharakis, Snelling

B: Saad Hooker Hurley
Hb: Redman Ridley Heppell
C: Cutler McGrath Merrett
Hf: Smith McKernan Langford
F: Tippa Stringer Fanta
R: Bellchambers Shiel Parish
Int: Phillips Guelfi Francis McKenna

Emg; Ambrose, Snelling, Zaharakis, Laverde, Ham

In: Ambrose, Ham, McKenna, Fantasia
Out: Francis, Zaka, Guelfi, Snelling

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Hows Redman looking re MRI?

In: Phillips, Fanta, McKenna, Ambrose
Out: Zaka, Snelling, Francis, Guelf

Id go 2 rucks v Gawn.

Melbourne folded like cheap furniture against FC. We should ■■■■■■■ smash them

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Don’t go there

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He’ll be ok. From the other angle he didn’t make enough contact. Kennedy would have twisted his head off if that actually hit him hard.

I’m worried about Hooker’s mobility. I thought he looked two yards off the pace today. BZT in for mine.

Otherwise Zaka’s position should come into question too and I would like to see Ham as we lacked some run-and-carry today.

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He may have looked slow but he played really well.

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I love Hooker and Hurley but there is definitely a mounting case that we’d be a better team with Ambrose and BZT in the for the 2 of them (under that scenario then really it’s Francis replacing Hurley, not Ambrose).

Someone posted in the match day thread that we could retire all of our players over 28 and no-one would notice. This could be true. I reckon if we played the younger guys from now, we’d definitely be better by the end of the season then we would be with Hooker and Hurley.

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Hooker has to be permanent forward… look how much we craved a target yet again.

IN: BZT, Fantasia
OUT: snelling, Zaharakis

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Out:
Zaka, TBC & Guelfi

In:
Irish, Phillips & Hams.

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I thought Hooker was good to be honest

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He was solid. But his lack of pace is a big weakness for him and us now. He’s probably still a better option than Zerk but I reckon by the end of the year Zerk will be a better option

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Hooker good for amount of time he’s missed, you still can’t kick it near him or he’ll take it off you

Four changes, reddawg will go because not just the maggots are corrupt

Cannon: Zaharakis, Bellcho
Sent to his room: Francis
In: Phillips, ORRRAAZZIO, Ambrose, Stewart

Need another forward who can mark, and with Stewart Stringer Smack you have 3 that won’t be beaten 1 on 1.

Fantasia - Snelling
Zaharakis - whoever

Leave TBC

Has been a big one-week block

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Out- Zaka
In- Ham

Out- Redman (suspended 1xgame)
In-Ambrose.