Teams

[Benevolent Ert]

MELBOURNE v SYDNEY
Saturday, 7:10pm, Telstra Dome

MELBOURNE
B: Whelan, Nicholson, Broadbridge
HB: Bizzell, Rivers, Brown
C: Green, Heffernan, Wheatley
HF: Robertson, Miller, Yze
F: Holland, Neitz, Bruce
FOLL: White, Read, McDonald
I/C: Williams, Godfrey, Bell, Jolly
EMG: Ward, Walsh, Sylvia
IN: Williams, Godfrey, Bell, Jolly
OUT: Johnstone (hamstring), Ward, Walsh, Rigoni

SYDNEY
B: Crouch, Schauble, Bolton
HB: Barry, Goodes, Kennelly
C: Ablett, Maxfield, Mathews
HF: O'Keefe, Hall, Buchanan
F: Williams, O'Loughlin, Nicks
FOLL: Ball, Kirk, Bolton
I/C: Bevan, Davis, Doyle, McVeigh
EMG: James, Powell, Thewlis
IN: Williams
OUT: Thewlis

[Barry Schneider]

I hope Williams is close to 100%.If he isn't he shouldn't play.His speed and running ability are his greatest assets and when playing injured has been ineffective.
I wonder if Kennelly will play on Miller.Miller is way to mobile for Goodes and Kennelly has the speed to go with him and if he can spoil Miller on the lead we could see him set up some forays into the forward line.
Schauble on Neitz is something we missed first game we played them although we will need someone in the hole as Neitz on the lead is very hard to stop.
Just on paper I think we match up well with them.How the events of this week have affected the team who knows

[cruiser]

I hope they're giving Schneider a run in the 2's so he can get match fit and get his confidence back.

[footyhead]

i hope we get to see a few of the kids like Thewlis, and dempster play a bit more than two minuets before this season is over.

[sharpie]

must be the first week in the last few months that dempster is not an emergency.

speaking of emergencies, who is gonna be the late withdrawal, and who will be promoted?

if this season is anything to go by it will be Powell's turn to warm the bench all night, after seeing Thewlis twice now dropped after 1 game in the seniors, and James getting one game 2 weeks ago before dropping out. Must be concerning for these young guys not getting a decent run at making the team, while others have had a dream run all season. It took Ablett the best part of 18 rounds to find any form.