This will be a tricky week for captains… especially with the Monday game where we will find out teams on Sunday night, just before the Carlton v Essendon game. When teams drop, if Max Heath is named… this changes everything. Make sure you have everythign lined-up ready to go so you are making the right calls at the right time. Good luck legends!
🏴☠️ 1 – Smith v ADEL
@ Adelaide, THURS 7:30pm
⭐ Scored 154 on the Crows in round three
✅ Form – 126, 97, 157 and 127 and has scored
🏟️ 100-plus in his last four at AO
❌ No MID has hit 100 v Adelaide in last three games
🏴☠️ 2 – Gawn v COLL
@ MCG, MON 3:15pm
✅ Scored 123 solo last week
✅ 115 and 122 on the Pies last year and then… 106, 148 and 126
🤷♂️ Max Heath in?
🤷♂️ Teams named Sunday
🏴☠️ 4 – Merrett v CARL
@ MCG, SUN 7:20pm
✅ Coming off 109 and 148
🤷♂️ Vs Carlton last year – 115 and 79
🏷️ Has copped tags in the past – Hewy?
✅ MIDs Vs Carlton – Smith 126, JHF 124 and Butters 97
🏴☠️ 4 – Butters v WCE
@ Optus, SAT 8:15pm
✅ WCE 4th easiest team for MIDs
✅ Form – 97, 122, 109 and 112
🏷️ Tagged v Eagles in Rd.3 = 86
🏷️ Hough or Duursma an issue?
🏴☠️ 5 – Sheezel v FREO
@ Hands Oval, SAT 2:15pm
⭐ Last three v Freo – 131, 121 and 127
🏟️ 119 in Bunbury last year (WCE)
✅ Form – 121, 93 and 127
❌ Freo #4 hardest for MIDs – tough!
Nick Daicos v Melbourne
Daicos does sit at No. 6 for me this week and Ed Langdon is the reason he sits this low. He scored 103 and 86 against the Demons last year and he copped the Langdon-tag on both occasions. Surely it happens again. Daicos has scored 6×120-plus in his last seven at the MCG and is flying at the moment with 109, 126 and 102 in his last three games. The tag is a concern – however, Langdon hasn’t tagged this year, but they have used Tholstrup. Either way… it’s happening!
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Are we taking Baz’s 108 – or holding, and who for – Naicos, Roberts, Sheezel, Bont?
I’m leaning towards taking the 108!
I’m not taking Baz 108 unfortunately for me in my league match up my opponent had his on Dawson. I’m looking now at Roberts Naico or Gawn if he is solo ruck.
Johnny Noble for the smoky!
Going Gawn, Heath is lining up in the vfl tomorrow. Gawn should be solo.
Looking good at half time
Yer, good call that, 146!