My goodness this is getting old. Every week you come on here and bemoan our selections, and tell us Ratts doesn't know what he's doing, should be picking this guy, don't know how this guy gets a game, put Waite on the wing.

You might have a very general idea of the role the players have, but like the rest of us, and this certainly includes me, you wouldn't know how the players are being judged by the MC. A guy like BV who has a better understanding than most of how the modern game is played has made mention of how he understands Curnow's role many times.

How is Ratten gutless because you can't figure it out?

I'm going to give you the benefit of attending training...but why do you think you know our team better from your 10 hours a week as opposed to the 60-70+ hrs (and I'm probably under estimating this) Ratts is watching games, talking to the players, his assistants, medical staff, and everything else involved with being the senior coach.

Perhaps you don't know what you're talking about

Well said Brad, it seems the MC can't win no matter what they do, Ratts continually gets bashed over the head by posters, I think it is time that some people realized that we are in a bit of a difficult situation with injuries and form and accepted that the MC is trying to address the problem, we also need to understand that we don't know as much as those in the inner sanctum and if some of the guys on this forum were so talented in team selection they would be on the MC of an AFL club and not banging away here.

Corporate golf day on Sunday so I won't be able to listen or watch it. Looking for a good result and that is just the golf.....

Hate to sound pessimistic, but this game has "upset" written all over it IMO. An out of form, undermanned team going interstate to play against an improved and in-form side. To think that Port are more than $3 to win is staggering.

Hope I'm wrong, but a loss here would not surprise me at all.

Yarran in for Lucas is a no-brainer.

Collins out for Watto is the interesting one, but clearly this is a structural decision.

Corporate golf day on Sunday so I won't be able to listen or watch it. Looking for a good result and that is just the golf.....