team v Bulldogs

[rednugget]

Here is your weekly team selection and match preview - straight from the match committee meeting:

Round 19 2003, ESSENDON v. WESTERN BULLDOGS
Sunday, August 10, 2003

ESSENDON TEAM
Backs: Andrew Welsh Dustin Fletcher Mark McVeigh
Half Backs: Mark Johnson Mark Bolton Sean Wellman
Centres: Damien Peverill Joe Misiti Adam McPhee
Half Forwards: Dean Solomon Scott Lucas Dean Rioli
Forwards: Damian Cupido Matthew Lloyd Danny Jacobs
Rucks: David Hille, James Hird, Jason Johnson
Interchange: Steven Alessio, Marc Bullen, Ben Haynes, Cory McGrath, Shane Harvey, Ken Hall, Mark Mercuri
IN: Andrew Welsh, Cory McGrath, Shane Harvey, Ken Hall
OUT: Adam Ramanauskas (injured)

[Darealrath]

oooh they're teasing me with Harvey and McGrath on the 7 man bench.

[Cupestar]

Cess, McGrath and Mercuri off that bench to miss, methinks...

[Yabba]

i think cess may stay in and play down forward to trouble the dogs with height... strong team pity theres no rama tho

[Hosko]

please oh please play Shane Harvey! was superb against bulldogs last time, one of my favourites! also looking foward to Johns lining up at full forward for us next week v tigers, should be exciting! If Harvey plays, Mercs will not and if Welsh is given another week to rest Hall will play, otherwise i think the bench will be Ces, Harvs (pleeaassee), Bullen, Haynes

[Cupestar]

I was very impressed how Haynes played on saturday against the scum. Looks like a good midfield prospect. Timely too considering Ramas unfortunate absence :(

[mongrelpunt]

If you check the Round 18 VFL teams:

Bendigo:
B: T McGrath, Hunt, Howard.
HB: Forster-Knight, Henneman, Davies.
C: Hall, Mercuri, Harvey.
HF: M Brown, Lay****, Richards.
F: Lovett-Murray, Johns, Walsh.
R: O'Keefe, Carter, Cail.
Inter from: Rosa, Hawkins, Bowen, Bovalino, Fitzgerald, Eaton, Campbell, Doherty, Woodford, D Schmidt

Hall, Harvey and Mercuri are all named, but there's no Cory McGrath. It looks like he might actually get a game this week.

[Cupestar]

Disappointed not to see Teddy come in for Mercs and get a game this week...

I would've thought by now we knew better than to trust team lists until 10 minutes before the opening bounce :)

[Stealth bomber]

Hall, Harvey, and Mercs were all dropped after training this morning. Which means McGrath gets a game.

I wouldn't mind seeing him played off a wing.

I also think we need to play another tall up forward to exploit Footscray's lack of height. It might serve us well to have Hille or Cess playing up forward. Would take pressure off Lloyd and give Darcy something to think about.

Brown kicked 5 against us in Round 4, obviously he is the one to worry about, even though his form hasn't been great of late.