AFL Autopsy Round 8: Essendon 58 point win against Brisbane

[Harlequin]

here we go

 

[Lethal]

Great win
Percentage boost
Joe and Jake with 9 goals between them.

 

[Rack Watts]

Finally put a team away

 

[fishardansin]

I'd imagine Dunstall's sphincter is very tense with Brisbane not winning.

Looks like a gorilla up front and a baboon out the back?

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Hurley was great, barely made a mistake. Stood up in first half when we struggled.

 

[Marley10]

We smashed a team. Kicked 136 with Daniher and Carlisle kicking 6 and 3 respectively. Ran out a game. Functional forward line. Attacking style.

No heart attacks in the last quarter.

Is this Essendon?

 

[Autobahn]

Looks like a gorilla up front and a baboon out the back?

Not much is known about black holes, but I think you're onto something.

 

[Ashton Agar]

What a performance. We only get this big wins a couple of times a year, enjoy it guys!

 

[Its Manbearpig]

Boy did that look good! Hopefully able to keep up a performance like that in future.
Gotta hope that clicked with the team.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

BLLLOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWIIINNN OUT DEM COBWEBS

 

[Doss]

From halfway through the second quarter we bossed them.

Good stuff.

 

[BomberTime]

Nice 2nd half to watch. Could sit back and relax a little.

 

[Loonerty]

Fantastic second half. Need to see more of the quick ball movement like that.
Thrilled that Joe's kicked his first bag, was ominous today. Carlisle with 3 as well, certainly a good day.
Hurley, what can you say? Just continues to crush it in 2015.

 

[Bombermania]

Good to See Essendon turn up, must have been off on holiday for the last month

Solid win, good attacking footy, a forward line that looked good, Cooney and Chappy just add a bit of class, loved Coyler's run

Only question mark, can we maintain that level.

 

[Nasty Penguin]

Hope that penny has now dropped for the team. Think a few players were challenged at half time and they responded.

Zack Merrett just gets better and will be elite soon enough. Thought his brother was pretty handy too.

 

[vast]

A wins a win plus Joey got a bag, but even a half decent team would have prob put us away in the first half.

Seriously dont know where this team is going.

 

[mike14]

Did a really good job of exploiting an undersized, inexperienced backline today. We moved the ball with purpose, and ran to create space and options. Our backline was excellent at ensuring that there were no easy options for them and by dominating in the air early made them too scared to kick it in.

My votes go to Hurley, JD, Hooker, Cooney, Zerrett; with Colyer, Stanton, Goddard, Bags and Howlett also being good

 

[Jobe Watson]

Can't beleive people were calling for Hibberd to be subbed at half time.

Great 2nd half, hopefully he's run himself into some form.

 

[scythe]

brisbane lions soon shall fold,
like fitzroy and bears of old.

 

[Cristiano Ronaldo]

Great performance but they stopped at HT. Hoping we keep building and take this momentum up to the bye at least

 

[Whispering_Jack]

 

[mike14]

Can't beleive people were calling for Hibberd to be subbed at half time.

Great 2nd half, hopefully he's run himself into some form.

to be fair his 1st qtr was terrible but he did turn it around very well

 

[Halftimehero]

Love Cooney in the side, always makes the right decision and kicks goals.

 

[theboxmike]

With all the bad footy we have played we still might end up in the top 8 after this week. lol

 

[Little Jerry]

Cooney's crucial when the games there to be won.

Hurley's a rock.