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Pre season:
Essendon: The Bombers got smashed by St Kilda in their first pre season outing but were much better against Geelong in the second. Darcy Parish had plenty of the ball with 34 disposals and a goal, whilst medium forward Kyle Langford kicked 3 goals in a nice head to head with Jack Henry
Hawthorne: Will update after their game
Head to Head (last 5)
Essendon 4-1 Hawthorne
Form Guide
Essendon: N/A
Hawthorne: N/A
Possible sides
Essendon vs Hawthorne
FB: Jarman Impey - Sam Frost - Jack Scrimshaw
FF: Matthew Guelfi - Peter Wright - Jake Stringer
HB: Josh Weddle - James Sicily - Karl Amon
HF: Jade Gresham- Kyle Langford - Jye Menzie
MF: Josh Ward - Jai Newcombe - Massimo D'Ambrosio
MF: Sam Durham - Will Setterfield - Xavier Duursma
HF: Dylan Moore - Mabior Chol - Bailey MacDonald
HB: Nic Martin - Zach Reid - Mason Redman
FF: Luke Breust - Mitchell Lewis - Jack Ginnivan
FB: Andrew McGrath - Ben McKay - Nik Cox
OB: Ned Reeves - James Worpel - Connor Nash
OB: Sam Draper - Darcy Parish - Zachary Merrett
IC: Blake Hardwick - Cameron MacKenzie - Campbell Hustwaite - Nick Watson
IC: Dyson Heppell - Jye Caldwell - Todd Goldatein - Matt Guelfi
TS: Jack Gunston
TS: Nick Hind
Hawthorne defence vs Essendon forward line
Essendon's forward line last year kicked a goal on average 23.03% of the time it entered forward 50, slightly above the AFL average of 22.97%, which isn't surprising given they were around the middle of the table the entire year. Hawthorne's defence struggled most of the year, conceding a goal 25.41% of the time it entered their defensive 50, again not surprising given they were bottom 4 for most of the year. Within this area of the ground there'll be 3 match ups that catch the eye, Sam Frost against Peter Wright should favour the Dons whilst Hawkes captain James Sicily will likely challenge himself to quell the ever dangerous Jake Stringer and young talent Josh Weddle could get the job on Kyle Langford after his career best year
Midfield/rucks battle
Essendon were 13th for contested possession difference last year and 12th for clearance difference last year. The Hawks batted well above their average in this regard though, finishing 6th and 7th in these stats respectively. Essendon will be hoping to get a full year out of Will Setterfield in the middle, the big midfielder vital defensively at a stoppage to allow the captain Zach Merrett and Darcy Parish to be more attacking through there. The Hawks big bodies of Jai Newcombe, James Worpel and Conor Nash will have the advantage inside with their size and strength, hence their strong showing on the contested side of the game. The wings will be an interesting battle, with former Don Massimo D'Ambrosio wanting to prove his former team made a mistake by not giving him gametime likely to go against Bomber new recruit Xavier Duursma, who has looked good in pre season so far.
Hawthorne forward line vs Essendon defence
Essendon's defensive struggles were well documented over the past few years, last year conceding a goal 23.38% of the time it entered defensive 50, above the AFL average of 22.97%. The Hawks struggled offensively as well, kicking a goal 20.89% of the time it entered their forward 50. The big match up will be Mitch Lewis against Ben McKay, where the the big Hawk has struggled with at times, impressive by McKay considering how leaky North have been in his time.Mabior Chol at his third club will likely get 2020 top 10 draftee Zach Reid, who looks like he is finally fit and ready to go, whilst Jack Ginnivan may run into Andy McGrath, who has held him well in their past few head to heads.
Key stat
Essendon: Goals/inside 50. The Hawk defence is very leaky and the Dons have enough quality inside 50 to do damage there.
Hawthorne: Clearances. They need to dominate this part if they're any chance of winning the game.
Tip
* Hawthorne. We should beat them, and I think we will. Essendon by 22
Guys, I won't be able to do this most weeks, I was able to tonight and thought with silk not really around much in off season I'd do this one.
Essendon: The Bombers got smashed by St Kilda in their first pre season outing but were much better against Geelong in the second. Darcy Parish had plenty of the ball with 34 disposals and a goal, whilst medium forward Kyle Langford kicked 3 goals in a nice head to head with Jack Henry
Hawthorne: Will update after their game
Head to Head (last 5)
Essendon 4-1 Hawthorne
Form Guide
Essendon: N/A
Hawthorne: N/A
Possible sides
Essendon vs Hawthorne
FB: Jarman Impey - Sam Frost - Jack Scrimshaw
FF: Matthew Guelfi - Peter Wright - Jake Stringer
HB: Josh Weddle - James Sicily - Karl Amon
HF: Jade Gresham- Kyle Langford - Jye Menzie
MF: Josh Ward - Jai Newcombe - Massimo D'Ambrosio
MF: Sam Durham - Will Setterfield - Xavier Duursma
HF: Dylan Moore - Mabior Chol - Bailey MacDonald
HB: Nic Martin - Zach Reid - Mason Redman
FF: Luke Breust - Mitchell Lewis - Jack Ginnivan
FB: Andrew McGrath - Ben McKay - Nik Cox
OB: Ned Reeves - James Worpel - Connor Nash
OB: Sam Draper - Darcy Parish - Zachary Merrett
IC: Blake Hardwick - Cameron MacKenzie - Campbell Hustwaite - Nick Watson
IC: Dyson Heppell - Jye Caldwell - Todd Goldatein - Matt Guelfi
TS: Jack Gunston
TS: Nick Hind
Hawthorne defence vs Essendon forward line
Essendon's forward line last year kicked a goal on average 23.03% of the time it entered forward 50, slightly above the AFL average of 22.97%, which isn't surprising given they were around the middle of the table the entire year. Hawthorne's defence struggled most of the year, conceding a goal 25.41% of the time it entered their defensive 50, again not surprising given they were bottom 4 for most of the year. Within this area of the ground there'll be 3 match ups that catch the eye, Sam Frost against Peter Wright should favour the Dons whilst Hawkes captain James Sicily will likely challenge himself to quell the ever dangerous Jake Stringer and young talent Josh Weddle could get the job on Kyle Langford after his career best year
Midfield/rucks battle
Essendon were 13th for contested possession difference last year and 12th for clearance difference last year. The Hawks batted well above their average in this regard though, finishing 6th and 7th in these stats respectively. Essendon will be hoping to get a full year out of Will Setterfield in the middle, the big midfielder vital defensively at a stoppage to allow the captain Zach Merrett and Darcy Parish to be more attacking through there. The Hawks big bodies of Jai Newcombe, James Worpel and Conor Nash will have the advantage inside with their size and strength, hence their strong showing on the contested side of the game. The wings will be an interesting battle, with former Don Massimo D'Ambrosio wanting to prove his former team made a mistake by not giving him gametime likely to go against Bomber new recruit Xavier Duursma, who has looked good in pre season so far.
Hawthorne forward line vs Essendon defence
Essendon's defensive struggles were well documented over the past few years, last year conceding a goal 23.38% of the time it entered defensive 50, above the AFL average of 22.97%. The Hawks struggled offensively as well, kicking a goal 20.89% of the time it entered their forward 50. The big match up will be Mitch Lewis against Ben McKay, where the the big Hawk has struggled with at times, impressive by McKay considering how leaky North have been in his time.Mabior Chol at his third club will likely get 2020 top 10 draftee Zach Reid, who looks like he is finally fit and ready to go, whilst Jack Ginnivan may run into Andy McGrath, who has held him well in their past few head to heads.
Key stat
Essendon: Goals/inside 50. The Hawk defence is very leaky and the Dons have enough quality inside 50 to do damage there.
Hawthorne: Clearances. They need to dominate this part if they're any chance of winning the game.
Tip
* Hawthorne. We should beat them, and I think we will. Essendon by 22
Guys, I won't be able to do this most weeks, I was able to tonight and thought with silk not really around much in off season I'd do this one.
