JLT 2 - Geelong v Essendon at GMHBA Stadium, Thursday, March 7, 7.10pm AEDT

[captain blood 17]

One week for Selwood coming up. A strike is a strike.


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[StillAtLarge]

Stringer is looking sharp. In for a big year.

The schools near tullamarine have hired extra security in anticipation

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Esava, Hawk and Gaz.
Keep all 3 fit and we’ll be potent up forward this season.

Ablett with draw a good defender on reputation alone and the two big boys should benefit

 

[TigerTime_89]

What's more bias?
Dwayne Russell or the umpires?

 

[Former Decathlete]

Commentators are just painful with their blathering

 

[Gavin Excell]

That's quite a drawcard, can you still buy a cold pie and a hot coke for $5 too?

Yes

Donuts too where the jam will scald all tongues

 

[BarryMorgan]

One week for Selwood coming up. A strike is a strike.


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Until Cotchin or Dusty does it

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

That's quite a drawcard, can you still buy a cold pie and a hot coke for $5 too?

Country is when you can backup the ute to the boundary fence with a keg in the back, and chuck out the deckchairs.

 

[Ambrosia]

Not even being a smart arse, but he has been average for a couple of years. How old is he now? Late 20’s?


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Average is pretty harsh last year he really lead from the front when our form turned around with his hard running.

He's 28

 

[Ambrosia]

Essendon aren’t west coasts shoelaces

Never said they were

 

[bzparkes]

Did either of these teams practice skklls or anything that resembles a gamepan other than turn the ball over constantly? Standard is appalling.

 

[Bardo State]

Good to see something for hawks fans

You can dig in to the loser for being shit and dig in to the winner for caring about the JLT. It's wins all round.

Slightly more seriously I think Geelong will benefit more than most from half backs not running into the square form the line. Conversely it could hurt the Bombers more than almost any other team.

Great to see Esava back and doing well too. He could really benefit from the Cats' strong clearance work and the 6/6/6 set-up. Dalhaus a very under rated addition also. Would be surprised if Geelong aren't one of the better teams this year.

 

[Americanpies]

You know your footy

Good to see you are a man of hindsight.

My comment still stands. Geelong cannot make top 4 with this forward line.

They will get thumped by high scoring teams and won't have the arsenal to respond.

 

[OffTheBit]

Said it during the first quarter when they played Carlton and I'll reiterate it again now - long year ahead for the Bombers

 

[captain blood 17]

Average is pretty harsh last year he really lead from the front when our form turned around with his hard running.

He's 28

Okay, so by rights he should be peaking as a footballer. Interesting year coming up for him. Or has he been crueled by injuries a bit?


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[mxett]

Only preseason but im yet to see anything to suggest we'll be challenging this year

 

[bato]

The umpiring has been woeful. A sign that the footy season is around the corner.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Yes

Donuts too where the jam will scald all tongues

You're speaking directly to my soul. I take it all back, Geelong is a great town. Such a shame Smorgy's is no more, I think that's all that's stopping me from upping stumps and moving down.

 

[Bardo State]

Esava, Hawk and Gaz.
Keep all 3 fit and we’ll be potent up forward this season.

Ablett with draw a good defender on reputation alone and the two big boys should benefit

Plus no 7th defender or half backs flooding the square means quick entry to one on ones.

 

[brett15]

Bombers looking soft as

 

[Bardo State]

Only preseason but im yet to see anything to suggest we'll be challenging this year

Don't sweat JLT results. Joe back and Shiel in, get excited.

 

[Gavin Excell]

You can dig in to the loser for being shit and dig in to the winner for caring about the JLT. It's wins all round.

Slightly more seriously I think Geelong will benefit more than most from half backs not running into the square form the line. Conversely it could hurt the Bombers more than almost any other team.

Great to see Esava back and doing well too. He could really benefit from the Cats' strong clearance work and the 6/6/6 set-up. Dalhaus a very under rated addition also. Would be surprised if Geelong aren't one of the better teams this year.

Esava showed far more than i expected last year. Big hulk of a bloke and just 20.
Not sure 6-6-6 that great for cats given ee struggle to break even centre clearances and have an average ruck brigade

 

[Former Decathlete]

Not even being a smart arse, but he has been average for a couple of years. How old is he now? Late 20’s?


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Is he playing tonight?
Im also not being a smart ass but I havent seen him.

 

[hk89]

Am I reading the stats right, with 10 inside 50s for Dangerfield at half time? The all time record is 16 for a game, but I guess it has to be season proper to count, but that's an inside number to half time either way. Only 1 clanger and running at nearly 80% efficiency too , so probably not just random hacks into the forward 50.

 

[Americanpies]

Not sure why people are writing off Essendon's season... Both these games have been at odd stadiums. Ikon Park and Geelong's quagmire. I doubt they give half an ass about these games playing at places like this.

I suspect at The MCG and Marvel Stadium Essendon will be going hi octane and their energy levels will be completely different. They will be a good team this year. Top 8 at the minimum.