Preview Round 2: Essendon vs St Kilda, Docklands, Saturday 30/03/19 @ 4:35 AEDT

[JDavey]

We better win because dropping Ridley is a ****ing joke

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Good changes.

 

[baz_machine]

[emoji819] Promising young talent
[emoji819] Good JLT Form
[emoji819] Actually tries

3 out of 3, better drop the campaigner

Made the senior players look bad.

Can't have that.

 

[Milanista28]

Xavier: Hey John, i don’t think the supporters could get any angrier than they are right now
John: Hold my beer

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

This seriously looks like Woosha just hit “auto-fill”

I reckon Woosha attaches a car battery to his nipples with some jumper leads and lets the current convulsing through his body move the magnets on the whiteboard around.

And that's the most logical explanation I can deduce for that change.

 

[Drummer_19]

I mean, when you've got the chance you gotta trust the guys that have gotten you no where for years, it's bound to work eventually!

 

[Jobe Watson]

The changes (well, change) we've made are so laughably bad it's almost unbelievable. We are going nowhere with this football department at the helm.

 

[table tennis]

Woosha has lost me.

I can't believe Ridley out is the solution

 

[Shanghaistu]

☑ Promising young talent
☑ Good JLT Form
☑ Actually tries

3 out of 3, better drop the campaigner

Precisely, he’s not toeing the line - he’s in real jeopardy of showing up the inept and lazy senior players so get him out of the team before he does!

 

[Jobe Watson]

No wonder Zaka was laughing after the final siren last week. Must be nice knowing no matter how shit you are, if you've been on the list longer than 3 years your spot is assured.

 

[Gabe251]

This says to the young group this:

This club does not reward effort. This club rewards experience.

 

[Its Manbearpig]

Well.. thats shit.

 

[carloss]

On the other hand, most of the players will be fresh after doing absolutely nothing last week.

 

[Gabe251]

If Essendon don't win this weekend, the selection panel are going to look like absolute idiots

 

[Madison Twatter]

Actual footage from the Essendon selection table...

 

[ghostdog]

So, we're down two marking options and we remove another one in favour of a four foot mid, after taking 25 or so less marks and struggling to mark the ball coming out of defence. I'm trying to understand.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Woosha has lost me.

I can't believe Ridley out is the solution

What game were you watching last week? Ridley was clearly the reason we lost the game. I’m just happy there was a thorough and honest review to find the cause and the problem has been identified. Parish kicked 5 goals so is a good replacement for Ridley.

 

[Howard Moon]

The change was about team balance

Rids was standing out with his effort, making the others look bad, so he had to go to bring an even spread of blergh

 

[Jobe Watson]

If Essendon don't win this weekend, the selection panel are going to look like absolute idiots

They already do.

This is honestly one of the worst selection decisions I can remember. I seriously hope they're hiding a Ridley injury because if not, this is embarrassing. Ridley is one of the few who have tried all year. He was our best in the JLT when most of the senior players were content to just plod around because "its only preseason lolz". Round 1 he was far from our worst. Bam, dropped for Round 2.

What a horrible message this sends. Ridley is our future and we make him the scapegoat while more senior players who have never achieved anything get let off.

 

[eth-dog]

Just gobsmacked. Seriously bewildering.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Anyone who was planning on going to the game on Saturday want to get blind drunk instead and end up at the Spearmint Rhino?

 

[dnbassador]

Called It!

 

[84859300]

Anyone who was planning on going to the game on Saturday want to get blind drunk instead and end up at the Spearmint Rhino?

...again?

 

[VelvetSledge]

That's added another two paragraphs onto the rant this week, nice

 

[Loonerty]

I wish I had more hands so I could give that change four thumbs down