AFL Toast Rnd 4: Bombers tame the Lions

[Arctic fox]

Shiel is destroying teams and he hasn't even hit a target yet imagine how good we'll be when he starts doing that.

Yeah strange one. Lefties are usually dead-eye-dicks. Hopefully he can change that.

 

[Arctic fox]

One of the noticeable changes is the lowering of eyes.
Also the club went to Ray's and bought some IN TENT CITY!!!!!!!

 

[brutus76]

https://www.essendonfc.com.au/video/2019-04-13/rd-4-game-breaker-mcdonaldtipungwuti

Just watch this 4 or 5 times in a row

 

[Eagle Bomber]

Mitch Brown is such an impressive runner. He works so hard often for no return but he leads hard right up to the wing to provide an outlet for defence. He was my BOG for the day.

And how’s this for a laugh; according to the tracking data, Mark Baguley recorded our highest sprint speed for the day at 31.7 km/h

BOG but for Walla.

 

[JayJ20]

How is this only four pages you bunch of maniacs

It's only 5 pages because we won well. Myers, Baguley and Clarke didn't cost us a win.

 

[VelvetSledge]

I love winning, the whole weekend feels better.

Time to watch the highlights again, yew

 

[Don Won]

How is this only four pages you bunch of maniacs

I got your back.

‘We were smashing them in the first half, then we took our foot off the pedal and only beat them by 47 points. Good teams put bad teams away’

Discuss.

 

[afairgo]

I got your back.

‘We were smashing them in the first half, then we took our foot off the pedal and only beat them by 47 points. Good teams put bad teams away’

Discuss.

They are not a bad team

 

[JayJ20]

They are not a bad team

 

[BomberBrownyyy]

Yeah strange one. Lefties are usually dead-eye-dicks. Hopefully he can change that.

In regards to his kicking... I think it’s not due to his disposal more his decision making atm to why he is spraying kicks... looks like he second guesses himself when he’s about to kick on which option to hit up. When he gets used to playing with the guys and their leading patterns... oh boy wowee

 

[Hird05]

It was a great win, but let's not pretend we haven't been here before.

Of course not I just don't like the nasty business. Wishing for guys to get injured. Saying the club is ****ed ect ect. It not OK and should be condemned.

 

[Hird05]

You can't say we're not stupid. GWS looked good but we should be 3-1. Hopefully losing to the Saints isn't the difference between 8-9 or 4-5 on the ladder at seasons end. You are still a stupid driver if you crash into a tree on Thursday but drive good on Friday and Saturday. But yeah great win by the boys. Keep it going.

We are not stupid.

 

[Hird05]

In hindsight it seems our match committee might actually have a clue. Its going to be harder for the mid week sulk fest after this performance.

Redman for Guelfi - was a good move. Redman just better all around.
Hooker for Francis - Hooker very solid and defensively we looked a lot more solid. I still love Francis but you can't deny this move worked and Ambrose schooled Hipwood.
Brown for McKernan - Brown was terrific and more than made up for McKernan. Not bad for a bloke that supposedly is only capable of crumbing goals at VFL level.
Myers for Mutch - Myers played pretty decent. Didn't dominate but was solid and I don't think too many people had objections with his game.

Obviously Tippa was fantastic, Zac Merrett was brilliant and I thought Shiel and Zaka were great as well. Most of the team was pretty good.

Oh and Clarke was boatloads better this week and his disposal was actually pretty clean. Did a very good job of keeping Harris Andrews quiet.

Exactly this. Exactly. I really don't hate any of our players and celebrate their success and Wooshas success yesterday. Guys like Ridley and Redman will keep their spots in due course. The coaching staff actually have the best interests of the clubs performance believe it or not.

 

[Hird05]

I think we all were.

Um no. I posted and many agreed. He runs huge km's every game. He's a quality back up for JD.

 

[Bombers1234]

We were far cleaner with our skills inside and outside the contest. Pretty simple game really when it boils down to it. I know that good skills stem from pressure around the ball, but it just seemed our decision making was far better today.

Most pleasing aspect was that we actually outplayed the opponent and it wasn't a victory that was due to a poor performance from the opposition, who were full of confidence after 3 straight wins. Even in the 3rd and start of the 4th when they started to get on top (will always happen in a game of footy against a good side) we didn't drop our bundle and managed to defend well deep and with continuous i50 against.

Still room for improvement, as we saw in the second half. If we can play 4 quarters of footy like the first half (pressure around the ball, repeat inside 50s, good defense which sets up transition scoring opportunities) we should be competitive in all games this season.

 

[rumply]

I'm finally getting to sit down & watch this one, hope the boys go ok...

 

[eth-dog]

We played really well. Can't really fault anyone. Loved Redman's game.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Ridley and Redman added a little more class to the team. I mentioned in Redman thread how he shook off a tackle and then then smart kick he pulled in the second for a short pass and resulted in a goal.

Ridley can mark, kick and run well...see he acceleration down outer wing in the last quarter. They both look like they can play smalls and taller types. Gives a lot more flexibility.

 

[Harlequin]

Weekends are so much better after a win (especially when I know my husband tipped against them).

Great to watch.

Any word on Myers? That looked nasty.

An in form Merrett is fantastic to watch.

 

[eth-dog]

How do we fit Gleeson, Daniher, Francis and Smack/Stewart back in the side?

 

[Bombermania]

Maybe they're all drunk, glorious leader

Or lost for words at how this side can go from full Esseington to full Essendon is under a month.

 

[Bombermania]

Well played Today. Bombers way too good and whilst the Lions were a bit down Today your mob was easily the best of the 4 teams we have played this year. Really frightening when the bombers turn the ball over and the speed in which you can move it back down the other end of the field. Made our defensive work in the middle of the ground, particularly in the first half look pretty ordinary.

Fair turn around from your first 2 games. Good luck for the rest of the season.

Brisbane seem to be going places with a good mix of experience and youth and yesterday could have been closer but for a bit of inaccuracy from Cameron and McStay. Then there is McCluggage, has he was the early favorite to be the number 1 draft pick, I watched him and he shows a lot of promise highlighted by that nice goal from the pocket. While he wasn't on McGrath but they were probably about even for the day.

 

[DapperJong]

How do we fit Gleeson, Daniher, Francis and Smack/Stewart back in the side?

Tough questions indeed

 

[Harlequin]

Devon Smith speaking on ch7 a minute ago said that he spoke to Shiel on the phone last night. Said that Shiel spoke about the noise and playing at the G.

Get ready for Anzac Day Shiel it gets better

 

[Yoda_]

Superb first half. Second half was meh. Walla was immense. One of the best individual games from a bomber in many years. Kicking was increadible, pressure fantastic, gut running, marking, and finishing.

Who was the last Bomber to kick 7?


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