Preview Rd 13 2020 22/08 Richmond v Essendon. Dreamtime in Dawin TIO Stadium 7:40pm - Regression Analysis, International Relations and the Human Condition.

[Goshaa]

Broad isn’t as good as this board thinks he is. Expendable role player. Markov is the way forward IMO.

 

[Bill Haverchuck]

You forgot Draper. Their team is very tall.

No its not

 

[caddyshack]

I can't believe Broad has been dropped...

That said, a backline with Houli, Short, Baker, Markov and Balta is the most offensive I can remember us fielding in some time.
It says a lot about what we think of the Bombers forward line.

 

[Barnzy]

Broad isn’t as good as this board thinks he is. Expendable role player. Markov is the way forward IMO.

Unless Markov can play on tall forwards then I don't see how he replaces Broad. Strange strange call.

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

Been pretty piss poor has broad, good call

 

[AstuteTiger]

IN: Bachar Houli
OUT: Broad

INS: Francis,Brayden Ham,Devon Smith,Irving Mosquito,Jake Stringer,Mason Redman,Tom Bellchambers

OTS: Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (Omitted),Conor McKenna (Injured),Jacob Townsend (Omitted),Josh Begley (Omitted),Kobe Mutch (Omitted),Shaun McKernan (Omitted),Tom Cutler (Omitted)

Irving Mosquito
NEW
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[17] James Stewart - Playing 50th game

milestones
[33] Kamdyn McIntosh - Playing 100th game

Umpires
Matt Stevic (9), Robert O'Gorman (10), Hayden Gavine (14)

 

[69vintage]

hearing that broad has been omitted because he has committed to gold coast for 2021

Was in their rooms after the game last week eating KFC with Stewy Dew and talking contracts .

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[Spacedog]

Broad isn’t as good as this board thinks he is. Expendable role player. Markov is the way forward IMO.

Broad isn’t good and him leaving is fine but he’s way better than Markov who can’t play on a tall

 

[VB_longneck]

we are gonna get rolled

 

[Spacedog]

we are gonna get rolled

We could drop Dusty and still beat Essendon

 

[STRUGGLETOWN EST1885]

Every team looks tall against us. The Lions had 5 or 6 blokes in the team 195cm plus against us a few weeks and we still smacked em like we always do. I have faith in Dimmas selections this week. Going to be warm in Darwin and we have picked a team with some extra run. Still I'm very surprised with Broady being omitted

 

[Martin#4]

Essendon very tall - dropping Broad makes no sense.

Stack should’ve been on the chopping block - selection this week dictated to by PR.

 

[Goshaa]

Unless Markov can play on tall forwards then I don't see how he replaces Broad. Strange strange call.

What tall forwards do Essendon have?

 

[cairo tiger]

Bewildered that broad has been dropped before stack- bewildering that castagna is still in- and I am bewildered

 

[Caveman68]

Broady clearly being rested. Named an emergency as it looks arrogant to say he’s rested. The game will be played mostly below the knees with hot humid slippery conditions. Great call by the MC.

 

[Rocco sifreddi]

Dont know whats more bizarre, Castanga keeping his spot or Broad being dropped.

 

[Goshaa]

We will know Broad’s true value after the game tomorrow night. If we got dominated in the air in our backline, then it was the wrong call.

 

[Barnzy]

What tall forwards do Essendon have?

You said Broad is no good and Markov is the way forward. So by saying that you must be envisaging him taking over Broad's role as the 3rd tall back.

Which means Markov will be playing on tall forwards for the rest of the season. I'm just saying that will be a disaster.

 

[ImaBeliever!]

A surprise with selection, but not the overreactions lol. Bet it won’t do one bit of harm to Broad to have a rest. Looks match-up related, Bombers ain’t particularly tall, and without underestimating them, making that many changes makes it doubtful they will be cohesive enough to think they are a genuine threat. It will be interesting how the defence goes without Broad, I rate him highly and he seems to be underrated generally. But it’s not as if the brains trust that has delivered 2 premierships has lost the plot. Trust the club.

 

[AstuteTiger]

Unless Markov can play on tall forwards then I don't see how he replaces Broad. Strange strange call.

I'm surprised on Broad too but on Markov, he won't need to for this game Barnzy. Apart from Stewart, the rest are short.

 

[RFCGloryJC]

What tall forwards do Essendon have?

Joe D.

 

[db26]

We're a people seeing the dons tall I'm not.Maybe rested Broad or matchup wise as there forward line alot of smalls.

 

[Tomnat Tigers]

Broady clearly being rested. Named an emergency as it looks arrogant to say he’s rested. The game will be played mostly below the knees with hot humid slippery conditions. Great call by the MC.

Yep, we did the a similar thing with Bolton earlier in the season when he was 'omitted' so that he could go learn the midfield role at reserve level, I didn't agree with that decision as I didn't see the need for him to learn anything, so also I don't agree with dropping Broad although after a busy schedule he could well be in need of a rest. I think Broad is an important cog in the backline and it is risky to change that up, in saying that with slippery conditions a more offensive player in Markov could be a better option if Essendons talls do fatigue and Markov can punish them more so than what Broad could.

 

[69vintage]

Broad rested we have a short turnaround for the Eagles who have a tall forward line will be back in next week .

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[Tonymontana344]

Just glad our boys don't have to play against Townsend, I'm sure most of them will be happy about that.