AFL Autopsy Round 4 vs Sydney and City Hall

[59Stanley]

He took it from the ruck played on after taking 4 steps and was caught HTB.
The worse ones were the protected zone incursions by Sydney you guys should have got at least 4 fifty mtr penalties your way.

 

[Fridge16]

I’m happy to know we should have won but not get the 4 points.

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[The Donners]

To be fair we got the rub of the umpires against Hawthorn (though the free kick count makes it look worse than it was) and we blew it, tonight it went against us.

Coulda, shoulda, woulda been 2 out of 3 wins. Those close losses come down to inexperience and a few key injuries where we have poor depth.

 

[Dons4days]

I think it’s time to bring a ruckman in next week.

 

[Kyptastic]

That was a full strength Sydney side. We’re missing Hurley, Redman, Sheil, Caldwell and Draper (at a minimum) and only lost by 3 points at their home ground. That’s a pretty decent crack.

 

[coastalpipeline]

Just saw Heppell taking the group. I would think he would have said things like well we didn't have the run of the green tonight but we don't have our prime ruckman, we don't have our prime backline and we don't have our choice midfield. Yet we came bloody close to beating an unbeaten side that did play finals not too long ago.
Let's keep playing mature football, keep up the attitude, keep improving & * Carlton!

 

[The Donners]

I’m happy to know we should have won but not get the 4 points.

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I’d be lying if I said this thought hadn’t crossed my mind. Not disappointed losing to Hawthorn or Sydney...

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Last two weeks have been a terrific surprise, a lot of promising signs. Cox is something else and Ridley looks like he has taken another step up. Francis was good again. Hind very good second half. Jones and Perkins some promising things. Good game style, a lot to take out of this

 

[citizen-erased]

I’m happy to know we should have won but not get the 4 points.

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as long as Zachy is happy too.

And when we're up, i hope the umps ride us home too.
I will enjoy the hashtag when it's ours with zero grace.

 

[Stopher]

36 tackles in the final quarter of a tight game, away to an interstate team who are flying atm...******* outstanding. Especially when you consider the short week they've had.

 

[Lore]

Longmire and the Sydney players giving Essendon a lot of credit..

 

[coastalpipeline]

Last two weeks have been a terrific surprise, a lot of promising signs. Cox is something else and Ridley looks like he has taken another step up. Francis was good again. Hind very good second half. Jones and Perkins some promising things. Good game style, a lot to take out of this

Stringer is my favourite

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

...and btw I know it’s an iconic Australian stadium with a great history but if a sinkhole opens up during the middle of the night and swallows the whole ******* ground I won’t shed a tear

 

[Mile High Tiger]

It's not HTB when you take the ball out of the ruck, correct call.

Why would you come onto an oppo thread when they're bleeding, and make an inflammatory statement that actually reveals you have no idea?

 

[Old Stuckup]

In: Bryan, Redman, Reid
Out: Wright, Guelfi, Zerk-Thatcher

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Stringer is my favourite

And one of mine. Good chat

 

[TheGrizz]

Longmire and the Sydney players giving Essendon a lot of credit..

Well giving credit to the umpires would be a bit too blatant

 

[Squeaky]

Mighty proud of the boys tonight. Put in all night.
A little bit sloppy in the conditions and a little bit of overuse, but all I wanted to be competitive with these cocky pricks and we certainly did that!
Those new recruits are going to be a joy to watch!
Well done guys but please do not drop that level of intensity - it was great.

It was so predictable how it was going to be umpired - the good old SCG reaming never gets old.
If I hear their theatre goer crowd whinge about umpires for the rest of the year I'll spew up!

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Decent crack. Lots of good signs.

 

[andrewroberts91]

Is he the ump with the flog hairdo?

 

[EnolaGay]

Truck promised a blue collar attitude and that we'd get a consistent effort every week. I really think they're starting to build to that standard.

I was a big fan of getting 2LP in the trade period, but I really come away after tonight with serious concerns about his lack of physicality. I don't think it was rotations that left Cox in the ruck late, I'm almost sure it was that they had more confidence with Cox rucking and being an extra mid versus Wright giving very little. Not having a genuine ruck tonight hurt big time.

Lot's to like, this could be a really enjoyable season for seeing the team develop. For the Franga detractors, I reckon he, again, had a really solid game with little support from the other talls.

The big positives: Cox, Hind, Ridley, Perkins, team effort.

 

[coastalpipeline]

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Yes that punk!

 

[Beerfish]

OMG I just realised. NO INJURIES!

 

[Jobe Watson]

I don't know who goes out by surely Bryan needs to come in next week. Wright got smashed in the ruck and having Langford and Cox as backups isn't doing us any favours.

 

[sthmelb_dimmies]

Essendon with 35 tackles in the last quarter (source Montagna, Fox) is outrageously high pressure. Outstanding