Game Day Round 5: [REDACTED] and Friends v Essendon - Gabba, 17/4/21, 7.25pm AEST

[Goat Hird]

Love to revamp this list. Trade all the vets bar 5 or so that can help the kids coming through. Build around Cox, Ridley.

 

[JayJ20]

It's not the score that's disappointing. Brisbane are a different side at the Gabba. But it's the effort. How can we look so pedestrian after the effort against Sydney and an 8 day break?

Ridley out unsettles our defence. Underrated how important he is to our side.

 

[windyhill]

* off daniher

 

[MightyDon]

Also the 10 players under 170cm just ain’t working

 

[sameolds33]

defence was always suspect but Ridley going off was disastrous for us

 

[Red Black and Blue]

The learning will be important. No sarcasm.

True, it was funny when Woosha said because he was implementing nothing that could benefit long term. Rutten on the other hand has Perkins on the reigning Brownlow medalist in his 3rd game, and playing 2 200cm talls under 86kgs most thought wouldn’t even be ready for a year. He gets a few “learnings” before I throw the remote at the tv.

 

[Dave]

Also the 10 players under 170cm just ain’t working

Almost all the tall blokes are injured.....

 

[Call Me Cake]

Only a team like ours can play Olive from Popeye into form like that

 

[Goat Hird]

Now I'm worried about our %

 

[nylexbandit]

They’re smug campaigners these lions

 

[Lore]

Now I'm worried about our %

91.7%

Live AFL Ladder

 

[Vincent Hanna]

They’re smug campaigners these lions

Daniher acting like it’s all him lol


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[Bunk Moreland]

At least we’re not Melbourne Victory

 

[Donakebab]

defence was always suspect but Ridley going off was disastrous for us

It's the lack of pressure and structure up the ground that is killing the defence.

 

[Dave]

At least we’re not Melbourne Victory

Scored less than their opponent.....

 

[mike14]

Very similar to the Port game. Basically over at 1/4 time and we haven't fired a shot

 

[Goat Hird]

At least I'm not missing joe, talented campaigner.

 

[MightyDon]

Almost all the tall blokes are injured.....

The 181cm guys?

 

[Dave]

Bad luck Chook.

 

[Lore]

It's the lack of pressure and structure up the ground that is killing the defence.

We're somehow comfortably winning the tackle count. Not sure what is going on there, as they seem not to be effective tackles...

 

[Dave]

The 181cm guys?

such as?

 

[Goat Hird]

I don't think I've ever hated a bomber more than Langford, dude is hot trash.

 

[sameolds33]

It's the lack of pressure and structure up the ground that is killing the defence.

That's not helping but Ridley's calmness in defence a big loss. Our lack of forward pressure and structure an old problem

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Why is it our defenders only try to compete aerially when its to spoil another one of our players from taking an uncontested mark?

 

[Dave]

and when you’re not you’re not.....