Review Round 7 = Essendon 85-85 Collingwood

[J Albert]

A lot of people being harsh I reckon. Thought both teams played well and was a good game of footy. We're definitely playing better than earlier in the year. Haven't lost in a month now. Let's keep it going.

 

[JuniorB]

And Bobby's checkside pass to Billy on the run for the open goal was absolutely mercurial.....

That kick was absolutely brilliant - awareness and execution.

 

[cakewalk_1]

just imagine if we'd lost!!

By the end of the season those 2 points will be very handy, especially if our percentage doesn't improve much, and the hand wringers will be saying 'gee, lucky we snagged those 2 points when we were smashed in the clearances by 17 and the contested ball by 20'

We have been smashed in the clearences most games this year. Today Essendon scored 43 points to 3 from clearences.

 

[cfc19902010]

Harrison was really good

Thank god I’m not the only one staggered by the Harrison talk

Like, he wasn’t bad or anything in his limited game time but the way some are talking about him you’d think he almost punched the medal lol

He was very good when he came on .. should stay in team

 

[sr36]

Time to bring trav Cloke down for some goal kicking training

What were our set shot stats today? Must have been horrendous.

 

[stormskye]

We have been smashed in the clearences most games this year. Today Essendon scored 43 points to 3 from clearences.

Same thing happened in the VFL. Def an issue

 

[Axl the great]

yep agree with all that

• Sidey out (looks reasonably cooked); Sullivan in to play inside; WHE to a wing (needs to be instructed to play defensively & try roll back to help out a reasonably porous defence)
• Lippa out (too slow & soft for mine ..last week an aberration); HH or Reef in
• Cox should spend more time in CS bounce-downs and then roll-forward ..Cameron can do more around the ground following. Cameron has been good this year but struggles in CS against bigger physical rucks
• Howe has struggled 1v1 (especially leading types with some athleticism ..Howie is simply slow off the mark) ..no obvious replacements unfortunately so must persist
• IQ has been invisible all year for mine ..i'd be tempted to make a statement change with him (Markov in) but as a minimum, i'd send him a stern message to lift his intensity.
• Defence looks a bit rudderless or lacking leadership /organisation without Murph but will need to work through it

IQ has put on bulk but he has the turning circle of a truck this year and has lost a yard of pace.
He was so brilliant last year he probably didn’t need to change anything.

 

[Chameleon75]

What were our set shot stats today? Must have been horrendous.

I haven’t looked at the stats but by eye it didn’t look great

 

[cakewalk_1]

I thought that Essendon actually were fortunate to draw. Their first quarter start was bordering on miraculous. They were kicking goals from their a$$es. It was only due to that initial first quarter blitz that they were in a position to draw the game, once we started applying pressure and adjusting our defensive game. Their subsequent inaccuracy was more than matched by ours.

two weeks in a row that we have let the opposition team kick 6 of the first 7 goals.

 

[magpienato]

one thing for sure is this team is going to look completely different when McStay gets back in. More for the fact that it means we aren't so reliant on Mihocek having to kick a bag to win us games because his accuracy would be a liability if we had any other choice. He makes us a 2-goal better team which I think will be to our benefit if we happen to just finish outside the top 4.

 

[memoryofmchale]

He has speed as well.

Won the 20m sprint at his combine.

 

[TradeDraft]

IQ was brilliant last season and was on the verge of being AA.

He wasn't lacking for strength last season but it seems he's added even more size and right now as a result his speed of movement and even reaction times seem to be off.

IQ is same as lot more players that not played as well as they did last year

 

[Jafo]

one thing for sure is this team is going to look completely different when McStay gets back in. More for the fact that it means we aren't so reliant on Mihocek having to kick a bag to win us games because his accuracy would be a liability if we had any other choice. He makes us a 2-goal better team which I think will be to our benefit if we happen to just finish outside the top 4.

Fingers crossed this is true but last year was plenty without him and still won. Including the GF. I think the biggest loss to our team and structure is Murphy.

 

[BEEG]

Boys were cooked in that last 3 minutes and Essendon players looked like they could have kept going.

Enough of Sidebottom he is done time to go.

 

[JuniorB]

IQ has put on bulk but he has the turning circle of a truck this year and has lost a yard of pace.
He was so brilliant last year he probably didn’t need to change anything.

I remember thinking the same thing about IQ last year - he started slowly, then improved steadily through the season.
I hope can do the same this year.

 

[Looney]

Maybe just a bit over the top....lol

I hope you're right.

 

[Looney]

And Bobby's checkside pass to Billy on the run for the open goal was absolutely mercurial.....

Can I be the devil's advocate?
Why not kick it with the left?

 

[JuniorB]

Epic mark.

If that doesn't win mark of the year, I'll force myself to go to Maccas and eat the cholesterol bomb they call a Big Mac.
That said, Josh Daicos was cheated out of GOTY by that flog Draper, so I could be on shaky ground!

 

[JuniorB]

Can I be the devil's advocate?
Why not kick it with the left?

Why not just enjoy the brilliance of it.

 

[loki04]

Epic mark.

Was vintage Elliott pre back injury, and seemed to temporarily give back his wings as he almost followed up not long later.

 

[danielnajdek]

Epic mark.

Essendon fans look excited.

 

[TheVillageIdiot7]

Would have subbed out Sidebottom or Schultz myself, agree with that although not sure it would have made a difference. I also would have brought HH on earlier eg. 20 minute mark of Q3

Fixed it for you.

 

[TheVillageIdiot7]

Howe, Beau & Schultz are not best 22 at the moment.

HH could play the Schultz/Beau role. Maybe Dean needs to come in for Howe.

on what basis are those not best 22 and Dean is?

 

[Dead Eye Didak]

Our midfield were dominated in the vfl by a vfl team, that’s the issue. Nobody is going to come in and solve the mids. Fin def won’t if it’s pace we want.

Sullivan might get a shot if he plays well.

The other question is who will go out for Demattia after his 50posession 4 goal debut game

Huge VFL game on Saturday for some lads. Sullivan, Macrae, Dean, Markov and McInnes in particular. Looking forward to watching more of Parker as well......

 

[Dead Eye Didak]

Can I be the devil's advocate?
Why not kick it with the left?

Because Bobby knew the checkside would have the perfect curve on it....
Don't question brilliance.....