Preview Round 3 - Essendon Bombers vs Port Adelaide Power - Thursday March 27th - 7:30pm at Marvel Stadium

[andleanback]

I reckon Caddy won't play.

If you watched the Scott presser today you’ll know he’s playing

 

[Bombers36]

i didnt realise how many players we actually have unavailable or barely just back from injury for this game:

Tsatas Perkins Setters Lav Parish

If we can somehow manufacture a win against Port the bye actually comes at a good time as all those guys will be available you'd think for our game against Melbourne 2MP wont be far away either..(Langford & Guelfi longer term unfortunately)

For the Port game I think we need to do a bit of a reshuffle and try something different;-

OUT: Prior Perkins Tsatas Menzie
IN: Hayes ADW Ridley Davey

Ridley McKay McGrath
Redman Hayes Roberts
Martin Caldwell Duursma
Jones Caddy Gresham
Edwards Reid Kako

Draper Durham Merrett

Bench: Hobbs Shiel ADW Bryan
SUB: Davey

 

[Howard Moon]

If ive realised anything after all these years , it's how much our match day experience sucks compared to other clubs, it's consistently drab

Sitting there at Hawthorns home game they amped everyone up with stirring past highlights on the screen, had a past player come out and kick a goal , interview then hand the ball to a fan, team comes out to some Travis Scott fe!n- by the time the balls ready to bounce the fans are fever pitch , ready to rip our face off...

Ours on the weekend must be catered toward the 60 - 80 year old demographic... The ground announcer didn't even know half the players names, missed a few completely, some old player nobody knows tries to get an air raid siren to work, looking at the camera asking , am i done yet, then we get to wave our scarves in the air like grandma's tra la la lala, forget fever pitch, think I've got a fever, anyone got any Panadol? Well gee can't wait to see that guy in the red suit run faster than a portly guy, I'll hang round for that atleast... Why not bring back the blanket and coins for the tv raffle?

Can we maybe get somebody to fix our match day even if the players arnt up to scratch

 

[BomberManU]

If ive realised anything after all these years , it's how much our match day experience sucks compared to other clubs, it's consistently drab

Sitting there at Hawthorns home game they amped everyone up with stirring past highlights on the screen, had a past player come out and kick a goal , interview then hand the ball to a fan, team comes out to some Travis Scott fe!n- by the time the balls ready to bounce the fans are fever pitch , ready to rip our face off...

Ours on the weekend must be catered toward the 60 - 80 year old demographic... The ground announcer didn't even know half the players names, missed a few completely, some old player nobody knows tries to get an air raid siren to work, looking at the camera asking , am i done yet, then we get to wave our scarves in the air like grandma's tra la la lala, forget fever pitch, think I've got a fever, anyone got any Panadol? Well gee can't wait to see that guy in the red suit run faster than a portly guy, I'll hang round for that atleast... Why not bring back the blanket and coins for the tv raffle?

Can we maybe get somebody to fix our match day even if the players arnt up to scratch

Haha, we really must be nearing 'rock bottom' if we're even tanking the match day stuff.

 

[Howard Moon]

Haha, we really must be nearing 'rock bottom' if we're even tanking the match day stuff.

Pyrotechnics must be in the soft cap

 

[Vindicater]

Listening to that press conference was fine. Brad has always been good at the media stuff but he really said nothing.

Reckon the two changes will be all he makes plus I think Shiel will be sub.

My predictions (not what I want)

Out: Perkins and Tsatas

In: Ridley and Day-Wicks

Shiel to sub. Day-Wicks and Menzie and Perkins to take Hobbs half forward role. Hobbs to take the midfield minutes. From Perkins/Tsatas.

 

[BomberManU]

Pyrotechnics must be in the soft cap

Maybe time for a pyrotechnics 'program'

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

If you watched the Scott presser today you’ll know he’s playing

Hoe dare you refute me with evidence.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

because…

Proppy af.

 

[faible]

Been sitting on Setters in 5 draft leagues for 18 months now.If hes not in after the bye the its Bye bye.Caddy ,Hobbs ,Perkins have not come on at all and I could name several who have gone backwards since last year.Very disappointed with my team.

I'd be disappointed too if I'd drafted Setterfield five separate times. Bad enough doing it once.

 

[JT_the_Man]

If ive realised anything after all these years , it's how much our match day experience sucks compared to other clubs, it's consistently drab

Sitting there at Hawthorns home game they amped everyone up with stirring past highlights on the screen, had a past player come out and kick a goal , interview then hand the ball to a fan, team comes out to some Travis Scott fe!n- by the time the balls ready to bounce the fans are fever pitch , ready to rip our face off...

Ours on the weekend must be catered toward the 60 - 80 year old demographic... The ground announcer didn't even know half the players names, missed a few completely, some old player nobody knows tries to get an air raid siren to work, looking at the camera asking , am i done yet, then we get to wave our scarves in the air like grandma's tra la la lala, forget fever pitch, think I've got a fever, anyone got any Panadol? Well gee can't wait to see that guy in the red suit run faster than a portly guy, I'll hang round for that atleast... Why not bring back the blanket and coins for the tv raffle?

Can we maybe get somebody to fix our match day even if the players arnt up to scratch

This is funny cause I’m going to go on Thursday and was curious to know if our match day experience was going to come into line with the way a lot of other clubs are going. It appears I have my answer.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Out of curiosity, what exactly makes people think the debutant will be Day-Wicks?

 

[Winx]

I'd be disappointed too if I'd drafted Setterfield five separate times. Bad enough doing it once.

Just that I know how good Setterfield is once he gets onto the pitch finally.In most cases in draft you can carry a player on the bench and hope.

 

[faible]

Just that I know how good Setterfield is once he gets onto the pitch finally.In most cases in draft you can carry a player on the bench and hope.

Oh he'll score well in the 3 games he might play, but drafting him five separate times!?!

 

[Skipper_]

Out of curiosity, what exactly makes people think the debutant will be Day-Wicks?

Few rumours in the last few days that he is close to a debut.

 

[Milanista28]

Has Setterfield ever played as a 3rd tall defender?

 

[sup3rfish]

Out: Perkins, Tsatsas, McGrath

In: Ridley, Hayes, Clarke

 

[faible]

Out: Perkins, Tsatsas, McGrath

In: Ridley, Hayes, Clarke

Tallest backline ever selected?

 

[div12ressie]

i didnt realise how many players we actually have unavailable or barely just back from injury for this game:

Tsatas Perkins Setters Lav Parish

If we can somehow manufacture a win against Port the bye actually comes at a good time as all those guys will be available you'd think for our game against Melbourne 2MP wont be far away either..(Langford & Guelfi longer term unfortunately)

For the Port game I think we need to do a bit of a reshuffle and try something different;-

OUT: Prior Perkins Tsatas Menzie
IN: Hayes ADW Ridley Davey

Ridley McKay McGrath
Redman Hayes Roberts
Martin Caldwell Duursma
Jones Caddy Gresham
Edwards Reid Kako

Draper Durham Merrett

Bench: Hobbs Shiel ADW Bryan
SUB: Davey

Playing Reid down back would make Jeremy Finlayson look like prime Matthew Scarlett

 

[Winx]

Oh he'll score well in the 3 games he might play, but drafting him five separate times!?!

Don't know why you are so hung up on "separate" .I never used that word ,you threw it in somehow.For the record I am in 5 draft leagues and have selected Setterfield ONCE in each of my leagues because I think he is way undervalued.

 

[Duckworth]

Those calling for Saad El-Hawli to get a game, what on earth are you basing that on?

Zak Johnson on the other hand, would look like Nick Daicos compared to what Shiel serves up.

The basis would be the senior team is playing like Scheissen. El-Hawli had solid form leading at the back end of last year, although not so much currently. There are few options to replace senior players who are NOT defending and deserve to be dropped.
Having said that, I think we won't see many dropped as the players in the VFL just aren't demanding a game yet (excluding Hayes)

 

[supportyourteam]

If ive realised anything after all these years , it's how much our match day experience sucks compared to other clubs, it's consistently drab

Sitting there at Hawthorns home game they amped everyone up with stirring past highlights on the screen, had a past player come out and kick a goal , interview then hand the ball to a fan, team comes out to some Travis Scott fe!n- by the time the balls ready to bounce the fans are fever pitch , ready to rip our face off...

Ours on the weekend must be catered toward the 60 - 80 year old demographic... The ground announcer didn't even know half the players names, missed a few completely, some old player nobody knows tries to get an air raid siren to work, looking at the camera asking , am i done yet, then we get to wave our scarves in the air like grandma's tra la la lala, forget fever pitch, think I've got a fever, anyone got any Panadol? Well gee can't wait to see that guy in the red suit run faster than a portly guy, I'll hang round for that atleast... Why not bring back the blanket and coins for the tv raffle?

Can we maybe get somebody to fix our match day even if the players arnt up to scratch

That siren gets on my nerves. Doesn't fit. But the player was Ken Fraser 1965 captain. Father or Mark.

 

[supportyourteam]

Don't worry about the losses. Will make the win better. Have tipped us. Just got to back to our match sim form. lol

 

[div12ressie]

if we're going to tank can we try redman as a high half forward pls

 

[faible]

drafting him five separate times

record I am in 5 draft leagues and have selected Setterfield ONCE in each of my leagues