Preview Round 22 - Essendon Bombers vs Geelong Cats - Friday August 8th 7:40pm - Alphabet Soup Stadium

[Cold Sober]

Sorry boys, but this is going to be VERY ugly. I sincerely hope otherwise.

 

[Doss]

I’m not even joking; under 100 points would be an enormous surprise.

 

[King Patty]

I’m not even joking; under 100 points would be an enormous surprise.

looking at our last match and we had
Caldwell, Martin, Setterfield and Parish and we lost by 95 points at home.

Durham must have been out suspended though, so we will at least have him this time

 

[The Airing of Grievances]

looking at our last match and we had
Caldwell, Martin, Setterfield and Parish and we lost by 95 points at home.

Durham must have been out suspended though, so we will at least have him this time

Was a home game but MCG was no real home ground advantage. But yeah, heading down that highway really is entering the gates to hell for us at this time.
Would be relieved as distinct from happy if margin is less than 75 points.

 

[Vindicater]

Let's help Jezza get to 100 goals.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

great night for some PlayStation

 

[King Patty]

Let's help Jezza get to 100 goals.

Cats should just isolate him.

it probably doesn't help announcing that Prior and Laverde have not been offered contracts for next year.

 

[Vindicater]

Cats should just isolate him.

it probably doesn't help announcing that Prior and Laverde have not been offered contracts for next year.

Where was this announced?

 

[faible]

it probably doesn't help announcing that Prior and Laverde have not been offered contracts for next year.

?

 

[dank420_]

I reckon what he meant to say was they haven't been offered contracts YET.

 

[Vindicater]

I reckon what he meant to say was they haven't been offered contracts YET.

He used the word announced.

 

[dank420_]

He did.

 

[Darealrath]

More looking forward to my dentist appointment in the morning

 

[Happyskeret]

I’m not even joking; under 100 points would be an enormous surprise.

 

[Lore]

The autopsy thread from last week’s game has 67 posts… and this one has 64 so far

 

[BomberManU]

The autopsy thread from last week’s game has 67 posts… and this one has 64 so far

Just merge all of the 2025 autopsies into a stream of consciousness type thing. Stick the injury reports in there too, just to finish us off

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

The autopsy thread from last week’s game has 67 posts… and this one has 64 so far

Wait for the game day thread; vivisection.

 

[The Airing of Grievances]

More looking forward to my dentist appointment in the morning

And you're having a root canal too?

 

[ant555]

Let's help Jezza get to 100 goals.

Tomorrow night ?

 

[Vindicater]

Tomorrow night ?

Push our defenders all the way up to press.

Leave Cameron alone down back with the entire fifty with Laverde.

 

[Lads23]

Jermey Camerons going to get a massive reality check when he comes up against Lavs gaming.

 

[The Airing of Grievances]

I know we are desperately light on for tall defenders atm , but surely we need find out, starting this week, whether Blakiston can compete as a ruck at AFL level. Where we are atm, there is little downside risk in trying, and frankly I don't care if Jezza kicks 12 or Shannon neale kicks 8 ;just play whoever as KPDs and lets see if a guy drafted to fill the ruck vacancy left by injury to Drapes and Bryan can actually cut it in that role at AFL level. After the monstering Grundy gave us last week, it's not like he can do much worse. There seems to be talk on the Geelong board that Cats may rest Stanley and give their own rookie ruck a tryout.
Obviously in 2 months time we will know more about our ruck needs when Draper decides go or stay, and if stay how his rehab is progressing, but surely having as much information as possible on Blakiston's capability makes sense when the time comes to decide on whether we keep him on some part of our list.

 

[MiguelM]

I know we are desperately light on for tall defenders atm , but surely we need find out, starting this week, whether Blakiston can compete as a ruck at AFL level. Where we are atm, there is little downside risk in trying, and frankly I don't care if Jezza kicks 12 or Shannon neale kicks 8 ;just play whoever as KPDs and lets see if a guy drafted to fill the ruck vacancy left by injury to Drapes and Bryan can actually cut it in that role at AFL level. After the monstering Grundy gave us last week, it's not like he can do much worse. There seems to be talk on the Geelong board that Cats may rest Stanley and give their own rookie ruck a tryout.
Obviously in 2 months time we will know more about our ruck needs when Draper decides go or stay, and if stay how his rehab is progressing, but surely having as much information as possible on Blakiston's capability makes sense when the time comes to decide on whether we keep him on some part of our list.

Absolutely.

We recruited a ruckman and one we may well need if Draper goes.

Play him 100% ruck for the rest of season. He has looked ok there in stints. We need to know for sure, could be a very handy player.

 

[Nifft]

The autopsy thread from last week’s game has 67 posts… and this one has 64 so far

Just leave the game day thread open and let it become the autopsy thread. The last few pages of the game day thread pretty much sums up everyone's thoughts anyway.

 

[DallasCrane316]

Channel 7 - Menzie in, Smartt out.