Roast Essendon in no mans land

[Irish BlueBagger]

You’d have to say right now Essendon is in front as Carlton’s current build is/was primed for contention and has seemed to have fallen short.

So the blues will likely look to begin a rebuild/retool this offseason while Essendon is a few years into that process.

But honestly could be neither for both sides

The off season retuning for Carlton could go two ways. We get it right and bounce back again, or make an absolute mess of it and end up having to launch yet another full scale rebuild!

 

[Erakor]

Meh, I’ll judge them next season when they aren’t playing their seconds side.

Not saying I have high hopes for a top 6 finish, but I’ll wait.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Meh, I’ll judge them next season when they aren’t playing their seconds side.

Not saying I have high hopes for a top 6 finish, but I’ll wait.

we wouldn't finish top 6 with our entire list injury free..........

 

[Doss]

Despite the amount of ball raining into two hot key forwards last night, I actually thought Blakiston showed a bit. Still developing but should come good with another pre-season or two.

I quite like what I see in him too, but he is almost 27. You’d think he’s only ever going to be a stop gap.

 

[demondavey]

Need a full list out there. Need a proper pre season with a good strength and conditioning coach. Been a tough year. Can’t see them in the 8 for at least 3-4 years.

 

[boncer34]

I quite like what I see in him too, but he is almost 27. You’d think he’s only ever going to be a stop gap.

Yep we bought him in the help with the ruck situation and then our backline fell apart.

 

[Mofra]

I quite like what I see in him too, but he is almost 27. You’d think he’s only ever going to be a stop gap.

I had no idea he was that age. I thought he was a kid

 

[jannissary]

I had no idea he was that age. I thought he was a kid

so do all the commentators

 

[Tonythetiger]

we wouldn't finish top 6 with our entire list injury free..........

Yeah the injuries paper over the cracks in some ways I think, it might be cliche to say but it's like the place is cursed with so many players just fully being within a losing culture for their whole careers. I truly don't think Brad is the answer as I think he's a bit like Terry Wallace Mk 2 and that he's way more about his own brand above doing what it takes to succeed. Whether this is true or not will be proven in time but I think Bombers need a deep deep cut and then bring in some leadership like when Hodge went to Brisbane. A few of these playing coach types and then make their draft picks count. I wouldn't go for Reid and I would exclusively go to the draft for the next couple of the years and only trade in guys on the right age bracket that come cheaply and fill a role. I don't necessarily think Brad can survive the outside noise if they more fully embrace the rebuild. Tigers got lucky last year to go all in on the rebuild with the players that wanted out and the perception last year was a strong draft class. We won't know for a few years but atleast you can see the makings of a decent list starting to come together.

 

[Tasmanian saint]

We were shit before the injuries but with a few more last night I don't even know who to bring in.

Our backline for the next few weeks will be

McGrath Blakiston Johnson
Roberts Laverde Clarke

Then our midfield is

Goldy Merrett Durham and Shiel with no resting midfielder because they are all broken... We had to run McGrath, Gresham and Perkins through there last night.

We are going to get absolutely belted for the last four games.

Utterly broken.

On all the pre draft ratings and majority of phantom drafts leading up kako got bid on were he was rated pretty much

 

[Tasmanian saint]

real tough position ..
compromised draft
tassy going to own future drafts
injuries by the pound
doesn't get easy from here

It’s beyond belief how much dodoro screwed this club over his time, they should have sacked him 5 years ago

 

[HairyO]

It’s beyond belief how much dodoro screwed this club over his time, they should have sacked him 5 years ago

5?

There should have been complete turnover after 2012/13.

 

[Vindicater]

On all the pre draft ratings and majority of phantom drafts leading up kako got bid on were he was rated pretty much

I think you quoted the wrong post.

 

[boncer34]

Don’t think Kako was ever going top 10, imo, but who knows for sure. Was a very strong draft on face value

We couldn't afford him where he landed without that trade.

 

[Clark G]

Essendon cannot be blamed for the one sided game with a small crowd that finished not long ago.

 

[Mr.X]

Need a full list out there. Need a proper pre season with a good strength and conditioning coach. Been a tough year. Can’t see them in the 8 for at least 3-4 years.

They will need some time to recover from damage done by Dodoro.

 

[jannissary]

They will need some time to recover from damage done by Dodoro.

i'd worry about your own club first m8

 

[Vindicater]

And now Merrett has a broken hand and May has a badly rolled ankle.

The team we roll out next week will be just great.

 

[Mr.X]

They’ll be better in 2026

 

[Yoda_]

They’ll be better in 2026

if we are worse in 2026, blow the joint up

 

[jannissary]

everyone say thank you to essendon and st kilda for once again saving an otherwise low skill and boring round of football

 

[RCAB]

everyone say thank you to essendon and st kilda for once again saving an otherwise low skill and boring round of football

How much will you lose to Gold Coast next week?

 

[jannissary]

How much will you lose to Gold Coast next week?

enough for it to not be funny

 

[RCAB]

enough for it to not be funny

37 points?

 

[jannissary]

37 points?

probably like 20 odd, i doubt they'll be playing at 100% and we may very well not be able to field a full team