Game Day Round 3: Essendon vs North Melbourne, Docklands, Saturday 28/03/26, 7:35 PM

[Dave]

Bad as we’ve been

 

[Call Me Cake]

The loss that probably needed to happen to force the changes at selection so it's more like a win for the long term.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

I think we've hit rock bottom.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

No, we're competing for a spoon, rock bottom is when you're a shoo in for it

yeah id argue its a shoe in.

the lack of talent is actually mortifying

 

[ghostdog]

Fletcher would have torped that. Lift Prior.

 

[thepokey]

Prior is the most invisible player I can remember. After he retires I feel like I'll completely forget he ever played for us

 

[MiguelM]

Putrid quarter.

Goalkicking abysmal.

Parish, Langford, McKay, Prior, awful. Merrett getting a bath, doesn't cope with a physical player.

 

[MiguelM]

Prior is the most invisible player I can remember. After he retires I feel like I'll completely forget he ever played for us

He just jogs aroungd aimlessly.

 

[Petrify]

I'm about to post an all time melt on Archie Perkins. Legitamately if there's one reason for Brad Scott to get fired it's for letting Perkins coast to over 100 games. His defensive effort is absolutely inspid. Three times North transitioned the ball from D50 to F50 by exploiting Perkins being 25m away from his man from a KICK IN

 

[outersanctum]

We have put forward some shit performances, shit lists and shit team selections in the last 25 years but this is a new low.

Putrid. No redeeming qualities in this rabble. Merrett has carried the club for five years and it seems he is no longer interested in doing that.

 

[andleanback]

Gresham done well tonight. Played well after given the opportunity

 

[bommer16]

Nothing to play for. The senior group have no self respect. At least play out the game and have some dignity.

 

[thepokey]

Guys, what we are really missing right now is the mighty Harry Hustwaite. Would have changed everything

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

Back to our regularly scheduled garbage effort to pair with those garbage skills.

 

[JayJ20]

Same shit different week. We're looking at a 20+ game losing streak.

 

[Milanista28]

The keeping Zach call looks dumber by the week. Absolute disaster.

 

[MattyB3150]

Just like every week making the opposition look like the globetrotters.

 

[eth-dog]

Gresham done well tonight. Played well after given the opportunity

You reckon? He's been okay but that's it IMO

 

[ydc55]

This is much worse than last week, but yeh the leaders deserve another week to respond

I like your posts but I said two weeks ago that if we get whipped by port and north then Scott is in big trouble.
You had a fair crack at me.
I am interested in your thoughts now.
North are in the bottom 3 with us and Richmond.
We cannot defend their spread.
That comes down to coaching .
We pick blokes who cannot defend their spread outside.
That comes to selection which is ultimate the coach.
The club has never been lower and I watched the bombers for nearly 50 years

 

[IHurley]

Genuinely think we're worse tonight than against Port.

Utterly shocking. What on earth has happened to Langford?

 

[Chief Hopper]

North have been the better team all night.
North've got multiple uncontested marks in our fwd 50. We have to fumble and scrap a goal.

It's going to be a long long year.

 

[ghostdog]

Prior is the most invisible player I can remember. After he retires I feel like I'll completely forget he ever played for us

I will remember him every time I see a bollard.

 

[ydc55]

I think we've hit rock bottom.

Yep
But we have the Bulldogs next week

 

[Donakebab]

You reckon? He's been okay but that's it IMO

Sarcasm eth, he's had 3 disposals and done **** all.

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

The loss that probably needed to happen to force the changes at selection so it's more like a win for the long term.

I think Scott being axed as coach happens before he shows some selection integrity. I hope I'm wrong.