I see last time we won this fixture in 2021 we had an electric small forward wearing the number 43 guernsey kicking 5 and sending the opposition into panic everytime he was in the vicinity of the ball - would love to see that again 🤩
Got this sinking feeling that he won’t line up but Brad will keep him named in the side to keep Adelaide guessing until the last minute (which is legitimate in the rules apparently). Seems to be one of Brad’s favourite tricks after diving deep into the rules during his AFL house stint 😕
Agreed - and the publicising of the Edge makes it easier for him to stand ground against Coteries and other interest groups that might have challenged / influenced team selection decisions in the past 🤔
Dogs will be in front by 60+ halfway through the second qtr then put the cue in the rack to prepare for their real match against St Kilda next Thursday. Hopefully that will spare us the 100+ point loss that’s well-and-truly beckoning
Apologies if this has already been raised, and maybe not a popular opinion, but are we ‘spoilt’ by having guaranteed marquee games every year regardless of effort or performance? Our guys can play in front of 100,000 + crowds at the G several times a year just for wearing an Essendon sash...
There’s no question that Friday was a regressive disaster, but the media and football public are really piling it on after one shocker - what will they still have left to say after we get obliterated this Friday night? The media might have used all of their Essendon bullets already 🤔
I wish this club would self-impose a media blackout and just knuckle down and show some real visible and repeatable on-field progress that doesn’t need the slogans and press releases - it’s a big ask, I know ☹️
And that’s the issue right there - there’s obviously a group of people who are more important than the club itself (for whatever reason), and club success comes second to catering to / protecting those individuals. I’m in a work environment which is an exact replica (and let’s just say the...
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