Melbourne v Essendon

[citizen-erased]

Will it be a flogging or a tight affair ??

Dees by 68.

 

[eth-dog]

It'll be 8.12 to 7.15 at FT. No idea which is which

 

[Gameova_]

Dees by 68.

At least I know the margin for tipping . Thx bro

 

[kozi]

It’s almost like Gil has a crystal ball to predict which will be the worst teams to schedule on a Friday night.

 

[juss]

Season on the line stuff here. Melbourne aren't done yet and will win. Bombers wont make the 8.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Melbourne with absolute ease

 

[Topkent]

Not really the conditions for it

How many times does this need to be corrected? Hogan didn't play the last 5 weeks an McDonald starred. Plus Hogan didn't take the best defender, he worked up the ground and left Tmac deep.

Stop melting in every thread, it was pissing rain last night. Every key forward struggled

I'm reserving judgement on weid at this stage, with our game plan you'd have to be lockett, franklin and dunstall combined to make a decent go of it as a key forward.

He seems to keep working hard but is always out numbered and the kicks are most certainly not to our forwards advantage.

Melbourne by 100 points

Should be an easy Melbourne victory. Our issues run way deeper than Melbourne's. Melbourne are lacking in execution. Essendon are lacking in direction.

Melbourne should win. They have a big advantage in contested ball winning and that should translate into control of the game. Essendon doesn't have the defensive pressure to repel regular attacks so if Melbourne win the inside 50 count decisively I'd expect them to win easily (as opposed to what happened with Geelong).

If we play in the same manner of the past 2 weeks Melbourne will win by more than 6 goals. None of our minimal number of goals this year have come from any form of system. It’s all been extremely hard going, error-riddled, and uninspired (Stringer with a couple of inspiring moments perhaps). Never seen an Essendon side so underwhelming relative to expectation.

The Hype Cup. Melbourne by 5 goals at least

If Melbourne lose this, they may as well shut the club down.

Our next opponents are Melb, Bris, North, Coll, Cats, Swans (SCG), then Freo
we will be lucky to win 1 of those
And i can piss off to europe with us sitting 0-9 or 1-8

Dees are last on the ladder
hence, they win.

Dees by 68.

Melbourne with absolute ease

Get ****ed with your reverse Malachi shit, Essendon are definently favourites!

 

[the PILL]

I demand a Tanking investigation if Melbourne lose...

 

[nahnah]

I actually think this will be a big % booster for the demons, Melbourne by 5pts

 

[Man0gwaR74]

The Marshmallow Cup will easily goto the Dees!

 

[FISTO]

Melbourne's forward line and outside run has been painful to watch.

Essendon's everything has been even worse. Nothing has worked for them.

Dee's would be very disappointed with themselves if they drop this one.

 

[mouncey2franklin]

Terrible fixturing by the AFL, who is going to watch this rubbish from the two worst teams in the competition in prime time?

That would be Friday night in Round Five. Well, twilight.

 

[JayJ20]

Get ****** with your reverse Malachi shit, Essendon are definently favourites!

It’s honesty. Melbourne are a solid team pretending to be bad. They’ll come good. Essendon are not pretending. They’ll try for the first 10 minutes, then give up.

Around 10 goals I think.

 

[dylan93]

I just want the W. Anything more than that is a bonus. We need to get this season back on track and fast.

 

[DeZi]

Get ****** with your reverse Malachi shit, Essendon are definently favourites!

One of your quoted posts is yourself?!?!?

Stop with the reverse Malachi shit!

 

[Topkent]

One of your quoted posts is yourself?!?!?

Stop with the reverse Malachi shit!

Hmm that's from the Melbourne board... strange. Guess I should be suspended for that?

 

[Gavin Excell]

Hmm that's from the Melbourne board... strange. Guess I should be suspended for that?

Yes

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

Hmm that's from the Melbourne board... strange. Guess I should be suspended for that?

I’ve helped you out by reporting your post.

See you in a few days!

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Loser to be relegated to the VFL.

 

[Sprout]

It feels like most years the banter before this game is the same:

“We’re shitter”
“No, we’re shitter”
“If you can’t beat us you suck”
“I already know we suck”

 

[Runk]

If the Bombers win it will prove that ‘anything can happen.’

Melbourne in a canter.

 

[00Stinger]

 

[Zoom]

Melbourne by a lot. I still think they are a very good side who are just playing poorly.

Essendon are a bottom six side.

 

[JMarra]

Might as well call it Melbourne's season launch 2.0

 

[STPer18]

The two worst forward lines in the competition. Melbourne have the edge in the midfield, but their defence is just as bad as up forward. Wouldn't be surprised to see the Melbourne mids bomb it long all night to Hurley+Francis. Provided Essendon play with even a smidgen of intensity I think they can win this one.