Preview Changes and prematch discussion vs *

[scottywiper]

Durdin. fu** me.

I want to see Scott and Bonar in for an extended run.

We don’t have the cattle to clear out most of the rest, but hopefully with some Walker style pickups and a better injury list, we can finally see the end of Atley, Jmac, Hall, Williams etc in 2021.

Durdin who has always done OK. Played CHB, CHf and ruck.
Curious that you think he's our worst option.
Didn't you want Declan Watson fast tracked at one stage?
I'm not saying he's a superstar, but he would offer more than Xerri at moment.

 

[New_Roo]

Yep, Essendon* aren't as good as many are making them sound.

If we come with the same effort and intensity as we did against Giants then we'll be well in the game.

Agree esp with stringer out and need to keep tipa quiet.... then nothing to be scared of


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[Pykie]

Durdin who has always done OK. Played CHB, CHf and ruck.
Curious that you think he's our worst option.
Didn't you want Declan Watson fast tracked at one stage?
I'm not saying he's a superstar, but he would offer more than Xerri at moment.

Durdin has barely taken a contested mark in his AFL career to date and the majority of his disposals have been sideways receives and chain possessions. The rest of the time has been spent flat handing marks and flailing 5m behind an opponent. He’s not the solution and I’d be surprised if he was on the list next year.

We are better off playing Majak forward if we need to. Larkey sounds like he’s only 2-3 away anyway.

I agree Xerri needs to go out.

 

[Flawed Genius]

The problem is that if we dropped everyone who's injured, crap or not ready then the lineup would look like

FB: Macmillan Tarrant Pittard
HB: Atley Walker McDonald
C: Dumont Cunnington Polec
HF: Zurhaar Brown Thomas
FF: Mahoney Xerri Taylor
R: Goldstein Simpkin Higgins
I: Hall Williams Hayden Anderson

And we'd have to go in like this:

FB: Murphy Tarrant Crocker
HB: Ahern J.Walker McDonald
C: Dumont Bonar Polec
HF: W.Walker Durdin Wood
FF: Hosie Daw Taylor
R: Goldstein Simpkin Scott
I: McKay XXXXX Hayden XXXXX


We are going to be carrying some of our crap players for some time yet

 

[The Nostradamus]

Hooker out of form will still eat brown alive

expect another goalless performance from him unless the umps help him out with a few frees

need to put time into Shiel, spreading well and racking up touches

 

[remfan101]

I’d play Polec in defence and bring Bailey in to play on the wing. Isn’t going to miraculously make us not s**t, but we desperately need someone down there who can hit a target more than 50% of the time and provide some run.

Williams - Tarrant - Daw
Pittard - Walker - Polec

...with Murphy/JMac/Atley on the bench. Its still not great but at least we’d have a bit of skill and some marking power.

 

[Harvs29]

Ahern is see ball get ball. We've seen he can rack it up.
Brad went off him because he doesn't defend well, as Brad tended to do (evaluating players on weaknesses rather than strengths) .
If Higgins and Cunners are out, neither of whom defend much either, then surely we try Ahern in his natural role.

Agreed. I reckon it's harder to justify him in the centre when Cunnington and Higgins are in there because he's not as good as either of them at this point. Much easier to justify his inclusion in the guts if they are out. Same could be said for Dom Tyson though.

 

[Wild Bill]

This North are tough and Essendon are soft mindset is tiresome and gets in the way good footy discussion

If you don’t think we play a brutal brand of football you don’t understand the game.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

The problem is that if we dropped everyone who's injured, crap or not ready then the lineup would look like

FB: Macmillan Tarrant Pittard
HB: Atley Walker McDonald
C: Dumont Cunnington Polec
HF: Zurhaar Brown Thomas
FF: Mahoney Xerri Taylor
R: Goldstein Simpkin Higgins
I: Hall Williams Hayden Anderson

And we'd have to go in like this:

FB: Murphy Tarrant Crocker
HB: Ahern J.Walker McDonald
C: Dumont Bonar Polec
HF: W.Walker Durdin Wood
FF: Hosie Daw Taylor
R: Goldstein Simpkin Scott
I: McKay XXXXX Hayden XXXXX


We are going to be carrying some of our crap players for some time yet

All teams have some pretty ‘shithouse’ players in their 18-22 range.

Ours are just shitter than a fair few teams and our senior core can’t carry them because they’re flaky as *.

 

[Wild Bill]

McDonald was great tagging Bont. But not sure he has anyone to go to? Maybe saad as a defensive forward? Shiel is a turn over merchant that torches the ball and Merrett has no hurt factor to his game.

 

[Ball Dont Lie]

All the players aside if the game plan isn’t to move the ball fast it won’t matter who plays. Our over skill level is poor. We can’t fix that in a season. At least when we go fast we create an uncertainty in the opposition.Slow ball movement and bad skills and it’s lots more like last night.

 

[Ambrosia]

If you don’t think we play a brutal brand of football you don’t understand the game.

What makes North’s brand more brutal than any other sides?

Last year Essendon smashed North in the clearances, contested possession and tackle counts in both games against North. I’d never say it was due toughness.

What makes you think North are significantly tougher or more brutal than any other sides in the comp?

 

[amaz199]

What makes North’s brand more brutal than any other sides?

Last year Essendon smashed North in the clearances, contested possession and tackle counts in both games against North. I’d never say it was due toughness.

What makes you think North are significantly tougher or more brutal than any other sides in the comp?

 

[Wild Bill]

What makes North’s brand more brutal than any other sides?

Last year Essendon smashed North in the clearances, contested possession and tackle counts in both games against North. I’d never say it was due toughness.

What makes you think North are significantly tougher or more brutal than any other sides in the comp?

Because we don’t have any players that pull out of contests like your skipper does. Tackles that hurt >>> tackle numbers.

Also watch how many players miss the following week after playing us. Hurley missed a month last year.

 

[Only Forwards]

There are three groups of players.

1) Taking us forward:
Simpkin, Taylor, Scott, Zurhaar
2) Senior players + required for structure:
Goldy, Taz, Walker, Brown
3) not taking us forward, taking up space:
Jacobs, Garner, and a blanket over a bunch more.

2020 is done.

Cycle through as many of the kids as we can to see who has what.

Cunners gets excused from the Hub. As does Jack.

F*** off out of the team and get fit.

Of all the games of the year that I look forward to this coming week is on top of the list. I honestly don't know if I can or will watch.

In the last 3 weeks Shaw has been shown up as has the club.

 

[Ambrosia]

Because we don’t have any players that pull out of contests like your skipper does. Tackles that hurt >>> tackle numbers.

Also watch how many players miss the following week after playing us. Hurley missed a month last year.

I hope this is just banter or a weird joke because this line of thinking is akin to school kids arguing over who’s dad would win in a fight.

 

[Wild Bill]

What makes North’s brand more brutal than any other sides?

Last year Essendon smashed North in the clearances, contested possession and tackle counts in both games against North. I’d never say it was due toughness.

What makes you think North are significantly tougher or more brutal than any other sides in the comp?

You don’t think *ess in 2000 was a brutal side? Even though you have a powder puff team now doesn’t mean you haven’t had physically tough teams.

 

[muttley45]

They showed a bit of footage of the scratch match yesterday, pretty sure i saw Maj take at least 2 or 3 contested marks, bring him in for sure.

 

[Wild Bill]

I hope this is just banter or a weird joke because this line of thinking is akin to school kids arguing over who’s dad would win in a fight.

Which part? Are you going to make me post the footage of *heppell?

 

[krakouers]

The problem is that if we dropped everyone who's injured, crap or not ready then the lineup would look like

FB: Macmillan Tarrant Pittard
HB: Atley Walker McDonald
C: Dumont Cunnington Polec
HF: Zurhaar Brown Thomas
FF: Mahoney Xerri Taylor
R: Goldstein Simpkin Higgins
I: Hall Williams Hayden Anderson

And we'd have to go in like this:

FB: Murphy Tarrant Crocker
HB: Ahern J.Walker McDonald
C: Dumont Bonar Polec
HF: W.Walker Durdin Wood
FF: Hosie Daw Taylor
R: Goldstein Simpkin Scott
I: McKay XXXXX Hayden XXXXX


We are going to be carrying some of our crap players for some time yet

HF: Durdin Wood
FF: Hosie Daw




Don’t do this to me Flawed Genius

 

[Ambrosia]

Which part? Are you going to make me post the footage of *heppell?

Feel free. If you want to cling to the idea North being some brutal bruising team as some sort of advantage they hold going into this game go right ahead.

I’m far more worried about Goldstein dominating Philips or Brown being too quick for Hooker than one of Zurhaar’s 3 tackles hurting an Essendon player.

 

[kool kangas]

l would like to know if Hosie is going into the hub. If he is then play him. l have never been 1 to rate McDonald but he has been good so far. He stays in and goes to Tippa. Scott and Bonar need to come in and either McKay or Durdin. Daw l feel wont be fit enough yet. l am not a Wood lover , more a hater , however l think he also needs to come back.
So ins and outs for me are:
In Hosie or Wood, Scott, Bonar, McKay or Durdin.
Out: Cunnington (back), Higgins (knee) .Hall, McMillan, Mahoney

 

[Groucho]

Agree esp with stringer out and need to keep tipa quiet.... then nothing to be scared of


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they* run and gun, that seems to be all you need to do to beat us

 

[Wild Bill]

Feel free. If you want to cling to the idea North being some brutal bruising team as some sort of advantage they hold going into this game go right ahead.

I’m far more worried about Goldstein dominating Philips or Brown being too quick for Hooker than one of Zurhaar’s 3 tackles hurting an Essendon player.

Maybe ask *hurley.

players like heppell, mcgrarh, merrett, zaka are nice players but these type of players are the big reason it’s 16 year without a finals win. You need to have sort of physicality to win finals. These 4 couldn’t knock the fluff off a cappuccino.

 

[Ambrosia]

Maybe ask *hurley.

players like heppell, mcgrarh, merrett, zaka are nice players but these type of players are the big reason it’s 16 year without a finals win. You need to have sort of physicality to win finals. These 4 couldn’t knock the fluff off a cappuccino.

I really don’t think lack of toughness has been our issue but each to their own.