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Toast Round 7 = Essendon 60-137 Collingwood

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Was relaxed from minute one, could tell they weren't up for it at all from early. Frustrating not to hit the scoreboard in the first half and reward ourselves, but 15 goals in the second half helped take that out of mind.

Toward the end I genuinely felt bad for what we were doing to them while they rolled onto their backs begging for a belly rub like a fluffy little puppy dog. Woeful game from them. Blues and Bombers back to back is a lovely touch
 
We broke the Essendon resolve in the 3rd and after that they returned to being an embarrassment.

Even before today Pendlebury had been playing to a level good enough to warrant another season if that contribution remained throughout the year and his body was sound.

Whether he has any desire to play beyond this season only he knows but after today hard not to think the ultimate pro couldn't achieve the improbable.

Great to put Essendon to the sword when presented the opportunity, and gain a much needed 15.4% alongside the 4pts.

The next 3 weeks will be a far bigger challenge obviously and will tell us a lot about where we stand in 2026.
 
Steene and Anderson have completely changed our midfield.
We needed to have a couple of new additions in there, as we were looking stale, and thank god we had Steene on the list and developed him nicely, whilst having Anderson fall into our lap on draft night....Loving what these two are doing....
 
The Good:

  • The win
  • The percentage booster
  • Pendles the GOAT
  • After 6 rounds of footy Anderson has become the player we spent 4 years hoping Macrae would be.
  • Hayes looks like he’s a keeper. Tracking very well with his development
  • Probably the best game Roan Steele has played for us.
  • Well balanced performance.

The Bad:

  • Essendon
  • Hitting the woodwork 5 times
  • Forward line yips in the first quarter

The Ugly:

- The Brad Scott press conference
 

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Well that was like a Sunday afternoon stroll through the park.....

What just happened??....We kicked a cricket score, won by 12 goals and Pendles had 42 and won the Anzac Medal....This was exactly my dream last night.....🤔

Pendles what more can we say. Absolutely love the bloke. You shouldn't be doing these things at 38 years old. He's making it tough for list boss, Leppa.
Just a magnificent player, absolute genius on the ground, and stood head and shoulders above any player out there today with his footy IQ....The GOAT 🐐
 
in all my time watching this club theyve never come across as a genuine centre bounce clearance side .... serviceable and industrious at best .... but never good

with steene we may be on the verge of seeing some great things in this space
I might’ve scared a few people at the game with my reactions to Steene center bounce work. It was almost x rated.

Oh crap. I was also sitting with family… yikes for all concerned.
 

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