AFL 2017 - R8 - Essendon v Geelong - 19:25 AEST, MCG

[_Mike_]

Saturday 7:25 PM AEST
MCG


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SUMMARY
Geelong will enter this contest smarting following back-to-back losses to Collingwood and Gold Coast, two sides the Cats were expected to overcome after winning their first five games of the season. The Cats were well below their best against the Suns last weekend but come up against an out of sorts Essendon line-up, which has lost four of its past five games. The Bombers showed some good signs against Fremantle last week in Perth, and led by as much as 27 points, but were overrun in the second half by the fast-finishing Dockers. It came as one of three games the club has played in 13 days, so a slightly longer break may help John Worsfold's men recapture some of the energy and enthusiasm that was evident in the opening two weeks of the year. Bombers veteran James Kelly will play his 300th career game, fittingly against the side he won three flags with and played 273 games with

PREDICTION: Geelong by 18 points

Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Summary

Max 17
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall: 0 mm
Chance of any rain: 10%

Melbourne area
Partly cloudy. Areas of haze. Light winds.

 

[Adz]

Essendon by 22. Cats are cooked.

 

[Skipper_]

Upset potential but Geelong will be too strong.

Cats by 45.

 

[Bazza97]

Can see the Bombers causing an upset but think the Cats will rebound first and get their season back on track. Geelong by 33 points.

 

[RedVest4]

Too many problems with the Cats. They're an ordinary side. Bombers by 23 points.

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Cats usually find a way to get out of jail even if they are challenged today.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

What the heck are those mascots in the OP??

 

[Power Raid]

Cats by 4 goals but this could be an upset

 

[Randomizor]

Geelong by 100 points but only if they play that cat monster

 

[rumply]

What the heck are those mascots in the OP??

checkout the Saint Blues one

 

[Great8]

Zero confidence in us winning but think we will still be in it late on

 

[Beerfish]

We'll do it for the farmers.

 

[Liger]

Bombers to win 80% of the match.
Geelong to get the 4 points.

 

[Rotayjay]

Non-Victorian here, what do the commentators mean when they say this is 'the country game'?

 

[Meow]

Geelong will either:

a) Respond to a week of media shitcanning with a 10+ goal win
b) Go down by 3-4 goals after Essendon jump us in the opening 1/4, with Tipungwuti/Fantasia/other small forwards continually kicking easy goals

 

[JackFlash]

The Cats tackle like a bunch of farmer's daughters....Bombers easily!

 

[NathanMX]

You're a bunch of Cats led by a Dog but please do us a favour and kick the stuffing out of the innocent* ones tonight.

Getting sick of seeing the same bloody team on tv every week, though it is ok when they get belted. The Adelaide match was rather amusing.

*well Channel 7 and Luke Darcy clearly believe it

 

[Kram]

Essendon looked very tired last Sunday over in Perf, Cats by 4 goals.

 

[donkeypunchd]

Watched the Bombers live last week, they're a very poor outfit and should get done by 6-7 here

 

[DrEvil_]

Non-Victorian here, what do the commentators mean when they say this is 'the country game'?

Stephen Dank lives in the country now.

 

[rumply]

Watched the Bombers live last week, they're a very poor outfit and should get done by 6-7 here

Went to Perth did you?

 

[Xtreme]

Up the draw!

 

[donkeypunchd]

Went to Perth did you?

I live there. Enjoyed it immensely watching the flogs in your defence put it out on the full 4 times in a row in the 4th quarter when the game was in the line

 

[Jobe Watson]

This is awkward AF...

 

[rumply]

I live there

My comiserations