Bombers suspensions

[Tex200]

Appears the following suspensions have been handed out

Lloyd 4 with an early plea
Ryder 1 with an early plea
Lonergan 1 with an early plea
Atkinson off

Source - EFC twitter.

 

[sbenno]

Wow, pretty good news for us.

Without Lloyd and Lucas, they have a skeleton forward line. Without Ryder, Maric and Sellar should have a day out*

*as much as possible for Maric and Sellar

 

[TheLeftFist8]

Appears the following suspensions have been handed out

Lloyd 4 with an early plea
Ryder 1 with an early plea
Lonergan 1 with an early plea
Atkinson off

Source - EFC twitter.

Pity, i was really looking forward to Sellar v Ryder

 

[WALL-e]

Must take advantage of the ruck now. Ivan and Jim have to really really hurt them.

 

[magtrev]

Ryder will definately challenge, and probably get off.
Was absolutely no force there

 

[WALL-e]

Ryder will definately challenge, and probably get off.
Was absolutely no force there

But no force is still Ryder trying to knock someones head off

 

[ok.crows]

Ryder will definately challenge, and probably get off.
Was absolutely no force there

Low impact, undoubtedly.

However it was still intentional, contact to the head, and not in play.

 

[aneale]

He barely hit, but hit him nontheless. Remember the days when 'attempted' striking got you games. You only had to swing and miss and you got one. His intention was pretty clear. There is a fair amount of red mist between Hawthorn and Essendon, to be doing stuff like that in Round 22 when the winner was guaranteed a final is mind blowing.

 

[Alex99]

Wow, pretty good news for us.

Without Lloyd and Lucas, they have a skeleton forward line. Without Ryder, Maric and Sellar should have a day out*

*as much as possible for Maric and Sellar

Both Michael Hurley and Jay Neagle are very good player and should not be taken lightly. This won’t be a complete walk in the park, not expecting to lose but Essendon won’t roll over and just die.

 

[Damp Squarie]

Low impact, undoubtedly.

However it was still intentional, contact to the head, and not in play.

Correct!
He would only get off if hes a protected Victorian {In the AFL scheme of things}.

 

[Cap]

regardless of the suspension I expect a fired up Essendon to come over and give us one of the better matches of the final series

 

[jo172]

Both Michael Hurley and Jay Neagle are very good player and should not be taken lightly. This won’t be a complete walk in the park, not expecting to lose but Essendon won’t roll over and just die.

That just simply isn't true.

Neagle would have to be one of the worst players in the AFL getting a regular game.

 

[aneale]

Both Michael Hurley and Jay Neagle are very good player and should not be taken lightly. This won’t be a complete walk in the park, not expecting to lose but Essendon won’t roll over and just die.

Hurley looks a gun, but they may have to use him down back, and Neagle well he is just out of his depth, I see Rutten chewing him up and spitting him out again for a doughnuts game.

 

[WALL-e]

Hurley would have been a great Bock match up, Truck will likely get Neagle. Hurley if very good, though young. Hopefully Stevo is on his smart game i.e not trying to mark balls he should be punching.

Hurley can go to either end, but without Lloyd and Lucas, their thin up front. Though if Ryder goes, Hooker will likely ruck some, which means they may need him there....

I still think you'll see Hurley up forward.

 

[Vader]

Both Michael Hurley and Jay Neagle are very good player and should not be taken lightly. This won’t be a complete walk in the park, not expecting to lose but Essendon won’t roll over and just die.

Hurley, yes. Neagle, no.

 

[Damp Squarie]

Hurley, yes. Neagle, no.

Id put Otten on Hurley

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

With Ryder and Lonergan out we are pretty much no chance. One can only hope. Maybe Tim Watson can pull on the Bombers' guernsey and do a repeat performance of 1993.

 

[jo172]

With Ryder and Lonergan out we are pretty much no chance. One can only hope. Maybe Tim Watson can pull on the Bombers' guernsey and do a repeat performance of 1993.

I'd still back us in just so long Bewick doesn't play

 

[Willis]

I'd still back us in just so long Bewick doesn't play

****en Bewick

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Neagle is almost as rubbish as Dawes is...

 

[marvin]

Neagle is almost as rubbish as Dawes is...

Not another Callum Chambers all-star

 

[High Ryder]

Que Neagle to kick 6 now with all the bashing

 

[jo172]

Que Neagle to kick 6 now with all the bashing

Surely 6 kicks would be a career high?

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

Que Neagle to kick 6 now with all the bashing

Neagle is not fit enough, our running defence will run off him all day, the only way he will kick 6 is if we burn the ball and he is standing by himself in the forward 50

 

[fishguts]

In all fairness to Neagle, I think a lot of you are under-rating him. He kicked 3 goals on 4-5 occasions this year against the likes of St.kilda, Geelong e.t.c. Also on the slimness of our forward line without Lloyd and Lucas, Lloyd missed a month before Saturday and didn't kick a goal on the weekend, so we've been winning games without them. I'm expecting Ryder and Lonergan to challenge, perhaps Lloyd as well, but only downgrade the severe contact part.