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[RuckRyder]

Gumbleton will be too much for Thornton. The 3rd tall suits him.

 

[HBF]

Who will play on Gumbleton and Neagle?

Assuming Neagle comes back into the side...

 

[HBF]

Gumbleton will be too much for Thornton. The 3rd tall suits him.

Gumbleton was better than what he was in round 1, but to say that he'll be too much for a 150+ game player is a bit much RR.

 

[zeeCFC]

Gumbleton > J Brown

 

[zeeCFC]

...infact, Gumbleton > Wayne Carey

 

[ESKIE]

Gumbleton will be too much for Thornton. The 3rd tall suits him.

You really are clutching at straws, tell what has Fumbleton done in the last two weeks, Essendon are the laughing stock of round 2..

 

[RuckRyder]

Assuming Neagle comes back into the side...

Rumours going around that he was sore though I think he was omitted. After the farce yesterday one of Neagle or Laycock will definitely come in. More likely to be Neagle.

I understand your Thornton comment but Gumbleton's endurance and height will worry him.

 

[RuckRyder]

You really are clutching at straws, tell what has Fumbleton done in the last two weeks, Essendon are the laughing stock of round 2..

Kicked 2.2 yesterday and led strongly all day. Dukes were much better then Round 1. Only played 7 games.

 

[ESKIE]

Kicked 2.2 yesterday and led strongly all day. Dukes were much better then Round 1. Only played 7 games.

lol
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[HBF]

Rumours going around that he was sore though I think he was omitted. After the farce yesterday one of Neagle or Laycock will definitely come in. More likely to be Neagle.

I understand your Thornton comment but Gumbleton's endurance and height will worry him.

Thornton is quite athletic for a bloke who stands at 192cm. If Gumbleton was clunking 12 marks and kicking 4-5 goals a game, then I might be concerned, but really, he hasn't done that much in the 1st couple of games this year.

 

[RuckRyder]

Thornton is quite athletic for a bloke who stands at 192cm. If Gumbleton was clunking 12 marks and kicking 4-5 goals a game, then I might be concerned, but really, he hasn't done that much in the 1st couple of games this year.

What you would not have seen on the TV yesterday was the number of times Gumbleton had found space on his opponent but did not have the ball kicked to him. They won't ignore him this week.

 

[blue gunslinger]

Thornton is quite athletic for a bloke who stands at 192cm. If Gumbleton was clunking 12 marks and kicking 4-5 goals a game, then I might be concerned, but really, he hasn't done that much in the 1st couple of games this year.

Kind of disagree HBF. These days he either does not have the physical pace or mental desire to stick with a bloke up the field close enough to prevent him getting the ball (although he puts up a great show of being disappointed) and then if his player does not get the ball he again cannot or chooses not to double back fast enough to assist the rest of the def or stick on his man pushing back into the fwd 50. Anchored within the 50m arc he can hold his own mostly but otherwise he just seems not mobile enough

 

[Sin City]

I understand your Thornton comment but Gumbleton's endurance and height will worry him.

Waite's endurance, reach and athleticism would render Gumbleton useless.

 

[thylacine60]

What you would not have seen on the TV yesterday was the number of times Gumbleton had found space on his opponent but did not have the ball kicked to him. They won't ignore him this week.

From ignored to focal point in a week. Extraordinary.

 

[iRemember87]

Rumours going around that he was sore though I think he was omitted. After the farce yesterday one of Neagle or Laycock will definitely come in. More likely to be Neagle.

I understand your Thornton comment but Gumbleton's endurance and height will worry him.

I guess sitting on the sidelines for 2 years proves that!!

 

[mediumsizered]

From ignored to focal point in a week. Extraordinary.

That is exactly what I was thinking. Obviously Essendon are going to totally change their game plan in less than a week. Yet according to another Essendon supporter posting on our board, Neagle will be brought back in to straighten them up. Something tells me that not even the Essendon faithful believe in Gumby.

 

[Mister Carlton]

Waite's endurance, reach and athleticism would render Gumbleton useless.

Rather play him forward and stretch their defense.

 

[Sin City]

Rather play him forward and stretch their defense.

Won't stretch it IMO. They have Hooker, Fletcher, Pears and Hocking so I'd rather see us go small and out run them. Down back we may need at least three talls if they bring fat boy back in.

 

[HBF]

Rather play him forward and stretch their defense.

Essendon wouldn't have a great matchup for Waite in their backline.

 

[BlueTouchPaper]

Who would?!

 

[thylacine60]

J. Waite is running into some pretty good form.

 

[BlueTouchPaper]

Indeed, it's just a shame he didn't have Richo to launch his season off of!