Preview Collingwood vs. Essendon, Sunday 6th September 3.20pm @ 'The G'

[Bombers36]

In what will be our first and last game of the Spring, and the end of an extremely difficult season, it would be fantastic if we can somehow get the 4 points. It's going to be tough though, with the Pies in red hot form against the Cats last Saturday. Surely we bring in Fletch for one last cameo...???

I'd have;-

OUT: J.Merrett Dempsey Chapman
IN: Fletch Steinberg Langford


Steinberg Hurley Baguley
Hibberd Carlisle Gleeson
Goddard Heppell Melksham
Zakka Daniher Fantasia
Howlett Hooker Laverde

McKernan Stanton Hocking

Bench from: O'Brien Fletch Langford
SUB: McKenna

 

[Halftimehero]

Hopefully Giles is right to go, would love to see how we go with two rucks.
I would be going

IN Giles, Edwards, Fletcher, Langford
OUT Chapman, Mckenna, J Merrett, Dempsey

Baguley Hurley Melksham
Hibberd Carlisle Gleeson
Stanton Heppell Goddard
Howlett Mckernan Laverde
Daniher Hooker Fantasia
Giles Hocking O'Brien
Edwards Langford Fletcher Zaharakis

Don't know where Myers and Gwilt are at? Probably not worth the risk anyway.

 

[ant555]

Not sure why we drop McKenna ? did not do a lot but he may as well play the last game.
Langford is cooked at senior level. We have seen enough of him
to know what we are going to get.
Demspey will likely get rubbed out and thus ending his career with us.
Would like to get one last look at Browne or Kav but it seems Kav is on the outer.

 

[Bombers36]

Not sure why we drop McKenna ? did not do a lot but he may as well play the last game.
Langford is cooked at senior level. We have seen enough of him
to know what we are going to get.
Demspey will likely get rubbed out and thus ending his career with us.
Would like to get one last look at Browne or Kav but it seems Kav is on the outer.

Yeah no point dropping McKenna he did OK - we might as well play him and with another pre-season in 2016 he might be handy as a small forward.
I hear what your saying re Langford - just think he should be rewarded for some good form in the VFL

 

[Doss]

Is Fletch actually any chance to play?

 

[Bombers36]

Is Fletch actually any chance to play?

Egan said last night 'small chance'. Surely we give him a run though - the season is shot I cant see any reason why we would NOT play him...

 

[Doss]

Unless he's just not physically able, I agree.

 

[DapperJong]

Glad to be flying home to Melbourne to see this.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Not sure why we drop McKenna ? did not do a lot but he may as well play the last game.
Langford is cooked at senior level. We have seen enough of him
to know what we are going to get.
Demspey will likely get rubbed out and thus ending his career with us.
Would like to get one last look at Browne or Kav but it seems Kav is on the outer.

McKenna had a lot of effort but did basically nothing beyond that first goal. He's so clearly not ready. Give someone else a run around.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Egan said last night 'small chance'. Surely we give him a run though - the season is shot I cant see any reason why we would NOT play him...

Probably because Fletch isn't that selfish to want to play if it's going to disadvantage the team. He'll only play if he's completely right to go.

Making him hobble around so we can have some sense of closure isn't right.

 

[Howard Moon]

Mckenna will be better on a dry deck anyway, he now knows how hot snr footy is, I reckon Hes the kind of guy who adapts quickly to what ever challenge has been placed I front of him, he should play this week and improve on last week

 

[abers47]

McKenna had a lot of effort but did basically nothing beyond that first goal. He's so clearly not ready. Give someone else a run around.

Wont he play first VFL final?

 

[ghostdog]

Unless he's just not physically able, I agree.

Wheel him through the banner, then give him the choice.

 

[quotemokc]

Would swap Obrien for Kav.

We know that Obrien isnt anything and Kav needs one last chance to show something.

 

[TheFrenchCut]

Would swap Obrien for Kav.

We know that Obrien isnt anything and Kav needs one last chance to show something.

Hey I'm with you. But I hold no belief that it will actually happen.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Tbh i want us to throw everything at the vfl final....

 

[Lads23]

Wouldn't mind Edwards back in the team..

Put fletch in the forward pocket for his farewell game

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

The Melbourne win seems such a long time ago please win sick of losing.

 

[Rack Watts]

Yay.
Bring on 2016.

 

[NathanMX]

If Fletcher plays I am gonna do my darndest to get a ticket to show my respects to your legend. He is one of the first memories I ever had of this great game, and he deserves the chair off, guard of honour and standing ovation he will surely get. Well done Dustin on a great career

 

[srobbo]

Is Fletch playing or not??

Surely an announcement needs to be made one way or the other?? Either he's good to go or he isn't.

Doubt a further 4 days makes a difference given he hasn't played for 3 months!?!

 

[Rack Watts]

If Fletcher plays I am gonna do my darndest to get a ticket to show my respects to your legend.

Respect mate.

 

[NathanMX]

Respect mate.

Anytime mate, Spurs fan here too so love your pic. In all seriousness though Fletch playing as a school boy in the 93 grand final was one of the few footy stories that made it onto the Sydney news, was one of the rare titbits we got up there at the time, hope you can send him out with a bang

 

[Bunk Moreland]

I wouldn't have thought Fletch is playing based on what we've heard

 

[vaughany]

Fletch plays. Even if he is not "physically" able to he has to play.
Even as sub bring him on for half a quarter.

The guy has given his heart and soul to the footy club for over 20 years.

Deserves a standing ovation when he is chaired off. Will be the loudest cheers since our win over Hawthorn over in round 3.

If he could snare one last torpedo goal the roof will get blown off the MCG (Pies fans will cheer too)


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