Preview Essendon v Collingwood - Thursday 16/2 - 7.40 EDT - Etihad Stadium - Ethan's write up page 3 post 68

[Bombers36]

Can you believe it - the pre-season is only 2 months away and we kick it off with the first game against the Pies.... I've tried to put together a couple of teams - Essendon & Collingwood. Hopefully we can get some time into guys who missed last year, and a few of the new guys as well. Cannot wait!
Teams could look something like (or completely different to);-

Mayne White Elliot
Ambrose Hartley McGrath
McLarty Moore Fasolo
McKenna Hurley Heppell
Aish Pendlebury Sidebottom
Colyer Watson Stanton
Howe Reid Langdon
Bird Hooker Parish
Dunn Keeffe Scharenberg
Francis Stewart Green

Cox Greenwood Adams
Bellcho Hocking Z.Merrett

Bench from:
Goldsack Crisp Hoskin Elliot Blair
Oxley Crocker Broomhead Maynard
Long Myers Howlett Laverde
Gleeson Langford Begley Clarke


I've left a few senior players out from both teams as clubs always do during preseason - most notably from the Bombers - Zakka, Joe, Tippa, Leuy, Baguley, Fantasia, Goddard etc
& the Pies are missing - Treleor, Varcoe, De Goey, Wells, Grundy & probably a few others.

Still both decent teams and what a cracking way to start the season against an old rival like the Pies - comon Bombers!!

 

[Skipper_]

B: Ambrose - Hartley - Gleeson
HB: McGrath - Hurley - McKenna
C: Parish - Myers - Colyer
HF: Langford - Stewart - Laverde
F: Green - Hooker - McDonald-Tipungwuti
R: Bellchambers - Heppell - Merrett
I/C: Francis - Howlett - Hocking - Long - Begley - Morgan - Redman - Ridley

 

[Whispering_Jack]

 

[Bombers36]

haha - yeah I'm jumping the gun a bit - but really need my AFL fix...!!!

 

[Doss]

Thanks, Jeb.

And yeah, ask me again in February.

 

[daffo]

Lets talk about the final score.. I'm guessing we'll win by 321 points.

 

[Doss]

Be conservative.
































320.

 

[Milanista28]

Put out the fastest team we can I reckon and run.

 

[Beerfish]

Put out the fastest team we can I reckon and run.

I would like to see some goals kicked too.

 

[Maddogm]

I would like to see some goals kicked too.

Where's that ever got anyone?

 

[eth-dog]

Jesus. You're really that desperate to jump ahead of me in the preview threads, huh?

 

[Milanista28]

I would like to see some goals kicked too.

Quit living in the past...

 

[ezard15]

Two months = thank god.

May it pass quickly.

Having said that I can't wait for the cricket on Thursday. (but it's just not the same).

 

[yaco55]

I have no idea who will play - My only guess is the returning 10 could be given more game time in the pre-season.

 

[jmac70]

You blokes are keen.

 

[Beerfish]

You blokes are keen.

Correct.

 

[eth-dog]

In all seriousness, I wouldn't mind something like:

Brown - Ambrose - Dea
Ridley - Hurley - McGrath
Parish - Clarke - Mutch
Begley - Hooker - Colyer
Eades - Stewart - Bellchambers
Draper - Heppell - Watson
Stanton - Myers - Hocking - Howlett - Green - Long - McKenna - McNiece

Split Brown and Hooker 50/50 forward and back. Just tell them to play the one end the whole game

 

[Stopher]

To be fair, it'll be one of the more fascinating pre-seasons in Essendon's history. That said, I'm going to enjoy Christmas first!

 

[coastalpipeline]

B: Ambrose - Hartley - Gleeson
HB: McGrath - Hurley - McKenna
C: Parish - Myers - Colyer
HF: Langford - Stewart - Laverde
F: Green - Hooker - McDonald-Tipungwuti
R: Bellchambers - Heppell - Merrett
I/C: Francis - Howlett - Hocking - Long

Yay bunch of dudes ready for a practice match.
Woosha hates these as much as I do but he has a some of players that need the work out. Safety sake please don't get injured before round 1, Hawthong is our 1st opponent not Magpies their bunch of 5's come on Anzac Day.

Peace.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Pies have the best midfield in the comp in according to champion data.

That's all well and good but that midfield is pretty useless with a crap back line,forward line and coach.

 

[yodellinhank]

How many on the interchange for this s**t, 6?

B: Gleeson Ambrose Dea
HB: McKenna Hartley Hooker
C: Stanton McGrath (c) Morgan
HF: McKenna Brown Laverde
F: Long Bellchambers Francis

R: McKernan Myers Heppell (vc)

I/C: Begley Redman Jerrett Colyer Baguley Hocking

edit: + Howlett Watson

Keep putting Begley and Baguley on and off the field to * with the opposition coaching box.

 

[eth-dog]

How many on the interchange for this s**t, 6?

B: Gleeson Ambrose Dea
HB: McKenna Hartley Hooker
C: Stanton McGrath (c) Morgan
HF: McKenna Brown Laverde
F: Long Bellchambers Francis

R: McKernan Myers Heppell (vc)

I/C: Begley Redman Jerrett Colyer Baguley Hocking

Keep putting Begley and Baguley on and off the field to **** with the opposition coaching box.

8

 

[boncer34]

You blokes are keen.

We've been waiting over 12 months now.

No disrespect to the lads that played this year but the season was always a write off.

 

[Bombers36]

How about a team like this;-

Tippa Hartley Kelly
Gleeson Ambrose McGrath
Colyer Z.Merrett Parish
Langford Daniher Redman
Begley Stewart Fantasia

Tbell Heppell Hocking

Bench from:
McKenna Howlett Bird Francis
Green Long Dea Leuenberger

 

[Bombermania]

B: Ambrose - Hartley - Glesson
HB: Francis - Hurley - McGarth
C: Myers - Watson - Heppell
HF: Colyer - Daniher - Stewart
F: Fanta - Hooker - Walla
R: Bellchambers - Zac Merrett - Parish
INC: Stanton - Hocking - Howlett - Langford - LaVarde - Redman - Begley - Leuy