Essendon 2008 - Run Home

[Yoda_]

I think we're more chance of beating the Dogs then we are of beating the Pies

you'd be surprised though. big teams, big stage, both teams up and about, we'll wait and see.

 

[Slattery_20]

We worried the dogs for 2 quarters, I think that game we had a few injuries which led to the blowout last quarter

 

[Yoda_]

We worried the dogs for 2 quarters, I think that game we had a few injuries which led to the blowout last quarter

exactly, we may give them a better run for their money now, this game will see where we really are at, i may say, along with the saints game.

 

[dean33]

Were a fairly decent chance to win all the remaining games,


even western bulldogs, because we didnt have lloyd and lucas, we were a chance for the whole game until McVeigh and lonergan got injured.

I agree, I actually can't see you blokes losing again for the year including all finals and gf. I actually think you could even break geelongs gf record win last year!!

 

[Jesse Custer]

I agree, I actually can't see you blokes losing again for the year including all finals and gf. I actually think you could even break geelongs gf record win last year!!

Its not as bad as my Richmond mates thinking the Tigers will win the flag each year. It causes me to laugh so hard each time they say it.

 

[Phat Toni]

Were a fairly decent chance to win all the remaining games,


even western bulldogs, because we didnt have lloyd and lucas, we were a chance for the whole game until McVeigh and lonergan got injured.

Love your optimism mate but lets be realistic here if we win 4 to 5 more I think we should all be happy considering where we were at between rd 6 and rd 9.

IMO
Wins:
Dees, Eagles(we are flatout better than those two teams and should win.)
Tigers (coming back from subi on essentially a five day break should win.)
Crows (we own them at TD and have a great recent record against them)
Maybe Dogs (I believe we match up well against them)

Losses:
Wobbles (their accountable style too much for the young bombers)
Kilda (will be desperate at that stage of the season)
Maybe Dogs ( Could be trying to consolidate their finals position)

So that could be 5 and 2 which gives us a 11-11 year that's a fantastic result based on the fact we have played a lot of kids.

 

[d4vE]

I think we're more chance of beating the Dogs then we are of beating the Pies

i agree.

 

[warney7]

Richmond - They're not in great form. WIN
Collingwood - All things being equal, they should be able to cover us. LOSS
Melbourne - Not a gimme by any stretch, but as long as we stick to the task... WIN
West Coast - Absolutely no doubt in my mind. They don't want to win. WIN
Adelaide - We'll knock over the Crows here. No Burton is massive. WIN
Western Bulldogs - We might have matched them earlier in the year (before injuries), but they should dispose of us here. LOSS
StKilda - Tough game to call, may depend on injuries and lead up form. WIN/LOSS

So by that we'll win a maximum of 11 wins and given we're about 20% behind StKilda, hopefully people will stop talking about finals!

 

[The Donners]

So by that we'll win a maximum of 11 wins and given we're about 20% behind St Kilda, hopefully people will stop talking about finals!

St Kilda's run:

R16: v Hawthorn (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R17: v WCE (Subiaco) = WIN
R18: v PA (Telstra Dome) = WIN
R19: v Collingwood (MCG) = LOSS
R20: v Fremantle (Subiaco) = LOSS
R21: v Adelaide (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R22: v Essendon (Telstra Dome) = LOSS

Possible: 2 wins, finish with 9 wins

Nth Melbourne's run:

R16: v Collingwood (MCG) = LOSS
R17: v Melbourne (MCG) = WIN
R18: v Brisbane (Gold Coast) = LOSS
R19: v WB (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R20: v Carlton (Telstra Dome) = WIN
R21: v Geelong (Skilled Stadium) = LOSS
R22: v PA (MCG) = WIN

Possible: 3 wins, finish with 10.5 wins

Carlton's run:

R16: v Sydney (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R17: v WB (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R18: v Adelaide (AAMI) = LOSS
R19: v PA (Telstra Dome) = WINN
R20: v NM (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R21: v Brisbane (GABBA) = LOSS
R22: v Hawthorn (Telstra Dome) = LOSS

Possible: 1 win, finish with 8 wins

Brisbane's run:

R16: v WCE (GABBA) = WIN
R17: v Richmond (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R18: v NM (Gold Coast) = WIN
R19: v Hawthorn (Aurora) = LOSS
R20: v WB (GABBA) = LOSS
R21: v Carlton (GABBA) = WIN
R22: v Sydney (Sydney) = LOSS

Possible: 3 wins, finish with 11 wins

Adelaide's run:

R16: v PA (AAMI) = LOSS
R17: v Sydney (Sydney) = LOSS
R18: v Carlton (AAMI) = WIN
R19: v Richmond (AAMI) = WIN
R20: v Essendon (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R21: v St Kilda (Telstra Dome) = WINN
R22: v WB (AAMI) = LOSS

Possible: 3 wins, finish with 11 wins

Richmond's run:

R16: v Essendon (MCG) = LOSS
R17: v Brisbane (Telstra Dome) = WIN
R18: v Geelong (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R19: v Adelaide (AAMI) = LOSS
R20: v Hawthorn (MCG) = LOSS
R21: v Fremantle (MCG) = WIN
R22: v Melbourne (MCG) = WIN

Possible: 3 wins, finish with 9.5 wins

1. GEELONG
2. WESTERN BULLDOGS
3. HAWTHORN
4. COLLINGWOOD
5. SYDNEY
6. ADELAIDE
7. BRISBANE
8. ESSENDON
9. NORTH MELBOURNE
10. RICHMOND
11. ST KILDA
12. CARLTON
13. PORT ADELAIDE
14. FREMANTLE
15. WEST COAST
16. MELBOURNE

 

[bomberz20_72]

Love the optimism, i breathe optimism.
Don't be surprised if Richmond beat us but of course i'm tipping us.
The one thing that should give us added incentive was our terrible start against them @ dreamtime @ the G, as i'm sure we are still hurting from the performance i think we'll get over the line against them.
We have been playing out of our skins for over a month now, starting with the Crows game and a young team like us CAN sometimes put in a below par performance that seems to come out of nowhere, but Richmond coming back from WA and with 5 days to prepare will help us out no end.

v Richmond - Win 7-9
v Collingwood - Win 8-9 i genuinly believe we'll win this as the Pies are in up & down form and we do seem to win the '2nd' game against them most years.
v Melbourne - Win 9-9 we've come to far to drop this game.
v West Coast - Win 10-9 another game we could lose tho but after the freo game we believe we can win there no matter who we play and WCE are well.... Crap
v Adelaide - Win/Lose 11-9 or 10-10you can't count out Adelaide with their backs to the wall but if we've won all our other games b4 this one, our confidence will be as high as Mt Everest
v Dogs - Lose - 11-10 or 10-11they have nothing but the cup in sight and will be hard to beat i think they'll beat Geelong this week as well in a classic
v St Kilda - 12-10 or 11-11 Win and ruin their finals chance's. that should leave us with either 12 or 11 wins, if you'd said thats what we would finish on 5 weeks ago i would have taken it, I can't say if it'll put us in the 8 or not but we're to blame for a dismal 8 weeks after the Carlton game rd 3.

If we make the 8 and play say Collingwood in the first week, anythings possible...... but Thats my dream and i'm sticking to it.

 

[AndyLesPaul]

well first of all

collingwood arent that accountable,
saints are never that desperate for a win, did you catch the saints freo match?
and well western bulldogs have already consolidated their position

 

[AndyLesPaul]

St Kilda's run:

R16: v Hawthorn (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R17: v WCE (Subiaco) = WIN
R18: v PA (Telstra Dome) = WIN
R19: v Collingwood (MCG) = LOSS
R20: v Fremantle (Subiaco) = WIN
R21: v Adelaide (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R22: v Essendon (Telstra Dome) = LOSS

Possible: 3 wins, finish with 10 wins

Nth Melbourne's run:

R16: v Collingwood (MCG) = LOSS
R17: v Melbourne (MCG) = WIN
R18: v Brisbane (Gold Coast) = LOSS
R19: v WB (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R20: v Carlton (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R21: v Geelong (Skilled Stadium) = LOSS
R22: v PA (MCG) = WIN

Possible: 2 wins, finish with 9.5 wins

Carlton's run:

R16: v Sydney (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R17: v WB (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R18: v Adelaide (AAMI) = LOSS
R19: v PA (Telstra Dome) = WINN
R20: v NM (Telstra Dome) = WIN
R21: v Brisbane (GABBA) = LOSS
R22: v Hawthorn (Telstra Dome) = LOSS

Possible: 2 win, finish with 9 wins

Brisbane's run:

R16: v WCE (GABBA) = WIN
R17: v Richmond (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R18: v NM (Gold Coast) = WIN
R19: v Hawthorn (Aurora) = LOSS
R20: v WB (GABBA) = LOSS
R21: v Carlton (GABBA) = WIN
R22: v Sydney (Sydney) = LOSS

Possible: 3 wins, finish with 11 wins

Adelaide's run:

R16: v PA (AAMI) = LOSS
R17: v Sydney (Sydney) = LOSS
R18: v Carlton (AAMI) = WIN
R19: v Richmond (AAMI) = WIN
R20: v Essendon (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R21: v St Kilda (Telstra Dome) = WINN
R22: v WB (AAMI) = LOSS

Possible: 3 wins, finish with 11 wins

Richmond's run:

R16: v Essendon (MCG) = LOSS
R17: v Brisbane (Telstra Dome) = WIN
R18: v Geelong (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R19: v Adelaide (AAMI) = LOSS
R20: v Hawthorn (MCG) = LOSS
R21: v Fremantle (MCG) = WIN
R22: v Melbourne (MCG) = WIN

Possible: 3 wins, finish with 9.5 wins

Essendon's Run:

R16: v Richmond (MCG) = WIN
R17: v Collingwood (MCG) = hopefully.
R18: v Melbourne (MCG) = WIN
R19: v West Coast (Subi) = WIN
R20: v Adelaide (TD) = WIN
R21: v Western Bulldogs (TD) = hopefully we will miraculously win, but LOSS
R22: v Saints = WIN
Possible: 5-6 wins, finish with 11-12 wins.

 

[warney7]

St Kilda's run:

R16: v Hawthorn (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R17: v WCE (Subiaco) = WIN
R18: v PA (Telstra Dome) = WIN
R19: v Collingwood (MCG) = LOSS
R20: v Fremantle (Subiaco) = LOSS
R21: v Adelaide (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R22: v Essendon (Telstra Dome) = LOSS

Possible: 2 wins, finish with 9 wins

Nth Melbourne's run:

R16: v Collingwood (MCG) = LOSS
R17: v Melbourne (MCG) = WIN
R18: v Brisbane (Gold Coast) = LOSS
R19: v WB (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R20: v Carlton (Telstra Dome) = WIN
R21: v Geelong (Skilled Stadium) = LOSS
R22: v PA (MCG) = WIN

Possible: 3 wins, finish with 10.5 wins

Carlton's run:

R16: v Sydney (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R17: v WB (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R18: v Adelaide (AAMI) = LOSS
R19: v PA (Telstra Dome) = WINN
R20: v NM (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R21: v Brisbane (GABBA) = LOSS
R22: v Hawthorn (Telstra Dome) = LOSS

Possible: 1 win, finish with 8 wins

Brisbane's run:

R16: v WCE (GABBA) = WIN
R17: v Richmond (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R18: v NM (Gold Coast) = WIN
R19: v Hawthorn (Aurora) = LOSS
R20: v WB (GABBA) = LOSS
R21: v Carlton (GABBA) = WIN
R22: v Sydney (Sydney) = LOSS

Possible: 3 wins, finish with 11 wins

Adelaide's run:

R16: v PA (AAMI) = LOSS
R17: v Sydney (Sydney) = LOSS
R18: v Carlton (AAMI) = WIN
R19: v Richmond (AAMI) = WIN
R20: v Essendon (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R21: v St Kilda (Telstra Dome) = WINN
R22: v WB (AAMI) = LOSS

Possible: 3 wins, finish with 11 wins

Richmond's run:

R16: v Essendon (MCG) = LOSS
R17: v Brisbane (Telstra Dome) = WIN
R18: v Geelong (Telstra Dome) = LOSS
R19: v Adelaide (AAMI) = LOSS
R20: v Hawthorn (MCG) = LOSS
R21: v Fremantle (MCG) = WIN
R22: v Melbourne (MCG) = WIN

Possible: 3 wins, finish with 9.5 wins

1. GEELONG
2. WESTERN BULLDOGS
3. HAWTHORN
4. COLLINGWOOD
5. SYDNEY
6. ADELAIDE
7. BRISBANE
8. ESSENDON
9. NORTH MELBOURNE
10. RICHMOND
11. ST KILDA
12. CARLTON
13. PORT ADELAIDE
14. FREMANTLE
15. WEST COAST
16. MELBOURNE

Excellent.

Just tell me, you have 120 tips so far do you?

 

[Kaan]

I reckon that R22 is going to be the decider.. that is going to be massive it this happens.

 

[The Donners]

Excellent.

Just tell me, you have 120 tips so far do you?

Until it is beyond the realms of possibility........

 

[magpies10]

15 Brisbane, TD - Tough game indeed, but we've had the better of them recently. WIN
16 Richmond MCG - Should knock them off with 4 in a row. WIN
17 Collingwood MCG - Haven't beaten us twice in a season on many occassions, WIN
18 Melbourne MCG - Should win against cellar dweller, WIN
19 West Coast Subiaco - WIN.
20 Adelaide TD - Home game, they've never beaten us here. WIN
21 Western Bulldogs TD - Close game, but Bulldogs too strong in final quarter, LOSS
22 St.Kilda TD - Injury to 3 of their key players makes us favourites and we win by 19 points. WIN

Maybe I'm being a little wishful.
12 wins wouldn't be looked down upon, however.

Haha last year ring a bell?

 

[Tiger Battler]

Everyone has a go at the Richmond supporters for being to optimistic but the fact that all you Essendon supporters think that you are going to win 5/6 for the rest of the season is only worthy of being laughed at.

I would be surprised if you were able to get 4 more wins.

 

[Lotch]

If we did make the 8 it would be a great experience for all the younger players to play finals.

 

[jacko_boy]

R16 v Richmond - we should have the pace and in form forward line to beat them WIN
R17 v Collingwood - if we beat richmond and dont lose key players we should beat them WIN
R18 v Melbourne - will win easy WIN
R19 v West Coast - over there if we beat richmond, pies and dees then that will make it 7 in a row so we should make it 8 against the eagles WIN
R20 v Adelaide - over here adelaide have no forward line without burton WIN
R21 v Western Bulldogs - no chance LOSS
R22 v St Kilda - don't want them to have to win this game for finals spot if they have finals spot guarenteed we should win WIN

 

[jacko_boy]

Everyone has a go at the Richmond supporters for being to optimistic but the fact that all you Essendon supporters think that you are going to win 5/6 for the rest of the season is only worthy of being laughed at.

I would be surprised if you were able to get 4 more wins.

we'll see what happens this weekend

 

[Dunn - Well Done]

All we need to do is to beat the teams that are beatable and beat Stkilda at the end to finish 8th.

Carlton and Roos have a tough draw and we should finish ahead of them.

Saints have a toughinsh draw compared to us and i feel if we beat them in round 22 then we may play finals. Not a good chance though M.Lloyd said.

Adelaide - win
Melbourne - win
WCE - win
Richmond - winnable
Collingwood - winnable
Stkilda - winnable
Buldogs - loss

We need to win 2 of the 3 that are winnable. This will give us 5 wins at of our last 7.

 

[daffo]

Going to be really hard without McVeigh in the side.

 

[FOOT OF GOD]

I think we have every indication of beating nearly any team, apart from maybe top 3 teams, we can beat collingwood, we have a better structure, more goal kicking options, the best ruckmen in the comp and one of the better younger sides in the comp up and about, as for the bulldogs, we were with them until mcveigh went down last time, along with the improved development of our kids, Jetta, Houli (Back in), Lonergan these types we may just be able to beat them at theor own game, run and carry, kick long to leading forwards. Wishful thinking maybe but, who knows, Pies 16th 3 years ago beat WCE top of ladder that year, anything can happen in todays football.

I dont know if this has been said didnt read any more of this thread but you are off your head if you think you have more scoring options then us give me a break?

 

[FOOT OF GOD]

Ok I read the thread.................. YOU ARE ALL CRAZY....

 

[magpies10]

I think we have every indication of beating nearly any team, apart from maybe top 3 teams, we can beat collingwood, we have a better structure, more goal kicking options, the best ruckmen in the comp and one of the better younger sides in the comp up and about, as for the bulldogs, we were with them until mcveigh went down last time, along with the improved development of our kids, Jetta, Houli (Back in), Lonergan these types we may just be able to beat them at theor own game, run and carry, kick long to leading forwards. Wishful thinking maybe but, who knows, Pies 16th 3 years ago beat WCE top of ladder that year, anything can happen in todays football.

1. Better structure, gee running one way only works sometimes.
2. Lloyd and Lucas are not more options than Cloke, Medhurst, Davis, Thomas, Didak, Anthony, with Reid Rocca and Rusling still out you do not have us in that department, hence the fact we are 4th in points for and you guys 8th.
3. Rucks well you have us there
4. Our youngsters are easily more developed and quite frankly better than your guys, players like Pendlebury, Thomas, Cloke, Clarke, Brown, Wellingham, Anthony, Reid, all 21 or under. The 4 highlighted have shown they are better than any of your young players to this stage.