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Opposition posters are welcome to post here if they want a holiday :)

The objective of this thread, however, is not to ridicule opposition supporters since they have no right of a reply. So it's best we don't do this. Simply, it's just a place for Essendon supporters to post without getting to wound up over the opinions of opposition supporters - which happens, no doubt, whether they are legit or not.
 

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Very hard to predict who's going to play this week, but given how we seem to be building up to this one, I reckon we'll be tough to beat whoever is in.

I'd like to see something like this:

B: Hibberd - Hooker - Hardingham
HB: Fletcher - Carlisle - Dempsey
C: Stanton - Hocking - Browne
HF: Monfries - Gumbleton - Jetta
F: Davey - Hurley - Crameri
R: Bellchambers - Watson - Heppell
I: Browne - Baguley - Melksham
S: NLM

With Colyer replacing whichever of the injured players isn't right for this week.

I'd like to see Colyer running with Harvey, purely because Harvey is as lazy as **** defensively and Colyer is capable of doing something damaging without getting a heap of the footy. I also liked the double team tagging we did in the last quarter with Slattery and Hocking absolutely blanketing Dangerfield and Thompson, but there's no way TRB will play Slattery unless there's no one returning.

Winderlich would have won us this game single handedly by either smashing McMahon for pace or forcing Atley to actually defend.
 

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I hope licka returns soon he really did add something to the side we hadn't had even when we were flying.

Interesting this week the attitude coming out of the club. The unite video comes out, talking this up as our grand final I'd be very surprised if we don't come out even hungrier than last week. Most excited ive been about a game for awhile.

The club should try release those clips more often. Really make ppl want to go to the games.
 
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Very hard to predict who's going to play this week, but given how we seem to be building up to this one, I reckon we'll be tough to beat whoever is in.

I'd like to see something like this:

B: Hibberd - Hooker - Hardingham
HB: Fletcher - Carlisle - Dempsey
C: Stanton - Hocking - Browne
HF: Monfries - Gumbleton - Jetta
F: Davey - Hurley - Crameri
R: Bellchambers - Watson - Heppell
I: Browne - Baguley - Melksham
S: NLM
He played well, but surely not well enough to clone himself?!
 

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I like the idea of this thread. I'm certainly not one of those who thinks input from opposition supporters isn't welcome, and certain opposition posters actually provide some very good content and discussion. From what I've seen, the Carlton board is awful in this aspect, and I'd hate it if the Essendon board became like that.

On the other hand, the last few days have shown what happens when trolls get a little carried away. I welcome opposition input here, but if they troll (especially over something that really isn't funny, like injuries), they can get lost and make sure the door doesn't hit their backsides on the way out.

It's the Essendon board afterall, so a place where we alone can post is pretty natural, I would have thought.
 

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I like the idea of this thread. I'm certainly not one of those who thinks input from opposition supporters isn't welcome, and certain opposition posters actually provide some very good content and discussion. From what I've seen, the Carlton board is awful in this aspect, and I'd hate it if the Essendon board became like that.

On the other hand, the last few days have shown what happens when trolls get a little carried away. I welcome opposition input here, but if they troll (especially over something that really isn't funny, like injuries), they can get lost and make sure the door doesn't hit their backsides on the way out.

It's the Essendon board afterall, so a place where we alone can post is pretty natural, I would have thought.
Exactly my thoughts :)
 

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Exactly my thoughts :)
I think this is where the banter thread really helps.

It gives us one thread to discuss the upcoming game with oppositions supporters while giving them a little bit of breathing room, while also having a very Essendon centric thread, which would allow only constructive comments from opposition supporters.
 

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I think this is where the banter thread really helps.

It gives us one thread to discuss the upcoming game with oppositions supporters while giving them a little bit of breathing room, while also having a very Essendon centric thread, which would allow only constructive comments from opposition supporters.
And I agree with this too :)
 

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#24
to top this thread all we need is the bomber sirens going off when you enter!

I forgot how important licka is for us
he is one of those players that lifts the team and tbh we dont have many that can just do that!

Watson, Hurley are the two but Licka would be the third that lifts the whole team by standing up
 

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#25
I am so excited about potentially seeing Hurley - Gumbleton - Crameri in the same forward line.
Wish Winderlich could have been there. :(
 
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