Preview Essendon v North Melbourne, Sat 4:35@Marvel // Rd 17 PREVIEW

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ESSENDON v NORTH MELBOURNE
MRVL , 4:35pm AEST Saturday, July 13, 2019

ESSENDON
B: Mason Redman, Cale Hooker, Martin Gleeson
HB: Matt Guelfi, Michael Hurley, Adam Saad
C: Conor McKenna, Zach Merrett, David Zaharakis
HF: Andrew McGrath, Jayden Laverde, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
F: Orazio Fantasia, Mitch Brown, Dylan Clarke
FOL: Shaun McKernan, Dylan Shiel, Darcy Parish
I/C: Zac Clarke, Jake Stringer, Aaron Francis, Kyle Langford
EMG: Will Snelling, Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, Michael Hartley, Brayden Ham
IN: No Change
MILESTONES: Dylan Shiel - Playing 150th game

NORTH MELBOURNE
B: Marley Williams, Scott D. Thompson, Jamie Macmillan
HB: Jasper Pittard, Robbie Tarrant, Shaun Atley
C: Trent Dumont, Jed Anderson, Jared Polec
HF: Tarryn Thomas, Nick Larkey, Jack Ziebell
F: Cameron Zurhaar, Ben Brown, Kayne Turner
FOL: Todd Goldstein, Ben Cunnington, Jy Simpkin
I/C: Luke McDonald, Paul Ahern, Mason Wood, Curtis Taylor
EMG: Luke Davies-Uniacke, Sam Durdin, Tom Campbell, Nathan Hrovat
IN: Jamie Macmillan, Curtis Taylor
OUT: Luke Davies-Uniacke (Omitted), Sam Durdin (Omitted)
MILESTONES: Jy Simpkin - Playing 50th game


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[The Warlord]

Memo any Richmond supporters reading - this game is when the old "ha, its your grand final" can be thrown about.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

The game of the round imo

 

[Occidental]

This has all the hallmarks of a ball tearer.

 

[Rod Stroker]

It's another Essendon home game (third in a row), so they've already won the free kick count for this one, it's been decided.

 

[Macpotata]

*en corker! Although that's what I said going into Good Friday. At least they're both in form now and playing good footy. Roos in particular have been a ******* beaut to watch.



ROOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rad Roo]

Got to have turner play tag on saad. Shiel a big weapon, get Anderson to work him over. Ziebell head to head against Heppell. Thompson on stringer, Marley on wurripundi. North can win by 2 goals....

 

[JayJ20]

Will be interesting. North are obviously much better now than our first meeting. Will be a tough and close encounter.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

fu**en corker! Although that's what I said going into Good Friday. At least they're both in form now and playing good footy. Roos in particular have been a ******* beaut to watch.



ROOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Real tribal atmosphere when Essendon vs North play should be a cracking game

 

[The Warlord]

BREAKING - Essendon to appeal Cunnington non-suspension in Federal Court.

 

[Mofra]

This will be spicy. Should have plenty of neutrals tuning in

 

[The Warlord]

This will be spicy. Should have plenty of neutrals tuning in

Yeah, would expect packed house at Docklands too.

 

[Loken]

Yeah, would expect packed house at Docklands too.

True, It's our home game...

 

[Macpotata]

Real tribal atmosphere when Essendon vs North play should be a cracking game

Had a good shootout last year. You guys can both light up Etihad, and with finals on the line, expect fireworks.

 

[Paganism mark II]

North in white hot form, Bombers still have room for improvement.
Going to be another instalment of the Essendon v North rivalry that has taken off since the mid 90’s.
Will be better than the marshmallow final of 98, the comeback in 2001, the missed shot after the siren by Mcintosh.

Looking forward to it

 

[TheBrightSide]

Hooker to swing forward, kick 3 goals and ruffle 4 North player’s hair.

 

[ShadeyP]

Going to be an absolute cracker - match of the round for mine .
Great contrasting uniforms always make for a crisp spectacle as well .
Way too many ugly as f..k clashes or wash outs this season .

 

[Shane Heard]

It’s that time of year when things really heat up for two sides caught up in the mid table logjam to bank another 4 points in the hope of cementing a finals spot. And the crowd reacts accordingly.

Expect a hostile Essendon crowd demanding results and mild violence towards the opposition on the field.

Awesome.

 

[citizen-erased]

Hooker to swing forward, kick 3 goals and ruffle 4 North player’s hair.

If he isnt there from the first bounce i dont like our chances

 

[The Warlord]

North in white hot form, Bombers still have room for improvement.
Going to be another instalment of the Essendon v North rivalry that has taken off since the mid 90’s.
Will be better than the marshmallow final of 98, the comeback in 2001, the missed shot after the siren by Mcintosh.

Looking forward to it

The mid 90s?

 

[windyhill]

It's another Essendon home game (third in a row), so they've already won the free kick count for this one, it's been decided.

We should move it to Tassie, might actually sell it out for once.

 

[blitzer]

We've had a few of these types of games in the past month against Hawks and Sydney, where we were able to snuff out the slight chances of finals of our opponents. I expect North will be exactly the same. Fantasia always has a day out against North, so expect him to kick 4+

 

[Shane Heard]

Going to be an absolute cracker - match of the round for mine .
Great contrasting uniforms always make for a crisp spectacle as well .
Way too many ugly as f..k clashes or wash outs this season .

I too like a crisp spectacle of contrasting colours between jumpers.

I thought I was the only one....

 

[Macca18]

We've kicked 20.12, 19.11 & 17.14 in our last three games against North. Wouldn't be expecting this again on the weekend but they have often found us challenging to play against in recent seasons. North seem very confident at overturning the 10 goal loss from earlier in the season.

Our midfield was rampant on Good Friday but North are in better form now. Higgins is a big loss for North in this situation but Heppell is 50/50 at this stage to play and I think both are equally important for their respective teams. Our ruck is a major achilles heal at the moment and this could be a big factor in determining how the game pans out.

Home game at Etihad and both teams having won 4 of their last 5 - should get a bumper crowd.

 

[FISTO]

I hope I get an invite to the gameday thread