Essendon vs Brisbane - Rd 18, 2016 - Etihad Stadium

[Wild Bill]

No thread for the spoon battle.

I don't have high hopes for the standard of footy I will be watching.

Bris off to a flyer.

 

[HBF]

Couldn't see a thread. Lions have started well

 

[Bardo State]

No late changes for either team

Sunday July 24, 1.10pm at Etihad Stadium

Essendon

B: M.Dea, M.Hartley, A.McDonald-Tipungwuti

HB: C.Dempsey, M.Brown, A.Francis

C: Z.Merrett, D.Zaharakis, W.Hams

HF: D.Parish, J.Daniher, O.Fantasia

F: J.Laverde, M.Leuenberger, M.Gleeson

R: S.McKernan, J.Kelly, B.Goddard

I/C from: P.Ambrose, K.Langford, C.McKenna, A.Cooney

IN: A.Cooney, A.Francis

OUT: J.Gwilt, C. Bird

Brisbane

B: D.Gardiner, D.Merrett, T.Cutler

HB: L.Dawson, H.Andrews, S.Mayes

C: T.Rockliff, B.Keays, R.Bewick

HF: P.Hanley, M.Hammelmann, E.Hipwood

F: J.Green, J.Schache, R.Bastinac

R: S.Martin, D.Rich, M.Robinson

I/C From: J.Walker, D.Zorko, R.Mathieson, R.William

IN: D.Merrett, J.Walker, L.Dawson

OUT: D.McStay, R. Lester, J. Jansen

 

[Bardo State]

Doesn't seem to be much excitement around this one

 

[Wild Bill]

3 threads in 1 min!!

 

[Great8]

Embarrassing start by us. Lions smashing us.
Good goal from Tippa hopefully that gets us going

 

[Saintt]

Battle for the spoon?

 

[HBF]

3 threads in 1 min!!

Great minds think alike.

 

[Kram]

3 threads in 1 min!!

Always they way with low key games, nobody will start it because they think someone else will then about 10 minutes in they think screw it I'll start one and someone else does the same thing.

 

[kaiserchief13]

Embarrassing by Merrett. Nice hospital handball

 

[Kram]

Bombers look like they want to lock in that pick 1..

 

[Ice-Wolf]

This game pretty much proves that Melbourne could wear an inverted jumper vs Essendon and the white one is therefore unnecessary.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Bombers look like they want to lock in that pick 1..

Brisbane look like they don't want their coach sacked because of them.

 

[Bardo State]

3 threads in 1 min!!

I even refreshed the main board in another tab just to make sure there weren't any threads...

 

[JeffDunne]

Brisbane are playing a far cleaner game than they've played all year.

They look sharp.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Brisbane aren't going to go soft on Essendon like other teams have this year, they can't afford to.

 

[Donakebab]

That's it Franky! Brown repays us for that shocker.

 

[Kram]

Brisbane look like they don't want their coach sacked because of them.

Leppa will be desperate for a win to keep the sack wolves away but Worsfold and Essendon probably a bit meh about this game.

 

[RobbyRoy]

Have seen the Lions play like this early a few times this year, only to fold from the 2nd term onward. Hopefully not the case today.

 

[HBF]

Francis taken a couple of nice marks.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

That's not a mark, he bloody dropped it.

 

[Bardo State]

Really good kick into the 50

 

[Ice-Wolf]

What happened to incorrect disposal?

 

[Donakebab]

He even winks at Joe, the cheek!

 

[HBF]

That was great from Merrett.