Preview Round 6: Essendon vs North Melbourne, Carrara, 11/07/2020 @ 7:40PM

[Runk]

 

[Albertross]

need to get back to the effort levels we had when Jobe was spewing powerade he was going that hard there (i cant remember if we won or not, im assuming we did back then)

Was there that night, pretty sure it was Fletchers 350th game back 2012. Yes, we won, but not by a lot.

 

[Albertross]

Tickets sorted, you ******* beauty. So looking forward to seeing the boys run around.

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

Thanks for bringing up a memory that I have spent the past 6 years trying to get rid off.

There's no point pretending that it didn't happen.

 

[ghostdog]

With so many outs for North, I can't see how we lose other than the Essington doppelgangers turning up. Brown's form is bound to turn sooner or later - hoping we contain that. Interested to see Bonar and Simpkin play.

 

[11kgm]

Merrett, McKenna and Francis to come in with Stringer to miss and Jayden Laverde and David Zaharakis, who found only two disposals last week, left out. - Callum Twomey

Come on Cal please be in the know

 

[JayJ20]

Merrett, McKenna and Francis to come in with Stringer to miss and Jayden Laverde and David Zaharakis, who found only two disposals last week, left out. - Callum Twomey

Come on Cal please be in the know

That's just his opinion. He said Guelfi was coming in for Merrett last week. Didn't mention anything about Hibberd coming in.

I really hope we don't drop Laverde (a forward) along with Stringer (a forward) only to play a defender (Francis) and a HB (McKenna) forward. That's peak Essendon selection though. Our forwardline is already decimated as it is.

Let's just keep it simple. I'd have it as:

IN: Merrett, McKenna, Francis
OUT: Stringer (inj), Zaharakis, Gleeson.

 

[Lore]

Merrett, McKenna and Francis to come in with Stringer to miss and Jayden Laverde and David Zaharakis, who found only two disposals last week, left out. - Callum Twomey

Come on Cal please be in the know

edit: if it's his opinion then it's as likely to be right or wrong as any other, and often wishful.

If it's info, Cal is not usually wrong on that score, though he may not have the whole story (e.g. predicting Hibberd to debut last week, but not knowing Phillips was also debuting since that announcement/cheer was inside the hangar).

If true, there goes my Laverde theory. Zaka out makes room for a small in the forward line, so I wonder if that means McKenna gets his wish, or if Fantasia's quad has healed well enough to go back to kicking for goal with McKenna off half-back.

There'd still be a spot for a tall in lieu of Stringer, whether that's Begley as a sort of medium or Gown for a debut, or Stewart is a remote possibility, straight out of iso. Could also be McKenna and Fantasia both forward, and a three-tall defence. Seems less likely though.

If they managed to successfully turn Francis into a key forward, Zerk and Ridley can hold down defence, that'd be nice. But after the last time we experimented with that I wouldn't be doing it unless he's confident with it.

 

[HirdyLannister]

With our questionable selection table, TBC would be a chance as silly as it sounds.

 

[Duckworth]

With our questionable selection table, TBC would be a chance as silly as it sounds.

Yeah, I would have been happier if they left him behind.

 

[eth-dog]

Yeah, I would have been happier if they left him behind.

Seriously? If Phillips gets injured at training tomorrow, who would you want in?

 

[ghostdog]

Seriously? If Phillips gets injured at training tomorrow, who would you want in?

NLM.

 

[yodellinhank]

Seriously? If Phillips gets injured at training tomorrow, who would you want in?

McKernan rotating with Langford

 

[westking]

Zaharakis won't be dropped.

 

[westking]

Has Zaharakis ever been dropped?

 

[andleanback]

Zaharakis won't be dropped.

If zaharakis doesn’t get dropped, it sends the wrong message to the whole playing group. It can also put off side all the blokes fighting for a spot. Knowing essendon he won’t play and they’ll put ‘managed’.

 

[owen87]

Seriously? If Phillips gets injured at training tomorrow, who would you want in?

Oh Ethan.

 

[eth-dog]

Oh Ethan.

I mean come on, we currently have Phillips (who played well last week), Bellchambers, Draper (hasn't played a senior game and hasn't played in 14 months), Crauford (promising but hasn't even played SANFL or VFL seniors yet), Bryan (beanpole who is 3-4 years away from doing anything) and if we're desperate McKernan (who averages approximately 4,000 FA a season playing ruck).

Not flying him up would have been just about the dumbest thing the club has done in a long time.

 

[owen87]

Just a reminder of last years game

 

[owen87]

I mean come on, we currently have Phillips (who played well last week), Bellchambers, Draper (hasn't played a senior game and hasn't played in 14 months), Crauford (promising but hasn't even played SANFL or VFL seniors yet), Bryan (beanpole who is 3-4 years away from doing anything) and if we're desperate McKernan (who averages approximately 4,000 FA a season playing ruck).

Not flying him up would have been just about the dumbest thing the club has done in a long time.

I don’t think it was a comment intended literally.

 

[Cup_o_Jobe]

Not enough "Cahill to debut" love in this thread.

 

[Hojuman]

Just listening to Andrew McGrath on SEN. You have an absolute gem there

Outta all the recent no. 1 picks. I'd take him. Watched him closely last week. Had his own ball. Sadly will probably do the same to us this week.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Tickets sorted, you ******* beauty. So looking forward to seeing the boys run around.

how many they allowing at ground?

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Just listening to Andrew McGrath on SEN. You have an absolute gem there

Outta all the recent no. 1 picks. I'd take him. Watched him closely last week. Had his own ball. Sadly will probably do the same to us this week.

yeah good player, good kid too.

probably a bit lacking in the foot disposal department but he is young and will develop nicely.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Just a reminder of last years game

we won the other one too rofl. when tippa kicked a goal in the last couple of seconds.