Preview Essendon vs West Coast, Docklands, 16/08/14 @ 4:40 PM

[Maddaniher]

Does anyone know if the radio links on AFL Match Centre are available for those currently overseas? Landed in Boston last week and I want to be sure I can still hear the game on radio.

Yes they are, and SEN is there for aftermatch..

 

[Maddaniher]

Cox may like a good bit of head throwing but he's also the best ruckman I've seen. Nic Nat isn't fit to tie his boot laces.

I'm tipping hoping you never saw Simon Madden..

 

[Doss]

Correct. I started watching footy in 1993. He retired in 1992.

 

[silk]

has anyone mentioned that cox waves his arms around like a 12 year old ?

 

[Doss]

Bloody hell, that gif nearly gives me seizures, silk.

 

[silk]

 

[astrowizzle]

Cox may like a good bit of head throwing but he's also the best ruckman I've seen. Nic Nat isn't fit to tie his boot laces.

Simon Madden > Cox

 

[Doss]

Simon Madden > Cox

As above, I started following footy in 1993. When did Madden stop playing?

Cox is the best I've seen.

 

[astrowizzle]

As above, I started following footy in 1993. When did Madden stop playing?

Cox is the best I've seen.

sorry dude i hadnt got to that post when i replied. You missed out on the most fluent ruck i ever saw. My favorite player as a kid along with Van der haar. I can only imagine what those guys could have been like in the professional environments of today instead of sucking on a *** and a beer at half time in the change rooms.

 

[astrowizzle]

I'm tipping hoping you never saw Simon Madden..

Jeez that was a good team. Full of hard nuts and skill. Good times

 

[Pweter]

My only hope for this game seeing the structure of our team (forward line in particular) is that we ran riot against Hawthorn when forced to go small, hopefully we can do likewise this week.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

In all seriousness, I'm pretty worried after having seen the named side.

Far too short and structurally weak up forward, and in particular against a side with the quality talls that the Eagles have.

We have to win this, which is worrying.

On the flipside, I'm really looking forward to seeing Steinberg at AFL level.

The counter to that is that we can run them off their feet. Three rucks (the most mobile of whom will play the most in the ruck) and McGovern who is far from fit means that WCE will be slow. Mitch Brown has been playing small/medium recently (took Elliott last week) so he'll probably play on Chappy, but that still leaves McKenzie, Schofield and McGovern to match up on Ambrose and Daniher. One of them has to play small, which means there's a good chance our forwardline will be too mobile.

I reckon this will be a game where the midfield decides which forward/back structure is better. I'd happily back us in over Priddis + flankers.

 

[eth-dog]

The counter to that is that we can run them off their feet. Three rucks (the most mobile of whom will play the most in the ruck) and McGovern who is far from fit means that WCE will be slow. Mitch Brown has been playing small/medium recently (took Elliott last week) so he'll probably play on Chappy, but that still leaves McKenzie, Schofield and McGovern to match up on Ambrose and Daniher. One of them has to play small, which means there's a good chance our forwardline will be too mobile.

I reckon this will be a game where the midfield decides which forward/back structure is better. I'd happily back us in over Priddis + flankers.

Schofield will probably play on Watson when he's up there. He's pretty mobile for a 196cm KPD

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Schofield will probably play on Watson when he's up there. He's pretty mobile for a 196cm KPD

That's a win for us then, because one of their two best talls isn't playing tall.

 

[Kong]

Bloody hell, that gif nearly gives me seizures, silk.

Extra negs for Family Guy reference.

 

[Kong]

The counter to that is that we can run them off their feet. Three rucks (the most mobile of whom will play the most in the ruck) and McGovern who is far from fit means that WCE will be slow. Mitch Brown has been playing small/medium recently (took Elliott last week) so he'll probably play on Chappy, but that still leaves McKenzie, Schofield and McGovern to match up on Ambrose and Daniher. One of them has to play small, which means there's a good chance our forwardline will be too mobile.

I reckon this will be a game where the midfield decides which forward/back structure is better. I'd happily back us in over Priddis + flankers.

Yeah, hope you're right.

I still remember seeing Gibson, Stratton and someone else (Cheyney?) going to town on Cox, NicNat, Lynch and Kennedy a few years ago.

Fingers crossed.

 

[Beerfish]

Correct. I started watching footy in 1993. He retired in 1992.

Good year to start.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Yeah, hope you're right.

I still remember seeing Gibson, Stratton and someone else (Cheyney?) going to town on Cox, NicNat, Lynch and Kennedy a few years ago.

Fingers crossed.

Yeah, I think when you've got two different strategies such as this, it depends on delivery. Pressure the delivery and we'll smash them on the rebound. Let them hit targets and we won't compete in the air.

 

[eth-dog]

Yeah, hope you're right.

I still remember seeing Gibson, Stratton and someone else (Cheyney?) going to town on Cox, NicNat, Lynch and Kennedy a few years ago.

Fingers crossed.

Gilham?

 

[Kong]

Gilham?

Not sure; one of those undersized key defenders that they seem to have coming off an assembly line.

 

[Doss]

Not sure; one of those undersized key defenders that they seem to have coming off an assembly line.

Not Tom Murphy, surely.

I reckon Eth would be right with Gilham.

 

[eth-dog]

Gilham isn't exactly undersized at 192/90 though

 

[hurlygurdy]

My prediction; Hibberd late out, TBC in.
Outcome; back line too slow, forward line too shit, so we need the midfield to have an absolute blinder.
My cup is currently half empty

 

[eth-dog]

My prediction; Hibberd late out, TBC in.
Outcome; back line too slow, forward line too shit, so we need the midfield to have an absolute blinder.
My cup is currently half empty

Other than Darling, which WC forward is actually fast?

 

[efcboy]

Yes they are, and SEN is there for aftermatch..

Does the AFL live App work overseas (ie live telecast)?