Essendon

[Stiffy_18]

Originally posted by acg_204*
According to KG and Cornsey Biglands is playing for the Eagles this week.

Wrote that in another thread.

 

[naughty monkey]

Originally posted by Stiffy_18
Please tell me who was missing apart from Mark Johnson. All of your 3 guns were playing in Lloyd, Hird and Fletcher and your midfielder was full strength bar MJ. Please don't say that Murphy was missing because he has to be most overrated dud going around.

for the record, Murphy's stats for this year are:-

Round Date vs. K H P M H T FF FA G B
Round 1 28/03/2004 Port Adelaide 15 10 25 4 0 3 0 0 1 1
Round 2 03/04/2004 St Kilda 14 10 24 11 0 1 0 3 0 0
Round 3 10/04/2004 Eagles 7 13 20 6 0 1 0 3 2 0
Round 4 16/04/2004 Carlton 4 11 15 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
Round 5 25/04/2004 Collingwood 7 5 12 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
Round 6 01/05/2004 Sydney Swans 7 8 15 4 0 1 0 1 1 0
Round 7 07/05/2004 Western Bulldogs 12 13 25 11 0 5 0 2 2 1

Average of 9k, 10 hb, 6m 1 goal a game
pretty ****en good for the most overrated dud going around. I would love to see some of the Crows midfield being this bad.

 

[bomberbilly]

i hope for your sake that the adelaide players and coaching panel show more respect to murphy than the supporters here have shown

 

[tribey]

Originally posted by bomberbilly
i hope for your sake that the adelaide players and coaching panel show more respect to murphy than the supporters here have shown

Murphy is a complete w@nker - I hope we show him zero respect.

 

[maccas_no1]

Im really looking forward to tomorrow nights game, hope we can continue our good form and win again keep the ball rolling and building confiedence making sure the AFC have a a sucessful 2004 i myself wont be at the game I will be watching on TV enjoying 2-3 Jim Beams, dont wanna go over board

 

[eastaugh36]

Originally posted by dyertribe
Murphy is a complete w@nker - I hope we show him zero respect.

I think Welsh is a complete w*anker too but I respect his ability around the goals.

 

[eastaugh36]

Originally posted by naughty monkey


Average of 9k, 10 hb, 6m 1 goal a game
pretty ****en good for the most overrated dud going around. I would love to see some of the Crows midfield being this bad.

Exactly. There are more overrated dud's than him in the AFL.

 

[Jars458]

Originally posted by eastaugh36
Exactly. There are more overrated dud's than him in the AFL.

Of course but that's hardly a ringing endorsment

 

[eastaugh36]

I wish I knew who overrates Murphy by the way. He is a contributor to a good team.

 

[Crow-mosone]

Originally posted by eastaugh36
Any credibility you had has gone with that comment. Murphy played a great game last week to be one of our best and has also had a good season so far. Not to mention he is on the base rate and there are players in other teams who will only play a handful of games who are on more than him!( so he is hardly overrated!), so we have got Carlton in that trade by giving up only Mcgrath who hasnt even played yet this year. Overrated? I think not.

do you believe what you say, or do you just like to post a lot?

 

[Crow-mosone]

Originally posted by eastaugh36
Yeah but for someone on a base wage you would expect very little. He definitely gives us more than we give him.

same is true of Ronnie Burns, but so what? he is still a battler for us.

 

[Crow-mosone]

Originally posted by naughty monkey
for the record, Murphy's stats for this year are:-

Round Date vs. K H P M H T FF FA G B
Round 1 28/03/2004 Port Adelaide 15 10 25 4 0 3 0 0 1 1
Round 2 03/04/2004 St Kilda 14 10 24 11 0 1 0 3 0 0
Round 3 10/04/2004 Eagles 7 13 20 6 0 1 0 3 2 0
Round 4 16/04/2004 Carlton 4 11 15 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
Round 5 25/04/2004 Collingwood 7 5 12 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
Round 6 01/05/2004 Sydney Swans 7 8 15 4 0 1 0 1 1 0
Round 7 07/05/2004 Western Bulldogs 12 13 25 11 0 5 0 2 2 1

Average of 9k, 10 hb, 6m 1 goal a game
pretty ****en good for the most overrated dud going around. I would love to see some of the Crows midfield being this bad.

Lies, damn lies, and...

 

[Crow-mosone]

Originally posted by eastaugh36
I think Welsh is a complete w*anker too but I respect his ability around the goals.

say what you want, but Murphy isn't fit to carry Welsh's bag to the training ground.

Murphy is a scrub, a disruptive off field influence, who can't be relied upon when it counts. he brings less to his club than he takes, that's why he is always being given the flick. He flatters to deceive.

Why do you bombers fans want to play thsis game out before the teams take the field? is it because you get to act like winners in the days leading up, when you don't actually expect to take the points when it matters ?????

 

[spindoctor]

question is: does he use his disposals, or does be 'burn em like Burton'?

 

[bomberbilly]

Originally posted by Crow-mosone
say what you want, but Murphy isn't fit to carry Welsh's bag to the training ground.

Murphy is a scrub, a disruptive off field influence, who can't be relied upon when it counts. he brings less to his club than he takes, that's why he is always being given the flick. He flatters to deceive.

Why do you bombers fans want to play thsis game out before the teams take the field? is it because you get to act like winners in the days leading up, when you don't actually expect to take the points when it matters ?????

why would he wanna carry welsh's handbag? i dont think anyone is playing this game out before the teams take the field. i expect to take the points but thats just me..lots of bombers fans arnt so confident. murphy will dominate up yours crow-moron

 

[Stiffy_18]

The closer we get to the game the more nervous I get. It was supposed to be wet but not a drop of bloody rain. I picked Crows but now I am having 2nd thoughts. I hope we win but not expecting a hell of a lot tonight

 

[Fergus]

Originally posted by Stiffy_18
The closer we get to the game the more nervous I get. It was supposed to be wet but not a drop of bloody rain. I picked Crows but now I am having 2nd thoughts. I hope we win but not expecting a hell of a lot tonight

I'm feeling exactly the same way
I would be feeling a lot more confident if it was going to rain.

 

[Port01]

Originally posted by Stiffy_18
The closer we get to the game the more nervous I get. It was supposed to be wet but not a drop of bloody rain. I picked Crows but now I am having 2nd thoughts. I hope we win but not expecting a hell of a lot tonight

Oh come on, its Essendon at home. Season over if you lose. If the players play to anywhere near their best you will win.

 

[Stiffy_18]

Originally posted by Port01
Oh come on, its Essendon at home. Season over if you lose. If the players play to anywhere near their best you will win.

If this and if that

If we play as well as we played against Port we should win but there are a lot of reasons why we could expect a letdown. The more essendon go without winning at Football Park the closer they are to a win.

It will be very tough. I already have butterflies in my stomach and the game is 6.5 hours away

 

[Port01]

Originally posted by Stiffy_18
there are a lot of reasons why we could expect a letdown.

I can only think of two reasons. The coach and leadership is crap, or the team is crap.

With your season on the line again you shouldn't lose a home game against what is essentially an average side with an average midfield. Game means a lot more in the context of the season to the crows than to essendon.

 

[Jars458]

Originally posted by Stiffy_18
I already have butterflies in my stomach and the game is 6.5 hours away

You need to get out more then

 

[macca23]

Originally posted by Port01
Oh come on, its Essendon at home. Season over if you lose. If the players play to anywhere near their best you will win.

I'm with you on this one.

Blighty used to have an expression that you get what you deserve in football.

If we play to our best, given the home ground advantage, we will win.

If we lose, it will be because we didn't play well enough against a side that doesn't travel well and couldn't bring it's roof with it.

 

[ant]

Originally posted by Stiffy_18
If this and if that

If we play as well as we played against Port we should win but there are a lot of reasons why we could expect a letdown. The more essendon go without winning at Football Park the closer they are to a win.

Exactly, and if Essendon's guns fire we will be blown away. It's a big if considering their form in previous games in SA but there's every chance they will turn it on, ala the Freo final, and if they do we're in serious trouble. You just can't say we're going to win because Essendon play poorly at AAMI and we're desperate for another win. The Bombers will be just as desperate to prove they can play interstate.

Personally, I'm expecting (hoping for) a rib-tickler, one which is still in doubt deep into the last quarter. As long as our boys turn up, I can't complain too much.

 

[napsyd]

Originally posted by macca23
I'm with you on this one.

Blighty used to have an expression that you get what you deserve in football.

If we play to our best, given the home ground advantage, we will win.

If we lose, it will be because we didn't play well enough against a side that doesn't travel well and couldn't bring it's roof with it.

Agree with Port01 and macca23 on this.

We are a proud club with a tradition of winning what we, on paper, have no right to win.

Our backs are against the wall and last week is a long time ago. No excuses for basking in old sunshine.

I expect a full throttle team performance from our boys, nothing less. If we lose it better be because Essendon were awesome, not because we didn't turn up.

 

[Damp Squarie]

I agree napsyd.
There should be no excuses...but I remember the flop after the Richmond game.

Essendon will be ripe for the pickin'.....and so were Pork the difference being we had seven monkeys to get off of our backs.

The Bombers are playing well and having not only luck with tribunal appearances but also with the umpires.

WE NEED TO BE VOCIFEROUS..........WHO EVERS GOIN'

Dare I put the moccas on them but Im gonna tip 'em.