Preview Fremantle vs Essendon, Perth Stadium, Saturday 31/03/18 @ 7:40 PM

[TheGreatBarryB]

Seems Freo are debuting Crowden and Cerra.
Along with Brayshaw and Banfield thats a lot of inexperience.
I wouldn't be so confident if this was at Subi but...
Bombers by 4 goals.

Four players with two games between them, disappointing if we can’t win this one.

 

[baz_machine]

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You'll need to speak up, I'm wearing a towel

 

[maskmcgee]

Freo

IN

• Joel Hamling,
• Stephen Hill,
• Adam Cerra,
• Mitchell Crowden

OUT

• Cameron Sutcliffe (Omitted),
• Shane Kersten (Omitted),
• Darcy Tucker (Omitted),
• Danyle Pearce (Omitted)

Essendon

• No Change

 

[JayJ20]

Freo too inexperienced I reckon. I think we should win this by 20-30pts

 

[JayJ20]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I thought that might be the case but I knew that Carlton had a lot of numbers over there.

I've always thought it was Carlton number 1 in SA and Essendon number 1 in WA.

I think that's the case anyway

 

[DapperJong]

NO Merrett eh?

 

[DapperJong]

wait i'm drunk

 

[maskmcgee]

Aren't these sort of changes what Freo did before they played the Dogs last year

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

No Kersten only have to deal with Taberner and McCarthy

 

[jmoo wan]

NO Merrett eh?

no! Merrett eh!

 

[Lore]

Merrett with a helmet(?), Josh with 100 games and Adam with his 50th

Well this is gonna be interesting!

 

[Its Manbearpig]

I've always thought it was Carlton number 1 in SA and Essendon number 1 in WA.

I think that's the case anyway

Interstate fans in SA were dime a dozen. It was crows port or nobody.
For the most part..

 

[PeaTea]

Freo

IN

• Joel Hamling,
• Stephen Hill,
• Adam Cerra,
• Mitchell Crowden

OUT

• Cameron Sutcliffe (Omitted),
• Shane Kersten (Omitted),
• Darcy Tucker (Omitted),
• Danyle Pearce (Omitted)

Essendon

• No Change

How is D Pearce still on an afl list. Surely one of the worst players going around.

 

[eth-dog]

How is D Pearce still on an afl list. Surely one of the worst players going around.

How has David Mackay managed to get nearly 200 games from being able to run fast?

 

[PeaTea]

How has David Mackay managed to get nearly 200 games from being able to run fast?

Magic I assume.

 

[AsIfYouCare]

Adelaide's win tonight makes our victory over them last week look even better. Bombers by 60.

 

[Shane Heard]

Pub near Burswood having a pre game function with guests Simon Madden and Matthew Pavlich.

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/bou...ockers-v-essendon-tickets-43964181049?aff=es2

 

[nickh32]

Last time they played in Melbourne

Essendon INS: Michael Hurley, Cale Hooker, Adam Saad, Mitch Brown, Jake Stringer, Devon Smith, Matt Dea, Josh Green, Kyle Langford

Essendon Outs: Heath Hocking, Jayden Laverde, Mark Baguley, Martin Gleeson, James Kelly, Jobe Watson, Patrick Ambrose, Travis Colyer, David Myers


Fremantle INS: Nathan Wilson, Alex Pearce, Ed Langdon, Connor Blakely, Michael Walters, Cam McCarthy, Brandon Matera, Aaron Sandilands, Adam Cerra, Andrew Brayshaw, Mitchell Crowden, Bailey Bandfield

Fremantle OUTS: Jonothan Griffen, Lachie Weller, Hayden Crozier, Tom Sheriden, Sam Collins, Harley Bennell, Ethan Hughes, Darcy Tucker, Nick Suban, Brennan Cox, Cameron Sutcliff, Shane Kerstan

 

[eth-dog]

* those are great ins for us.

 

[fairbump_playon]

If 2018 is to be any different, these types of games are must win. We have a far superior line up to Freo.

 

[Mootsy]

Merrett with a helmet(?), Josh with 100 games and Adam with his 50th

Well this is gonna be interesting!

Some sports people react to accessories like the helmet, tennis players with certain arm bands, maybe it's gloves, sometimes gives players a psychological boost in confidence. Even if it's a look, like Agassi with long hair then short hair. Maybe it's shoes.

It's interesting is all i'm saying.

 

[maskmcgee]

Anyone else have a feeling of impending doom?

 

[The Airing of Grievances]

I've always thought it was Carlton number 1 in SA and Essendon number 1 in WA.

I think that's the case anyway

Lived in Perth growing up and recall a lot of people followed Richmond and North in the 70s because they had recruited a lit of West Aussie boys. Then in the 80s Sheeds went over there quite a bit and was a great ambassador for Essendon, particularly with the emphasis he put at the time in promoting indigenous players, and that would have built up our following. I never noticed Carlton as having a particularly big local following although 3 decades of success until late 90 would have helped. Maybe a whole lot of Blues fans moved there during the mining boom, both to get a job and escape the horror and mockery of following Carlton in the 21st century.

 

[The Airing of Grievances]

How is D Pearce still on an afl list. Surely one of the worst players going around.

This was a popular opinion on the Freo Board after last week's game.

 

[DapperJong]

Anyone else have a feeling of impending doom?

Yeah but it's just the dodgy fish curry I had