I think what Hawks fans are failing to comprehend is the round 9 to 19 Essendon is completely different to the round 1 t 8 Essendon. You Hawks keep quoting stats from the whole season but it’s not even close to reflecting how our current side is performing. Since then we have had significant changes in personnel, gameplan and results. If you want to quote stats to back up your argument quote some from our last 10 rounds to point out our weaknesses, don’t bother with 1 to 9, we all know we were crap then.
Hawthorn vs Essendon - Massive Clash Saturday 1.45 MCG
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I don’t really “care” it’s just the argument is misguided on both sides as both sides are talking about different things. No biggy, just pointing out to Hawks fans why Bombers fans aren’t buying their stats.
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No doubt over the last 10 weeks that Essendon have improved in a lot of areas and are playing much better footy, but so have the Hawks for that matter.
Since the loss to Brisbane at the GABBA the Hawks are ranked 1st in the league in points conceded during that time. Haven’t conceded over 100 points since Round 9 to be exact.
Hawthorn will field a fastly different team to the one that took the field in Round 7. As will Essendon.
IN: Schoenmakers, Puopolo, Ceglar, Henderson, Brand, Miles
OUT: McEvoy, Sicily, Howe, Duryea, O’Brien, Cousins
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IN: Fantasia, Dea, Francis, Langford, Guelfi, Brown
OUT: Daniher, Stewart, Ambrose, Laverde, Mutch, McNiece
Interesting comments on Essendon by Sam Mitchell
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This is bound to be a very uncontested football match.
Really?
Surely there will be heat this game given the importance of finals and the history bw the clubs.
Im expecting fireworks
There must be one of.....
A melee
A mascot brawl
A misguided bump that results in an all in brawl
A Hawthorn player planting a kiss on the cheek of an Essendon player (or umpire as back up)
A Hawthorn player reaching out for a high five only to be denied
Otherwise its not really an Essendon v Hawthorn match.
A melee
A mascot brawl
A misguided bump that results in an all in brawl
A Hawthorn player planting a kiss on the cheek of an Essendon player (or umpire as back up)
A Hawthorn player reaching out for a high five only to be denied
Otherwise its not really an Essendon v Hawthorn match.
What were they?
He was "pi$$$$ed off" that the narrative around the supplements saga painted essendon players as victims which he believed they were not.
My prediction- essendon by 98 points
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I reckon McEvoys absence will be a telling factor today.
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I’m not missing it at all. I’m hoping for a win but not overly confident. There is no way in hell you are the same team.
Neither are we. We have lost Sicily and McEvoy but I reckon Jaegar has definitely improved since then and our midfield is definitely working better. Our forwardline is functioning a lot better too
If I’m frank our last game was a s**t fest only made good by a win. I reckon the best thing about today is that we are going to have much more quality from both teams who were both pretty awful to watch in our last game
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Lol, against Freo, Carlton and Gold Coast? I'd expect any half decent team to do that. Plus a loss to the Lions in Tassie (granted they found some form). Don't kid yourself, Hawthorn are the same old middle of the road team.
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Hear hear.
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I think most supporters and people in football the media (behind the scenes) didn't see them as victims but took on that narrative in the public sector so not to ruin the game.
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All hail Sammy
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Unbelievable commitment to all things Hawthorn to mouth off the Bombers from the sidelines in the local rag on game day
What a champion
What a champion
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So who thinks Sammy could be an assistant coach at the Bombers next year? Would he be welcomed with open arms?
I had a candid convo with a well known AFL personality from fox footy and he was convinced the players were naive but never set out to be drug cheats. However, he didn't have much sympathy for JH. He also said that in his opinion that was the view from the footy industry in general.
I'm not here to begin the HTB again, just stating his views
hope so. A champion player who appears to have a great footy brain. It would be pretty hypocritical of us to expect others to move on yet refuse to look past some people's behaviour
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Ratsy going, Kennett talking succession plans, Clarko hinting he will re-sign soon, Mitchell leaving West Coast and nasty words fired off on game day about the Bombers = I reckon he is coming our way.
But stranger things have happened MXETT. Bigfooty would s**t itself if Mitchell went to the Bombers. He he
