Knights targeting 'even' Blues

[Aphrodite]

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A LOT has changed since Essendon beat Carlton back in round three, but Bombers coach Matthew Knights is quietly confident going into Sunday's re-match at the MCG.

In-form forward Brendan Fevola has been a key figure in pre-match planning, but Knights says his side will need to do a lot more than keep the Coleman medallist quiet to come away with a win.

"We can't focus on Fevola because it will leave others open but he is a significant player. He's a big part of the way we're planning but they've got a midfield that is providing great inside 50 work.

"What they are getting is a really even contribution at the moment from a lot of players and that's really significant for them."

Knights flagged the return of Andrew Lovett after the speedy wingman missed last week's win over West Coast with a virus.

 

[Marc Shmurf 3]

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Anyone think that they will give Ryder 1st crack at Fev with Fletcher the 3rd man/ player who will play in front of him???

 

[Mike_blues]

fev will have a day out
will bag 8 goald on feltcher/ryder
i hope they bring back big mal to get owned

 

[CarltonFan]

We need to watch Slattery. Henry Slattery is a gun and will be the difference between winning and losing this game imo.

 

[Marc Shmurf 3]

We need to watch Slattery. Henry Slattery is a gun and will be the difference between winning and losing this game imo.

Do you mean Stanton???

Bryce Gibbs says hello....

He will eat him alive

 

[jezzaphil]

Will Ryder be able to go with Fev?? I think Fev would have him covered with speed and size or am I off the mark there? I don't really think the bombers have a good matchup for him.

 

[CarltonFan]

Do you mean Stanton???

Bryce Gibbs says hello....

He will eat him alive

lol..........get your sarcasm detector on...

 

[Murphinator]

I thought Gibbs maybe to tag McVeigh.. otherwise play a game mainly as a midfielder/rebounder.

Slattery is a gun? Hmm.. as good as Spuddy..

 

[Blueinblood]

Gibbs should go to mcveigh
Armfield to Lovett

 

[AlecDuncan]

They'll be triple-teaming Fev this weekend. We're going to need someone to stand up at CHF.

 

[Dramoth]

They'll be triple-teaming Fev this weekend. We're going to need someone to stand up at CHF.

I think Cloke or Kreuzer to CHF or rotate the two through the ruck and CHF and give the bummers a real problem with it all

They can triple team Fev all they like... he just needs an inch to rip them a new one.

 

[GottaLoveCarlton]

They'll be triple-teaming Fev this weekend. We're going to need someone to stand up at CHF.

Triple-team him and we have 2 loose men running around. Suits me fine. Chuck Kreuzer up there!

 

[The Grover]

Gibbs should go to mcveigh
Armfield to Lovett

Since McVeigh returned from his hammy he's only been serviceable, no need for Gibbs to tag him.

Armfield to Lovett is a certainty.

 

[a1118374]

gibbs should get stanton. cant hack a tag and he should allow gibbs to play his own game more than he has of late

 

[Murph is baby Judd]

fev will again kick a goal for every 10k people in the stands

so lets flock to the stands people

 

[Staaar_Blue]

I can't see much of a reason to tag many of their players. I would say Lovett is the only one. Players like Mcveigh and Stanton will probably get sent to tag some of ours. If our midfield doesn't win this one we can say goodbye to eighth spot. Seriously it's Essendon.

 

[DaveyBlues]

This game starts in the ruck. If our 3 ruckman can over run their 1.5 we should then win the mid battle overall. I don't think Fev kicking 8 would be ideal for this 1, id guess someone would be kicking their share down the other end if it's that kind of game again.

 

[branedotorg]

how fast is lovett?
who have we got who can keep up with him? simmo? young dennis?

or do we go the other way & just let our boys make them accountable?

 

[bomberstomake8]

I think Cloke or Kreuzer to CHF or rotate the two through the ruck and CHF and give the bummers a real problem with it all

They can triple team Fev all they like... he just needs an inch to rip them a new one.

you guys obviously havent watched any essendon games this year. knights never has loose men in defence. no matter what it will be a one on one contest. fletcher or ryder vs fev..

look at the hawthorn match for example. clarkson moved all his forwards out of the forward 50, and left franklin and ryder alone, the only 2 players within 60 metres of the goal..

no matter what knights wont play a few players on fev. in his veiw its a learning experience for the players.

 

[Just Kreuzing]

They'll be triple-teaming Fev this weekend. We're going to need someone to stand up at CHF.

If they do triple team fev then he should play at CHF and leave Kreuzer or Cloke or Fisher or Waite 1 out in the square and kick to them.

 

[Staaar_Blue]

you guys obviously havent watched any essendon games this year. knights never has loose men in defence. no matter what it will be a one on one contest. fletcher or ryder vs fev..

look at the hawthorn match for example. clarkson moved all his forwards out of the forward 50, and left franklin and ryder alone, the only 2 players within 60 metres of the goal..

no matter what knights wont play a few players on fev. in his veiw its a learning experience for the players.

The only thing they will take from sunday's game if they play one on one is the image of the navy blue guernsey with the big 25 on it gettin on the end of some crisp passes. Ryder is no way near good enough to compete with fev one on one.

 

[bomberstomake8]

The only thing they will take from sunday's game if they play one on one is the image of the navy blue guernsey with the big 25 on it gettin on the end of some crisp passes. Ryder is no way near good enough to compete with fev one on one.

completely agree but in todays game pretty much no defender is capable of stopping a good forward one on one..

forwards like brown, buddy, fevola, pavlich cannot be left with no assistance from other defenders.. the one thing that really annoys me about knights... with the new rules like chopping the arms and pushing in the back defenders cannot compete against the premier forwards without assistance..

could be the difference between the two sides, ratten would be prepared to put men back if need be whereas knights wont

 

[audas]

you guys obviously havent watched any essendon games this year. knights never has loose men in defence. no matter what it will be a one on one contest. fletcher or ryder vs fev..

look at the hawthorn match for example. clarkson moved all his forwards out of the forward 50, and left franklin and ryder alone, the only 2 players within 60 metres of the goal..

no matter what knights wont play a few players on fev. in his veiw its a learning experience for the players.

You been watching the blues ?

You leave Fev on his own add you'll still be adding up the goals come September.

 

[drewie_rama]

you guys obviously havent watched any essendon games this year. knights never has loose men in defence. no matter what it will be a one on one contest. fletcher or ryder vs fev..

look at the hawthorn match for example. clarkson moved all his forwards out of the forward 50, and left franklin and ryder alone, the only 2 players within 60 metres of the goal..

no matter what knights wont play a few players on fev. in his veiw its a learning experience for the players.

you have it spot on

we've never double teamed fev in the past either, so why would we start now?
the franklin comparison is perfect, clarkson gave him the 50, and we let them do it, ryder won one contest between them all night, yet we never (not once) dropped a man back to help out
Fev is so dam good on the lead..it could get ugly