Lighten up!

[Mudflap]

It is obvious that people have already developed a negative mindset for the year as a form of defense mechanism given the disappointments of the previous 5 years. If you go in expecting to be s*** and we do then yes you aren't as disappointed, but you are watching the game through jaded glasses.

This is somewhat unstandable but robs you of all the excitement that this year will bring...regardless.

Now this might sound ridiculous but I have actually been more involved and enjoyed the last 3 years as much as I did when we won the flag in 2000. Why you might ask? Well here are my reasons:

1). There is a different sense of excitement when your team performs when they are not expected to (just ask any Hawthorn fan last year). In 2000 anything less than a premiership was a tragedy and most games were boring as we were up by 6 goals a 1/4 time. When we win now it is thrilling to watch as we saw last year with the Carlton and Collingwood wins and even the Richmond and Adelaide losses. We were all f***en proud of our boys in those games.

2). As I am only 24 this is the first time that I can acutely remember seeing us build a side from bottom up and seeing them develop into premiership contenders (this would have happened before but I was either too young or immature to realise it). This is EXCITING. Imagine when we finally get up there and the young brigade become great players and we can all reflect on their earlier years (e.g. remember when Jobe was 10kg overweight? Remember when Reimers first wore orange boots? Remember when Hurely played his first NAB game and got 4 kicked on him in a half).

3). We play an exciting brand of football. Yeah when it doesn't come off we get flogged but when we are on there are few sides more exciting to watch. Even in Round 2 last year when Geelong handed us a mauling, I wasn't half as upset as I would be with us playing numbers behind the ball and losing by 4 goals. Kinghts has a plan and you can see where we are going with it. I'm a fan and am loving the ride so far.

4). We have some exceptional young talent coming through. It is easy to get disheartened when we hear of Gumbleton getting injured again, but if I took a poll at the start of the NAB Cup asking for what an Essendon fans hopes were I would guess that most would of wanted to see Neagle, Gumby and Dempsey get through unscaved. 2 out of 3 isn't bad especially when you throw in the successful return from serious injury of Winderlich and Davey.


In regards to 2009 specifically here are the postives which I am looking forward to most:

- The return of Alwyn Davey. I think people have forgotten how exciting this guy is. If he has a full season we are going to see plenty of highlights

- The return of Winderlich. This guys is a gun and has great skills. I'm a big fan and hope he can play 18-20 games.

- Reimers. Whether he starts Round 1 or Round 4, he the best youngster on our list and will be a massive asset.

- Hurley. He already looks the goods. Taking contested marks in your first senior game is something that most guys don't do in an entire career. We have a gem here.

- Pears. A forgotten man given all the hysteria over Myers. He is a ready-made defender. Imagine if we get him and Hurley firing together....Fletcher could have another AA year!!!

- Hille. When was the last time Essendon had one of the best ruckman in the league and the best ruck/rover combination (with Watson)?

- Lloyd. For all the s*** Lloyd copped last year he kicked over 60 goals from half forward. If that had been a Lonergan or Mooney everyone would've said 'WOW what a great season!'. But because Lloyd has kicked 100's before nobody rates it. He is a great leader and looks primed this year.

- Lucas. 12 months ago he was by far the best player at our club. Since then he has been injured yet still managed to play well last year on 1 leg. OFCOURSE he is going to take time to find his feet again at his age, but he is a champion so write him off at your own peril.

- Neagle. The guy gets me excited whenever he goes near it. Can't wait to see him play.

- Prismall. He is a ready made gun midfielder. I can't wait to see him don the red and black this year.

Apart from that I am looking forward to seeing our senior players take the next step in Watson, Stanton, Lovett, Ryder, Monfries and McVeigh which I have no doubt they will do.

Then we have our younger guys who are ready to step up and take responsibilty - Houli, Lonergan, Myers, Jetta and Dempsey

Now if that isn't exciting then you should all become Sydney and St.Kilda members and watch the crap they serve up week in and week out.

Bring on Sunday and the rest of the season as I know it will be exciting whether we finish bottom or make the 8!

GO THE F***EN DONS!

here here mate.

 

[DapperDon]

Top post Boucks09.

Footy is back people, lets get behind the team and fire them on.

GO DONS!

 

[stay true]

It is obvious that people have already developed a negative mindset for the year as a form of defense mechanism given the disappointments of the previous 5 years. If you go in expecting to be s*** and we do then yes you aren't as disappointed, but you are watching the game through jaded glasses.

This is somewhat unstandable but robs you of all the excitement that this year will bring...regardless.

Now this might sound ridiculous but I have actually been more involved and enjoyed the last 3 years as much as I did when we won the flag in 2000. Why you might ask? Well here are my reasons:

1). There is a different sense of excitement when your team performs when they are not expected to (just ask any Hawthorn fan last year). In 2000 anything less than a premiership was a tragedy and most games were boring as we were up by 6 goals a 1/4 time. When we win now it is thrilling to watch as we saw last year with the Carlton and Collingwood wins and even the Richmond and Adelaide losses. We were all f***en proud of our boys in those games.

2). As I am only 24 this is the first time that I can acutely remember seeing us build a side from bottom up and seeing them develop into premiership contenders (this would have happened before but I was either too young or immature to realise it). This is EXCITING. Imagine when we finally get up there and the young brigade become great players and we can all reflect on their earlier years (e.g. remember when Jobe was 10kg overweight? Remember when Reimers first wore orange boots? Remember when Hurely played his first NAB game and got 4 kicked on him in a half).

3). We play an exciting brand of football. Yeah when it doesn't come off we get flogged but when we are on there are few sides more exciting to watch. Even in Round 2 last year when Geelong handed us a mauling, I wasn't half as upset as I would be with us playing numbers behind the ball and losing by 4 goals. Kinghts has a plan and you can see where we are going with it. I'm a fan and am loving the ride so far.

4). We have some exceptional young talent coming through. It is easy to get disheartened when we hear of Gumbleton getting injured again, but if I took a poll at the start of the NAB Cup asking for what an Essendon fans hopes were I would guess that most would of wanted to see Neagle, Gumby and Dempsey get through unscaved. 2 out of 3 isn't bad especially when you throw in the successful return from serious injury of Winderlich and Davey.


In regards to 2009 specifically here are the postives which I am looking forward to most:

- The return of Alwyn Davey. I think people have forgotten how exciting this guy is. If he has a full season we are going to see plenty of highlights

- The return of Winderlich. This guys is a gun and has great skills. I'm a big fan and hope he can play 18-20 games.

- Reimers. Whether he starts Round 1 or Round 4, he the best youngster on our list and will be a massive asset.

- Hurley. He already looks the goods. Taking contested marks in your first senior game is something that most guys don't do in an entire career. We have a gem here.

- Pears. A forgotten man given all the hysteria over Myers. He is a ready-made defender. Imagine if we get him and Hurley firing together....Fletcher could have another AA year!!!

- Hille. When was the last time Essendon had one of the best ruckman in the league and the best ruck/rover combination (with Watson)?

- Lloyd. For all the s*** Lloyd copped last year he kicked over 60 goals from half forward. If that had been a Lonergan or Mooney everyone would've said 'WOW what a great season!'. But because Lloyd has kicked 100's before nobody rates it. He is a great leader and looks primed this year.

- Lucas. 12 months ago he was by far the best player at our club. Since then he has been injured yet still managed to play well last year on 1 leg. OFCOURSE he is going to take time to find his feet again at his age, but he is a champion so write him off at your own peril.

- Neagle. The guy gets me excited whenever he goes near it. Can't wait to see him play.

- Prismall. He is a ready made gun midfielder. I can't wait to see him don the red and black this year.

Apart from that I am looking forward to seeing our senior players take the next step in Watson, Stanton, Lovett, Ryder, Monfries and McVeigh which I have no doubt they will do.

Then we have our younger guys who are ready to step up and take responsibilty - Houli, Lonergan, Myers, Jetta and Dempsey

Now if that isn't exciting then you should all become Sydney and St.Kilda members and watch the crap they serve up week in and week out.

Bring on Sunday and the rest of the season as I know it will be exciting whether we finish bottom or make the 8!

GO THE F***EN DONS!

Loves it.

 

[tom9779]

It is obvious that people have already developed a negative mindset for the year as a form of defense mechanism given the disappointments of the previous 5 years. If you go in expecting to be s*** and we do then yes you aren't as disappointed, but you are watching the game through jaded glasses.

This is somewhat unstandable but robs you of all the excitement that this year will bring...regardless.

Now this might sound ridiculous but I have actually been more involved and enjoyed the last 3 years as much as I did when we won the flag in 2000. Why you might ask? Well here are my reasons:

1). There is a different sense of excitement when your team performs when they are not expected to (just ask any Hawthorn fan last year). In 2000 anything less than a premiership was a tragedy and most games were boring as we were up by 6 goals a 1/4 time. When we win now it is thrilling to watch as we saw last year with the Carlton and Collingwood wins and even the Richmond and Adelaide losses. We were all f***en proud of our boys in those games.

2). As I am only 24 this is the first time that I can acutely remember seeing us build a side from bottom up and seeing them develop into premiership contenders (this would have happened before but I was either too young or immature to realise it). This is EXCITING. Imagine when we finally get up there and the young brigade become great players and we can all reflect on their earlier years (e.g. remember when Jobe was 10kg overweight? Remember when Reimers first wore orange boots? Remember when Hurely played his first NAB game and got 4 kicked on him in a half).

3). We play an exciting brand of football. Yeah when it doesn't come off we get flogged but when we are on there are few sides more exciting to watch. Even in Round 2 last year when Geelong handed us a mauling, I wasn't half as upset as I would be with us playing numbers behind the ball and losing by 4 goals. Kinghts has a plan and you can see where we are going with it. I'm a fan and am loving the ride so far.

4). We have some exceptional young talent coming through. It is easy to get disheartened when we hear of Gumbleton getting injured again, but if I took a poll at the start of the NAB Cup asking for what an Essendon fans hopes were I would guess that most would of wanted to see Neagle, Gumby and Dempsey get through unscaved. 2 out of 3 isn't bad especially when you throw in the successful return from serious injury of Winderlich and Davey.


In regards to 2009 specifically here are the postives which I am looking forward to most:

- The return of Alwyn Davey. I think people have forgotten how exciting this guy is. If he has a full season we are going to see plenty of highlights

- The return of Winderlich. This guys is a gun and has great skills. I'm a big fan and hope he can play 18-20 games.

- Reimers. Whether he starts Round 1 or Round 4, he the best youngster on our list and will be a massive asset.

- Hurley. He already looks the goods. Taking contested marks in your first senior game is something that most guys don't do in an entire career. We have a gem here.

- Pears. A forgotten man given all the hysteria over Myers. He is a ready-made defender. Imagine if we get him and Hurley firing together....Fletcher could have another AA year!!!

- Hille. When was the last time Essendon had one of the best ruckman in the league and the best ruck/rover combination (with Watson)?

- Lloyd. For all the s*** Lloyd copped last year he kicked over 60 goals from half forward. If that had been a Lonergan or Mooney everyone would've said 'WOW what a great season!'. But because Lloyd has kicked 100's before nobody rates it. He is a great leader and looks primed this year.

- Lucas. 12 months ago he was by far the best player at our club. Since then he has been injured yet still managed to play well last year on 1 leg. OFCOURSE he is going to take time to find his feet again at his age, but he is a champion so write him off at your own peril.

- Neagle. The guy gets me excited whenever he goes near it. Can't wait to see him play.

- Prismall. He is a ready made gun midfielder. I can't wait to see him don the red and black this year.

Apart from that I am looking forward to seeing our senior players take the next step in Watson, Stanton, Lovett, Ryder, Monfries and McVeigh which I have no doubt they will do.

Then we have our younger guys who are ready to step up and take responsibilty - Houli, Lonergan, Myers, Jetta and Dempsey

Now if that isn't exciting then you should all become Sydney and St.Kilda members and watch the crap they serve up week in and week out.

Bring on Sunday and the rest of the season as I know it will be exciting whether we finish bottom or make the 8!

GO THE F***EN DONS!

post of the F***EN YEAR.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

****en top post.

 

[Beerfish]

It is obvious that people have already developed a negative mindset...

etc, etc, etc

GO THE F***EN DONS!

Nice post Boucks. Thanks for making me feel a bit better because to be perfectly honest, after our last two televised performances in the NAB I started to get an ominous sinking feeling in my gut.

To see how good the scum were last night (albeit against an insipid Richmond) and knowing we have to face them in round 3 and protect our recent record against them did nothing to quell that feeling.

Your post appears to be an electronic form of Mylanta.

 

[stander]

Your post appears to be an electronic form of Mylanta.

For the younger Dons, Mylanta was the elixir for upset stomachs for grandmothers.

 

[the fairytales complete]

Good thread Ben. I think i have allowed myself to get a bit down on our prospects for this year. Probably from spending too much time on BF. NAB cub means squat. We have some injuries sure and bad luck seems to follow some of our players but the year hasnt started yet. Anything could happen. I am looking forward to seeing what does.

 

[warney7]

Can't you guys remember how with no players we smashed Collingwood, smashed Carlton (twice), smashed North, pushed Sydney for 2 and a half quarters, pushed Richmond all the way with no bench, and out fought a much more experienced Fremantle team?

Yep, but 2.5 qtrs is nothing

Can't you guys remember the sudden rise in form of Angus Monfries, and the quality of his games against Adelaide (AAMI), and Collingwood?
He was good, nothing spectacular

Can't you guys remember McPhee winning us the game by putting his body on the line against Fremantle? Yeah, nice work there.

Can't you remember how many players were Reimered last year? There were more than a few

Can't you remember how many targets Myers hit from 55 metres last year? Dunno, 0?

Can't you remember how good the old guard in Lloyd, Hille, McVeigh and Fletcher looked in the second half of the year? Looked good...they're not the problem

Can't you remember how good Lucas was the last time everyone wrote him off? And the time before that? And the time before that? No, he's been good for years

Can't you remember why we were so excited last year at Houli's future? At Neagle's? At Lonergan's? At Gumbleton's beep test? At Pears' bulk at 20m sprint times?

Who cares about a beep test?

 

[loopy_cam]

Can't you guys remember the sudden rise in form of Angus Monfries, and the quality of his games against Adelaide (AAMI), and Collingwood?
He was good, nothing spectacular

I think you need to re-watch a couple of his games. He was BOG against Carlton. 25 disposals, 12 marks and four goals is nothing short of spectacular.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

If the performance of Pears and Daniher running from defence, and keeping their men quiet can't get you excited about the future, there's something wrong.

 

[Boucks09]

There is still a lot to look forward to but already I'm wrapped with the following:

In regards to 2009 specifically here are the postives which I am looking forward to most:

- The return of Alwyn Davey. I think people have forgotten how exciting this guy is. If he has a full season we are going to see plenty of highlights.

He is getting better and better each week. How good was his goal and forward pressure today?

- The return of Winderlich. This guys is a gun and has great skills. I'm a big fan and hope he can play 18-20 games.

BOG 2nd game back isn't too bad

- - Hurley. He already looks the goods. Taking contested marks in your first senior game is something that most guys don't do in an entire career. We have a gem here.

A shame about the quad but all initial thoughts look correct.

- Pears. A forgotten man given all the hysteria over Myers. He is a ready-made defender. Imagine if we get him and Hurley firing together....Fletcher could have another AA year!!!

Pears plays on Pavlich and does a good job, guess what Fletcher does?

GO THE F***EN DONS!

Never more so than this week. Dar Dar Dar Dar Da **** OFF!

 

[Yoda_]

I have never lost the fait, was at the Carlton V Richmond game last week and on the train home was talking to a fellow bombers supporter (wierd hey) and was saying that we were in a better position, structuarally wise than Carlton, Richmond, North Melbourne, and that we could possibly be a top 4 threat, people were saying what they f*** are you on about, i have never lost the hope, look at some of these match ups and pick who you would choose.

R: Hille V Simmonds V Kruzer
CHF: Lucas V J.Riewoldt V C.Cloke
FF: Lloyd V M.Morton V Fevola
FB: Hurley V Mcgunae V Jamieson
CHB: Ryder V Thursfield V Bower
FP: Davey V N.Brown V Betts

i know who i would be choosing, even Lloyd over Fevola, Lloyd would kick 150 goals if he had the supply that Fevola was getting . A few really handy players coming through. BTG, i have never lost hope

Go Bombers - Top 4 2009