Melbourne vs Essendon - Game Day Thread

[Crimson Azure]

Final teams:


Round 15

MELBOURNE v ESSENDON
Melbourne
B: Paul Johnson, Jared Rivers, Clint Bartram
HB: Colin Garland, James Frawley, Kyle Cheney
C: Nathan Jones, Jack Trengove, Brad Green
HF: Lynden Dunn, Jack Watts, Cameron Bruce
F: Colin Sylvia, Matthew Bate, Liam Jurrah
Foll: Mark Jamar, Brent Moloney, Aaron Davey
I/C: Joel Macdonald, Jordie McKenzie, Tom Scully, Jamie Bennell

Changes to the selected side
Nil

Essendon
B: Andrew Welsh, Cale Hooker, Heath Hocking
HB: Mark McVeigh, Michael Hurley, Kyle Reimers
C: Leroy Jetta, Jobe Watson, Courtenay Dempsey
HF: Brent Stanton, Sam Lonergan, Angus Monfries
F: Alwyn Davey, Jay Neagle, David Zaharakis
Foll: Patrick Ryder, Jason Winderlich, Ricky Dyson
I/C : Tom Bellchambers, Travis Colyer, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Ben Howlett

Changes to the selected side
In: Sam Lonergan
Out: Scott Gumbleton


I like the look of our team today & our chances.

 

[DonMare]

I got up to watch the World Cup this morning, went back to bed after it and slept right through my alarm so I won't be able to make it to the MCG in time for todays game.

Looks like I'll be watching it on a 1 1/2 hour delay on TV

 

[Buddha117]

At least you get to watch it !! I'm stuck with Sydney and North

Radio is okay but...

Let's go Melbourne!!!! The Jurrahcane is coming!

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

Got to say this is close on the best start to a game we've had all year!

We're dominating the Bombers in every facet, and could be a few goals or more ahead by now if we'd had a little luck.

Score update

Demons 5-2-32
Essendon 3-4-22

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

GET IN THERE!!!!!

Great passage set up by the shepherd from Jordie, Jonah gives off to Bruce and he bangs it through. We're looking really good here...

Demons 6-2-38
Essendon 3-4-22

 

[KickLongTackleHard]

Fair few basic errors, but our pressure has been good. Man on man footy suits us alot better!

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

QUARTER TIME

Demons 6-2-38
Essendon 3-4-22

Greeny has 2 goals for us so far, and 1 each to Trenners, Sylvia, Bruce and Dunny.

For Essendon, 1 to Monfries, Neagle and Zaharakis.

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

Fair few basic errors, but our pressure has been good. Man on man footy suits us alot better!

So right mate... and just about the most intensity we've shown in any first quarter this year, I'd say.

We needed to turn that problem around, and hit them hard from the outset, which is exactly what we've done.

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

Come on Dees, go on with it now...

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

Sylvia snaps from 40, and it fell into a pack, PJ grabbed it but his effort on goal was miles away.

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

Great vision in defence from Trengove to handball out of the danger zone, through Davey on the transition, to the Russky, and he finds the JURRAHCANE!

Beautiful

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

Damn, LJ couldn't finish it off. Sweet mark though.

Demons 6-3-39
Essendon 3-5-23

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

Free to Trengove, and from 50, he kicks it right through the middle!

Demons 7-3-45
Essendon 3-4-22

We've kicked 7 of the last 9 goals by the way...

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

Trengove on the burst finds the 'Cane in space 20 out and he runs into an open goal! The Jurrahcane is back

Demons 8-3-51
Essendon 3-4-22

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

Essendon win the pack contest inside 50, ball flows out to Watson and he goals.

Then Dyson on the burst misses... whew....

Demons 8-3-51
Essendon 4-7-31

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

The Russky's been an enormous presence all over the ground so far.

Dunny's been one of our best too - 10 possies with 7 marks, 4 tackles and a goal.

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

Indiscipline from the Bombers gives up the free to Greeny 25 out and he kicks his 3rd!

Demons 9-3-57
Essendon 4-8-32

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

Dunny goes long and finds Greeny 40 out, but he hits the post with the set shot. Then a beautiful mark from Greeny seconds later, and he... misses to the left. Damn!

He's having a purple patch right now, but a little unsteady in front of goal at the same time...

Demons 9-5-59
Essendon 4-8-32

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

More indiscipline from the Bombers in defence gives up a 50-metre penalty to Bennell, and he slots the goal!

Demons 10-5-65
Essendon 4-8-32

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

Sylvia weaves effortlessly through a couple, kicks to Bennell, goes in search of the Jurrahcane who sets himself and.... nearly pulls it down. Rushed behind.

Demons 10-6-66
Essendon 4-8-32

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

Colyer on the burst 30 out for Essendon, but misses to the right.

Demons 10-6-66
Essendon 4-9-33

We're making the Bombers look pretty slow today too btw!

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

Free to Leroy Jetta from 40 out, and he hits the post.

HALF-TIME

Demons 10-6-66
Essendon 4-10-34

We're well and truly making the running in this game. Hopefully we'll just go on and rack it up further in the second half...

 

[KickLongTackleHard]

We've been pretty good. Our Pressure and tackling is right up. Essendon have been fairly average also and the tiggy touchwood 50m penalties have helped. Really hope we bury this game with 2 more dominant quarters.

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

Bugger! Neagle to Stanton from 25, and a goal to the Bombers in the first minute...

Demons 10-6-66
Essendon 5-10-40

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

Winderlich beats one and hands off to Lovett-Murray, who snaps a goal from 20... uh-oh...

Demons 10-6-66
Essendon 6-10-46

We need to find another gear and steady things up here. Next goal is very important...