AFL Autopsy Pre-Season Game 2: Geelong vs Essendon, Kardinia Park, Saturday 06/03/2021 @ 7:10 PM AEDT

[Beerfish]

No injuries?

Hind with some kind of shoulder. Didn't seem serious but was iced.

 

[biglaycock]

Loved that, Great way to start the year especially after such turmoil last year and through the off season.

Really disappointed in Parish’s kicking which was probably the only real lowlight as I love his effort

 

[Runk]

Very happy with that

 

[Shane Heard]

Is Stringer any chance for round 1?

Doesn’t matter ...round 3 or 4 is ok

The bloke is a freak

Strength!!!!

We will survive ok while we’re waiting for him to come back

Just need Gold Coast boy to hold onto the the f*****g ball for the meantime..and also Cale clunking his grabs

 

[DapperJong]

Loved that, Great way to start the year especially after such turmoil last year and through the off season.

Really disappointed in Parish’s kicking which was probably the only real lowlight as I love his effort

It was shocking

 

[MiguelM]

Ahem, it’s not all about geelong foxfooty

TBH, I don't mind that nobody is talking us up (in fact the opposite). Too many times the media & club would get ahead of ourselves. We have a down to earth feel atm & I like it!

 

[GoDons76!]

Maybe it’s a bit soon but it actually looked like we had a game plan tonight and we actually we’re able to play to the plan. We had numbers around the ball and actually spread at the right time. My biggest worry is our fwd line, but we must not kid ourselves we are never going to win this years premiership but we need to develop and move fwd as a club. I think Rutten has a good team around him and it sounds like brasher wants a clear direction for the club, I can see good times coming around the corner. Go Dons!

 

[JT_the_Man]

Laverde down back was the biggest surprise of the night. Didn’t look out of place at all, did about as well as you could ask when he was on Hawkins in the last.

 

[84859300]

I love, love, loved that Sheils kicks were third down the line compared the first - much better result.

 

[GoDons76!]

Nah Hawthorn look good.

Nth will fight with Adelaide to be wooden spooners though!

 

[Shane Heard]

Ahem, it’s not all about geelong foxfooty

It was pathetic wasn’t it.

Danger this..danger that ...

Even Toovey was heralded as a superstar

#### em

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Hate to say it it but Hepp got exposed for lack of pace/awareness a couple of times.

 

[boncer34]

Laverde down back was the biggest surprise of the night. Didn’t look out of place at all, did about as well as you could ask when he was on Hawkins in the last.

How much shorter is he than Ambrose do you reckon? Maybe he fills that role.

 

[boncer34]

Hate to say it it but Hepp got exposed for lack of pace/awareness a couple of times.

That'll come with more time in the role.

 

[DERO]

Nah Hawthorn look good.

Yep, ever since Roughead left the side.

 

[Zach Package]

Stewart had hamstring awareness and sat out the last quarter. Everyone else got through okay.

I love hamstring awareness because it’s the only injury I feel like I can also get while stationary on the couch

 

[JT_the_Man]

How much shorter is he than Ambrose do you reckon? Maybe he fills that role.

Footywire has them both listed at 191.

 

[windyhill]

TBH, I don't mind that nobody is talking us up (in fact the opposite). Too many times the media & club would get ahead of ourselves. We have a down to earth feel atm & I like it!

Yep, agreed, but they beat us by 7 points and were waxing lyrical

 

[Shane Heard]

Maybe it’s a bit soon but it actually looked like we had a game plan tonight and we actually we’re able to play to the plan. We had numbers around the ball and actually spread at the right time. My biggest worry is our fwd line, but we must not kid ourselves we are never going to win this years premiership but we need to develop and move fwd as a club. I think Rutten has a good team around him and it sounds like brasher wants a clear direction for the club, I can see good times coming around the corner. Go Dons!

A superb summary of this irrelevant ( but then again..important ) practice match

Our boys kept the Geelong home crowd in a silent bewilderment right from the first 5 minutes of play

 

[boncer34]

Footywire has them both listed at 191.

Probably could've googled that myself.

Ta. Does seem like the role could suit him. Early days of course

 

[Shane Heard]

Hate to say it it but Hepp got exposed for lack of pace/awareness a couple of times.

He’ll adapt back to the discipline required. Back to his debut season where he was brilliant at HB

 

[sameolds33]

Hate to say it it but Hepp got exposed for lack of pace/awareness a couple of times.

agree, looked rusty at times but then a couple of good passages of play too, should have been paid the mark on wing and a strong tackle for a free, both in the second half

 

[Bjchan13]

Hate to say it it but Hepp got exposed for lack of pace/awareness a couple of times.

He had a few slow moments but i think he'll bounce back. He got burned twice for marks not paid. Catching Rohan htb was nice.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

He had a few slow moments but i think he'll bounce back. He got burned twice for marks not paid. Catching Rohan htb was nice.

On behalf of Bruce...that was delicious!

 

[boncer34]

Anyone think concerns over the new manning the mark rule are proving to be unfounded?