- Apr 11, 2002
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- Essendon
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- Iggles, Georgia.
ump might have got it right...maybe...
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Hooker also kicked 4.2. Not sure what else you could really want.Really happy with what we saw tonight. Particularly happy with Laverde (I was a massive sceptic of him going back), Draper, Caldwell, McGrath and Hind.
Can’t believe people are canning Smith in here, he literally put us on his back for 4-5 minutes in the last to get us in the game. Kicking a goal on the run, followed up with an assist and then had a massive hustle play that nearly resulted in a goal when he was gassed.
That’s what you want from smith, that clutch campaigner. Smith looked anything but cooked. Hooker and Heppell on the other hand look really slow, teams will look to exploit their lack of athleticism. Heps awareness is a long way off, needs to to come back quick if he’s going to play half back. And Hooker is toast when the ball hits the deck.
Really happy with that performance though. Ripper.
And for those interested. Zack Merritt 8/10 for his defensive work rate.
Lids off in the Doss house.I maintain my policy of not reading too much into pre-season. But I thought there were some encouraging signs last night.
If we can bring that system and intensity, we’ll be competitive. It’s not going to be a season where we’re properly in contention, but there’s something there to work with.
It's one of the reasons for sureAh, fair enough. That's probably why then!
It's hard to see how we lose a game.Lids off in the Doss house.
Ah yeah, fair enough I didn’t realise he kicked that many watching the game.Hooker also kicked 4.2. Not sure what else you could really want.
beg to differ mate. It's actually more alive than alot of the Melbourne CBD right now
however reading a few of your last posts, I can appreciate you aren't in the best space right now. Hopefully a few early rounds wins will help "perk" you up
This was the first time that I watched an Essendon match where I couldn't point out one player that wasn't giving it their entire effort... and it was a praccy.
Interested to know what area you thought he was crap ?I don't mind Snelling usually, but he was crap. Would rather give Waterman a crack in Round 1 and see what he can do.
We looked pretty good. Better ball movement and more structure. Still think we'll finish bottom 6 but there are encouraging signs going forward. Actually pretty excited for the season.
That was some of the more competent footy I have seen us play for a while.
Players knew what we were doing when we had the ball, their was connectivity. Players knew what we were doing when we didn’t have the ball, defensive pressure and positioning were good.
Individual skill level was good. General ball handling and hand ball under pressure were as good as I can remember them for some time.
I dunno....it looked.....competent. I can’t think of a better description.
Well, considering our coach has rolled out "there was some confusion" early in the last two seasons, then yes, this game was definitely competent and we were at least organised in comparison