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

[rumply]

Assume this will be live on Fox footy

 

[Milanista28]

Assume this will be live on Fox footy

Yep

 

[Jade]

"Sit tight, we're securing your tickets...."

10 mins later and still securing those tickets. This had better improve by the time the regular season rolls around. Ticketmaster is absolute rubbish.

Took a few minutes for me.

But yeah, Ticketmaster is shithouse.

 

[JMarra]

Can we move this game to the G?

 

[Lore]

Bump. I wonder if teams will be released tonight...

 

[I Remember Bluey]

What we’d like to see from every AFL club in the 2021 AAMI Community Series

No ‘teething issues’, more youngsters: What every AFL club must show this weekend

www.foxsports.com.au

Not only has Dill refused to change our R1 game to the G, but has now decreed that we will have a double game up this week as punishment for an outrageous request.


Here’s every game and start time, plus foxfooty.com.au analyses what we’d like to see from each club in this year’s pre-season competition


Thursday March 4

Carlton v Essendon at Marvel Stadium, 7.10pm (live on Fox Footy from 6.30pm)

Friday March 5

Collingwood v Richmond at Marvel Stadium, 7.25pm (live on Fox Footy from 7pm)

Saturday March 6

North Melbourne v Hawthorn at Arden Street Oval, 4.10pm (live on Fox Footy from 4pm)


Geelong v Essendon at GMHBA Stadium, 7.10pm (live on Fox Footy from 7pm)

Sunday March 7

GWS Giants v Sydney Swans at Giants Stadium, 1.10pm (live on Fox Footy from 1pm)

Adelaide Crows v Port Adelaide at Flinders University Stadium in Noarlunga, 4.10pm (live on Fox Footy from 4pm)

Fremantle v West Coast Eagles at Optus Stadium, 7.10pm (live on Fox Footy from 7pm)

Monday March 8

Western Bulldogs v Melbourne at Marvel Stadium, 3.10pm (live on Fox Footy from 3pm, followed by AFL 360 at 6pm)

Gold Coast Suns v Brisbane Lions at Metricon Stadium, 7.10pm (live on Fox Footy from 7pm)

 

[kleanr]

more tickets announced, online at Ticketmaster at 12noon today.

Pleasingly, today the Victorian Government announced a significant increase to the number of fans permitted to attend our previously sold out AAMI Community Series match.

 

[TheGrizz]

What we’d like to see from every AFL club in the 2021 AAMI Community Series

No ‘teething issues’, more youngsters: What every AFL club must show this weekend

www.foxsports.com.au

Not only has Dill refused to change our R1 game to the G, but has now decreed that we will have a double game up this week as punishment for an outrageous request.


Here’s every game and start time, plus foxfooty.com.au analyses what we’d like to see from each club in this year’s pre-season competition


Thursday March 4

Carlton v Essendon at Marvel Stadium, 7.10pm (live on Fox Footy from 6.30pm)

Friday March 5

Collingwood v Richmond at Marvel Stadium, 7.25pm (live on Fox Footy from 7pm)

Saturday March 6

North Melbourne v Hawthorn at Arden Street Oval, 4.10pm (live on Fox Footy from 4pm)


Geelong v Essendon at GMHBA Stadium, 7.10pm (live on Fox Footy from 7pm)

Sunday March 7

GWS Giants v Sydney Swans at Giants Stadium, 1.10pm (live on Fox Footy from 1pm)

Adelaide Crows v Port Adelaide at Flinders University Stadium in Noarlunga, 4.10pm (live on Fox Footy from 4pm)

Fremantle v West Coast Eagles at Optus Stadium, 7.10pm (live on Fox Footy from 7pm)

Monday March 8

Western Bulldogs v Melbourne at Marvel Stadium, 3.10pm (live on Fox Footy from 3pm, followed by AFL 360 at 6pm)

Gold Coast Suns v Brisbane Lions at Metricon Stadium, 7.10pm (live on Fox Footy from 7pm)

Playing 2 games in 3 days is gonna be tough going

 

[Ati Tude]

Playing 2 games in 3 days is gonna be tough going

It'd be even funnier if it was Norf that the AFL forgot rather than the Saints.

 

[HollyValentine]

Anyone know if this will be televised on normal TV? Or is it a kayo/fox footy job?

 

[eth-dog]

Anyone know if this will be televised on normal TV? Or is it a kayo/fox footy job?

Fox have these exclusively

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Can Fox like, not? I really think we need more games on free to air.

 

[rumply]

Can Fox like, not? I really think we need more games on free to air.

Rightly or wrongly, those days are long gone.

 

[Old Campaigner]

more tickets announced, online at Ticketmaster at 12noon today.

Pleasingly, today the Victorian Government announced a significant increase to the number of fans permitted to attend our previously sold out AAMI Community Series match.

managed to get a ticket!

I can't believe there's been this much interest in a ******* practice game, must be some real pent up excitement for footy in this town

 

[Old Campaigner]

Is there an online bookie that'll let me place bets on which quarter Laverde's ankle blows up?

 

[bennyg12]

Have we named a squad?

 

[HollyValentine]

Have we named a squad?

Doesn't look like it

 

[HirdsTheWord]

managed to get a ticket!

I can't believe there's been this much interest in a ******* practice game, must be some real pent up excitement for footy in this town

there was nothing to do in geelong at the best of times.....let alone following COVID........

 

[kleanr]

there was nothing to do in geelong at the best of times.....let alone following COVID........

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

 

[Megabattimus]

Team's out!

Backs: James Stewart

17

James Stewart

Age

30

Ht

199cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.4

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.7

3star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.9

4star

MG

193.5

3star

No current season stats available

D

12.4

4star

K

7.0

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

0.8

3star

MG

200.4

4star

, Aaron Francis, Jayden Laverde

15

Jayden Laverde

Age

28

Ht

193cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.8

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.8

4star

MG

152.8

2star

D

8.8

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.5

3star

MG

116.5

2star

D

11.2

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

3.6

5star

MG

141.2

3star

Half-backs: Nick Hind

19

Nick Hind

Age

29

Ht

180cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.5

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

1.9

4star

MG

117.0

2star

D

9.5

2star

K

4.0

1star

HB

5.5

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

2.0

3star

MG

117.0

2star

D

10.2

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

, Jordan Ridley

14

Jordan Ridley

Age

25

Ht

195cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.6

4star

K

11.1

4star

HB

4.5

3star

M

6.4

5star

T

1.7

4star

MG

244.8

4star

D

17.0

4star

K

11.9

5star

HB

5.1

3star

M

6.7

5star

T

1.7

3star

MG

265.4

4star

D

13.8

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

4.2

4star

M

5.2

5star

T

1.4

4star

MG

208.2

4star

, Dyson Heppell
Centre: Kyle Langford

4

Kyle Langford

Age

27

Ht

192cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.7

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

7.3

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

3.3

5star

G

0.7

4star

D

17.4

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.4

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.6

3star

G

0.7

4star

D

8.2

2star

K

3.2

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

2.6

4star

G

0.6

3star

, Zach Merrett, Nik Cox
Half-forwards: Dylan Shiel

9

Dylan Shiel

Age

31

Ht

182cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.6

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

12.2

5star

M

3.1

3star

T

3.9

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

23.4

5star

K

13.6

5star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.2

2star

T

3.4

4star

CL

6.4

5star

D

19.8

5star

K

8.4

4star

HB

11.4

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

3.8

5star

, Harrison Jones, Will Snelling

11

Will Snelling

Age

26

Ht

175cm

Wt

79kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

4.7

2star

HB

9.4

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

4.8

5star

G

0.8

4star

D

12.6

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

8.3

4star

M

1.3

1star

T

5.6

5star

G

0.4

3star

D

16.2

4star

K

5.2

2star

HB

11.0

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.8

5star

G

1.2

4star

Forwards: Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti

43

Anthony...

Age

31

Ht

171cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.6

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

5.1

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.9

5star

G

1.1

4star

D

8.7

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

4.2

3star

M

1.7

2star

T

3.8

4star

G

1.2

5star

D

16.8

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

7.2

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

0.0

1star

, Peter Wright, Cale Hooker

26

Cale Hooker

Age

35

Ht

198cm

Wt

103kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

8.2

3star

HB

8.0

5star

M

6.3

5star

T

1.8

4star

MG

213.6

3star

D

11.8

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

0.8

1star

MG

107.0

2star

D

14.6

4star

K

3.2

2star

HB

11.4

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

Followers: Sam Draper, Jye Caldwell

6

Jye Caldwell

Age

23

Ht

183cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

6.5

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.7

5star

CL

1.8

4star

D

14.3

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

7.3

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.3

4star

CL

1.8

4star

D

13.6

4star

K

7.0

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.8

5star

CL

1.6

4star

, Brayden Ham

33

Brayden Ham

Age

24

Ht

182cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.6

3star

D

11.5

3star

K

8.3

3star

HB

3.3

2star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.5

2star

CL

0.5

3star

D

10.0

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.4

4star

CL

0.6

3star

Interchange: Ned Cahill

28

Ned Cahill

Age

23

Ht

178cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.0

2star

K

2.0

1star

HB

5.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.0

1star

D

7.0

1star

K

2.0

1star

HB

5.0

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

3star

G

0.0

1star

D

7.0

2star

K

2.0

1star

HB

5.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.0

1star

, Andrew McGrath

1

Andrew Mcgrath

Age

25

Ht

180cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

11.1

5star

M

1.6

2star

T

6.4

5star

MG

252.9

4star

D

22.7

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

11.1

5star

M

1.6

2star

T

6.4

5star

MG

252.9

4star

D

22.0

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

11.0

5star

M

1.2

2star

T

6.4

5star

MG

219.0

4star

, Darcy Parish

3

Darcy Parish

Age

26

Ht

180cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.4

5star

K

9.2

4star

HB

11.2

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

3.3

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

16.6

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

9.1

5star

M

1.4

2star

T

2.0

3star

CL

3.1

4star

D

22.2

5star

K

7.6

3star

HB

14.6

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

4.4

5star

CL

3.6

5star

, Devon Smith

5

Devon Smith

Age

30

Ht

176cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.8

5star

K

11.1

4star

HB

7.8

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

5.3

5star

G

0.9

4star

D

16.3

4star

K

9.1

4star

HB

7.1

4star

M

2.3

2star

T

5.0

5star

G

0.6

4star

D

15.6

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

4.0

5star

G

0.2

3star

, Martin Gleeson

8

Martin Gleeson

Age

29

Ht

191cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.4

4star

K

8.8

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

1.7

4star

MG

184.5

3star

D

11.0

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

3.5

2star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.3

2star

MG

184.5

3star

D

17.0

5star

K

10.2

4star

HB

6.8

5star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.6

4star

, Nick Bryan, Archie Perkins, Alec Waterman
Emergencies: Tom Cutler

12

Tom Cutler

Age

29

Ht

192cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.1

4star

K

11.7

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

1.7

4star

MG

317.5

4star

D

15.5

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

6.0

3star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.5

2star

MG

317.5

4star

D

12.0

3star

K

8.4

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

, Zach Reid, Brandon Zerk-Thatcher

25

Brandon...

Age

25

Ht

195cm

Wt

91kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

8.5

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.5

3star

MG

148.5

2star

D

12.0

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

5.0

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

0.0

1star

MG

124.0

2star

D

11.5

3star

K

8.5

4star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.5

5star

T

1.5

4star

MG

148.5

3star

, Josh Eyre

 

[eth-dog]

A very mid sized defence.

 

[Megabattimus]

*remembers that Geelong have Hawkins and Cameron now*

 

[Ati Tude]

A very mid sized defence.

Our defence worries me so much. One guy who has played there regularly for us, being Ridley. Francis a little bit. Can see Hooker being sent back. Why is BZT not getting a game at this point?

 

[11kgm]

Play Laverde forward ffs

When was the last time our forward line was taller then our defence?

 

[Megabattimus]

BZT getting left out really bugs me 'cause this should be his year to prove himself before Reid or Brand (or both of them) is ready to start playing senior footy.

The fact that we'd rather turn Stewart and Laverde into defenders than play him probably means his papers are already stamped. Hope I'm wrong though.