AFL Toast RND 6: Win Against The Crows

[Lance Uppercut]

Caldwell loves his abs

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

I haven’t been on here a lot to know whether Heppell and McGrath have been given their due credit for a great start to the year, but saying so here.

Durham was close to my favourite player last year, now it’s not even close. Caldwell excellent too as is skip.

The 4 pickups were good. Jones still growing but his work rate is essential.

Great win.

 

[Snake Charmer]

I would be getting the AFL to send a please explain, poor leadership from a captain with a record of poor behaviour yelling (abuse?) at the umpire post game walking off

He’s just a dead set flog

 

[doug85]

 

[MiguelM]

Purest definition of winning ugly.

How many chances !! Draper, you need to nail that kick from 20m!

 

[justlookingaround]

I think I’d trust a chimp with a machine gun more than Draper at this point

 

[Rick Ross]

EAD Tex you Racist! Nice staging head throw back.

Here’s the photo to sum it up:

• Draper - cheeky ribbing post game
• Tex - face like a slapped cats arse

 

[CBombers17]

Not sure my telly would have survived If they paid Tex for the flopping and head throw backs at the end. And Rachele...

 

[Yoda_]

Great win, more than deserved. Led at every change and had eight more scoring shots on the road.

Kept Adelaide in it with poor kicking and if they didn’t spend so much of the last quarter shitting themselves under the footy, flopping around, ducking their heads and playing for frees then they might have snatched the win.

Not fussed about an umpiring decision or two, they go both ways and both teams had more than enough chances. The better team won.

The epitome of; the one that got away if we did lose

more scoring shots, more I50's, more possessions, more tackles, more frees for

the only thing we literally lost is the amount of goals kicked

 

[nipst@r]

Best thing about tonight.

Cox, Jones were great and had a real appetite for the contest. The biggest knocks on them both was a strength tonight.

Durham looking more than a high effort beast. Stands up in the big moments.

 

[Darealrath]

Deserved. McKay, Durham, Caldwell, Gresham and Goldstein so good.

**** off for ducking Tex.

Thanks for shitting your pants x2 in the last Rachel.

 

[TheGrizz]

Pleasing to see the younger guys step up with se of our more experienced players having sour nights.

Laverde, Langford and Parish were all below their best for most of the night.
Bit Caldwell and Durham were wonderful in the midfield, Davey and Hobbs' physicality and pressure were needed, and Jones kept our forwardline structure together while Langford and Stringer had dirty periods (both had their moments).

Draper for Wright seems the obvious move next week. If Draper isnt rucking most of the game I would rather Wright pinch hitting in the ruck with Jones holding us together up forward.

 

[The Airing of Grievances]

Seems like he would lay a good egg.

 

[Rick Ross]

How good is to have 2 mids like Durham and Caldwell in the midfield. The intensity they bring totally changes the way this side plays. Hobbsy aswell. All 3 were brilliant tonight

So true.
That’s the real edge.

 

[naraku]

I think we dominated large portions of that match and probably should have had a more comfortable win but for that woeful forward line of ours.

Oh well, 4-2 heading into Anzac day is taken any day of the week.
A lot probably had us 1-5 or 0-6.
**** you all, go dons!

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Kinda disgusting but we'll take it.

I’ll take a disgusting win dominated by defensive effort over the last decade.

 

[justlookingaround]

Redman’s grandparents are so wholesome hahaha

 

[Goat Hird]

But he clearly dived upon the footy

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

 

[Nifft]

I love the way Durham is so hard at it. Turning into a star player.

 

[andleanback]

So true.
That’s the real edge.

Yep those young boys are what the edge is about. And they got us back in the game in the 3rd when it was slipping away. Along with jones, they’ve all good a thirst for the contest. Parish could learn a thing or 2

 

[The Donners]

How good is to have 2 mids like Durham and Caldwell in the midfield. The intensity they bring totally changes the way this side plays. Hobbsy aswell. All 3 were brilliant tonight

I think Setterfield is a very important midfielder for us. We could do with some leg speed.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

The great escape!

After tonight let’s never speak of this game again.

Don’t agree. This win needs to be brought up again and again that effort and defensive actions wins games even when you don’t kick straight. This is a very un-Essendon win in the last 20 years.

 

[yodellinhank]

Not sure my telly would have survived If they paid Tex for the flopping and head throw backs at the end. And Rachele...

In the end the crows spent too much time trying to get a free kick in front of goal and not enough time trying to win it for themselves.

 

[The Airing of Grievances]

So glad to see Harry Jones continue to come on. Far from a dominant, but repeatedly contested in the air and at ground level