VFL Game Day Round 1: Essendon vs GWS, The Hangar, Sunday 26/03/23 @ 2:05 PM

[eth-dog]

Essendon play the Giants in their first VFL game of the year in a year where they're hoping to start climbing the ladder again. The Giants finished 2 points ahead of Essendon last year, but the Bombers have recruited excellently in key areas of the ground.

Possible side:

FB: Rhett Montgomerie - Lewis Hayes - Alastair Lord
HB: 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

- Kaine Baldwin - Massimo D'Ambrosio
MF: Sam Conforti - Billy Cootee - Tom Phillips

21

Tom Phillips

Age

27

Ht

187cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.4

5star

K

13.4

5star

HB

9.0

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

2.5

4star

CL

1.6

4star

D

15.1

4star

K

8.5

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.3

3star

CL

0.5

3star

D

16.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

7.0

5star

M

5.2

5star

T

3.0

5star

CL

0.8

3star

HF: Matt Guelfi

35

Matt Guelfi

Age

26

Ht

184cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

8.1

3star

HB

6.1

4star

M

3.2

3star

T

2.9

4star

G

0.2

2star

D

10.5

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

5.5

3star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.5

2star

G

0.0

1star

D

17.2

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

0.2

3star

- Patrick Voss - Brad Bernacki
FF: 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

- Cian McBride - Tex Wanganeen
OB: Nick Bryan - Ben Hobbs - Stefan Rasinac
IC: Brad Lynch - Quinton Narkle

42

Quinton Narkle

Age

26

Ht

182cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.7

4star

K

6.9

3star

HB

6.8

4star

M

2.1

2star

T

3.0

5star

G

0.6

4star

D

11.4

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.6

4star

G

0.0

1star

D

12.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

0.8

4star

- John Jorgenson - Jake Sutton
23P: Jack Cleaver

I reckon we get them. Shithouse scheduling though.

 

[MattyB3150]

Prob our best potential looking vfl listed side we ace had in a long long time.

 

[FlyingV]

Backline is stacked!

 

[eth-dog]

Anyone remember when the VFL sides were announced on the Thursday too? I miss that

 

[bennyg12]

Anyone remember when the VFL sides were announced on the Thursday too? I miss that

Has it been announced?

 

[eth-dog]

Has it been announced?

Nope.

 

[eDPS]

 

[eth-dog]

All three of the potential subs in the emergencies. Interesting.

 

[thaibomber]

looks like this pic was taken just after he was told he was playing in the seconds...

 

[eth-dog]

Also only 9 AFL listed players for the Giants compared to our 12, which probably ends up as 13 as I expect one of Snelling, Guelfi or D'Ambrosio to play.

14 VFL debutants to 5 for us (one of which is Montgomerie)

 

[andleanback]

Munkara!!

 

[eth-dog]

Might drive down this Sunday just to see Stringer and Munkara.

It'll be interesting to see who plays on Cadman. I would put Hayes on him and McBride on Derksen with Baldwin on O'Connor (if he plays forward, which would surprise me).

Did Hayes and Cadman ever go H2H last year andleanback eDPS?

 

[andleanback]

Might drive down this Sunday just to see Stringer and Munkara.

It'll be interesting to see who plays on Cadman. I would put Hayes on him and McBride on Derksen with Baldwin on O'Connor (if he plays forward, which would surprise me).

Did Hayes and Cadman ever go H2H last year andleanback eDPS?

Shame it’s on at at 2pm Sunday, would definitely go watch if it was tomorrow
They might’ve played on each other in the final champs game but my memory is a bit hazy

 

[eth-dog]

Shame it’s on at at 2pm Sunday, would definitely go watch if it was tomorrow
They might’ve played on each other in the final champs game but my memory is a bit hazy

Would be exciting, best key forward against second best key defender in the draft class head to head.

 

[andleanback]

Would be exciting, best key forward against second best key defender in the draft class head to head.

We should smash them

 

[eth-dog]

We should smash them

Yes. But that means nothing R1.

 

[andleanback]

Yes. But that means nothing R1.

I know it means nothing, but we’re loaded this week. Plus they’ve had 3/4 come out due to afl injuries

 

[fishardansin]

Might drive down this Sunday just to see Stringer and Munkara.

It'll be interesting to see who plays on Cadman. I would put Hayes on him and McBride on Derksen with Baldwin on O'Connor (if he plays forward, which would surprise me).

Did Hayes and Cadman ever go H2H last year andleanback eDPS?

Yeah I'm thinking I'd prefer to see the 2s this week.

I wanna see my boy play.

 

[BomberFan355]

No streaming of this game?

 

[Cup_o_Jobe]

Looks like all VFL and VFLW matches (and maybe the WAFL when it starts in April?) are being streamed via the AFL website

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[Red Black and Blue]

They might’ve played on each other in the final champs game but my memory is a bit hazy

They didn't really. Weddle got Cadman, Hayes kinda played on Humphrey at least after quarter time and then went to Harley Reid in the last.

 

[fishardansin]

Is it easy to go to a game at the Hangar? I think I'd prefer to go see Munkara and then go home and watch the senior on the telly.

 

[eth-dog]

Is it easy to go to a game at the Hangar? I think I'd prefer to go see Munkara and then go home and watch the senior on the telly.

Driving yes, PT no.

 

[fishardansin]

Driving yes, PT no.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]