Preview Round 13, 2019: Essendon v Hawthorn, 14 June 2019, 7.50pm @ Marvel Stadium

[Pessimistic]

I'm the opposite. I don't care about this match one iota. They are an irrelevancy who shouldn't even be in the league. Their matches in the context of the rest of the league are like the young kids table at the big family christmas party. You give them their little plates, they sit and pretend they are part of the celebration but in fact the real conversation is happening at the adults table. Win, lose or draw their matches are not in the slightest worth getting worked up over because they are irrelevant, even if God forbid they won a premiership, it doesn't count, except to them.

Christmas is about kids

 

[grumbleguts]

Christmas is about kids

LOL Not when i was a kid.

 

[Dewnior]

They don’t like us because we’re successful, we don’t like them because they systematically doped.

Oh I'm pretty sure I hated them long before they cheated

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[MrPremiership]

Surely not all of Stringer, Shiel and Fantasia get up. That's desperate stakes if they rush them all back.

 

[WWSD]

Surely not all of Stringer, Shiel and Fantasia get up. That's desperate stakes if they rush them all back.

It’s Essendon though. What else do you expect.

 

[TylerDurden]

It’s Essendon though. What else do you expect.

Ping.

 

[Changa10]

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See, I couldn't wear this. It's red and black. I don't wear red and black....

Commercialised Christmas is about kids

Fixed it for ya. I'm not one bit religious, but pretty sure Christmas was meant to be about a whole different thing.

PS - Smash these filthy cheating pieces of s**t

 

[Brishawk]

Fixed it for ya. I'm not one bit religious, but pretty sure Christmas was meant to be about a whole different thing.

PS - Smash these filthy cheating pieces of ****

Christmas is the time when people of all religions can come together to celebrate the birth of Santa

 

[Changa10]

Christmas is the time when people of all religions can come together to celebrate the birth of Santa

Is that the real Santa or the red & white Coca Cola version?

 

[Mrzohs]

Huge match this weekend what is everyone gut feeling on the match and the changes...

The next 2 weeks will decide our season against similar teams in a similar situation. I think the bombers expected to play finals this year this is almost a make of break for both sides they will roll the dice, it looks like Stringer&Shiel straight in, maybe Fantasia

Outs Wingard (injury) Glass,Pittonet, (omitted)
In Moore or Hanrahan ,Morrison or Howe, Does Roughy get a chance without Mcevoy and Pittonet?

smokies to debut - Walker,Jones,Cj

 

[Pessimistic]

Never underestimate the value of Monkey, the ruck whisperer

I wonder if he has input to recruitment?

 

[TylerDurden]

I reckon it's Moore for Chad.

We need to pressure the s**t out of Saad, McKenna and McGrath.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Surely not all of Stringer, Shiel and Fantasia get up. That's desperate stakes if they rush them all back.

Are they rushing them though ? Or are they just simply due back from injury ?

 

[TylerDurden]

Club's bunkering down this week.

Clarko planning an ambush.

 

[JayJ20]

Surely not all of Stringer, Shiel and Fantasia get up. That's desperate stakes if they rush them all back.

Shiel and Fantasia are probably ready to come in. Scans showed no tear for Shiel.

Stringer is the concern for me.

 

[threesixpio]

They don’t like us because we’re successful, we don’t like them because they systematically doped.

Yes but some might say we are a bunch smart arses. I don’t get it.

 

[MrPremiership]

Are they rushing them though ? Or are they just simply due back from injury ?

2 week hammy......you tell me if thats rushing

 

[4THAWN]

Nash any chance for a recall for forward pressure? Haven't heard much about ole nashy boy since his dropping

 

[WWSD]

McEvoy and Scrimshaw are both available for selection next week. Schoenmakers, Minchington and Jiath all return in the VFL this week.

 

[WWSD]

Nash any chance for a recall for forward pressure? Haven't heard much about ole nashy boy since his dropping

Nash didn’t play for Box Hill the week before the bye. I highly doubt he’s in the mix.

 

[StillAtLarge]

Sicily forward please Clarko. He dominates at the docks.
'Bout time we had two guys down there who can clunk

 

[HODGEYROAD]

2 week hammy......you tell me if thats rushing

Didn't someone say that no strain came up in Shiel's scans meaning it's just tightness ? Stringer will be 20 days since he last played and they say 21 days is the norm for a hamstring strain, so yeah I suppose they could err on the side of caution and give him another week.

 

[Gene Simmons]

Clarko loves coaching against one trick ponies... Bombers have 1 way they like to play and that is sling shot attack off half back and although the fast deck at Marvel helps them, I believe Clarko will be very well prepared for this and have the game plan to starve them, and as we've seen Bombers have no Plan B...

 

[moginie]

I lost a great friend of 20 years last Thursday. She was a mad keen Hawthorn fan & hated the drug cheats. Fair to say I'll be a touch emotional come Friday night.