Preview Round 13, Dreamtime in Darwin: Essendon vs Richmond, Marrara, Saturday 22/08/2020, 7:40 AEST

[rumply]

Boys will be in for a good sweat tomorrow night, 27c & >70% humidity currently in the Suns blues game.

 

[yodellinhank]

Bellchambers to get into lynch

Bellchambers is still soaking the stains out of his shorts from the time Stack got up in his grill.

 

[Lore]

Like it's pretty obvious we'll play Bellchambers and Draper forward for significant periods of time

Yes, which we did against Brisbane with 5 other forwards

Unless you're telling me Zaharakis played midfield that day. I don't really remember that game that well... probably selective amnesia.

 

[JayJ20]

Watching a little bit of the Gold Coast vs Carlton game, it's very slippery. Usually I'd say it favours Richmond, but we can't mark or hit targets in the driest of conditions so it's good to have another side slip as well. We'll still get smashed though.

 

[eth-dog]

Yes, which we did against Brisbane with 5 other forwards

Unless you're telling me Zaharakis played midfield that day. I don't really remember that game that well... probably selective amnesia.

Stringer, Stewart, Walla, Mozzie, Snelling/Smith

 

[VelvetSledge]

Last time we beat this mob, Ben Howlett kicked 5.

 

[Lore]

Stringer, Stewart, Walla, Mozzie, Snelling/Smith

If you're that sure you must be right. Snelling and Smith also played against Brisbane.



Positions on there are where they were named, unless they were named on the bench in which case it's an educated guess.

 

[eth-dog]

If you're that sure you must be right. Snelling and Smith also played against Brisbane.

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Positions on there are where they were named, unless they were named on the bench in which case it's an educated guess.

Plus we always like playing a tall winger.

 

[Lore]

Plus we always like playing a tall winger.

Dylan Clarke

 

[DERO]

Do Richmond have anyone out right now?

 

[eth-dog]

Dylan Clarke

Wouldn't be surprised unfortunately.

Do Richmond have anyone out right now?

Astbury and Edwards

 

[Seb78]

Watching tonight's game, and it looks slippery af. Ball will spend a fait bit of time on the deck.
Beginning to question whether bringing in T bell is the correct option

 

[JayJ20]

Watching tonight's game, and it looks slippery af. Ball will spend a fait bit of time on the deck.
Beginning to question whether bringing in T bell is the correct option

The short answer is no, but at least we can justify his constant slipping.

 

[darcytiger]

Wouldn't be surprised unfortunately.

Astbury and Edwards

+ Prestia and Nankervis

 

[eth-dog]

+ Prestia and Nankervis

Oh yeah, them too

 

[Darealrath]

What the fu** is the point of bringing in Mutch and Begley for their first game in over a year and then dropping them straight away?

The last game was off a 4 day break and playing them allowed a couple others to be managed.

 

[CBombers17]

+ Prestia and Nankervis

How do you plan to stop Bellchambers?

 

[The Airing of Grievances]

What the fu** is the point of bringing in Mutch and Begley for their first game in over a year and then dropping them straight away?

Fully agree. While I've no problems with this week's team per se, and not necessarily a huge fan of Begley, surely if you want to get a proper idea of whether a bloke is up to it you need to give him a block of 3 or 4 consecutive games. Getting a handle on which players are worth going forward with next year and beyond and which aren't going to cut it is probably the most productive thing we can do with what's left of this season.

 

[Cold Sober]

Do Richmond have anyone out right now?

Do you think it will matter.

 

[Cold Sober]

From what i've seen of Mossie in the VFL I would say gun shy.
Hope he stars.

 

[VelvetSledge]

Shiel got a haircut.
Midfield masterclass incoming

 

[Cold Sober]

Fully agree. While I've no problems with this week's team per se, and not necessarily a huge fan of Begley, surely if you want to get a proper idea of whether a bloke is up to it you need to give him a block of 3 or 4 consecutive games. Getting a handle on which players are worth going forward with next year and beyond and which aren't going to cut it is probably the most productive thing we can do with what's left of this season.

You should be coaching Essendon.
Forget the drug s**t, Hird was so close. Down hill ever since, so whose responsible.

 

[eth-dog]

Shiel got a haircut.
Midfield masterclass incoming

Or is he, like Heppell, Samson?

 

[Halftimehero]

7 changes needed to be made, I wonder how many we make for next match? It’ll be our 5th match in 20 days coming back from the humidity in Darwin, interesting times.

 

[darcytiger]

How do you plan to stop Bellchambers?

After seeing those photos of his missus I don't know why the guy even bothers playing footy anymore. Job done