VelvetSledge
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ESSENDON BOMBERS
This sport is, at times, astoundingly cruel.
We stormed back in an almost Collingwood fashion in the final few minutes to be ahead with eighteen seconds left, before a rushed clearance fell to one of maybe three blokes on their entire list who could have slotted it from 55m out. Sigh.
For all the plaudits that the Power have received this year, and for good reason, we have lost to them twice by a combined margin of 9 points.
We are almost there. We're not quite ready, but almost.
Darcy Parish could have been the hero, but ended with 0.4.
Sam Weideman could have been a hero, but shanked a kick 25m out straight in front.
Phillips, Zach, Jye Caldwell. All stars.
I can't dwell on this game.
It hurts.
ESSENDON BOMBERS 10.14 74
def. by
PORT ADELAIDE 11.12 78
BEST: Merrett, Parish, Caldwell, Hobbs, Phillips
GOALS: Langford 3, Guelfi, Caldwell 2, Stringer, Laverde, Martin
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ADELAIDE CROM
lol norf
The Crows' outstanding attack continued their huge year with a dominant 66-point win against the ever-irrelevant Norf, with Izak Rankine slotting 5 goals in one of his best ever games.
The Crows spread the load, with 7 players kicking multiple goals, including Darcy Fogarty with 4 and Tex Walker with 3.
Jordan Dawson is one of the most criminally underrated players in the league, and the new Crows skipper continued his outstanding season with another 28 touch showing.
Jordan Butts was concussed in an accidental clash with Callum Coleman-Jones in the first quarter which rules him out for this week.
These Adelaide kids are something special. Rachele, Thilthorpe, Pedlar, Fogarty... Whilst they may not get the plaudits in Melbourne that they deserve due to being out of the spotlight somewhat, they are freakishly good.
I really enjoy watching the Crows play, but I'm hoping they have an off day today.
ADELAIDE CROM 21.12 138
def.
LOL NORF 11.6 72
BEST: O'Brien, Keays, Hinge, Rankine, Rachele, Dawson
GOALS: Rankine 5, Fogarty 4, Walker 3, O'Brien, Keays, Thilthorpe, Pedlar 2, Murphy
ESSENDON EMERGENCIES: Dylan Shiel, Nik Cox, Nick Hind, Nick Bryan
ADELAIDE EMERGENCIES: James Borlase, Harry Schoenberg, Elliott Himmelberg, Patrick Parnell
ESSENDON OUTS: -
ESSENDON INS: -
ADELAIDE OUTS: Butts
ADELAIDE INS: Schoenberg
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Sub to be chosen from the emergency list one hour prior to bounce.
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ROUND 4, 2022
Marvel Stadium
10/4/2022
ESSENDON BOMBERS 15.13 103
def.
ADELAIDE CROM 15.9 99
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ESSENDON GOALS: Wright 3, Waterman, Perkins 2, Phillips, Smith, Redman, Draper, Guelfi, Caldwell, Durham, Martin
ADELAIDE GOALS: Walker 4, Rachele 3, Himmelberh, Rowe 2, Keays, McHenry, Scholl, Gollant
ESSENDON BEST: Parish, McGrath, Hind, Smith, Heppell
ADELAIDE BEST: Keays, Walker, Laird, Rachele
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CHANGES SINCE LAST TIME:
ESSENDON OUTS: Hind, Shiel, Smith, Draper, Waterman, Ham, Wanganeen
ESSENDON INS: Langford, Merrett, Weideman, Stringer, Hobbs, Menzie
ADELAIDE OUTS: Crouch, Doedee, Brown, Frampton, Schoenberg, Himmelberg, Butts, Rowe, Cook, Gollant
ADELAIDE INS: Murray, Michalanney, Worrell, Milera, Thilthorpe, Fogarty, Rankine, Soligo, Pedlar
With so much on the line for both clubs, this will be a hugely entertaining contest. The fact that this game is being held at Marvel Stadium gives me some hope that with the crowd, we may have an edge here.
The cruel way we dropped last week will have one of two affects on the psyche of our team this week. We will either be crushed by it and give in entirely, or we will come out breathing fire and putting ourselves right in the spotlight for a shot at finals.
We have to hope it's the latter.
Essendon by 27.
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