Preview Round 19 - Essendon Bombers vs GWS Social Media Team - Thursday, July 17th 7:30pm - Marvel Stadium

[Cold Sober]

They're resting him.

Playing him would be the same thing, he could've kicked 13 without raising a sweat or, kicked 10 by half time and run a few laps after the game.

 

[King Patty]

Stringers most goals in a game is only 6, I think he will be trying to beat that record. I thought it was more.

 

[KeenObserver24]

I want to be put into an induced coma and brought out of it when we're good again.

RIP

 

[BratPack]

The over /Under on this game is 172.5

GWS will score that by themselves

 

[Blind Turn]

I’d be amazed if I watched this game. But stranger things have happened.

 

[windyhill]

I'm going !

 

[Maxabillions]

Stringer is going to murder us isn’t he

 

[joey_jo_jo]

I'm going !

Ive actually been enjoying going to the games, feels like 2016 where theres no expectations and you get to enjoy a lot of the young kids develop.......but it does feel like we've hit a tipping point now with the kids tiring and the injuries stacking up

 

[Blind Turn]

Ive actually been enjoying going to the games, feels like 2016 where theres no expectations and you get to enjoy a lot of the young kids develop.......but it does feel like we've hit a tipping point now with the kids tiring and the injuries stacking up

I have watched nearly every minute of nearly every game this year but there comes a point where you just don’t need to punish yourself mercilessly every week. Bringing McMahon in is a good way to keep us near-beaten-to-death fans engaged for one more week. I’m curious, but I’m also wary of seeing nothing gained from a 100 point belting, or another long term injury.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

I have watched nearly every minute of nearly every game this year but there comes a point where you just don’t need to punish yourself mercilessly every week. Bringing McMahon in is a good way to keep us near-beaten-to-death fans engaged for one more week. I’m curious, but I’m also wary of seeing nothing gained from a 100 point belting, or another long term injury.

Yeah this week really does feel like the point where its beaten us down as a fanbase. Hopefully it sets us up long term like a baptism of fire.

 

[MiguelM]

I’m really trying to temper my expectations, but far out....

Another season, another wave of season ending injuries. It raises fair questions about our medical and conditioning staff. Meanwhile, blokes who’ve been on the list for years either aren’t developing or are flat out regressing. 2025 is done and dusted.

What’s killing me is, quite honestly, the coaching. I just don’t get what Brad Scott is trying to implement.
The footy is passive, reactive, and honestly hard to watch. No identity. No cohesion. No sense of growth. I keep asking 'what exactly are we trying to teach on game day?' Round 9 sums it up really well for me. First half, we smashed Sydney. Played with purpose and looked exciting. For a second, I was up and about thinking, “maybe there’s something here.”
Then the second half happened… and I started questioning everything I love about this club. It was putrid. I thought that was rock bottom. Then came Rounds 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. JFC I was so wrong.

We’ll probably limp to 15th. Might finish lower. In some twisted way, we should be grateful there are at least three worse teams than us, though even that feels like it’s narrowing. In the current form we'd lost to North & West Coast as well.

I kind of want to forget everything about the 2025 season.

The annoying thing is we played attacking footy against GC and looked a million miles better. Then for some reason went back to backwards footy against Tigers where we are very easy to defend against and our forwards have no chance of being 1on 1.

Even Hardwick was surprised the way we played against the Suns. We are boringly predictable when we play keepings off until the inevitable turnover.

The GC game must be the blueprint going forward. Give the players freedom to shine and maybe enjoy their footy. Maybe the coaches want that but the players need to be more offensive minded.

Defence is important but you need to be able to score big when the game is on your terms. Gone are the days of the Ross Lyon stalemate games if you want to win finals.

 

[bommer16]

Haha I just read the preview title.

 

[bommer16]

I want to watch this top up line up.
Last weeks performance might make it hard to see how the team might play any better against a contender but as someone posted watch for good moments of play and take some joy in the new gen playing.

 

[windyhill]

Funny thing is, I work two minutes from the joint, will go home, nana nap and head back in.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Can’t wait to see who they role out as your next small forward , there is only one small forward I have seen at this club that plays team first football , he blocks for your big forwards first , he brings others into play first , gives the ball of to anyone else that’s open first , I’ve seen him in open space and is open but gets ignored and most of that comes from behind the goal vision during games , guys like stringer , Gresham and kako all have good skills but have been selfish and overrated , time to bring back no 35 and get all these other types out of his space , ok bring on the haters

Thanks Matt Guelfi’s cousin / school mate / etc

FWIW I do like the way Guelfi plays but you have somehow missed Kako is extremely unselfish and team first.

Gresham .. just really sucks.

 

[fairbump_playon]

“you’ve worked hard on the track for months and you’ve really earned this opportunity”

Honestly you’re really like.. ready

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Hogan and Kelly will be rested ..small mercies..I’ll take them

 

[ant555]

2016 - 2022
#1 Andrew McGrath
#22 Jordan Ridley
#1 (Rookie) Sam Draper
$76 Matt Guelfi
#30 Harrison Jones
#38 Nick Bryan
#8 Nik Cox
#9 Archie Perkins
#10 Zach Reid
#13 Ben Hobbs
#5 Elijah Tsatas
#45 Alwyn Davey
#25 Lewis Hayes
Nicholas Martin (SSP rookie)
Sam Durham (MSD)
Jye Menzie (MSD)
Massimo D'Ambrosio (2022 MSD) (trd)
#66 BZT (trd)


Trades/Free agents
Jake Stringer (trd)
Adam Saad (trd)
Dylan Shiel
Devon Smith (ret)
Ben MCKay
Todd Goldstein
Will Setterfield
Jade Gresham
Xavier Duursma
Jye Caldwell
Jaxon Prior


Delisted
#31 Josh Begley
#42 Kobe Mutch
#63 Dylan Clarke
Shaun McKernan (rookie)
Yestin Eades (rookie)
Mitchell Hbberd (rookie)
#38 Jordan Houlahan
Trent Mynott (rookie)
#38 irving Mosquito
#60 Noah Gown
#72 Brayden Ham (put on some size at cats)
Tom Jok (rookie)
Matthew Dea (rookie)
#56 Ned Cahill
#63 Lachlan Johnson
#46 Alistair Lord
#50 Garrett Mcdonagh
#39 josh Eyre (NGA)
#53 Cody Brand (NGA)
Tex Wanganeen (SSP)
Tom Hird (Cat B)
Anthony Munkara (Cat B)
Patrick Voss (rookie) (VFL B&F winner)
Rhett Montgomerie (rookie VFL B&F Runner up to VOSS)
#54 Jayden Davey
Will Snelling MSD

Sad reading. A few hits and a lot of misses for various reasons

 

[Kyptastic]

The Don The Stat preview for the Giants game is out now

 

[Howard Moon]

Laverde on stringer I assume?

 

[eth-dog]

Laverde on stringer I assume?

Probably Cadman or Riccardi and then Prior and Ridley to pay on Stringer/Cal Brown

 

[div12ressie]

I’d rather us go all out attack and lose by 100 points rather than kicking backwards/sideways all game and still losing by… 100 points

 

[naraku]

Stringer to bag 10 by HT, then pop a hammy, season over. Classic Jake.

All I can say is good luck, Giants by 97pts.

 

[andleanback]

Guelfi 6 touches in the vfl gets a recall flipping lol
Gresham doesn’t even have to earn a spot back and gets a recall

 

[dalecooper]

Guelfi 6 touches in the vfl gets a recall flipping lol

needed experience out there, its all good and well playing the kids but it arguably does more harm than good if their just being sent out for slaughter, he will play a role on Whitfield