Preview Round 2: Essendon vs Gold Coast, Docklands, Sunday 26th March @ 3.20pm

[Mr Sasquatch]

Witts is a big man, an elite ruck, I think Draper needs Phillips in this game.

Agreed. I think it's the wrong game to be experimenting with rucks

 

[fairbump_playon]

BZT is not going to ever be a viable ruck option and more than Langford is. Forget about it.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

BZT is not going to ever be a viable ruck option and more than Langford is. Forget about it.

phillips is a more than servicable 2nd ruckman when we need it.

zero need to experiment elsewhere.

 

[Cup_o_Jobe]

Honestly curious about the BZT Ruck idea.

It weirdly makes a Fair bit of sense. Essendon needs Draper to play more forward with Wright out (and it’s another string to drapers bow/development)

So Phillips/Bryan need to be playing for team balance reasons. Bryan being a young player in a contract year who’s been doing well in the VFL seems a player to try and fit in over Phillips who’s a known player with a known ceiling.

Essendon could use another tall defender and Bryan is still physically not there to play ruck full time has shown to be a very good VFL player and ready for his opportunity…

BZT has developed physically and could stand up to playing 25-40% ruck. Pushing his intercept marking further up the ground also helps the teams FWD pressure/ front half game plan.

See, Dodo is clearly onto something.

That, or this is his burner account. All things possible.

 

[Albertross]

No Stringer!

 

[Ati Tude]

I guess they can manage Stringer's game time more easily in the VFL and also make him earn his spot. Good move. Even if he doesnt play, interesting to see Baldwin is that close to playing as a defender.

 

[Vass38]

Heppell or Weideman a late out and Stringer a late in…???


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[Lore]

Scott has been saying over and over again that medically fit doesn’t mean match fit, every time he’s asked about Stringer.

He also keeps saying something about having to be good enough to win every week, not only when one particular player has a good game.

And he’s been saying all that for weeks. Seems like a straight shooter. So I don’t think Stringer will be a late inclusion… would be surprising if he was

 

[citizen-erased]

Scott has been saying over and over again that medically fit doesn’t mean match fit, every time he’s asked about Stringer.

He also keeps saying something about having to be good enough to win every week, not only when one particular player has a good game.

And he’s been saying all that for weeks. Seems like a straight shooter. So I don’t think Stringer will be a late inclusion… would be surprising if he was

Dodoro and co aren't in match committee anymore.

im hoping this means the end of the teams games.

 

[Megabattimus]

Baldwin on the extended bench. If Weed's foot is buggered, does Baldwin play forward? Or do they stick him in the backline and push Langford forward?

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[Lore]

Baldwin on the extended bench. If Weed's foot is buggered, does Baldwin play forward? Or do they stick him in the backline and push Langford forward?

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One or the other surely

 

[Kyptastic]

The Don The Stat preview for Round 2 is out now for those who'd like to give it a listen

 

[citizen-erased]

Baldwin on the extended bench. If Weed's foot is buggered, does Baldwin play forward? Or do they stick him in the backline and push Langford forward?

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Davey to FF
Baldwin to wing
Langford CHB

 

[Call Me Cake]

Reckon Stringer should be the sub

 

[andleanback]

Sub likely Snelling or guelfi
Massimo to play a full game in the vfl

 

[Cup_o_Jobe]

Guelfi is in many ways the perfect sub. You can drop him into nearly any position on the ground and he'll at least break even with his opponent. I suspect that'll be the only change from last week.

 

[ghostdog]

Guelfi is in many ways the perfect sub. You can drop him into nearly any position on the ground and he'll at least break even with his opponent. I suspect that'll be the only change from last week.

It wouldn't surprise me. Guelf brings so much energy. I think he came on as the sub in a game last year or the year before and his energy and efforts shifted the momentum of the game. Can't remember who that was against but I think we won. Also, Scott loves Guelfi. He'll be selected sooner or later, unless he continues the weekend partyboy stuff I suppose.

 

[MiguelM]

Scott has been saying over and over again that medically fit doesn’t mean match fit, every time he’s asked about Stringer.

He also keeps saying something about having to be good enough to win every week, not only when one particular player has a good game.

And he’s been saying all that for weeks. Seems like a straight shooter. So I don’t think Stringer will be a late inclusion… would be surprising if he was

Yep, he has been very consistent on that.

In the past, Stringer would have been rushed back only to have a poor game or re-injure himself.

Us supporters have been crying out about players being given games on reputation for years. Looks like under Scott you will have to earn your spot. Bodes well when we now have positional depth.

Not surprising, at Norf Scott didn't even gift games to Harvey.

 

[Lore]

Yep, he has been very consistent on that.

In the past, Stringer would have been rushed back only to have a poor game or re-injure himself.

Us supporters have been crying out about players being given games on reputation for years. Looks like under Scott you will have to earn your spot. Bodes well when we now have positional depth.

Not surprising, at Norf Scott didn't even gift games to Harvey.

Rutten made him play a couple of games in the VFL and he still came back and wasn’t firing on all cylinders, it’s just a thing with him

 

[Reximilian]

It wouldn't surprise me. Guelf brings so much energy. I think he came on as the sub in a game last year or the year before and his energy and efforts shifted the momentum of the game. Can't remember who that was against but I think we won. Also, Scott loves Guelfi. He'll be selected sooner or later, unless he continues the weekend partyboy stuff I suppose.

GWS in 2021 I believe. We should have won it. I think Scott will try to get Guelfi into the 22 so it might mean Davey or Menzie as the sub.

 

[Bombermania]

Can Reserve Seat members enter by simply scanning their membership card or is there still the digital ticketing?

Looks like Essendon has gone Essington with its phone number being disconnected.

 

[scythe]

Can Reserve Seat members enter by simply scanning their membership card or is there still the digital ticketing?

Looks like Essendon has gone Essington with its phone number being disconnected.

Membership card is good. I had no problem using mine on Sunday.

 

[cobra land]

Dodoro and co aren't in match committee anymore.

im hoping this means the end of the teams games.

This is getting a bit tiresome inserting either Sheedy, Dodoro or Hird into every discussion on these forums as if they are the only reason this club has been crap for so long.

If you honestly think that Dodoro has that much power or would have the final say in selection you are delusional !

 

[Vindicater]

GWS in 2021 I believe. We should have won it. I think Scott will try to get Guelfi into the 22 so it might mean Davey or Menzie as the sub.

No way do you drop either Davey or Menzies after the way they played last week.

 

[andleanback]

No changes

Chol dropped for gc