Preview Round 20 - Essendon VS St Kilda - Marvel - Saturday 27/7/24 - 4:35pm AEST

[silk]

We just got a 11 month old kelpie cross rescue dog and his name is Sammy. We were thinking of changing his name to Dyson because he eats absolutely anything off the ground. There were some Corellas in the backyard and one left a poo the size of a fried egg, and Sammy ran up to it and slurped it down like an oyster.

Not sure how that relates to the game, but considering I had to watch it happen I figured I'd share it.

Go Bombers!

I guess because there's a good chance it won't be the most dicusting thing you see this week..

 

[Nifft]

I guess because there's a good chance it won't be the most dicusting thing you see this week..

Well it made Sammy pretty happy so I suppose there's always a silver lining.

If we can make it through the weekend without us losing like we did last week... and without the dog finding anything worse to munch on then I'll consider take that as a win.

 

[ghostdog]

Was late to this… just read 50 posts about his kicking…

To be fair, he’s in genuinely good company with that list. Would love Serong, Anderson, Walsh, Dawson, Rowell and Caldwell at EFC every day of the week.

Does it come down to how / where he’s getting his inside 50 kick from? Extracting it from a stoppage is a harder kick that a hand ball receive in space or a mark.

The 10 worst kicks inside 50​

1. Matt Kennedy (Carlton)
2. Caleb Serong (Fremantle)
3. Noah Anderson (Gold Coast)
4. Jack Crisp (Collingwood)
5. Sam Walsh (Carlton)
6. Jordan Dawson (Adelaide)
7. Matt Rowell (Gold Coast)
8. Jack Viney (Melbourne)
9. Jye Caldwell (Essendon)
10. Darcy Wilmot (Brisbane)

The 10 best and worst kicks inside 50 in the AFL in 2024, according to Champion Data

Champion Data's Daniel Hoyne goes through all of the numbers.

www.sen.com.au

That ship has sailed man. See post #227.

I'd love any of those players at EFC as well.

 

[yodellinhank]

I can say that I am not a fan of some of the selections but I do not blame the coach for not running up the white flag and picking a side they think can get a result . Does not matter what us mugs in the peanut gallery think . We have maybe 50% of the information to form an opinion.

You think information overload is hindering our selection panel?

 

[WABomber]

Even though I don't rate the inclusions I would be more confident if everyone was played in their traditional position.

Re: Heppell, despite his flaws he puts his body on the line and knows when to fill the hole in a zone. Could have used some leadership in the backline the last 10 mins of the 4th too.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Even though I don't rate the inclusions I would be more confident if everyone was played in their traditional position.

Re: Heppell, despite his flaws he puts his body on the line and knows when to fill the hole in a zone. Could have used some leadership in the backline the last 10 mins of the 4th

Find it hard to see how anyone is inspired by the way he is playing the game right now. His playing one of the most unaccountable positions in football and is still often found out.

 

[VelvetSledge]

CHANGES SINCE LAST TIME:

ESSENDON OUTS: Kelly, Goldstein, Hobbs, Hind
ESSENDON INS: Caddy, Wright, Ridley, Shiel

ST KILDA OUTS: Cordy, Ross, Phillipou, Windhager, Hastie
ST KILDA INS: Webster, Clark, Garcia, Howard, Wood

 

[bommer16]

I don’t know. Surprise me today Ess.

 

[Bjchan13]

CHANGES SINCE LAST TIME:

ESSENDON OUTS: Kelly, Goldstein, Hobbs, Hind
ESSENDON INS: Caddy, Wright, Ridley, Shiel

ST KILDA OUTS: Cordy, Ross, Phillipou, Windhager, Hastie
ST KILDA INS: Webster, Clark, Garcia, Howard, Wood

Better, but would've also liked to see Heppell and Menzie added to the OUTS and the twins IN to shake up the forward line.

 

[FlyingV]

I really don’t feel like watching us be inefficient inside 50 and then getting opened up like a can of worms in transition.

 

[Vindicater]

Glad I will miss this one to be honest. The last few weeks have broken me.

 

[Bombers36]

Its probably the strongest lineup we have had all year…
Feel like a win is incoming - 2MP or Stringer to kick 4+ and Parish to have 30+ on return

 

[Rick Ross]

We’ll win today.

Not in doubt.

If there’s anything I know from our building team, it’s inconsistency. That plays out as a win today - we’re too inconsistent to lose 3 in a row. Provides a small glimmer of hope of still playing finals, stringing us along so our hearts can be ripped from our chests and shown to us in round 24.

 

[Vindicater]

Its probably the strongest lineup we have had all year…
Feel like a win is incoming - 2MP or Stringer to kick 4+ and Parish to have 30+ on return

It's probably also the slowest team we have had all year.

 

[MiguelM]

Every game from here is an 8 point game for about 10 clubs.

A loss can send you down a few spots in an instant. As close a season as I can remember!

 

[sup3rfish]

Watch this turn into a low scoring scrappy shit game. we will win 63 - 58.

 

[The Donners]

My heart tells me we’re going to bounce back. My brain tells me the cue is well and truly in the rack.

Brain wins, Saints by 20 points.

 

[Foxx]

Dumb question here. Will the roof be closed?

 

[VelvetSledge]

Dumb question here. Will the roof be closed?

Always is

 

[Foxx]

Always is

Never realised. Even in good weather?

 

[VelvetSledge]

Never realised. Even in good weather?

Yep, it was either our coach or his hippie twin that made it happen after whinging too much

I can’t remember which

 

[mike ross]

Another gem from our marketing team

 

[VelvetSledge]

Another gem from our marketing team

God damn it, of all the days we play in Paris and it’s pissing down rain.

Chalk it up as an L

 

[fairbump_playon]

Watch this turn into a low scoring scrappy shit game. we will win 63 - 58.

As if we could turn a game into a low scoring contest LOL

Ross will be saying afterwards, see I told you we play bright, attractive football.

 

[Dave]

As long as it doesn't feel like 2012 through 2016 I guess...

Those years never happened. It's all fake news.