Game Day Round 23: Essendon vs Richmond - MCG - Saturday 20/08/2022 @ 7:20 PM

[andleanback]

He's the scapegoat people use so we can avoid talking about the soft performances from our Vice Captain, who has been nowhere to be seen the last 2 weeks, and the rest of our midfield. Parish is a problem, not the problem.

I’ve been the first to call out Zach and was calling him out before parish because he believes he is captain material. He’s no captain.

 

[brutus76]

OUT - Heppell (SUB in this last game), Bryan, Langford

IN Hurley, Menzie, Hobbs

 

[Mikevk123]

In- Reid, Jones, Voss, Menzie
Out- Heppell, Kelly, Bryan, Hind

B- McGrath Zerk-Thatcher Laverde
HB- Ridley Reid Redman
C- Martin Shiel Langford
HF- Stringer Jones Voss
F- Menzie Wright Guelfi
FOLL- Draper Merrett Parish
I/C- Caldwell, Perkins, Hobbs, Durham
Sub- Ambrissio

 

[ghostdog]

Why is everyone calling for Parish to be an OUT?

Am I missing something or are we tanking>?

New whipping boy. Get hip ffs.

 

[Nifft]

In- Hurley, Hobbs
Out- Bryan, Hind

I think Bryan needs to be dropped. I'm tempted to bring in Phillips, but Hurley should get a farewell game and will be playing forward, so maybe let Wright be back up ruck. Bring back Hobbs and make Hind the Sub.

I know it's not a lot of changes after a drubbing, but unless they want another look at Cutler, Waterman etc then it's no point bringing any of those back. Get one last look at this group and see who's willing to put in, tell them that none are safe and whoever gives half arsed efforts will be on the block at trade time.

 

[BomberManU]

As if they'll drop Heppell.

 

[Beerfish]

Really looking forward to this one. Thank * it's not Sunday again

 

[Bombers36]

OUT: Hind, Stringer, Bryan, Guelfi (SUB)
IN: Hobbs, Reid, Hurley, Menzie

Team:

Lav Zerk Hurley
Ridley Redman McGrath
Durham Shiel Heppell
Martin Langford Parish
Reid 2MP Menzie

Draper Caldwell Merrett

Bench: Perkins Hobbs Kelly D'Ambrosio
SUB: Guelfi

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Our forward line needs that extra tall player.

 

[carnthedons]

Really looking forward to this one. Thank * it's not Sunday again

I don’t remember asking to bring out the gimp

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Announce Hurley please.

 

[Howard Moon]

Really looking forward to this one. Thank * it's not Sunday again

i might go watch it on i-max or gold class, get a cheese board and a bottle of grange. Im looking forward to it that much

 

[Dave]

Sad that what will almost certainly be Hurley’s final game will be a paddling for a team that has patently put the cue in the rack.

Pretty much the only motivation I have right now for going.

 

[andleanback]

Surely the club announce Hurley will play today to take some heat out of the news, it would be essendon media tactics 101

 

[Dave]

Really looking forward to this one. Thank * it's not Sunday again

Because it's the last one for the year?

 

[Beerfish]

Because it's the last one for the year?

 

[Dave]

BTW, love your avatar. Man that was an awesone ending.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Is it just me but I cannot see why we would waste valuable game time to give Hurley a send off game. What is the point?

Get games in to kids.

We are not a charity shop. This is why we've been mediocre for a decade. We've been too nice and to gift someone a game that will not be part of the future and should have retired at the start of the year.

Heck, he hasn't even called time on his career yet so you just never know what the thinking is.

 

[Reximilian]

Is it just me but I cannot see why we would waste valuable game time to give Hurley a send off game. What is the point?

Get games in to kids.

We are not a charity shop. This is why we've been mediocre for a decade. We've been too nice and to gift someone a game that will not be part of the future and should have retired at the start of the year.

Heck, he hasn't even called time on his career yet so you just never know what the thinking is.

Forget about a farewell game, I’d bring him in for better leadership.

 

[FlyingV]

The way things are going today, Francis will be coaching this game and Dodo will be the super sub.

 

[wichidi]

Any chance the coach killer effect comes into play? Would be kind of nice to give one back to Richmond after all the shellacking games in recent memory

 

[JT_the_Man]

Surely a Hurley farewell game? Especially since we've sacked the coach and it's not like we'll get much out of it anyway...

 

[Beerfish]

Surely a Hurley farewell game? Especially since we've sacked the coach and it's not like we'll get much out of it anyway...

If I was Mick I'm not sure I'd be wanting it.

 

[JT_the_Man]

If I was Mick I'm not sure I'd be wanting it.

We could have one of those "come out breathing fire because the coach got sacked" games that other teams have...

 

[Beerfish]

We could have one of those "come out breathing fire because the coach got sacked" games that other teams have...

Yeah