Game Day Round 24, Part 1: Essendon v **** Carlton, MCG, 21/8/25, 7.30pm AEST

[ScrappyCoCo]

Nice finish Dopey.

 

[mike14]

Interesting game plan that has Wright and Goldstein positioned next to each other

 

[Beerfish]

is Jye Menzie the biggest shit trick of all time? Needs to be fired into the sun

Someone's into the cooking sherry early!

 

[nipst@r]

Blakiston not the answer as kpd, okay depth but goldy ain't in the ruck either so give him a shot.

Think Blakiston shown enough to stay on the list.

Mcmahon depth. Him and Edwards is poor list mgmt though. Prefer mcmahon but will see.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Best game Clarke has played.

 

[mike14]

Someone's into the cooking sherry early!

That could explain the way Menzie is playing

 

[Shanghaistu]

No, he's one that just really isn't good enough

He must be good with the coteries though

 

[bombreys]

Genuinely not sure what people expected. We’ve got an enormous injury list, playing a heap of kids, and lost both Durham and Laverde shortly before the bounce.

That excuses Nguyen and Lual, etc

Doesn’t excuse Gresham snapping from 25 out and Langford not giving a stuff

 

[cobra land]

WTF was that by Gresham, no pressure whatsoever

 

[faible]

is Jye Menzie the biggest shit trick of all time? Needs to be fired into the sun

I don’t mind Menzie. He tries hard, he’s just at the absolute limit of what he’s capable of. Far from the worst to play for EFC.

 

[nipst@r]

Clarke shows a lot. Has bit to work on but running, positioning and competitiveness are great tool to build on.

 

[faible]

That excuses Nguyen and Lual, etc

Doesn’t excuse Gresham snapping from 25 out and Langford not giving a stuff

Gresham just isn’t very good.

Langford I’m not sure should be playing, missed 12 weeks of football then came straight back in.

I’d be fine with both being traded.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

I don’t mind Menzie. He tries hard, he’s just at the absolute limit of what he’s capable of. Far from the worst to play for EFC.

He’s regressed a lot. Was a better player when he got to the club.

 

[Lore]

They're overthinking it a lot, need to stay in the moment

 

[nipst@r]

I don’t mind Menzie. He tries hard, he’s just at the absolute limit of what he’s capable of. Far from the worst to play for EFC.

Small fwd who lacks pace, pressure and finishing near goal. Delist.

Great effort, positioning, commitment so glad he had few years as afl player but times up.

 

[mike14]

Clarke shows a lot. Has bit to work on but running, positioning and competitiveness are great tool to build on.

I like him. He and Duursma should give us a solid wing combo, and allow Martin to play forward more

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Menzie is averaging 0.8 goals a game this season but going at accuracy of 30%. Should be averaging closer to 2 a game from the opportunities he has created, If he could convert we would be happy with that output but he keeps on missing and we turn on him.

 

[faible]

Menzie is averaging 0.8 goals a game this season but going at accuracy of 30%. Should be averaging closer to 2 a game from the opportunities he has created, If he could convert we would be happy with that output but he keeps on missing and we turn on him.

He works hard and does a lot right. Then misses the shots on goal to undo it all.

 

[nipst@r]

Carlton younger tonight the most depressing stat.

 

[faible]

Carlton younger tonight the most depressing stat.

Goldy is pretty old

 

[mike14]

It's the simple things. In that last contest at CHF, after the ball came out of the pack all 4 bombers went at the ball carrier, so there were multiple options for them to get the ball away

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

McMahon needs to lift, he would have been keen to do well against his old club but really has been unsighted.

 

[nipst@r]

Menzie is averaging 0.8 goals a game this season but going at accuracy of 30%. Should be averaging closer to 2 a game from the opportunities he has created, If he could convert we would be happy with that output but he keeps on missing and we turn on him.

He is in the team to kick goals. 1 tackle, low pressure acts, not setting up goals either.

We are not a charity, I do feel sorry for him as got to be tough to kick under the pressure of trying to save your career.

 

[Blind Turn]

Merrett should be rewarded for that tackle

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

Merrett getting burnt by shit teammates this game is a perfect summary of his career at Essendon.