VFL Game Day Round 4: Essendon vs Casey @ The Hangar, 2pm Sun 16 April 2023

[Bombers36]

Good to see Bryan back, but still no Baldwin...
A decent line-up regardless to face Casey;-



B: R. Montgomerie (38), W. Hoare (51), J. Fitzgerald (77)
HB: A. Lord (28), L. Hayes (18), Massimo (42)
C: T. Phillips (55), B. Hobbs (8), S. Conforti (53)
HF: Tippa (43), VOSS (39), B. Cootee (57)
F: T. Wanga (40), J. Jorgenssen (56), A. Munkara (45)
R: N. Bryan (24), B. Bernacki (59), Q. Narkle (67)

INT: J. Sutton (69), S. Rasinac (58), J. Cleaver (60), B Laguda (62), J. Brown (63)*

EMG: R. Loton (70), B. Lynch (50), J. Hotchkin (64), N. Hind (19), C. McCarty (79)


OUT: W. Snelling (AFL), N. Hind (AFL emergency), C. McBride (suspended), J. Hotchkin
IN: N. Bryan, J. Fitzgerald, J. Jorgenssen, J. Sutton

I read somewhere Hobbs travelled to Adelaide - if he doesn't play seniors then hopefully he fly's back and is right to go for this game!

 

[Happyskeret]

From what I’ve seen of the VFL this year Narkle seems to have settled into the team nicely.

 

[Lore]

 

[ant555]

Hope the rain clears. Do not want to get too wet. And yes I have gone soft on my older age.

 

[eth-dog]

After a large night, don't think I'm up to (or sober enough to) driving out to the Hangar

 

[ant555]

Nick Bryan came out for the initial warm up . Stood around in the middle. Spoke to a trainer for a bit and the went back inside. Waiting to see if he comes out .

 

[ant555]

Back out there

 

[Duckworth]

How strong is the breeze out there? Narkles kick looked to get held up.

 

[Duckworth]

Kicks into 50 are terrible... so many getting chopped off easily.

 

[Duckworth]

Voss!

 

[Duckworth]

Cameraman is having a rest... there we go, he's back behind the wheel again.

 

[Duckworth]

Tippa to Munkara! Goal. Munkara's first VFL goal.

 

[Happyskeret]

Nice bit of play that

 

[Megabattimus]

How's Bryan looking so far?

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[Duckworth]

How's Bryan looking so far?

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Well in front on the hit outs. Has also been getting a lot of the ball. 2nd most possessions for Essendon after Hobbs. Is good in the middle, and is a useful contributor (even after the hitout) Would still love him to get some more marks and have an impact forward.

 

[Donakebab]

How dumb is the commentator asking if hitouts are counting towards disposals.

 

[ghostdog]

Cameraman is having a rest... there we go, he's back behind the wheel again.

Is this on TV?

 

[Duckworth]

Is this on TV?

AFL website has all the VFL streaming.

 

[ant555]

My boy Bryan looking good. Plenty of hit outs 5 marks and a few clearances .

Hobbs needs to find the limitations with his kicking. Playing a good game . Just has to eliminate biting off more than he is capable of . Man’s gots to know his limitations.

Good to see Munkara grad his first goal.

Mass a bit quiet.

 

[Megabattimus]

Well in front on the hit outs. Has also been getting a lot of the ball. 2nd most possessions for Essendon after Hobbs. Is good in the middle, and is a useful contributor (even after the hitout) Would still love him to get some more marks and have an impact forward.

I kinda wonder if the goal for Bryan should be to become the main ruck and have Draper be the resting ruck in the forwardline who chops him out. Sammy's got enough x-factor as a forward that he can probably make up for any defincies Bryan may have when he's not rucking.

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[Pweter]

Score?

 

[cobra land]

Tippa to Munkara! Goal. Munkara's first VFL goal.

Tippa has looked for Munkara at every opportunity, trying to boost his confidence.

 

[boncer34]

Score?

2 goals down

 

[Duckworth]

Score?

Ess 31
Cas 43

Casey just kicked one.

 

[Duckworth]

I kinda wonder if the goal for Bryan should be to become the main ruck and have Draper be the resting ruck in the forwardline who chops him out. Sammy's got enough x-factor as a forward that he can probably make up for any defincies Bryan may have when he's not rucking.

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What is working now is Draper doing a mix of ruck and going forward. Bryan still needs some percentage of being able to do a role somewhere else when Draper is in the ruck.

edit: I'm not sure how Draper would go as a perma forward. What was working against Grundy was burning him back the other way (working in tandem with Flipper). He might not be able to find that space with someone permanently minding him.