Game Day Round 7 - Essendon v Geelong - MCG, Sunday April 30, 1.10pm AEST

[DERO]

Maybe he’d stop them from panicking

I honestly don't feel like we are that far off it. If we had a Hawkins down our end/ someone capable os stopping Hawkins, we would be winning.

 

[Happyskeret]

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More fumbling .

 

[wichidi]

The Phillips experiment was fine the first month. But we REALLY need an extended look at Bryan+ Draper.


Also, Sub Phillips

Don’t disagree. But Bryan just coming off an injury back into VFL. No way he could be out there today

 

[BOMBERROB2000]

yeah, better quarter but you can't expect to be a good side in this league if you give up 8 goals in the first quarter. coming off a 5-day break is no excuse either we just need to win this quarter and go to Adelaide with a better mindset from the start then maybe we can match it more with the better sides in the competition...!!!

 

[BOMBERROB2000]

also, we have lost 10 ******* percent which kills you..!!!

 

[ghostdog]

Love to see Hawkins kick a 10 goal bag before he retires, just not today.

 

[naraku]

Don’t disagree. But Bryan just coming off an injury back into VFL. No way he could be out there today

Yeah, 2MP going down REALLY screwed any flexibility we hoped to have.

 

[Nifft]

Love to see Hawkins kick a 10 goal bag before he retires, just not today.

You might just get your wish...

 

[MightyDon]

great day for Snelling to sub, we really need some more small players out there

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

how is that not holding the ball

 

[Lore]

great day for Snelling to sub, we really need some more small players out there

We actually seem better crumbing and in congestion. Their big marking players might slow down a bit in the fourth too… consequence of dragging their oversized bodies around for 3 very long quarters

 

[Its Manbearpig]

We move their ruck, their free
They move our ruck, their free

 

[Its Manbearpig]

how is that not holding the ball

Absolutely should've been

 

[ghostdog]

Yeah, 2MP going down REALLY screwed any flexibility we hoped to have.

I don't mind it. It has forced Draper to develop his forward craft and highlighted a list need.

 

[Happyskeret]

how is that not holding the ball

The tackler was clearly wearing an Essendon jumper.

 

[DERO]

Might get ugly now. Hope not.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

* it might go and blow the leaves off the lawn

 

[Schnitzengruben]

I'm loving these 7 metre kicks from Langford out of defence. I think that's the 3rd one today. Great defending.

 

[Its Manbearpig]

Gotta stop those blind kicks

 

[MightyDon]

We actually seem better crumbing and in congestion. Their big marking players might slow down a bit in the fourth too… consequence of dragging their oversized bodies around for 3 very long quarters

Snelling will be lucky to get a touch

 

[Nifft]

I guess at least we’re doing better than Sydney did against them?

 

[ghostdog]

We actually seem better crumbing and in congestion. Their big marking players might slow down a bit in the fourth too… consequence of dragging their oversized bodies around for 3 very long quarters

The theory is sound.

 

[Its Manbearpig]

Caldwell did not have prior then. How did that get called but hundreds of ours haven't.

 

[Beerfish]

oh so THAT'S not 15

 

[mcgrath_truther]

if we had signs of life in the first and didn't slap together 2 late goals i think we'd still have a chance at winning this one