Preview Round 9: Essendon vs Fremantle, Docklands, Sunday 16/05/2021 @ 1:10 PM AEST

[BomberFan355]

Waterman still has the ankle injury, right?

Play Langford in the forward line. Keep Guelfi in. Have Bryan as the emergency.

Mark Stevens said the Stringer injury isn’t severe. 1-2 weeks.

A ruck as sub?

 

[eth-dog]

Waterman still has the ankle injury, right?

Play Langford in the forward line. Keep Guelfi in. Have Bryan as the emergency.

Mark Stevens said the Stringer injury isn’t severe. 1-2 weeks.

RIP Jake

 

[DallasCrane316]

A ruck as sub?

Biased preference I suppose. Maybe Zaka as sub?

 

[Kyptastic]

Biased preference I suppose. Maybe Zaka as sub?

I think Zaka needs a full game somewhere, won't have played one for a few weeks. He's either in the starting 22 or he plays VFL for mine.

 

[MattyB3150]

I wouldn’t have Ambrose, Hooker, Wright and Jones in the same forward line.

Unless they drop Stewart there is no place for him down back either.

I remember a few years ago Ambrose played on Fyfe and did a pretty good job. Doubt it will happen but he has done it before.

 

[coastalpipeline]

Another Sunday game. We're gonna lose royally.

 

[Hird05]

Another Sunday game. We're gonna lose royally.

What do you bring to this place besides your misery?

 

[Cold Sober]

Waterman for Stringer is obvious if, Waterman fit.
Cox needs a young man break and Jones not far behind but the next two weeks is so ' we need them both'.

 

[Macca18]

Another Sunday game. We're gonna lose royally.

1-1 on Sunday this year…

Scary bad.

 

[coastalpipeline]

What do you bring to this place besides your misery?

Well the Don't Bothers won their 2nd game. That's a positive! Equal with us on the ladder. Go team.

 

[Yoda_]

Out;


Stringer (ankle)
Cox (rest)


Ins;

Guelfi (into the 22)
Waterman (sub)
Zaharakis

 

[Doss]

What do you bring to this place besides your misery?

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Waterman for Stringer is obvious if, Waterman fit.
Cox needs a young man break and Jones not far behind but the next two weeks is so ' we need them both'.

Did Waterman get injured on the weekend?

 

[Megabattimus]

Did Waterman get injured on the weekend?

Did his ankle last weekend in the VFL, but was listed as a test on our injury list during the week iirc.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Hurley comes in Surley.

 

[eth-dog]

Preview up

 

[HirdyLannister]

Surprised this isn't an away game.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

We've had a few respectable losses this year, we can't keep having them. We need to start building confidence in the kids that we are on the right track. These next 2 weeks, hopefully we come away with 2 wins.

 

[TheGrizz]

Langford takes Stringer's role forward, Guelfi takes Langford's spot up the ground.

No need to reinvent the wheel.

 

[owen87]

We've had a few respectable losses this year, we can't keep having them. We need to start building confidence in the kids that we are on the right track. These next 2 weeks, hopefully we come away with 2 wins.

You'd hope at least one of Fremantle at home or North is a W. Ideally Fremantle is a win, and North we put in a good 4 quarter effort like we did against the Saints and really put them away.

 

[Petrify]

In: Waterman (if fit), Guelfi

Out: Stringer (inj), Ham (dropped)

Ham to sub.

 

[JayJ20]

In: Waterman (if fit), Guelfi

Out: Stringer (inj), Ham (dropped)

Ham to sub.

This for me too

 

[donlav99]

In: Waterman (if fit), Guelfi

Out: Stringer (inj), Ham (dropped)

Ham to sub.

is Ham versatile enough as a sub? i guess being afraid of contact is a transferrable skill to all areas of the ground....

I wouldn't mind seeing Ambrose as a sub. A fresh Ambrose will be hazardous to the skeletal structure of Freo players.

 

[Pweter]

Another Sunday game. We're gonna lose royally.

So you'd be up and about if it were a Friday or Saturday game?

 

[owen87]

is Ham versatile enough as a sub? i guess being afraid of contact is a transferrable skill to all areas of the ground....

I wouldn't mind seeing Ambrose as a sub. A fresh Ambrose will be hazardous to the skeletal structure of Freo players.

Someone like Cutler works well as a sub because he's a very strong runner that can cut you up on the outside, Ambrose is only one of those two.

I think we'll see Cutler / Zaharakis as the sub, Guelfi in to the 22, Langford playing more minutes forward.

Ambrose isn't really analogus to Stringer in how they play. Ham if dropped should play a full game in the VFL instead of have a week off as the sub.