- Apr 26, 2016
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Well the time has come for a matchup between two sides and you can say what a bludger of a match this could be. Two sides decimated with injury but at least one knows how to play a final it’s been over 7000 days since Essendon won a final. Hey even North have won once in that time!
Form line Essendon
Weirdly before last week their form has been solid with improvements from the young kids especially, with the electric buzz of Issac Kako up forward one of them, Roberts across half back/mid too. However has the dam split now, they keep copping significant injuries they are down to the skeleton of Goldstein trying to be a ruck arrh that brings us back memories boys and girls with our rucks.
The key Men
Form line Sydney Swans
Before last week we had bottom 4 form, so the question is going to be is that an outlier or are we going back to the previous 3 weeks. The pressure rating was much higher last week after being beyond poor the weeks prior where we tapered off massively the last quarter. Getting Chad into the season last week was crucial as it took some pressure off Heeney to do utterly everything. Furthermore for the first time this season our forwardline functioned decently .
The Key Men
Who Wins and Who Loses
Overall I feel Sydney have less disruptions which is weird although Melican is copping 3 weeks for his action last weekend that’s a loss. The KPP losses for Essendon are starting to really stack up and unfortunately if they are honest, they’d rather Goldstein to be nowhere near the side and yet he’s starting ruck!
Tip: Sydney Swans by 24 points
... Shout out to LukeParkerno1 for writing this preview!
Form line Essendon
Weirdly before last week their form has been solid with improvements from the young kids especially, with the electric buzz of Issac Kako up forward one of them, Roberts across half back/mid too. However has the dam split now, they keep copping significant injuries they are down to the skeleton of Goldstein trying to be a ruck arrh that brings us back memories boys and girls with our rucks.
The key Men
- Zach Merrett- if he’s not winning the Brownlow he’s top 3 this year, the bloke has been sensational for Essendon all season long, it’s a shame he won’t get to play many if any finals in his career, never know he can leave to greener pastures Geelong seem to fit everyone under their cap.
- Archie Roberts- having a sensational debut year and he’s a guy that floats in and around HB to the midfield and uses it sensationally.
- Nate Caddy- If Essendon kick a score he’s the X Factor up forward, can be a bit wayward at times with his kicking but watch him over the next few years as he fills out
- Will Setterfield- their designated defensive mid who has been getting the ball more this season, you’d assume he goes to Chad Warner
- Issac Kako- the magician as I call him, it’s a shame he was tied to the NGA we’ve all seen how ridiculously good he is, only a matter of time where he has some 4 goal game
Form line Sydney Swans
Before last week we had bottom 4 form, so the question is going to be is that an outlier or are we going back to the previous 3 weeks. The pressure rating was much higher last week after being beyond poor the weeks prior where we tapered off massively the last quarter. Getting Chad into the season last week was crucial as it took some pressure off Heeney to do utterly everything. Furthermore for the first time this season our forwardline functioned decently .
The Key Men
- Issac Heeney- no shock here our best and most important player by the length of the Flemington Straight. One of the players that are so hard to tag, tag him in the middle he’ll go forward and hurt you. You would assume a close check is in place for him but Settlefield can only go to one of them. It will be interesting to see the matchup here
- Chad Warner- back to form last week after being on holidays for 6 weeks while he decided his future. Likely to cop the Setterfield tag this week, so must work his way through it and bring others into the game.
- James Jordan- literally is the most underrated player on our list still, can get the ball, can tag. You can lock in the Merrett role this week for JJ. Shut Merrett down will go a long way to winning the game
- Brodie Grundy- with the corpse of Goldstein in the ruck it should allow Grundy to get first use and continue what has been his best season with us
- Riley Bice- hey you all know I was going to put Bicey in! Hopefully he has a belter off a game setting up plenty of our goals.
Who Wins and Who Loses
Overall I feel Sydney have less disruptions which is weird although Melican is copping 3 weeks for his action last weekend that’s a loss. The KPP losses for Essendon are starting to really stack up and unfortunately if they are honest, they’d rather Goldstein to be nowhere near the side and yet he’s starting ruck!
Tip: Sydney Swans by 24 points
... Shout out to LukeParkerno1 for writing this preview!
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