Preview Round 4: Essendon vs GWS Giants, Docklands, Sunday 9th April @ 2.10pm

[wichidi]

Another wasted season

Calling it 3 rounds in? You must be a prophet.

 

[MightyDon]

Calling it 3 rounds in? You must be a prophet.

 

[IggypopsTshirt]

Team selection once again a massive issue. Our fixture is about to get very difficult and Bwad has rejected his chance to set the course for a new direction for Essington.
5 weeks and a few thrashings away awaits severe scrutiny on these decisions and the wider state of the club…..again. It’s like Groundhog Day.

 

[Kyptastic]

Don The Stat preview for GWS is out now

 

[Vindicater]

Team selection once again a massive issue.

Oh go on.

Who missed that absolutely should be there.

Voss the only unlucky one.
Hobbs also IF his body is right.

Other than that who should be playing?

 

[IggypopsTshirt]

Oh go on.

Who missed that absolutely should be there.

Voss the only unlucky one.
Hobbs also IF his body is right.

Other than that who should be playing?

Weid and Jones can’t be in the same side. They’re the same potato.
Heppell shouldn’t be in the side.
That’s 3 passengers and plenty
enough to swing the game.
The thought process and mindset that sees those guys picked is the problem. We’ve got an extended period of getting thumped approaching. In the midst of this continued failure I hope all the EFC sycophants have sufficient opportunity to ruminate on the why and how we got here. #6788 days

 

[Vindicater]

Weid and Jones can’t be in the same side. They’re the same potato.
Heppell shouldn’t be in the side.
That’s 3 passengers and plenty
enough to swing the game.
The thought process and mindset that sees those guys picked is the problem. We’ve got an extended period of getting thumped approaching. In the midst of this continued failure I hope all the EFC sycophants have sufficient opportunity to ruminate on the why and how we got here. #6788 days

So what will you say if both Jones and Heppell don't end up in the side?

 

[Call Me Cake]

Honestly if Heppell plays put a fork in it.

 

[Albertross]

INb4...#SackBrad....Thats how we roll isn't it???

Seriously though, 5 year contract wasn't it? Be lucky to last 2, maybe 3 years if we don't perform!

 

[andleanback]

Weid and Jones can’t be in the same side. They’re the same potato.
Heppell shouldn’t be in the side.
That’s 3 passengers and plenty
enough to swing the game.
The thought process and mindset that sees those guys picked is the problem. We’ve got an extended period of getting thumped approaching. In the midst of this continued failure I hope all the EFC sycophants have sufficient opportunity to ruminate on the why and how we got here. #6788 days

The side hasn’t even been picked yet. Relax

 

[Call Me Cake]

Seriously though, 5 year contract wasn't it?

4.

Still less than the shambles that was Woosha + Woosha 2.0

 

[Cup_o_Jobe]

Weid and Jones can’t be in the same side. They’re the same potato.
Heppell shouldn’t be in the side.
That’s 3 passengers and plenty
enough to swing the game.
The thought process and mindset that sees those guys picked is the problem. We’ve got an extended period of getting thumped approaching. In the midst of this continued failure I hope all the EFC sycophants have sufficient opportunity to ruminate on the why and how we got here. #6788 days

Weid and Jones looked fine together in Round 1, and have played different roles to-date. Jones is all about work-rate, getting to the contest in that 40-80m arc and opening up the fwd 50 for the other forwards to play into. He's played some solid team-first games for us so far this year. I think a lot of the criticism coming for him has been from folks who've been Supercoach-pilled into thinking low possessions = low impact.

Weid played well round 1 and then got injured. Too early to make a call on whether he works in our structure or not, and only a clean run at it at full-fitness will tell the tale. Axing blokes after a quite game (especially coming off injury) is what would be the "same old Essendon", and it's refreshing to see selection stay the course on what the panel thinks is our best 22, rather than being reactive to outside noise and destructive to player confidence.

Hepp I agree should be out, but we all ought consider that Brad may think he needs to be tactful about how he massages our former captain out of the side given the potential for internal (and external) disruption. He'd have a better read of the playing group than we fans do, and I trust him to handle the process the way it needs to be handled.

The better question is who you'd swap in. Voss is in great form but should be given the chance to prove it's a sustainable step-up and not just a purple patch. Hobbs has been injured and is frankly where he should be: building his one-wood as a dominant inside mid rather than languishing in a forward pocket to try and build "flexibility" into his game. It's a new thing for Essendon to have in-form blokes in the ressies, but let's have them knock the door down rather than swing them in on the back of a handful of Feb/March performances.

 

[Bombers36]

Would have liked to see have seen Voss and Hobbs picked - it will be interesting to see who misses off the extended bench - my money is on Menzie, Massimo, Davey and Phillips playing

That means Jones, Heppell, Hind and Snelling miss


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[dank420_]

How fragile do you have to be to melt over team selection

 

[faible]

It’s like Groundhog Day.

Much like your sad, angry posting really. Maybe go burn your membership card and follow North instead, they’ve got a big game on today.

 

[Mikevk123]

How fragile do you have to be to melt over team selection

Depends if you’re club is rebuilding. Not much of our young talent on the list have played this year due to injury/selection.

We are yet to see Reid, Cox, Hobbs, Bryan, Hayes, Tsatsas, Voss.

 

[dank420_]

Depends if you’re club is rebuilding. Not much of our young talent on the list have played this year due to injury/selection.

We are yet to see Reid, Cox, Hobbs, Bryan, Hayes, Tsatsas, Voss.

A melt is a melt brother. You can be unhappy but heck me

 

[Bjchan13]

Side looks well balanced with Zerk back. Id have a final interchange of Jones, D'Ambrosio, Alwyn Jnr and Menzie. Langford forward is good.

 

[Vindicater]

Scott said in his presser that Heppell and Davey Jr will play so that leaves two more spaces on the bench.

 

[eth-dog]

Scott said in his presser that Heppell and Davey Jr will play so that leaves two more spaces on the bench.

Oh ffs.

 

[IggypopsTshirt]

Much like your sad, angry posting really. Maybe go burn your membership card and follow North instead, they’ve got a big game on today.

It’s curious to me that a person can commit to 25,000 posts on a footy forum and not possess the capacity to evaluate the club beyond being a sycophant and a cheerleader.
I can only conclude that you’re one of those cheer squad types

 

[citizen-erased]

Scott said in his presser that Heppell and Davey Jr will play so that leaves two more spaces on the bench.

One of mass or hind will play.
Flip or jones for final spot makes sense...assuming roof is closed

 

[Bjchan13]

Scott said in his presser that Heppell and Davey Jr will play so that leaves two more spaces on the bench.

Jones and D'Ambrosio? Heppell hopefully subbed out early if this is the case. For Menzie

 

[Vindicater]

Jones and D'Ambrosio? Heppell hopefully subbed out early if this is the case. For Menzie

I was thinking Phillips and D'Ambrossio with Menzie as sub.

 

[faible]

It’s curious to me that a person can commit to 25,000 posts on a footy forum and not possess the capacity to evaluate the club beyond being a sycophant and a cheerleader.
I can only conclude that you’re one of those cheer squad types

As I said, Groundhog Day with your posting. North doesn’t start for another 2 hours, there’s still time.