Autopsy 2023 Elimination Final Blues hold on in a thriller

[Jabba73]

Few players starting to make their reputations at the pointy end of the season. Big shout outs to Kemp, Cottrell, Martin, Cincotta, Marchbank and Acres in particular.

None would have been thought match winners before the game, all played significant roles.

 

[ESKIE]

Flagboos

You lost

 

[RJK Tiger]

Congrats on your win. It's been a pretty rough 25 years for your club since the AFL, essentially, scorched earth your entire club & culture. Hearing that deep "WEEEEE ARRREEE...." boom from the crowd was a sound i hadn't heard since Kouta still ruled the earth. You can feel the emotion in the fans watching at the game in the crowd, how much it meant to them. Thats when footy is at its best.

Congrats & enjoy this moment, you dirty rotten bastards

 

[kingkingston]

Blake Acres

13

Blake Acres

Age

29

Ht

193cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.5

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

8.6

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

3.2

5star

CL

1.9

4star

D

12.7

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

7.7

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.7

4star

CL

1.0

3star

D

8.2

2star

K

3.8

2star

HB

4.4

4star

M

1.2

2star

T

2.4

4star

CL

1.8

4star

was sensational....that is why they got him. Saved 2 goals and kicked the last one

 

[Arr0w]

Fog 8 tackles, was huge in key moments

 

[Blue__Balls]

 

[Blue_Fusion]

Thank God Marchbank played... he was brilliant.

 

[gbatman]

We didn't play the best we have, we played well enough. We needed a hard game like that though.

10 years since our last final, we beat the last team we played in a final.

We will be talking about how we played tonight. Was it the Swans who kept us out of the middle and stopped a lot of our break away from contests or are we not there yet?

Swans played above themselves and were unlucky they did not kick accurately.

Thought our forward line was the area that let us down a bit but I think our ball movement went back in its shell a bit.

No fear next week? How do we approach the Deas?

This was not our grand final and that has to be the message, it was just game 1.

 

[Revenant1965]

I'm not crying... much...

 

[Rosscoe 17]

we’ll keep our end up in September

 

[BlueBayou]

We were so uncompetitive in the air for so long but thank * we won! Need to play more runners if we want to beat Melbourne.

6 point win after Acres saves 2 goals too!

yeah but 30 pt win if H has a 2nd brain cell

 

[dylan_mike1]

Possible outs for next week: McKay, Acres, and Martin(suspended). possible ins? Holland, Silvagni?(if fit) , Motlop, with Dow(sub).

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[kingkingston]

We gave Essendon 10 years to win a final.....our first try back after 10 years and we won the first one lol

 

[Rustica]

**** me

What a game

 

[Jabba73]

Not enough love for Marchbank

 

[no fate]

A night to remember. Really well deserved, for coach, players and fans. Wouldn't be carlton if we won easy. But what a gutsy win, let's celebrate hard tonight! Then roll the dees next week.

 

[JamisonRun40]

Please no roving brainless brian.

 

[ferrisb]

Geez Cottrell has improved a lot in a few years...

 

[ParapMarkets]

****ing beautiful!
I was pacing around the entire last quarter.

 

[kingkingston]

yeah but 30 pt win if H has a 2nd brain cell

not really. Sydney missed lots of set shots....lots of different things happen in finals

 

[RAPPA]

One man down next soldier up. Need you next week JSOS

 

[Dramoth]

We didn't play the best we have, we played well enough. We needed a hard game like that though.

10 years since our last final, we beat the last team we played in a final.

We will be talking about how we played tonight. Was it the Swans who kept us out of the middle and stopped a lot of our break away from contests or are we not there yet?

Swans played above themselves and were unlucky they did not kick accurately.

Thought our forward line was the area that let us down a bit but I think our ball movement went back in its shell a bit.

No fear next week? How do we approach the Deas?

This was not our grand final and that has to be the message, it was just game 1.

0 days since our last final... and we won it

 

[JamisonRun40]

Harry does not look good at all.

 

[ferrisb]

 

[BM123]

not really. Sydney missed lots of set shots....lots of different things happen in finals

Sydney needed us to miss from the goal square to get back momentum at times.