Preview Round 9: Essendon vs The Orange Team, Marvel Stadium, Saturday 11th May, 4:35pm

[eth-dog]

Yeah, shiel not a winger for sure.

Do we move Martin to wing, Redman more attacking this week and bring in a Hayes or Roberts?

Nah, keep Roberts playing wing.

 

[Don Won]

Cal Twomey just reporting that Duursma tore his quad at training today and will miss 4+ weeks. Disappointing, has really worked into the season


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Hopefully that wasn’t the cheer
I think they like him.

 

[DallasCrane316]

Apparently Draper has been ruled out too?

 

[DonsRule]

 

[Megabattimus]

Bryan/Goldy team-up time? Or Goldy taking on Briggs on his own?

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[DallasCrane316]

Bryan/Goldy team-up time? Or Goldy taking on Briggs on his own?

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I think they’ll bring in Bryan this week. Goldy noticeably tired in the second half last week, and Briggs is a highly physical ruck.

 

[ghostdog]

Bryan and Goldy. This will be interesting.

 

[Bombers36]

I’m thinking we will see;-

OUT: Duursma Hobbs Davey
IN: Tsatas Shiel Bryan

Team;-

Redman McKay McGrath
Heppell Lav Martin
Tsatas Merrett Kelly
Guelfi Stringer Gresham
Langford 2MP Jones

Bryan Durham Parish

Perkins Caldwell Cox Goldy
Shiel




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[andleanback]

I think they’ll bring in Bryan this week. Goldy noticeably tired in the second half last week, and Briggs is a highly physical ruck.

I wouldn’t bet on them playing Bryan

 

[dank420_]

Further specialist advice doesn’t sound good.

 

[fairbump_playon]

We’re trying to win number 17 right?

Why are we not using Stevie Nicks?

That's a bit too Jake

 

[Hird05]

Menzies - Davey
Bryan - Dursma
Cox to the wing

Menzies adds tackle pressure to the forwdline (plus he knows where the goals are) to make up for lack of pace with Bryan coming in. Not sure Sheil holds out Hobbs or Tsatas.

 

[boncer34]

Menzies - Davey
Bryan - Dursma
Cox to the wing

Menzies adds tackle pressure to the forwdline (plus he knows where the goals are) to make up for lack of pace with Bryan coming in. Not sure Sheil holds out Hobbs or Tsatas.

Davey averages more tackles per game this season.

 

[Hird05]

Davey averages more tackles per game this season.

Do they stop the opposition though?

 

[Hird05]

Happy to rephrase.

Menzies for Davey because he's a better player.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

This was about the time last year where all the injuries came to bite us
I dont know how we cover for Duursmas running, the only two best 22 guys who can cover same amount of ground are Martin/Duz and I dont want us to "rob Peter to pay Paul" by moving them from new roles.
I know alot of people are down on draper but personally I think he really lifts the group with his dynamism, we look a different team when good drapes is playing.
Last week we looked really vanilla with 2MP and goldy splitting ruck/fwd and Bryan is even more vanilla.

 

[cAsEy_18]

Need to try and win this one.

If we can win this, and all our upcoming games, we'll be in good shape.

 

[Don Won]

you guys are so getting the red thumb

 

[ghostdog]

Further specialist advice doesn’t sound good.

Ever. If we don't know they're injured, there's no injury. Problem solvered.

 

[IHurley]

Menzies - Davey
Bryan - Dursma
Cox to the wing

Menzies adds tackle pressure to the forwdline (plus he knows where the goals are) to make up for lack of pace with Bryan coming in. Not sure Sheil holds out Hobbs or Tsatas.

His GPS must be broken because he's only scored one goal this season. He was ok last year (not great) but useless this year - no tackles, no goals. Davey looks like he is on the right trajectory but is nowhere near the level required yet.

Shiel isn't a natural forward but he is at the very least a natural footy player.

 

[Hird05]

His GPS must be broken because he's only scored one goal this season. He was ok last year (not great) but useless this year - no tackles, no goals. Davey looks like he is on the right trajectory but is nowhere near the level required yet.

Shiel isn't a natural forward but he is at the very least a natural footy player.

No tackles? Menzies 6, Davey 7 for the year. Davey is a better prospect but I think Menzies has runs on the board as a pressure forward so I'd play him this weekend. Probably not a lot between them guess it depends if your picking development over winning

 

[boncer34]

Do they stop the opposition though?

No more than Jye's.

Happy to rephrase.

Menzies for Davey because he's a better player.

I'd agree with that for now, Jye has a better goal sense but as you said later development wise it's a coin toss.

 

[Bjchan13]

B McGrath McKay Heppell
HB Redman Laverde Martin
C Perkins Merrett Kelly
HF Caldwell Jones Gresham
F Langford Wright Stringer
R Goldstein Parish Durham
INT Cox Shiel ADavey Hobbs
SUB Hind

 

[boncer34]

hurlygurdy funny that

 

[Milanista28]