Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game IS!!!

[cleveland]

The title pretty much says it all. We had a golden chance to get in side the eight and we blew it. We just have to beat Essendon no matter what.

 

[SonOfScray]

We must beat Essendon, for my sanity. I struggle to find words which can convey to others over an internet forum how much I despise the Bombers. Lets roll those rats.

 

[Top Dog]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

We must beat Essendon, for my sanity. I struggle to find words which can convey to others over an internet forum how much I despise the Bombers. Lets roll those rats.

Massive game. To lose and go 4-6 after all the work we have done to get to 4-4 (now 4-5) will be devastating. Im quitely confident about this match.

 

[Adz]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

You need to drop player whos number is 49. Cost the team today.

 

[SonOfScray]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

You need to drop player whos number is 49. Cost the team today.

49?

 

[Top Dog]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

Maybe he means 42...

 

[flamethrower]

The next 2 weeks will determine how good we are.

 

[MrChristo]

I'll say right now, that we will win.

Way too much pace. Way too much run. Won't have to worry about Lloyd (He's in TERRIBLE form).
Slightly worry if Grant can't come up, as you'd assume he'd take Lucas, but plenty of options there.
McPhee reported (although not much in it), Solomon not reported, but will get 2 weeks.

Will be very disappointed if we slip up in this one.

 

[Top Dog]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

I'll say right now, that we will win.

Way too much pace. Way too much run. Won't have to worry about Lloyd (He's in TERRIBLE form).
Slightly worry if Grant can't come up, as you'd assume he'd take Lucas, but plenty of options there.
McPhee reported (although not much in it), Solomon not reported, but will get 2 weeks.

Will be very disappointed if we slip up in this one.

We always play Lloyd into form Christo

 

[Adz]

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I'm talking about the guy who got 4 goals kicked on him in the 3rd quater and 2 in the last.Must of been 42.

 

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

Magpie - Dale Morris. From the rookie list.

 

[Mahama]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

Now you're talking about 2 different people

Dale Morris, number 38, in the 3rd quarter. Extremely hard for anyone to stop O'Loughlin when he's in that form, and being so new, he'll learn
Matthew Boyd, number 42, in the 4th quarter. First goal he shouldn't have gone to ground, but he tried desperately to catch the bloke. Second goal was a fantastic kick by Hall.

Boyd's come off 3 very good games in the past three weeks, and being a fan of him, I'd hate to see him get dropped for those 2 incidents.

 

[ErnieSigley]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

I don't see it any more important as any other home and away round.
Face it, on yesterday's performance we are not a finals side and Essendon aren't either.
Prefer to lose knowing that we are blooding young talent, developing skills, confidence and a game plan.

 

[Raw Toast]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

I don't see it any more important as any other home and away round.

Tentatively agree, but think this is one we should win, so will be very disappointed if we drop it. I thought the Swans would beat us - a combination of the SCG and them being the best at locking down an opposition - but think we should run the dons ragged.

 

[whythelongface]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

I don't see it any more important as any other home and away round.
Face it, on yesterday's performance we are not a finals side and Essendon aren't either.
Prefer to lose knowing that we are blooding young talent, developing skills, confidence and a game plan.

Good point Ernie although going on current form most teams are not finals sides either as they are so inconsistent with only Geelong and West Coast certainties for the eight.

As for yesterday I would agree that we are not ready for finals football, however even though we played ******** I don't believe the Swans can play much better than that and on the wide open expanses of the MCG I think we would kill them.

 

[Leon]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

I don't see it any more important as any other home and away round.
Face it, on yesterday's performance we are not a finals side and Essendon aren't either.
Prefer to lose knowing that we are blooding young talent, developing skills, confidence and a game plan.

Stuff that.

We are good enough to make the 8, one narrow loss to Sydney "at home" does not mean we are not.

Essendon are vulnerable and exactly the sort of side we should beat, add to that I cant stand them and want to be able to enjoy the sight of less dolled up clueless teenage girls all in brand spanking new Essendon attire and of course the number 18 on their jumpers trudging to their matches as we send them crashing down the ladder.

We are more than capable of beating Essendon, and my god I'll be angry if we dont.

 

[FrediKanoute]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

Good point Ernie although going on current form most teams are not finals sides either as they are so inconsistent with only Geelong and West Coast certainties for the eight.

As for yesterday I would agree that we are not ready for finals football, however even though we played ******** I don't believe the Swans can play much better than that and on the wide open expanses of the MCG I think we would kill them.

I tend to agree. I was disapointed to lose yesterday, but not overly concerned. Down yesterday were Cooney, Gilbee, Gia, Murphy, West, Harris, Eagleton and Murphy, yet we only lost by 13 points. Had these guys got into the game earlier we would have walked all over them!

 

[ErnieSigley]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

Ok I should state I would take a win this week over a loss.
I was at the game yesterday and from what I saw we aren't a finals team until we get some bigger bodies in the midfield(a year or two on the Griffins, Cooneys, Wight etc), experience at the contest (Minson, Skipper, Wight) and at least 1 dominant tall forward. If we make the finals it will be all Eade's doing.

Beating Essendon will only mean we beat another side in the 9-16 bracket.

I fear yesterday's game exposed us to other clubs how poor we were at the stoppages/clearances against strong tough midfields.

 

[Red House]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

We were ordinary yesterday. We were ordinary and we had more scoring shots. We were bad. I think however, we'll still be playing finals this year.

 

[Dogs 13]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

Down yesterday were Cooney, Gilbee, Gia, Murphy, West, Harris, Eagleton and Murphy, yet we only lost by 13 points. Had these guys got into the game earlier we would have walked all over them!

You went easy on Johhno.

 

[fred cook]

We had more passengers yesterday then the local train fron New Dehli to Calcutta.

 

[Dry Rot]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

We had more passengers yesterday then the local train fron New Dehli to Calcutta.

Eade post match said about 14-15 players.

 

[Bulldog1954]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

Stuff that.

We are good enough to make the 8, one narrow loss to Sydney "at home" does not mean we are not.

Essendon are vulnerable and exactly the sort of side we should beat, add to that I cant stand them and want to be able to enjoy the sight of less dolled up clueless teenage girls all in brand spanking new Essendon attire and of course the number 18 on their jumpers trudging to their matches as we send them crashing down the ladder.

We are more than capable of beating Essendon, and my god I'll be angry if we dont.

Exactly. For the first time in a long time I believe we are genuinely better then them. Would love to smash the arrogant pricks

 

[SonOfScray]

Re: Ïf the sydney game wasnt the most important game of the year, the Essendon game I

Exactly. For the first time in a long time I believe we are genuinely better then them. Would love to smash the arrogant pricks

Into a bloody pulp, then suck their eyes out and throw their entrails off the bridge outside TD onto the train tracks where they will be repeatedly ran over by the Broadmeadows line train?

 

[Dry Rot]

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Into a bloody pulp, then suck their eyes out and throw their entrails off the bridge outside TD onto the train tracks where they will be repeatedly ran over by the Broadmeadows line train?

Prefer to tie to them the rail line alive....