Autopsy 2022 Rd 13 Blues rain on Bomber's parade - 'Sheedy blames AFL for brave loss and demands an apology'

[gab213]

anyone else notice the final quarter (I think) went less than 25 minutes last night?

Yep, it's what happens when neither team scores a goal in a quarter.

 

[thylacine60]

Yep, it's what happens when neither team scores a goal in a quarter.

oh yeah!

 

[La Dispute]

I feel like LOB has done OK in aerial contests against guys his size this year. He rarely wins, but often breaks even and gets a fist in. I don't think he gets outmarked that much unless it's clearly to his opponents advantage, or he's pushed back inside D50 and a big key forward marks over him...neither of which are that bad.

Thought he was OK last night, did a few nice things.

Biggest issue is how easily he is outbodied in general play, and how poor he is under any kind of pressure. I can't recall a player who consistently messes up in the manner he does - and you can usually see the error 5 seconds prior.

I'm just not sure how you re-program a player not to rush things when it's been a repeated pattern over the course of his career. He's definitely improved as a player, but it's frustrating that in spite of that his major weakness is still a major weakness.

 

[Gethelred]

Just over 550 posts after another win Gethelred

What'll everyone do when we win a flag?

It'll be a two page thread.

 

[Blue1980]

What'll everyone do when we win a flag?

It'll be a two page thread.

We will all be at princes park or Lygon, mass celebration orgy

 

[JuddgementDay]

The weather is looking miserable and yet I have a positive glow about me - do you guys feel the same? Why’s that

Finals bound baby!!!

 

[KnaveyBlue]

I'd enjoy the win a bit more if it actually stung the Essendon supporters, but they just don't care anymore.

 

[JoeyPBLUES]

I'm not crying, you're bloody crying........

Yep I bloody well am.

 

[JoeyPBLUES]

What'll everyone do when we win a flag?

It'll be a two page thread.

That’s coz we’ll all be talking and drinking face to face at the inaugural Carlton BF page celebration party

 

[Blue and Blue]

What a special moment

BT sure polarises folks but that little moment with the durds is one of the nicest things in all my years following our blues

 

[BlueBlood15]

Solid professional win - we were never really challenged after quarter time.
Bank the win and move to 9-3. Another win closer to playing finals.
Newman, Doc, Saad, Hewett, Walsh, Young and H very good.
Spoiled the pathetic chest beating celebrations.

 

[resolute_blue]

Always such fun beating *, made all so much sweeter on their 150 celebration after the pre match pump up / hype.
Highlight for me was Owies’ ripping goal from the boundary in the first and the subsequent celebration as an f u to the red and black faithful. Heartwarming stuff

 

[Gethelred]

I'd enjoy the win a bit more if it actually stung the Essendon supporters, but they just don't care anymore.

Do you want me to make your day, at least a little?

See, that little prematch thing they had before the game, celebrating their 150 years? It was about them, sure, but it was equally about us. The moments they celebrated featured us; the players they laud for beating us; their achievements only worthwhile because of us. We were utterly central to that little hullaballo.

Then you look at the pregame speech Heppel gave their players, linked arm in arm with the stars of yesteryear, all defined not by success or by promise or talent or aggression, but by the past; a past filled by us.

When Essendon fans and players and coaches close their eyes, it is our jumper they see. When they dream of success, it is us they see themselves beating. When they awake in a start, it is because they've foreseen the years and years of results to come in which we will continue to be better, stronger, more successful. We are everything they wish they were.

Where as we're fine, thanks. We want a rivalry, we look to Collingwood; better history. More recent; Richmond. Only reason we don't like them is borne of Sheedy importing his hatred for us from Richmond, but since then they - the Essendon Football Club - have ceased to be a club defined by themselves. They're defined in relation to us. No wonder they've been bottom of the ladder since 2000; we've not pushed them to come good until 2011, and we all know what our stunning success in that year did to them.

They're a shell, filled with envy for us. And all yesterday did, in its pomp and ceremony, is expose it.

That's why the fans aren't sad so much as shattered; this year has exposed that they're a club without vision, without purpose, without sentience of its own. They didn't want to get up yesterday because they're aiming for a flag; they wanted to get up to celebrate 150 years, a gloried past.

And they celebrated, atop its corpse.

 

[jj1978]

Looks like Bomber Thompson threw a key in an industrial fan so his mate could make a fitting dramatic entrance!View attachment 1421290Always thought Hird looked like a Skeksis from The Dark Crystal... thought finally he’d reveal himself.

 

[gunslingr]

Underrated element of our success in 2022: we're hardly slipping over anymore (Harry's possibly assisted slip last night notwithstanding). If we go far in September I wanna see the boot-studder hoisted up on someone's shoulders and sprayed with champagne

 

[Kramer1]

anyone else notice the final quarter (I think) went less than 25 minutes last night?

Not true. Seemed to go about 10-12 minutes for most * fans around me.

 

[norway blue]

Scrappy win but 9.3. Go Blues.


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[lukep_86]

After the game, I watched the footage of Durds walking his sister through the banner. Just watched the short interview with them both on Roaming Brian and I'm not crying, you are.

Love that the club are doing small things like this

 

[thylacine60]

the respect he shows her - even to the extent of asking her if she would like to talk about her vision rather than speaking on her behalf as if she wasn't there

 

[bigblueboy]

Do you want me to make your day, at least a little?

See, that little prematch thing they had before the game, celebrating their 150 years? It was about them, sure, but it was equally about us. The moments they celebrated featured us; the players they laud for beating us; their achievements only worthwhile because of us. We were utterly central to that little hullaballo.

Then you look at the pregame speech Heppel gave their players, linked arm in arm with the stars of yesteryear, all defined not by success or by promise or talent or aggression, but by the past; a past filled by us.

When Essendon fans and players and coaches close their eyes, it is our jumper they see. When they dream of success, it is us they see themselves beating. When they awake in a start, it is because they've foreseen the years and years of results to come in which we will continue to be better, stronger, more successful. We are everything they wish they were.

Where as we're fine, thanks. We want a rivalry, we look to Collingwood; better history. More recent; Richmond. Only reason we don't like them is borne of Sheedy importing his hatred for us from Richmond, but since then they - the Essendon Football Club - have ceased to be a club defined by themselves. They're defined in relation to us. No wonder they've been bottom of the ladder since 2000; we've not pushed them to come good until 2011, and we all know what our stunning success in that year did to them.

They're a shell, filled with envy for us. And all yesterday did, in its pomp and ceremony, is expose it.

That's why the fans aren't sad so much as shattered; this year has exposed that they're a club without vision, without purpose, without sentience of its own. They didn't want to get up yesterday because they're aiming for a flag; they wanted to get up to celebrate 150 years.

And they celebrated, atop its corpse.

Great post

 

[footyfan1978]

Vossy knew we should have beaten them by 10+ goals.

They were leaving huge patches of grass for us to kick to all game. Intensity was up and down, a lot of brainless footy resulting in over handballing and stuff like Cripps' ridiculous attempted left foot pass in the 3rd.

That bake was completely warranted.

I reckon you would get fired up as coach if you see 6 to 8 goal leads happen quite frequently and not seen your side be ruthless and destroy a side every now and again. Too many times, he would have seen 6 goal leads and thinking of possible 10 goal wins, but then have to see his side only two goals up and on scoreboard match actually still alive. That just where we are as a player group, we in transition phase of a side that used to be really bad, like so bad did not stop a 19 goal streak less than 10 months ago, so really is baby steps to know we come along way from there but you do not all of a sudden remove all old habits over 10 to 15 games later as a group of players. It is great he will keep pushing them to not be satisfied with just winning, but to also want to destroy sides too. This will happen in time but for supporters we will need to be patient. For a coach though, keep aiming to push the will be the best deep into the group mentality. It is good stuff.

 

[Blue and Blue]

Do you want me to make your day, at least a little?

See, that little prematch thing they had before the game, celebrating their 150 years? It was about them, sure, but it was equally about us. The moments they celebrated featured us; the players they laud for beating us; their achievements only worthwhile because of us. We were utterly central to that little hullaballo.

Then you look at the pregame speech Heppel gave their players, linked arm in arm with the stars of yesteryear, all defined not by success or by promise or talent or aggression, but by the past; a past filled by us.

When Essendon fans and players and coaches close their eyes, it is our jumper they see. When they dream of success, it is us they see themselves beating. When they awake in a start, it is because they've foreseen the years and years of results to come in which we will continue to be better, stronger, more successful. We are everything they wish they were.

Where as we're fine, thanks. We want a rivalry, we look to Collingwood; better history. More recent; Richmond. Only reason we don't like them is borne of Sheedy importing his hatred for us from Richmond, but since then they - the Essendon Football Club - have ceased to be a club defined by themselves. They're defined in relation to us. No wonder they've been bottom of the ladder since 2000; we've not pushed them to come good until 2011, and we all know what our stunning success in that year did to them.

They're a shell, filled with envy for us. And all yesterday did, in its pomp and ceremony, is expose it.

That's why the fans aren't sad so much as shattered; this year has exposed that they're a club without vision, without purpose, without sentience of its own. They didn't want to get up yesterday because they're aiming for a flag; they wanted to get up to celebrate 150 years.

And they celebrated, atop its corpse.

They can celebrate being the only mob in history to kick more goals and lose the grand final......you can't invent that stuff....LOL

And the only mob in history to cheat the salary cap and win it......that still makes me livid.

 

[Magical_EddieBetts]

Apparently the bombers have only sold half of the tickets for tonight’s event and are giving away tickets to their staff to fill it out

 

[AndyLucimitis]

I had a deaf friend lip-read Heppells pre-game speech:

"Right fellas - we are wearing this special commemorative version of this great jumper to celebrate 150 years....

Duck, this thing is really itchy....is anyone else's jumper this itchy ??

It's chafing my nipples - Jake, Dylan - how are your nipples ?? I'm going to have to spend the whole game keeping this thing off my nipples.

TD, Longy, Lloydy, Hirdy - how was it your day ? Were your woollen jumpers this itchy ? Did you have trouble with your nipples ??

 

[Aphrodite]

What'll everyone do when we win a flag?

It'll be a two page thread.

Less than half a page Geth