Think it will be a shared responsibility....we have options in Corey, GHS, Taylor Hunt and even Bartel himself. Lets not forget that Watson was effectively curtailed by the GWS midfield this week.Well, Guthrie has come in since then, and Bartel could also move back there again.
I think they'll still share Watson around though, I doubt Corey could do it the whole game; I don't know how long he stayed with Kennedy, because I didn't watch the replay past 1/4 time.
With Stanton going out (likely) it puts more pressure on Watson, shutting him down should be paramount.
With West hitting a bit of form it gives me a bit more hope that he can perform well against Bellchambers - assuming Blicavs plays again (I would still promote Walker myself)....then he may actually be a reasonable matchup for Patty Ryder around the ground. Blicavs should take it upon himself to do a job there and follow Ryder.
Other than that, i'm fairly confident we have the structures to get the better of Essendon without having to worry about individual matchups. Bombers have got a bit of grunt in the forward half now, but Crameri, Gumbleton, Hurley can be shutdown completely by solid team defence.
Going to be a great game and a good test for our boys.