Game Day Essendon v. Sydney, Friday 7.40pm @ Marvel Stadium

[RilesMacca]

Our players attempting to win a ground ball

 

[Nteshy]

I come in peace - but f*ck me I hope we play you in the first qualifying final

When you take your holiday go look up what the word peace means.

But yes we are playing poorly thanks for letting us know. Amazing insight.

 

[kelpie_X]

TEAM CAN NOT PLAY ****ING FOOTBALL! It's as simple as that. They think they are so shit hot and they can not even do the basics. They are PITIFUL!

I don't care if they manage to scrape a win tonight. Because it ain't changing the fact of what I said above. THE TEAM DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO PLAY FOOTBALL!

 

[Troystenvic]

Where the heck is our forward line. We have no run because we have our full forward line in the middle of the ground. No fudging one to kick to we handball our way into trouble.

Play a standard forward line without this insane press and we probably kick some goals.

Essendon are tripe. How are we on top of the ladder.

If this is the best the AFL have... The game is in real trouble.

We could win this but gee is bloody gross at this point

 

[Adnico26Parker]

We get Gianfagna umpire us every 2nd week, and he hates our guts

 

[Swans22]

We will win this game I reckon

If they just paid the frees both ways we would be winning (as average as we have played)

I wish I was that confident. They are all over us. Umps poor yes but not the reason

 

[melbournehammer]

If reports of Parker shopping around Vic clubs is true, then good. He's done.

He’s a midfielder or nothing. I’ve been saying it for two years. Forward lines need fast agile players and mids occasionally resting. I’d sub him put Warner on the wing and florent up forward

 

[ShireSwan]

Tmac is really bad

37 inside 50s to 18
12-4 free kick count
Centre clearances 7-2


And you're saying the KPD is bad?
It's a miracle we aren't 25 points down.

 

[swanssince2002]

Essendon are meh, we are just worse lol...

Even the Suns looked more likely to score last week.

 

[The King!]

We can't carry Luke Parker

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Luke Parker

Age

32

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

D

22.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

5.0

5star

CL

5.5

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

8.0

5star

CL

5.2

5star

because he used to be a star. He turns it on in the odd burst but he is a non factor again.

Sub or out , keep his energy up.


I feel bad for Blakey Lloyd Melican Mills etc having to do so much work. Mccartin and Rampe look a little off but they get no relief.

Cleary tries but I mean he is a kid .

We need more from Heeney Gulden and Rowbottom.


Mills form has been the main positive

 

[Tommy221987]

I come in peace - but f*ck me I hope we play you in the first qualifying final

Port have been a power house in finals the last few years.

 

[The King!]

37 inside 50s to 18
12-4 free kick count
Centre clearances 7-2


And you're saying the KPD is bad?
It's a miracle we aren't 25 points down.

He is a bit off but he gets no respite

 

[Wheresbuddy]

Positives:
Scoreline
Defence holding
Campbell looking good forward of centre
Negatives:
We are playing without a midfield
Grundy getting monstered by Draper - it's like watching Hickey ruck in the 22 GF
Tall forwards can't take a contested mark inside 50
Can't tackle

All up, quite a depressing half of footy. Hope we can just scrape over the line and somehow, in the coming weeks, re-discover some midfield touch.

 

[Swagjordx]

BIG 2ND HALF BLOODS

 

[The King!]

I come in peace - but f*ck me I hope we play you in the first qualifying final

Come back when we beat you though

 

[Swans22]

Campbell needed to tackle there.

True but he is one of a few bringing some intensity

 

[Wheresbuddy]

I come in peace - but f*ck me I hope we play you in the first qualifying final

I hope we play us in a final

 

[Voula]

This is a horrible game to watch.

We have no fluency. It's sad how we have lost it so much.

Our forward line is non existent and it's a real concern.

McCartin scares me every time he has the ball. When he kicked it out of bounds, I knew he was going to stuff it up.

Can we please tackle instead of bump!

I'm liking Cleary.

 

[Donza]

Yeah Parker looks lost.

Like a the Bismarck.

 

[KingV23]

I come in peace - but f*ck me I hope we play you in the first qualifying final

It will be a boring game. Neither of us seem to turn up in the finals

 

[melbournehammer]

Mills at least admitted it - effort. There is none

There’s plenty of effort - they’re just beaten at the stoppage all the time and so they’re chasing by tail all game. Heeney is the only midfielder and one of only two forward - team is fried without mcinerney and papley. It’s incredible

 

[Donza]

But it's only a goal.

 

[GoulburnSwan]

We will win this game I reckon

If they just paid the frees both ways we would be winning (as average as we have played)

Agree it’s telling isn’t it, becoming more obvious each week.

 

[Swans22]

Essendon really ****ing suck

Our defence is the one shining light. This is no different to the Port game - difference is that Essendon isn’t scoring

 

[Chaisa]

Really we should be down by 7 goals, not 7 points.

I thought the Collingwood game was the point where we go "OK, here's how we do it". In hindsight it was just a fluke caused by Heeney and Warner red-lining. Our defence has been good, but you get the feeling that the dam wall will break hard soon.