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

[TheGoatBaron]

God forbid they actually just try to watch the game.

Leave them be. If someone is pissing you off, report them and put them on ignore.

Ignoring people doesn’t work on this site. It’s not like FB where it works

 

[The Gong]

Our inability to win 50/50 ground balls has been killing us for weeks. No ferocity to try and win it. This is an attitude problem. Plain and simple.

 

[Kbroome]

Would be nice to have a marking medium forward you know can we finally draft one in the offseason. Always Hayward or nothing

 

[melbournehammer]

Horse and the MC really thought we would soar to new heights like Geelong 2022 with the inclusion of Mills and Parker... rotating depth, everyone playing like they are on a string. Turns out it is far from the case. Oh well.

Looks like last week was a mirage, saved by a Heeney and Warner miracle.

It was - we were nearly 5 goals down against a big average Collingwood team. Ten minutes of great footy couldn’t disguise how bad the other 90 were.

We are going absolutely terribly

 

[The King!]

Has likely been mentioned, but Campbell needs to become our small forward. He doesn’t get many kicks, so those he gets may as well be damaging/scoring in our forward half. Sadly, he’s not yet cutting it elsewhere.

Campbell ? He's busted in pretty well considering he is playing off the ball (imo)

 

[Superstar swan]

How are their defenders getting multiple outnumbers

 

[strauchanie59]

Straight sets, a pre-season of adding no one of use and drafting players who will either not get a game for us or be ready in 4-5 years.

 

[Jimbo OZ]

McCartin must have the worst disposal in the league now by both hand or foot. He tries his guts out but his skills have got to an unbelievably bad level since that last concussion.

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Probably watching the game

And shaking their heads like I am?

 

[kelpie_X]

Stop with the laughing react to our posts Power flog. I’ve reported your post

Nah all good. It's my standard response to any antagonist that comes on this board. Makes them feel like someone cares that they spoke.

 

[SSwans2011]

Ignoring people doesn’t work on this site. It’s not like FB where it works

Works fine for me? Blocks their posts, and if you get a notif you don't like, ignore it and move on.

 

[strauchanie59]

Year after year our work rate and no plan B gets figured out. And year after year we persist with the same coach/es.

 

[Wheresbuddy]

We look mentally and physically shot.

I wonder if the coaches and players are working on limping into the finals and hoping that they miraculously re-discover touch. This is a receipe for failure as ultimately, there are no short cuts or substitute for hard work.

 

[kickthething]

Defence is holding up, but the structure we have allows such an easy passage from the back half to our front half it does my head in.

McCartin is a shadow of his former self.

It will take a burst of solid footy and we win, never seen us second to the ball so often, so many things wrong…yet we are still able to win.

 

[zyzzbruh]

The annoying thing is our mids look like they're running around centre contests with so much effort yet the dons mids literally just stand there and receive the ball with ease. It's odd to watch. Rowbottom looks a shadow of his round 1 self.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Can you imagine playing defence for this team? poor buggers are getting blamed on here to!

Meanwhile Gus must watch this and be on his manager asap

 

[Swans22]

We need to roll the dice and move Blakey up the ground if we're going to turn the state of play. We're just not quick enough in the front half without Jmac, Warner, papley and Wicks

Florent same, move him up.

I’d move Florent up. Worked well last quarter last week.

 

[Tedeski]

Amartey 9 goal game such a pyrrhic victory

A rating of two for a full half of footy.
An insult to Hamling.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

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

You are the only side we’d beat in a final! Ken is hopeless in finals

 

[TheGoatBaron]

I rest my case about ignoring people on this site. The Power flog reacting to posts on here.

 

[J_Moore]

The annoying thing is our mids look like they're running around centre contests with so much effort yet the dons mids literally just stand there and receive the ball with ease. It's odd to watch. Rowbottom looks a shadow of his round 1 self.

Our mids all get sucked in to the contest and the Dons hold their shape.

Gotta trust your teammates to win their 1 on 1s

 

[SSwans2011]

I rest my case about ignoring people on this site. The Power flog reacting to posts on here.

Man your incessant whinging about it is more annoying than the poster themself tbh

 

[ShireSwan]

Amartey 9 goal game such a pyrrhic victory

Was that his Ben Ronke game? Is it him or the lack of midfield getting the ball, getting fee and kicking it into space for him to lead to? Both?

 

[Wheresbuddy]

Defence is holding up, but the structure we have allows such an easy passage from the back half to our front half it does my head in.

McCartin is a shadow of his former self.

It will take a burst of solid footy and we win, never seen us second to the ball so often, so many things wrong…yet we are still able to win.

I wonder if the very real threat of a career ending concussion is playing on Tommy's mind. It must be such a mental battle for him to play with a clear mind.

 

[Tedeski]

Will need a burst to win it sadly

Won't take much of won though.

We get worked off the ball easily tonight

Sadly, it will only take 10 minutes to demolish these turds.
But we are not that team.
The year is done.