Preview Essendon vs Brisbane, Docklands, Sunday July 24 @ 1:10 PM

[wallis23]

Ter

I'm excited to be finally watching a game that we are every chance to win.

Terrible year for obvious reasons, I bought tickets last night and can't wait for Sunday...haven't said that about an AFL game this year.

 

[Beerfish]

A win this week will take me till the end of the season.

Sure it will.

 

[Runk]

A win this week will take me till the end of the season.

LOL! Good one.

 

[foj1]

Serves us no purpose winning a game
I know not the popular view but the smartest and most pragmatic

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Serves us no purpose winning a game
I know not the popular view but the smartest and most pragmatic

Joe disagrees.

 

[Harlequin]

A win this week will take me till the end of the season.

You do know the season doesn't end this weekend right?

 

[Doss]

Serves us no purpose winning a game
I know not the popular view but the smartest and most pragmatic

There is a very strong counter-argument that aside from the sentimental value of avoiding a wooden spoon, there is also much value to be had in playing to win. Players not really putting in and not caring whether they lose or win is hardly the way to teach them good habits moving forward, I wouldn't have thought.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

You do know the season doesn't end this weekend right?

Of course. sorry should have been more clear I mean as it will make me last these last few games.

 

[Eleven 38]

Serves us no purpose winning a game
I know not the popular view but the smartest and most pragmatic

Being able to enjoy a win definitely is serving a purpose.

 

[LB#16]

Serves us no purpose winning a game
I know not the popular view but the smartest and most pragmatic

"Serves no purpose" - So winning games has little more impact on a club's culture in comparison to losing, but pick one is so much bigger than pick two? I don't buy that.

 

[Doss]

Of course. sorry should have been more clear I mean as it will make me last these last few games.

You've survived thus far. I'm sure you'll be okay regardless.

 

[LB#16]

Of course. sorry should have been more clear I mean as it will make me last these last few games.

You'll be able to watch the rest of the games without losing your head, I got it

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

You'll be able to watch the rest of the games without losing your head, I got it

Haha

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Serves us no purpose winning a game
I know not the popular view but the smartest and most pragmatic

 

[Autobahn]

Serves us no purpose winning a game
I know not the popular view but the smartest and most pragmatic

Good god, losing is the worst thing in the world. Well, besides death and taxes.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Watching AFL 360 and they showed clips of how poor the Lions skills are.

If we don't capitalise on those mistakes we might as well shut up shop.

 

[BomberFan355]

Would have gone to this, good chance of a win and a Francis debut but got my Nan's 90th. Pretty inconsiderate I thought.

 

[BomberFan355]

Watching AFL 360 and they showed clips of how poor the Lions skills are.

If we don't capitalise on those mistakes we might as well shut up shop.

And so it begins...

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

And so it begins...

You don't agree?

 

[TheFrenchCut]

Serves us no purpose winning a game
I know not the popular view but the smartest and most pragmatic

Yes, the difference between getting pick 1 and 2 in a year without a consensus best player is so great that we should try not to manage a win when we have an unprecedented situation that would make any win a genuinely huge effort.

 

[sin411]

Yes, the difference between getting pick 1 and 2 in a year without a consensus best player is so great that we should try not to manage a win when we have an unprecedented situation that would make any win a genuinely huge effort.

The ability to trade pick one for two top ten picks is the difference, harder to sell it with pick 2.

Edit: To be clear, i would love us to destroy Brisbane.

 

[TheFrenchCut]

The ability to trade pick one for two top ten picks is the difference, harder to sell it with pick 2.

Edit: To be clear, i would love us to destroy Brisbane.

We don't even know if it's likely that any of the clubs with two top-ten picks would do the trade though (for what it's worth, I do agree that the two top tens are generally a lot more valuable than having pick 1).

Plus there's other ways that we can get another top ten or something close, i.e. in the event of Pig leaving and us getting the Dees' second, we could package the two seconds for an academy team's first, or if they have a top ten spare, for that.

 

[Duckworth]

You don't agree?

Don't worry we'll win. You have nothing to worry about.

 

[sin411]

We don't even know if it's likely that any of the clubs with two top-ten picks would do the trade though (for what it's worth, I do agree that the two top tens are generally a lot more valuable than having pick 1).

Plus there's other ways that we can get another top ten or something close, i.e. in the event of Pig leaving and us getting the Dees' second, we could package the two seconds for an academy team's first, or if they have a top ten spare, for that.

It would seem like a no brainer for Gold Coast to do it, as it nets them all their academy players, plus the best kid in the draft, less so for GWS it would seem, as their picks will be less desirable.

It would be nice to have pick one, and potentially turn it into another Parish and Francis, could really set us up for the next 15 years, but id love the boys to get a win this weekend, more than id like pick 1.

 

[Conor Mckenna]

McKenna stiff to be dropped I would have thought. One of his better afl games today

Haters gonna hate..Good to see you recognizing his efforts for a player so new to the game..He'll stay in this week...No disclaimer needed...Making sense is so much easier..