Preview Essendon vs Collingwood, Melbourne Cricket Ground, 13/07/2014

[dubber]

Just had a quick glance at their thread; apparently there isn't one area we can get on top of them in (according to one poster) .

Don't listen to that one poster

 

[BrunoV]

What quarter and what goal do you remember? I'll see if I can get the vision

Immediately after the first goal we kicked.

 

[EssBombers91]

What quarter and what goal do you remember? I'll see if I can get the vision

pretty sure it happened after Carlisle first goal

 

[theboxmike]

Is the MRP high?

 

[bomberman500]

We owe these campaigners. ANZAC Day was simply forgettable. Zaka seems to be in great form, loves playing these guys and has done very well in MCG games this year. Let's hope his pasta dinner at his friends' place is a slightly frosty affair next week

And Joe to receive TWO free kicks this week (yes, staggering to believe, I know). Calling it now.

Please be a little bit more realistic in future

 

[bomberman500]

Zaharakis of the last 6 weeks and the Zaharakis that started 2012 and 2013? It is probably about even but he's never been able to put a season together that matches Beams.

Think that people forget that Beams was also one of the "cheats". Did a lot to inflate his stats sheet early on without providing any cover and reasonably often for a net loss for the team.

Kinda like Shane Tuck...
My coach has always refered to Tuck as the 30/30 player, he will get 30 touches but his opponent will get 30 touches also

 

[pepsi]

Well Goddard out certainly reduces our chance of winning, shit.

 

[Halftimehero]

pretty sure it happened after Carlisle first goal

Yeah just had a look, can only see him bump him over.

 

[Wayne Arnold]

With Watson and Goddard now out, who will captain you guys this week? Do you think missing such leaders will have any bearing on the result? (Of course their playing ability is vital but I'm more interested in the leadership aspect).

 

[jmoo wan]

Yeah just had a look, can only see him bump him over.

Can't see shit from the replay - unless there is different footage, I can't see how he was even reported?

 

[Jade]

With Watson and Goddard now out, who will captain you guys this week? Do you think missing such leaders will have any bearing on the result? (Of course their playing ability is vital but I'm more interested in the leadership aspect).

Geez Heppell would have to be close, but I suspect Stanton would get the nod.

 

[astrowizzle]

With Watson and Goddard now out, who will captain you guys this week? Do you think missing such leaders will have any bearing on the result? (Of course their playing ability is vital but I'm more interested in the leadership aspect).

Goddard will captain if we challenge. let the MRP have their way and they can suspend the whole team then we wont need a captain. Would love to know what you guys think of goddards report. Would Collingwood challenge this? coz there is about a 98.676% chance we wont coz we like being the MRPs ****ing door mats. i have honestly never seen as soft a report in 45 years of watching this shit

 

[Pweter]

Goddard will captain if we challenge. let the MRP have their way and they can suspend the whole team then we wont need a captain. Would love to know what you guys think of goddards report. Would Collingwood challenge this? coz there is about a 98.676% chance we wont coz we like being the MRPs ******* door mats. i have honestly never seen as soft a report in 45 years of watching this shit

The Goddard player thread will let you know what many of us think of the suspension.

 

[Halftimehero]

Can't see shit from the replay - unless there is different footage, I can't see how he was even reported?

You can definitely see him bump him over

 

[jmoo wan]

You can definitely see him bump him over

yeah but a bump does not equal rough conduct. Loathe to quote BT to back up an argument, but he did call it 'a soft free kick"

 

[Halftimehero]

yeah but a bump does not equal rough conduct. Loathe to quote BT to back up an argument, but he did call it 'a soft free kick"

Yeah I agree, I was just stating that that's what you can see from the footage, its a ****ing joke.

 

[bomberman500]

Yeah I agree, I was just stating that that's what you can see from the footage, its a ******* joke.

If there is nothing in it he won't get off, such is the consistency of the MRP

 

[pepsi]

If there is nothing in it he won't get off, such is the consistency of the MRP

They are pretty consistent with ensuring Sydney players not getting suspended.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

They key question really is whether the Dalai Lama will be penalised for scragging the entire game? Nothing in footy shits me more.

Don't forget the rest of the trio of cheating campaigners, Macaffer and Frost. 0% talent, 100% illegal holding. campaigners.

 

[BomberWatson]

Going to be that much harder without Goddard (assuming he doesn't get off on appeal). After last week, I'm not going to give us away, but it's pretty damn close...

 

[Zach Package]

Might be time to unloose the moose if we can't unshackle BJ

 

[Halftimehero]

Definitely worth the risk of missing two for challenging it, if we lose to Collingwood we are as good as ****ed anyway.

 

[Pweter]

Any chance of us having an emotional let down after the Port win will have been shattered given the Goddard suspension bullshit I reckon.

Seriously, **** the AFL, **** them all. That means you this week Collingwood.

 

[Unknown Identity]

Already pumped.

Let's bury these cheating pricks.

Purely out of curiosity... when did we cheat..?

 

[Wayne Arnold]

Goddard will captain if we challenge. let the MRP have their way and they can suspend the whole team then we wont need a captain. Would love to know what you guys think of goddards report. Would Collingwood challenge this? coz there is about a 98.676% chance we wont coz we like being the MRPs ******* door mats. i have honestly never seen as soft a report in 45 years of watching this shit

Yeah, fair enough. I just had a look at the vision and if that is what the charge is based on it seems ridiculous to reach a conclusive answer as to what happened. I would assume that a medical report and umpires version were submitted, otherwise it is pretty flimsy.