Game Day Gameday Thread - Essendon Bombers Vs Norf Melbin Roos - 12.08.23 at 1.45pm - Marvel Stadium

[MiguelM]

McGrath seems devoid of options and calm. Same hack kick or panicked handball every time

and he gets burnt defensively.

 

[ghostdog]

Pick 5 after this week

And you'd love that hey.

 

[MiguelM]

Pull your finger out Bombers!

 

[ant555]

It is so embarrassing following Essendon. I don't like footy enough, or more to the point don't have the time, to dedicate the hours that is required to watch 5 or 6 games a week, so I am typically watching Essendon's game and maybe one other each week. So this is the crap I'm forced to endure.

FFS, it is meant to be an even competition so there are cycles where your list comes together, then ages, and is then rebuilt. I admit that I was spoiled seeing quality team after quality team from 1983 to 2004, but since then it has been misstep after misstep, and teams either built with solid bodies and no leg speed, or some flashy skilled teams that are young and skinny so getting pushed off the ball. We've never had a KPF who can run and provide a target in different positions. In that time we've seen Collingwood, Geelong, and a few others rebuild 3 quality teams.

Essendon built a huge supporter base from the baby boomers who grew up with the success of the 50s and 60s and then their kids (my generation) enjoying the 80s and 90s. Going to watch Essendon meant you would see quality teams and competition. Now it means enduring highly paid and marketed mediocracy. The supporter base will dwindle, because I am going to have to make a decision soon. I am nearly 50 years old and will be nearly dysfunctional in 20 years time if I'm lucky enough to not have cancer or some other debilitating disease before then. So how do I want to spend that time? I'm not going to watch a sport if I'm not invested in a team and I'd bring myself to be a turncoat.

Pull your finger out Essendon (the whole club) or I'm out of here.

Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out .

 

[Keystone agony]

And you'd love that hey.

Boy oh boy

Anything inside 7 id love tbh

May need to be 6 if North get Sanders, May need to be 5 if North get Sanders and Band 1

Id even let Parish go if we were 100% on eagles accepting for H.Reid (Not sure that can be guaranteed though)

 

[raskolnikov]

Boy oh boy

Anything inside 7 id love tbh

May need to be 6 if North get Sanders, May need to be 5 if North get Sanders and Band 1

Id even let Parish go if we were 100% on eagles accepting for H.Reid (Not sure that can be guaranteed though)

Parish for Reid? Dream on.

 

[Happyskeret]

Nice Tsatas got that out of the middle too

 

[bommer16]

onya Menzie

 

[NoWuckingFurries]

i think i had more muscle definition than Cox at age 13

 

[Keystone agony]

Put Mckay on Larkey plz

 

[DeezNuts]

I know he’s been injured but god Cox has been disappointing, seems forever ago when he played well

 

[Lore]

Half-time stats for the forward 50:

	M i50	M o50	SI (>2)	GA	Ti50	SAG	Score	MG
Kyle Langford	2		4	1		3	2.0	24
Nic Martin	1	3	4	1		2	2.0	265
Jye Menzie	1	3	3			1	1.0	170
Mason Redman		3	2			1	0.0	148
Elijah Tsatas		4	2			1	0.0	114
Sam Durham		3	3		1			160
Archie Perkins		2	2		2			87
Zach Merrett		1	2	1	1			51
Darcy Parish		3	2	1				274
Nick Bryan	1	2		1				115
Andrew Phillips	1							109
Andrew McGrath		3	3					200
Peter Wright		2	1					89
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher		1	2					-8

 

[boncer34]

Come at the ball Kyle

 

[rumply]

McGrath seems devoid of options and calm. Same hack kick or panicked handball every time

& that tackle effort late in the 2nd, horrid.

 

[Keystone agony]

You can see why Tsatas gets 30 disp

Alot of dinky nothings that are just running russian roulete

 

[scythe]

Great shot.

 

[TheGrizz]

Thank goodness for Nic Martin

 

[Lore]

Wouldn't be against Scott telling half the team that they're playing for their future.

We're an outside chance at finals, but you wouldn't know it right now

most would know if they haven't got a contract for next year and it hasn't been seriously discussed then they are playing for their future

 

[Beerfish]

MY BOY

 

[bommer16]

Well done nic

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Hind racking them up.

 

[Vindicater]

Perkins is supposed to be part of the future that replaces Guelfi. Future not looking so good.

I go back to the point about Perkins being played out of position. Mainly due to injuries.

If Setterfield was playing then He would be in Perkins spot who would in turn be in Guelfi spot and doing what comes natural as a forward.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Nice mark Ridley.

 

[Happyskeret]

Balders

 

[bommer16]

Baldwin needs to be a regular addition. He’s very good.