AFL Toast NAB Challenge Match 3: Melb. v Essendon, Etihad Stadium Friday 20th March 5.50pm

[Its Manbearpig]

Anyone else notice the 3rd qtr burst like 2013 Hird reign was back again?
Really enjoyed watching that fast play.
Played all 4 quarters just about too.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Great for the youngsters to get a win....and fantastic for our supporters after a long off season and March 31 approaching

 

[TheFrenchCut]

How good was Joey. Absolutely hilarious we won that. Had zero run left for virtually the entire last quarter and still managed to get away with it.
Thought the general kicking was pretty poor though. Kav showed a bit in the 2nd half I thought. There's still hope!

 

[vaughany]

Votes:
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2
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[Rack Watts]

Did anybody see what Lamumba did 4:20 into the first quarter?

 

[vaughany]

Did anybody see what Lamumba did 4:20 into the first quarter?

What happened?

 

[Rack Watts]

What happened?

He had a bottle in his hand, might have taken a hit, from the crowd?

 

[quotemokc]

Loved our tackling

 

[blitzer]

That was actually a very encouraging performance from many of our youngsters. If our players are all available there is more than a few players that really put their hand up for selection.

I'm wondering who is ahead out of Ambrose and Langford at the moment.

Ashby, Gleeson and Dalgleish are all showing a fair bit and would be worthy selections. I reckon if Dempsey is anything less than 100% fit and ready then he will find himself playing VFL to start the season. He is still marginally ahead of these guys but the gap is very small.

I reckon we will look back at last years draft and trade period and go "yep that was a real good one" with Langford, Laverde, Giles, Cooney all coming into the club.

Melbourne would have to be disappointed when they had a legitimate side in that would be very close to their round 1 side and lost to such a weak Essendon side that likely had about 6 or 7 of our top 10 players out (Watson, Heppell, Hooker, Hurley, Carlisle, Hibberd, Stanton - those sorts of guys).

 

[efcboy]

Is Ambrose a defender playing forward? Seems to get caught under the ball a lot but chases well and applies good pressure without ball? Trial as a 3rd defender?

 

[vaughany]

He had a bottle in his hand, might have taken a hit, from the crowd?

Not too sure. Hopefully nothing deliberate from the crowd thrown over the fence.

 

[SherbertLemon]

did laverde hurt his knee? Afl report? nothing serious!?

 

[pepsi]

**** carlton. Did we actually win? Just saw the score.

 

[efcboy]

did laverde hurt his knee? Afl report? nothing serious!?

Copped a knock from opponents leg or knee. Hopefully only jarred/bruised.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

He had a bottle in his hand, might have taken a hit, from the crowd?

collecting bottles to make bongs for his mates?

 

[Rack Watts]

collecting bottles to make bongs for his mates?

This guy gets it.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Baby Bombers?

 

[eth-dog]

Um, wow. I'll do a full report in a moment. Because I feel like it.

 

[windyhill]

He's my boy,Dalgleish.

 

[Autobahn]

Poupolo has a fair rig

 

[FedEXFalls]

did laverde hurt his knee? Afl report? nothing serious!?

Essendon FC ‏@EssendonFC 47m47 minutes ago

Hird: "Laverde is fine. He did exactly what we asked him to do. I've was very impressed with his performance."

 

[vaughany]

What's the go next weekend? Rest or do we have an Intra club match or are we teeing up a match against another AFL club?

 

[vaughany]

2 wins in 2 nights. Good stuff Puopolo

 

[Eleven 38]

Dees must be pretty deflated, won last week, then find out the opposition bet on the Dees to win, then lose to a vfl side this week.. Another number 1 draft pick on the way.

 

[Pweter]

No matter who played, we put in an effort for 4 quarters. That's what pleases me and must become a non-negotiable for every game this season no matter who pulls on our strip.