Game Day R3 NAB Cup - Essendon v Sydney

[The Prosecutor]

Squads are out.

Essendon have named their literally full strength squad for what its worth.

 

[S120]

1 SEABY Mark
2 SHAW Rhyce
3 McVEIGH Jarrad
9 MALCESKI Nick
10 MORTON Mitch
12 KENNEDY Josh
13 EVERITT Andrejs
14 BIRD Craig
15 JACK Kieren
16 ROHAN Gary
17 WALSH Tommy
18 WHITE Jesse
20 REID Sam
21 McGLYNN Ben
24 BOLTON Jude
25 RICHARDS Ted
26 PARKER Luke
29 MATTNER Martin
30 ROBERTS-THOMSON Lewis
32 JETTA Lewis
33 MOORE Jarred
34 JOHNSON Alex
37 GOODES Adam
38 PYKE Michael
39 GRUNDY Heath
40 SMITH Nick
41 MUMFORD Shane
44 CUNNINGHAM Harry
45 GORDON Nathan

No Lamb or Lockyer so that suggests they have very little hope of round one spots. Cunningham still in on the other hand. Goodes, Shaw and Reid also back.

Full strength side pretty much for us too.

 

[.Shotties.]

Cunningham. Just delightful.

 

[Skystyler]

No Lamb or Lockyer so that suggests they have very little hope of round one spots. Cunningham still in on the other hand.

True, but even Cunningham has very little hope of cracking the top 22, even if he's BOG on Friday night. There just aren't the spots up for grabs in our team compared to some other clubs.

 

[Bonz]

True, but even Cunningham has very little hope of cracking the top 22, even if he's BOG on Friday night. There just aren't the spots up for grabs in our team compared to some other clubs.

If he gets close to best on ground in our next two matches... And we have a spare spot on our senior list we would have to name him...

We have to reward good form and it would create a lot of excitement in and around the club.

 

[Dangas]

Barring RoK, yer strong side, good to see the side for the first time on Friday

 

[robbieando]

Don't understand the AFL's logic there at all.

In recent years and indeed this year (except for GWS/Sydney) the weekend after the NAB Cup GF has been footy free, allowing clubs a week's break before the season proper.

Surely they could have scheduled NAB challenge matches on the NAB Cup GF weekend, so that GWS & Sydney were given the weekend off, considering they are playing the following Saturday, while all other teams have a 'bye'.

We are still a chance to make the NAB Cup Grand Final and therefore it makes planning for a "bye" in advance difficult if the AFL don't know if we or GWS before they were knocked out are needed. So best plan for everyone rather than keeping two teams out and then really needing to rush things.

 

[grimlock]

No Hanners. Surely rules him out of round 1.

 

[baja]

I would expect they'll try and get as much game time into them as possible.

'as possible' are the keywords, their programs were aimed at this being their second hitout and yes much more gametime, the forfeit against the saints has messed with it.

 

[Slattery_20]

IMHO they'll be looking to make it up as quickly as possible now, rather than giving them halves and quarters.

 

[Dangas]

Off to the game, 6:10pm is too bloody early though

 

[bedford]

Just punished myself by watching Goodes missing that shot against Essendon, thanks FF.
It was still a shit handball by Jetta

 

[grimlock]

Malceski and Cunningham the subs for the first half.

 

[Danair]

Just punished myself by watching Goodes missing that shot against Essendon, thanks FF.
It was still a shit handball by Jetta

That cost us the game!

 

[grimlock]

White McGlynn Richards Mattner not in the team sheet

 

[.Shotties.]

Like last week Walsh doing some nice things that are just not quite coming off.

 

[lock33]

Like last week Walsh doing some nice things that are just not quite coming off.

was thinking the same, he made a contest but his reflex to attack the second effort was impressive the couple of snaps were very gaelic. First half is Essendons best 22

another snap by Walsh but after the whistle, 50m essendon

 

[lock33]

10-4 in the clearances in favor of the Swans at quarter time, happy with that

 

[legend166]

Two things:

- We're not sticking our tackles at all.

- We're getting no space in the forward 50.

 

[Danair]

Jetta back to missing tackes.

Mummy everywhere!

 

[swanton]

Our delivery inside our 50 to the forwards has been beyond pathetic, really have to fix that up, just because we have talls in there dosen't mean you still can't pinpoint a pass

 

[grimlock]

Mummy on track for 24 free kicks for

 

[.Shotties.]

Oh Rohan you wonderful little man.

 

[legend166]

Our kick in defence is terrible.

 

[lock33]

Walsh playing deep down back?