Preview Rd 24 - Brisbane Lions v Essendon @ GABBA Sat 24th August (7.25pm AEST)

[Elixuh]

If the Bombers haven't learnt from the Pies' ability to take out Andrews ( on every occasion ! ) with a tagger and therfore render our already weak backline bereft without any intercept marking option - oh and tag Neale - then on their head be it.

All clubs seem to be on the hunt for a 2nd and 3rd tall intercept marking option - except us. They seem to grow on tress at St Kilda and Perth but we have precisely none. 2024 will be the season without Kiddy. What a huge loss that was.

I don't think I could take another MCG over-run. Too many ghosts - Roys in 81 83 and 84 and Lions seeminly whenever they play there. It's really shattering for supporters - the team can slink off the Brisbane and 'reset' in anonymity whilst we have to wear it downtown for months.

Isn’t that why we got Doedee

 

[iBeng]

Kind of crazy that we have literally won just 2 more games than Essendon...

 

[Section 5]

Kind of crazy that we have literally won just 2 more games than Essendon...

As long as it does not change to just one by late Saturday night.

 

[Happy_Neale]

Agree with the changes, Brain has great potential but is no good defensively yet, Answerth can lock down and McKenna can give us a bit of drive seeing as though someone is certain to sit on Zorko all game

 

[moncon]

I've got a mate who, as a stroppy teenager, decided to annoy his family and change clubs from them. His girlfriend at the time was a Bombers fan so he went with them. His family are all Geelong. This was in 2001. LOL!!!

Anyway, he reckons Durham and Langford are the ones for us to keep a lid on this weekend.

(BTW, he broke up with his girlfriend.)

 

[ZoBlitz]

Gameday thread is up.