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EFAThis club always fails to deliver.
This club always delivers failure
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EFAThis club always fails to deliver.
Kelly has been ok last 2, McGrath has had a good year. I ain't throwing them out.
Guelfi, Menzie, Lav, Heppell & Goldy should not be part of moving forward IMO.
Except for that one elimination final in 2014 ….That was the one year. Typically under Scott we were awful early (1 round 1 win in his tenure) and improved as the season went on.
That said, Scott is the GOAT at coaching close losses at marvel. I’d be shocked if anyone has coached more. Many of them lost when infront for most of the match.
It is almost coming down to not playing two genuine rucks but also having to not play Langford / Stringer / Wright in the same side as well. So If Wright plays Stringer is redundant or of we play Langford and Stringer then Cox has to play ruck for some time or even Jones and just wing it to use a pun.We can't be playing two ruckman and two tall wingman at the same time. It makes no sense.
The tall wingman are doing the second ruckmans job around the ground.
The opposition effectively has the extra smalls to run away with it.
this is what kills me each week and seasonHope is a dangerous thing
Except for that one elimination final in 2014 ….![]()
We are a very dumb football team.
Essendon continually make b grade players look like superstarsView attachment 2053143
Keays and Fog with career games FMD, embarrassing performance from a side that is missing 1 of its best 23 through injury..
this is what kills me each week and season
When it looks like we have turned a corner, I hope we turn up in a game that is 50:50 and we turn to water
wash, rinse, repeat for 20 years
You forgot Mark LeCras and Matt TabernerEssendon continually make b grade players look like superstars
Trent Rivers, Jack Crisp, Jack Bowes, Elijah Hollands, Ben Long, Zac Fisher have all looked like world beaters when we have played them. Infuriates me I cant trust Essendon to turn up and just get the job done
The poor defensive player of the Dodoro era. Makes these guys look better than they normally are.Essendon continually make b grade players look like superstars
Trent Rivers, Jack Crisp, Jack Bowes, Elijah Hollands, Ben Long, Zac Fisher have all looked like world beaters when we have played them. Infuriates me I cant trust Essendon to turn up and just get the job done
It is almost coming down to not playing two genuine rucks but also having to not play Langford / Stringer / Wright in the same side as well. So If Wright plays Stringer is redundant or of we play Langford and Stringer then Cox has to play ruck for some time or even Jones and just wing it to use a pun.
Whatever works.How about Stringer as the Grigg style ruck. Stringer without close checking around the stoppage is a nice thought.
Guelfi has flexibility and been good this year. His selection should be role based though.
Laverde also been alright and good for key position depth but should not have played as many games as he has this year. Prefer trying hayes or using ridley as a key if opposition suits it.
I think we tried to put the players on notice by droppingDid we really pull any levers though? The team structure was still pretty similar.
Yeh I’m more saying we didn’t real change the make up of our side with the changes, if anything we got slower.I think we tried to put the players on notice by dropping
P.Wright
Heppell
Perkins
That was the leaver i was talking about
But we also played Martin on a wing early and it didnt really work
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We absolutely need some smalls in the forward half of the ground, the balance is way off at the moment. Having access to Kako will be a godsend.
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