Game Day Round 1 - Essendon v Hawthorn, MCG, Saturday 16/3/24, 1.45pm AEDST

[fishardansin]

6 of the first 8 don't play if we have our ideal team on the park. Context, use it.

No. This "effort" by Essendon round 1 has me to emotional to use sense or context. Or maybe I'm just cynical and now devoid of emotion.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Bruise free football.

 

[Happyskeret]

Nice from Cox

 

[bommer16]

Good mark cox

 

[jannissary]

well- at least ginnivin is off injured

 

[andleanback]

Why does heppell think he has the right to start taking kick ins.

 

[Cup_o_Jobe]

If there is a common thread to the Essendon DNA for the last decade, it is blokes who just want to put the footy on the boot and make it someone else's problem down the line. No vision. No patience. No care. Just kick and hope. It's why intercept defenders have field days against us and it's why we give so many freebie goals inside 50 to opposition forwards.

 

[rumply]

Wow they've locked us in, pathetic

 

[quotemokc]

Tackle or man up

Pick one to be competent at

 

[bombreys]

oh no way - a McGrath/ Heppell one two results in a turnover and goal. That’s never happened before

 

[HirdyLannister]

Comical.

Pea hearts the lot of them

 

[VelvetSledge]

This is disgusting

 

[jannissary]

at least we're getting goals back quickly.

it's something!

 

[horj89]

Tough watch. Not sure how we are still
in front.

 

[Yoda_]

The lack of competitiveness is the most worrying thing about today

 

[fishardansin]

It is unwatchable. The Martin and Setterfield crash there after not sticking a tackle ... just utter poo.

.. Perkins!

 

[DapperDon]

Wow they've locked us in, pathetic

We haven't had a plan to come out of defensive 50 for 10 years, everyone knows this, especially opposition coaches.

 

[JayJ20]

Perkins really standing up. Breakout year?

 

[yodellinhank]

Why does heppell think he has the right to start taking kick ins.

A debt of gratitude

 

[bommer16]

the perkerlator

 

[Beerfish]

Perko really turned around what was an awful start

 

[Call Me Cake]

Perkins has stepped up. Looking like Stringer.

 

[rumply]

It's ok, we'll be fine provided they dont get it much past the centre circle

 

[Happyskeret]

The Perkinator has a knack for kicking goals when we need it.

 

[Yoda_]

Walking it inside 50, with two players, somewhat free, turns it over. Sums us up, probably for the year