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

[Nicholas61]

Leon Baker

The days when to play for EFC you either had to be (a) highly talented or (b) tough.

 

[srobbo]

**** me can we take the ball with one touch????

 

[DapperDon]

The days when to play for EFC you either had to be (a) highly talented or (b) tough.

That's older than religion.

 

[The Donners]

Same old same old it seems. I expect fumbles in the early rounds but the lack of 2-way running (Hawthorn move the ball between the arcs with virtually no pressure) and the amount of space we give the opposition inside their 50m isn’t AFL standard.

Our forward line looks fairly dangerous and we seem to be getting first crack out of the middle. Goldstein is as good a ruck as any in the comp.

 

[srobbo]

C’mon Jake you’ve got to be kicking them.

 

[VelvetSledge]

HOLD A ****ING TACKLE STOP GOING THE BUMP EVERY TIME

 

[boncer34]

C’mon Jake you’ve got to be kicking them.

To easy. Needed to be 20 further out on a worse angle.

 

[Nifft]

Hope Redman is wearing sunscreen.

 

[JayJ20]

Martin's kicking has been horrible

 

[bommer16]

Tackling is bad

 

[Foxx]

Martin killing it.

 

[Yoda_]

Why do you think? Like really have a think.

because one has the "c" on the team sheet should attract more criticsm

 

[jarka11]

tackles missed or dropping off of them is a standout

 

[boncer34]

Heppell and McGrath saved us then.

 

[DapperDon]

because one has the "c" on the team sheet should attract more criticsm

C'mon man

 

[boncer34]

**** sake Red dog.

 

[bommer16]

I like Ben

 

[ghostdog]

Love Durham standing defensively on his man at stoppages.

 

[NoWuckingFurries]

Redman needs to work on his discipline... he can't be doing this every week

 

[Its Manbearpig]

Nice seeing Ben McKay

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Ben Mckay

Age

27

Ht

202cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.5

2star

K

3.7

1star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

1.7

4star

MG

77.2

1star

D

7.5

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

88.5

2star

D

7.0

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

67.8

1star

picking a few off down back there.

I think Martin is underrated

Cox underwhelming..

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Ben McKay

32

Ben Mckay

Age

27

Ht

202cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.5

2star

K

3.7

1star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

1.7

4star

MG

77.2

1star

D

7.5

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

88.5

2star

D

7.0

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

67.8

1star

is a very good full back!

 

[Happyskeret]

Oh Harrison

 

[Yoda_]

Geez the hawks look good. transition from end to end looks good

 

[TheGrizz]

Dont talk me about 8 year plans until you can show me any semblance of improvement to transition defence from one year to the next.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Newcombe playing Redman like a flute. Redman has 1 or 2 howlers like this every year.