Game Day Round 10 - Essendon v Norf, Marvel Stadium, Sunday 19/5/24, 1.10pm AEST

[gillon]

Stringers kicking for goal has been downright pathetic this season.

 

[jannissary]

tackle gresh

 

[Its Manbearpig]

HOLDING THE ****ING BALL

 

[ant555]

LDU is carving Archie a new one .

 

[Beerfish]

How is that not ball? What ****ing game am I watching?

 

[mxett]

these umps! grrr

 

[MightyDon]

North just had two guys contest the ruck

 

[Donakebab]

North players keep getting in the way of ruck contests. Surely they need to be pinged.

 

[Happyskeret]

Ugly

 

[nylexbandit]

Another goal from an unpaid free kick on the wing. Awesome

 

[Yoda_]

North just had two guys contest the ruck

im still scratching my head at that one

 

[TheGrizz]

Norf are pantsing us at clearances and we are just wasting ball going forward.

The team deserves a rocket.

 

[doug85]

****ing hell archie

 

[Cup_o_Jobe]

Missed the memo about holding the ball no longer being a free kick. Seems like a fairly big change to the game, you'd think they'd have done some kind of pre-game announcement or something.

 

[DapperDon]

I don't blame the players, I don't blame the umpires.

I blame myself for thinking we had turned a corner

 

[The Donners]

Very disappointing half.

 

[Phone]

Being one goal up at half time against a winless team is fine. They're actually a good team and we should be happy

 

[Knighta21]

Holding the ball no longer a rule?

 

[Its Manbearpig]

Absolutely ridiculous, but should be far better. Making their midfield look like a top 4 side.

 

[Yoda_]

Norf are pantsing us at clearances and we are just wasting ball going forward.

The team deserves a rocket.

hope Scott tears threads off them at half time

 

[brutus76]

Lazy football
Too much handball
Getting smashed in the clearances on work rate and effort

 

[xMichaelx]

Perkins looking for cheapies and not impacting the contest...need someone to get the hardball this game

 

[Jobe Watson]

Midfield is getting absolutely slaughtered. Giving our defence no chance.

 

[gillon]

Umpires are responsible for half of Norths goals and that’s not an exaggeration

 

[Gruffles]

I'm not one to complain about umpiring... but how thr heck are they allowing North players to get in the way of the rucks? It's happened twice now and seems like an easy thing to spot by an umpire. It's blatant!