VelvetSledge
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ESSENDON BOMBERS
YYYYYYEEEEEEEEWWWWWW.
Sure, the Lions were decimated with COVID and injury, but a win for this young group, in Brisbane, is HUGE.
Jake Kelly monstered the best small forward in the league.
2MP booted 5 goals and we all thank the Gold Coast for basically giving him to us.
Jye Caldwell's best game for the club.
Kyle Langford is back in top form.
Even effort through the midfield.
Of course it's too little, too late, but it's nice to see some wins on the board.
A bad corkie to Mass D'Ambrosio was enough to see him subbed out and missing this week.
BRISBANE LIONS 13.12 90
def. by
ESSENDON BOMBERS 15.10 100
GOALS: Wright 5, Langford 4, Caldwell, Draper, Guelfi, Heppell, Hobbs, Shiel
BEST: Shiel, Merrett, Wright, Langford, Ridley, Caldwell
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GOLD COAST SUNS
HHHHAHAHAAHAHAHAhahahaHAAHAHAHAHAHAhahahahahaa NOAH ANDERSON AFTER THE SIREN
GOLD COAST SUNS 14.10 94
def.
RICHMOND TIGERS 13.14 92
GOALS: Chol 3, Ainsworth, Anderson 2, Day, Fiorini, Holman, Miller, Oea, Rowell, Swallow
BEST: Miller, Ainsworth, Anderson, Ellis, Ballard, Swallow
ESSENDON EMERGENCIES: Brayden Ham, Massimo D'Ambrosio, Alec Waterman, Jye Menzie
GOLD COAST EMERGENCIES: Rory Atkins, Jy Farrar, Darcy Macpherson, Jeremy Sharp
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ESSENDON OUTS: Brayden Ham (Medi-sub), Massimo D'Ambrosio (Corkie, but listed as omitted?)
ESSENDON INS: Mason Redman
GOLD COAST OUTS: Rory Atkins (Medi-sub), Malcolm Rosas (Injured), Jeremy Sharp (Omit)
GOLD COAST INS: Izak Rankine, Oleg Markov
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Subs are announced one hour prior to bounce.
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The jet rookie in Mass D'Ambrosio is out injured, the potential Crichton Medalist Mason Redman straight back in. You'll take that.
Some serious quality returning to the Gold Coast forward line with electric Izak Rankine returning, alongside former Tiger Oleg Markov.
Round 22, 2021
GMHBA Stadium
15/8/2021
I genuinely don't remember this game at all
GOLD COAST SUNS 4.6 30
def. by
ESSENDON BOMBERS 14.14 98
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GOLD COAST BEST: Fiorini, Miller, Collins
GOLD COAST GOALS: Townsend, Fiorini, Corbett, Jeffrey
ESSENDON BEST: Stringer, Hind, Parish, Redman
ESSENDON GOALS: Stringer 5, Waterman, Guelfi 2, Smith, Clarke, Hind, Perkins, Durham
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CHANGES SINCE LAST TIME:
ESSENDON OUTS: Waterman, Smith, Clarke, Perkins, Stewart, Gleeson, Cutler, Francis
ESSENDON INS: Zerk-Thatcher, Kelly, Martin, Langford, Jones, Phillips, Caldwell
GOLD COAST OUTS: Townsend, Corbett, Jeffrey, Smith, Sexton, Atkins, Powell, King, Burgess, Sharp, Farrar
GOLD COAST INS: Rankine, Holman, Casboult, Chol, Flanders, Ellis, Graham, Witts, Oea, Day, Markov
The Suns are in a genuine fight for finals, and I'd love to see them there, but they traditionally don't play Marvel well. We're in the Dud timeslot of the round, but this could end up being a serious contest. It'll be close all day, and I think the fact it's in Melbourne will swing things in our favor. Slightly.
Essendon by 4.
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