Preview Round 18 - Essendoomguys VS Melbourne Demons, MCG, Saturday 13/7/24, 7.40pm AEST

[Hird05]

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Looks like he was playing on both of them there

 

[MiguelM]

Looks like he was playing on both of them there

Dursma the other in the frame.

 

[Darealrath]

Expecting just one change with Heppell in and Hind/Perkins/Cox out. I'm guessing Hind goes out and Perkins moves to sub, though I'd prefer Hind as the sub. Cox's versatility probably keeps him in the 22.

 

[Nicholas61]

Gawn off with a troubled ankle, Melbourne should rest him next week.

 

[Blind Turn]

Gawn off with a troubled ankle, Melbourne should rest him next week.

How bad has it been? Niggly or rolled it in an obvious way?

 

[Shanghaistu]

How bad has it been? Niggly or rolled it in an obvious way?

Didn’t seem to affect them much - still rolled the WCE by 9 goals

 

[Blind Turn]

Didn’t seem to affect them much - still rolled the WCE by 9 goals

So Gawn was playing with it throughout with no obvious incident?

 

[Hird05]

Gawn gone

 

[Yoda_]

Unpopular opinion but feel this would be a game that Perkins lifts for. Get him out of the middle where he ball watching is hurting us but he can certainly give us a POD in the front half

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Gawn off with a troubled ankle, Melbourne should rest him next week.

 

[Nicholas61]

How bad has it been? Niggly or rolled it in an obvious way?

Hard to tell whether more precautionary given the match was over. Not even sure who their other ruck is.

 

[Duckworth]

Unpopular opinion but feel this would be a game that Perkins lifts for. Get him out of the middle where he ball watching is hurting us but he can certainly give us a POD in the front half

Why would this game be any different, and why would his work in the midfield suddenly be better? I'm just wondering how you arrived at this opinion.

 

[Yoda_]

Why would this game be any different, and why would his work in the midfield suddenly be better? I'm just wondering how you arrived at this opinion.

I meat out of the middle, he seems to lift in big moments. Im obviously guessing as likely anyone is but with a restructure in role, one would hope he can contribute as he was early in the season.

 

[ant555]

Why would this game be any different, and why would his work in the midfield suddenly be better? I'm just wondering how you arrived at this opinion.

Throw enough darts you may hit something system.

 

[crackers65]

I meat out of the middle, he seems to lift in big moments. Im obviously guessing as likely anyone is but with a restructure in role, one would hope he can contribute as he was early in the season.

If Perkins couldn’t lift against Collingwood at the MCG on a Friday night, what other big moment could he lift in? Needs a run in the two’s to regain some touch and confidence.

 

[raskolnikov]

Crunch game. Win this and Geelong beat Collingwood and we're 3 games ahead of 9th.

 

[Cold Sober]

We are primed to beat Melbourne, should be no excuses.

 

[Cold Sober]

Guarantee top 8 first, after that we could do anything.
You heard it here first.

 

[MiguelM]

Hard to rate Dees off today as Eagles exerted zero pressure on them.

 

[Keystone agony]

Always a worry after a huge win, potentially increasing complacency the following week

Hopefully the depth, healthiness and players missing out means enough dig in

Would be a big call to drop Perkins, theyve seemed very reluctant to do so, but now may be the time

 

[bommer16]

Hard to rate Dees off today as Eagles exerted zero pressure on them.

I reckon wc only turn up for Ess games

 

[carnthedons]

So Gawn was playing with it throughout with no obvious incident?

Yeah think I managed to avoid the cameras when I went Tonya Harding on him

 

[ghostdog]

Draper to ruck solo with a chop out from Cox if necessary.

 

[DERO]

"essendoomguys"?

 

[fishardansin]

Out: Wright Gresham

In: Bryan Setterfield

Hind forward, Perkins Sub.

Wright, Heppell and Goldy to all play VFL. If you want Heppell in the side, then either Kelly, Cox or Perkins comes out.