Game Day Round 18 - Melbourne v Essendon, MCG, 13/7/24, 7.30pm AEST

[Rick Ross]

Surely Wright needs to go out in the substitution. Caddy, Cox, Drapper are all better below their knees, have more intent, better suited in wet.

 

[tha Freak]

It can only get better! Should be dry from now on looking at the BOM map. Still confident!

 

[eth-dog]

We're back to our old way of defending transition. They've had 2 goals from CBA but the rest have been from poor transition defence.

We bled a bit at stoppage and pushed an extra at the contest but that allowed Lever and May loose. Need the mids to win the ball at the coal face without the outnumber and have even numbers ahead of the ball.

 

[Foxx]

Gone in too tall in the wet.
Sub Cox and get Hind on.

 

[Call Me Cake]

We're back to our old way of defending transition. They've had 2 goals from CBA but the rest have been from poor transition defence.

We bled a bit at stoppage and pushed an extra at the contest but that allowed Lever and May loose. Need the mids to win the ball at the coal face without the outnumber and have even numbers ahead of the ball.

Heppell is shit. Accept I was right so that the balance of the universe rights itself. DO EEET.

 

[MiguelM]

Feel like it's been a round of upsets leading into this game and rather than piping down our supporters are gloating. Can't help but feel like we've had the mozz put on us just to compound the dumb selection.

I think it is more we are handballing backwards into contests and going way too wide on a wet night!

 

[DERO]

It can only get better! Should be dry from now on looking at the BOM map. Still confident!

Looking much better!

 

[Rick Ross]

It can only get better! Should be dry from now on looking at the BOM map. Still confident!

True.
Closer than we deserve.
Looking forward to a much better second half.

 

[Yoda_]

Wright or Caddy HAS TO BE subbed.

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[ScrappyCoCo]

Durham to Rivers and don't let him touch it please. Perkins run through ANB and hurt him. Hind on for a tall.

 

[eth-dog]

Heppell is shit. Accept I was right so that the balance of the universe rights itself. DO EEET.

Honest question: would you rather be right or see Essendon win?

 

[Call Me Cake]

Wright or Caddy HAS TO BE subbed.

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Caddy is at least more nimble and better below his feet with a higher leap.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Honest question: would you rather be right or see Essendon win?

 

[Snake Charmer]

We're back to our old way of defending transition. They've had 2 goals from CBA but the rest have been from poor transition defence.

We bled a bit at stoppage and pushed an extra at the contest but that allowed Lever and May loose. Need the mids to win the ball at the coal face without the outnumber and have even numbers ahead of the ball.

What’s the answer to this. We have been smashed In this area every loss and even give up such easy scores like this in wins. It’s doing my head in.

 

[MightyDon]

That winning feeling

 

[ant555]

Wright or Caddy HAS TO BE subbed.

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At least Caddy plays with n front and runs at the footy.

 

[Nifft]

Gone in too tall in the wet.
Sub Cox and get Hind on.

I say leave Cox out there, he'll get shorter as the night gets colder.

 

[Blind Turn]

‘Horses for courses’ says Brad
Hobbs has not been showing any form since injury comeback but he and Setterfield in the midfield mix instead of Jones and Cox would be kind of handy tonight.

 

[Snake Charmer]

Cox, Perkins, Gresham.. time to farken step up. Need out bottom 5-6 to step up and help out the top end.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

I say leave Cox out there, he'll get shorter as the night gets colder.

He will hold the ball in tight and get pinged.

 

[eth-dog]

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The fact you say that really says it all. You'd rather be right.

I'd rather be wrong and see Essendon win.

What’s the answer to this. We have been smashed In this area every loss and even give up such easy scores like this in wins. It’s doing my head in.

Not sure.

 

[bommer16]

Where the 50m penalty to Ess for Melb kicking ball after whistle?

 

[ant555]

We're back to our old way of defending transition. They've had 2 goals from CBA but the rest have been from poor transition defence.

We bled a bit at stoppage and pushed an extra at the contest but that allowed Lever and May loose. Need the mids to win the ball at the coal face without the outnumber and have even numbers ahead of the ball.

They have had there numbers set up a bit better than ours. The outnumber is coming from us being all in at the contest and them sitting off the contest a bit. From where I am watching it is them making more with the mistakes we are making and a few players getting caught out of position because of it .

 

[srobbo]

Insipid, dumb half. We literally turn into turnips with a drop of rain & some these blokes efforts committing their bodies is disgraceful.

Would want to turn this around in 2nd half if we ant to take ourselves seriously about playing finals.

 

[MightyDon]

Shiel just shepherd a dees player into a clean take away at the center bounce, get in there and win the bloody thing