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

[ScrappyCoCo]

To me it feels like Dylan Shiel

9

Dylan Shiel

Age

31

Ht

182cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.6

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

12.2

5star

M

3.1

3star

T

3.9

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

23.4

5star

K

13.6

5star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.2

2star

T

3.4

4star

CL

6.4

5star

D

19.8

5star

K

8.4

4star

HB

11.4

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

3.8

5star

is playing wet weather footy fairly well.

 

[Pweter]

That quarter was puss

I repeat

 

[raskolnikov]

Is there actually any footballing attribute that Cox does well?

Negative.

 

[Gabe251]

It's really hard to support this team sometimes.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

We'd be in front of Langford could handle it cleanly and make some smart decisions

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

After a win like we had last week, at least make him earn his spot back in the team through VFL form. I've been wrong about his drop off before and he's come good, but with basically a full team to pick from, we've got to start having true selection pressure for players out of our top 10

Hes one of the most unaccountable players we have in the team. He'd never get out of the VFL if he went there.

Brad has his favourites.

 

[nylexbandit]

Umpires
Nick Foot (2),Andrew Stephens (12),Nathan Williamson (22),Cameron Dore (28)

Actually reckon other than 22 they are ok. I think 22 is the little blonde guy and he’s destroying us

 

[TheGrizz]

This is classic Essendon vs Melbourne

The Demons have dragged this game (with the help of the elements) into a battle of structure and toughness, being their one-woods

We are failing dismally at both, and failing to adapt to conditions

A tale as old as time, apparently.

 

[jannissary]

cox might be the dumbest player out there, and that’s saying something because archie perkins is a ****ing idiot

 

[Mootsy]

Anything good on Netflix?

 

[Snake Charmer]

Umpires
Nick Foot (2),Andrew Stephens (12),Nathan Williamson (22),Cameron Dore (28)

Now name our 6 or 7 bottom players and there’s the reason we are so shit. We have some shockers

 

[Red Black and Blue]

If he’s getting ragdolled by Langdon I don’t think he’s going to help in the middle

He's our only player that's got clean hands right now. One instance with the ball bobbling away from him is hardly hang worthy. Most of the mids are butter fingers out there and are not going hard or defending the stoppage.

 

[the PILL]

We just don't have any wet weather IQ...

 

[Happyskeret]

We'd be in front of Langford could handle it cleanly and make some smart decisions

And why don’t they put him in the midfield or somewhere else to change things up?

 

[Goat Hird]

I guess we didn't know who to sub,

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Stringer has been shockingly bad

The most annoying thing is his effort contest to contest is conditional. That condition is if he thinks he can get a cheap touch or not.

 

[biglaycock]

Gave it the attention it deserved. Unlike you.

Rubbish, he took because he knew he squibbed it.

 

[Tassieboy]

McKay has been fairly good.

 

[ghostdog]

Can still grind out a win here

STILL WINNABLE!

 

[eth-dog]

I don’t know the stats but McKay is best on for us by a country mile?

Yes

 

[Pweter]

Actually reckon other than 22 they are ok. I think 22 is the little blonde guy and he’s destroying us

I'd prefer we play accountable wet weather footy. Unless we can do that the umps don't matter.

 

[Foxx]

Melbourne playing with a dry ball, Essendon with a bar of soap.

Credit to Melbourne. Their defensive setup is the best in the comp.
But we went into a wet game too tall. Gave ourselves a handicap at the selection table.

 

[EnolaGay]

Anything good on Netflix?

I’m watching the Wallabies play Wales, much more entertaining


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[Cup_o_Jobe]

They have a clear plan to beat us, we continue to play into it, either unable or unwilling to switch gears. They ride tackles in the wet, we let it bobble out into space so they can get the turnover. They have a player waiting at the base of each pack, we have all our players fly for the ball. They keep having there forwards run out the back onto easy goals, we refuse to play with anyone sweeping. It's just so dumb. Putrid to watch. Real Ben Rutten

Ben Rutten

Age

41

Ht

190cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.4

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

7.0

4star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

10.6

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.0

3star

era stuff.

 

[Groundhog Day]

Langford is approaching Ian Baker-Finch territory.