Preview Round 2 - Essendon Bombers vs Adelaide Crows - Saturday March 22nd - 1:20pm at the MGC

[Agronomus]

I keep forgetting dodos not here anymore

 

[JayJ20]

It's happened again hasn't it? We've been slow to read the swings of league zeitgeist, finally we have a contested team and now contested ball is out, along and wave run is back in... By the time we turn the queen Mary back around to get a sling team contests will be back in.

It's fun chasing our tails for ever

Imagine adding prime Walla, Fantasia, Daniher, Saad and McKenna to our current team?

We'd be kicking goals from all over the ground.

 

[Keystone agony]

I think im doing

In: Saad, Davey(Sub)
Out: Ridley and Langford

Hobbs very lucky

When they have the 3 talls on i think Prior is fine on Tex

Draper fwd more, think we can pull the HJ lever fwd aswell

Tom Edwards could be a better sub than Davey returning

Would consider Eli to Dawson. I just think his kicking is that bad that he needs to negate or lesrn to negate. Hes a hard worker, good size, determined and disciplined all traits made fo an excellent tagger

 

[Bombers36]

Starting to think we will give Prior another chance after his mare against the Hawks…maybe just 1st game nerves for his new club…?? his pre-season form was decent…
Edwards has to come in for Langers but I think we will go with a small forward line, Gresham to start and maybe Menzie as SUB…??

Prior McKay McGrath
Redman Reid Merrett
Martin Caldwell Duursma
Perkins Jones Gresham
Edwards Caddy Kako

Draper Durham Hobbs

Bench: Tsatas Shiel Roberts Bryan
SUB: Menzie

 

[Vindicater]

I would rather shift Jones forward into Langford's spot than bring in Edwards.

Then bring Menzie and Gresham in to the starting 22.

Jones Caddy Gresham
Menzie Draper Kako

Not huge firepower but will at least lock it in. Will also allow for some players like Redman, Martin and Durham to come forward to kick goals.

 

[ant555]

I think im doing

In: Saad, Davey(Sub)
Out: Ridley and Langford

Hobbs very lucky

When they have the 3 talls on i think Prior is fine on Tex

Draper fwd more, think we can pull the HJ lever fwd aswell

Tom Edwards could be a better sub than Davey returning

Would consider Eli to Dawson. I just think his kicking is that bad that he needs to negate or lesrn to negate. Hes a hard worker, good size, determined and disciplined all traits made fo an excellent tagger

Davey has only just returned to full training.

 

[ant555]

Remove Hobbs and in Setterfield. Setterfield can wear contact so I prefer him alongside Tsatas over Hobbs.

Hobbs played forward so who plays there ? and will they provide the same forward pressure ? Hobs may not have kicked a goal but he 100% created 2 with good handball and it could have been 3 if Caldwell did not fall over.

If we are picking a bloke just to protect Tsatas a bit then we really are in a world or hurt. Tsatas stands on his own two feet or he goes back to the VFl for mine. Have no issue if they pick him for 4 or5 weeks and I hope he comes good but I am simply not picking Setterfield just to be a big body.

 

[Test Tickle]

I really hope Crows tall forwards don't destroy us, we don't have a good record with those types.

 

[Keystone agony]

Davey has only just returned to full training.

Yeh ok

Cant remember how long out hes had?

What day did he return to full training?

 

[windyhill]

I really hope Crows tall forwards don't destroy us, we don't have a good record with those types.

Fog. Tex. Thilthorpe. One of them will.

 

[andleanback]

Fog. Tex. Thilthorpe. One of them will.

If our midfield can’t get on top, they’ll have a day out.

 

[JayJ20]

Fog. Tex. Thilthorpe. One of them will.

We're finished lol

 

[fairbump_playon]

Fog. Tex. Thilthorpe. One of them will.

Oh where's Laverne when you need him

 

[Agronomus]

Oh where's Laverne when you need him

With Shirley?

 

[Agronomus]

Hobbs played forward so who plays there ? and will they provide the same forward pressure ? Hobs may not have kicked a goal but he 100% created 2 with good handball and it could have been 3 if Caldwell did not fall over.

If we are picking a bloke just to protect Tsatas a bit then we really are in a world or hurt. Tsatas stands on his own two feet or he goes back to the VFl for mine. Have no issue if they pick him for 4 or5 weeks and I hope he comes good but I am simply not picking Setterfield just to be a big body.

If Tsatas needs someone to do the physical stuff for him all we've got is another Parish

 

[Howard Moon]

Dunno what you're all worried about, this is a gimme , same as next week.

 

[Squeaky]

I really hope Crows tall forwards don't destroy us, we don't have a good record with those types.

We should be more worried about Rankine & Keays.
Keays was the best man on the ground last time & he ran rings around us...

Soligo smashed us in the middle too from memory.

Pencil in Thilthorpe for 4 goals plus.

 

[Alwaysacrow]

Dunno what you're all worried about, this is a gimme , same as next week.

Feel free to smash the Power in round 3.

 

[Howard Moon]

Feel free to smash the Power in round 3.

I know you guys are confident, as you should be but STK are woeful, and their tall defenders worse. We are far better equipped to deal with your talls. Hawthorn were a nightmare for us because their smalls killed our tall defence.

Be a good midfield battle which probably wins the game....not an ideal record at the g for the crows.

Then we can back up and beat that other mob, the SA double

 

[Vindicater]

Hayes comes in and Redman shifts back.

Smash them out of the centre and we take this. Let them get on top in the middle and it could turn nasty.

 

[pazza]

Out: Ridley, Langford
In: Edwards, Hayes

B: Redman, McKay, Reid
HB: McGrath, Hayes, Prior
C: Durrsma, Durham, Martin
HF: Perkins, Jones, Gresham
F: Kako, Caddy, Draper
R: Bryan, Merrett, Caldwell
Int: Tsatas, Shiel, Roberts, Edwards
Sub: Hobbs

 

[Alwaysacrow]

I know you guys are confident, as you should be but STK are woeful, and their tall defenders worse. We are far better equipped to deal with your talls. Hawthorn were a nightmare for us because their smalls killed our tall defence.

Be a good midfield battle which probably wins the game....not an ideal record at the g for the crows.

Then we can back up and beat that other mob, the SA double

It will be a good test for the new look Crows team for sure. We were always going to beat up Stkilda this Saturday will be interesting.

 

[Bipolar Bear]

Who kicks all our goals? We don't really have a notable forward.

 

[bombreys]

Who kicks all our goals? We don't really have a notable forward.

 

[Donflicted]

Its going to be Gresh and Edwards into the team