Game Day Round 21: Essendon v Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium, Saturday 10/8/19, 7.25PM AEST

[ScrappyCoCo]

what is up with fantasia? Get him in the middle.

Not sure what is worse, our form or listening to Roos

He is a shadow of his past , carrying something, should never been picked, no where near it for weeks.

 

[naraku]

Any chance to grab Ratten for 2 years?

 

['51 Bewick]

Cats vs Roos is entertaining

 

[Jobe Watson]

Probably a good thing we're going to choke our way out of finals. Playing in September would've deluded us into thinking Woosha is the coach to take us forward.

What coaches are available in the off-season?

 

[vast]

Not enough players willing to win the hardball. Any chance Merrett puts his head over the ball at least once this game?
He has been given too much latitude to be an outside player when frankly he doest use it as well as he thinks.

 

[Lore]

That's sort of my point. Play Ham and/or Mynott and push McGrath or (a not 100% fit) Heppell forward. See of there is any improvement at this level from Long (not likely). Play Hartley or Zerk and adjust somewhere else.
Don't just go "small for small" when there's more to the game than just height. See what some of the depth we hope we have can actually offer

A couple of pages back I was saying I'd like to have seen Ridley or Zerk Thatcher in tonight. But ruck, midfield and forward there isn't a lot left to choose from.

Ham could have come in but I don't see how throwing kids to the wolves would have proven anything about them either way. The support around them isn't there, most of the experienced team is on the injury list.

 

[Yoda_]

No excuse for the lack of effort but little shout out to the guys we're missing;

FB Francis - Hurley - Saad

CHB **** - **** - ****

C: Smith - **** - ****

HFF: **** - Daniher/Stewart - ****

F: **** - **** - Fantasia (fully fit)

R: Bellchambers - Parish -

 

[Learntopray]

No team with any of Baguley, Z Clarke or McNeice is going to win a game and we’ve got all 3. Terrible effort, tackling like turnstiles again. The manpower out is significant, especially when your coach only believes in talent not system.

What talent?

 

[Schnitzengruben]

When is Bellchambers back

With Justin Crow in charge and initially 4~ weeks was the original diagnosis, he should be ready by the 2020 bye's.

 

[JayJ20]

Even the suns would run us close at the moment. Oh wait...

 

[carnthedons]

What talent?

That’s the point turbo.

 

[WindyHillZephyr]

what is up with fantasia? Get him in the middle.

Not sure what is worse, our form or listening to Roos

I hit the mute button 40 minutes ago.

 

[westking]

We have seen this type of performance before. There is a stench to it that is familiar. Le Cras kicked 10 or 12 Ive deleted it from my memory?

 

[MiguelM]

If Grundy out of contract throw the kitchen sink at him. We need an AFL standard ruckman.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

what is up with fantasia? Get him in the middle.

Not sure what is worse, our form or listening to Roos

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Snake Charmer]

Have you watched Laverde this season? He isn't remotely AFL standard.

That said there is a fair few that fit into that category.

He’s been shit house. Still his AFL and VFL form has been better than bags but he’s out there tonight.

 

[wallis23]

Too many injuries and the duds playing are causing our good players to be rubbish

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

If Grundy out of contract throw the kitchen sink at him. We need an AFL standard ruckman.

doubt we could afford it

 

[Mootsy]

It’s been a good game

 

[mike14]

A couple of pages back I was saying I'd like to have seen Ridley or Zerk Thatcher in tonight. But ruck, midfield and forward there isn't a lot left to choose from.

Ham could have come in but I don't see how throwing kids to the wolves would have proven anything about them either way. The support around them isn't there, most of the experienced team is on the injury list.

Agree but for mine you play the guys who might make so that they hopefully get something out of it, and it shows that there's a bit more creativity within the coaching and selection committee. Neither option wins us the game, one option may help in the future

 

[MiguelM]

McGrath tackling is soft.

 

[carnthedons]

If Grundy out of contract throw the kitchen sink at him. We need an AFL standard ruckman.

Mate I’m 6’4 and couldn’t run out of sight on a dark night and would be more effective than what we’ve rolled out tonight.

 

[Yoda_]

A couple of pages back I was saying I'd like to have seen Ridley or Zerk Thatcher in tonight. But ruck, midfield and forward there isn't a lot left to choose from.

Ham could have come in but I don't see how throwing kids to the wolves would have proven anything about them either way. The support around them isn't there, most of the experienced team is on the injury list.

As I politely pointed out in the Adrian Dodoro thread but we don't even have kids to hang our hats on. Nor the guys we paid a premium on are performing to the top dollar I would have expected. Stringer probably the closest. Saad has been ok considering what we paid but Smith (2019) and Shiel have been underwhelming

 

[RearNaked]

Zac Clarke makes me miss Courtney johns

 

[Lore]

No excuse for the lack of effort but little shout out to the guys we're missing;

FB Francis - Hurley - Saad

CHB **** - **** - ****

C: Smith - **** - ****

HFF: **** - Daniher/Stewart - ****

F: **** - **** - Fantasia (fully fit)

R: Bellchambers - Parish -

That's the best 22. And then we've lost a lot of the depth as well. We're down to third string players, out of form second string players, and **** all else.

Hooker is basically