Preview Round 3, 2024: Essendon v St.Kilda - Marvel Stadium, Saturday 30th March, 4:20PM AEDT *HASTIE DEBUT*

[StFly]

Ha, my grading was spot on impact wise, never change hand of god, never change. Good to know when you brace into a face though, you just need to spin your body to really ram that forearm home across the entire face, and it'll be careless instead of intentional though.

 

[ScrappyDo]

Clubs will be offering long deals to stop Tassie raiding. (not that contracts mean anything)

If things go to plan we should be right in our window when that happens. I don't think a 10 year sainter will be looking to jump ship for any amount of money at that time.

 

[stavro#4]

 

[SaintersUnite]

The man exudes leadership on field, is a great person, utter beast of a competitor, generally pretty intelligent and is in his prime, no brainer really.

CHB, CHF, relief Ruck, big bodied mid, the man can plug whatever gap if required to an acceptable level and runs all day. He is what McKernan and Marsh were meant to be back in the day.

Always get fond memories of Marsh whenever I see bigjonathonmarsh comments on AFL Instagram posts


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[pebblesofsand]

Michael Gleeson from the Age proving that at least some AFL "journalists" can actually write.

"Essendon might have expressed it the wrong way on Saturday night, but they do need to play with more edge.

Where that edge and grit needs to be applied is in someone, anyone, stopping the opposition running through them like a goat vindaloo."

 

[saint66au]

People wanting to reshuffle our entire defence just to fit in a bloke who has played one VFL game with figures inflated by kickins

Spare me.

 

[seasonedsainter]

Be like the pies game then where they gave up frees left right and centre

Exactly, now with all the spotlight on it the umpires will have been given the brief, good luck to those utter flogs, I've a feeling even with the loss of King Henry, we'll be ramming that edge where the sun don't shine.

 

[seasonedsainter]

Saw a montage of all the cheap hits in the Injectington game…

What do you expect from a Scott-coached side?

Spiteful, sniping, dirty, c#%t. Always was.

Could not agree more with this.

 

[Cairnsman]

Why isn't he looking at 7 matches....what's the difference

 

[stavro#4]

Why isn't he looking at 7 matches....what's the difference

Well we don’t know that.

It’s worse then SPP probably not as bad as Jimmys.

So will sit between 4-7

 

[Tommy Wigs]

Saw a montage of all the cheap hits in the Injectington game…

What do you expect from a Scott-coached side?

Spiteful, sniping, dirty, c#%t. Always was.

Will love you forever if you share. Sounds like rare gold

 

[jwikked]

Why isn't he looking at 7 matches....what's the difference

Massive difference, are you joking?

 

[_Maximus_12]

I reckon Nas will get some very real attention this week. Keen to see how he handles it.

Anyone else remember this https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/dr...n/news-story/6bf3c95e115d8185d84f6b918ac5f755

 

[Mavefromdelburn]

Michael Gleeson from the Age proving that at least some AFL "journalists" can actually write.

"Essendon might have expressed it the wrong way on Saturday night, but they do need to play with more edge.

Where that edge and grit needs to be applied is in someone, anyone, stopping the opposition running through them like a goat vindaloo."

Bitta Gringo about that..

 

[Joffaboy]

Speaking of 'edge', I remember a Melbourne team getting into Roo the game he came back after doing his shoulder in 2005, bumping him, getting into him, sniping g etc.
We won by 85 points.

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[True Believer]

I reckon Nas will get some very real attention this week. Keen to see how he handles it.

Anyone else remember this https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/dr...n/news-story/6bf3c95e115d8185d84f6b918ac5f755

Well, that didn't age well, did it??

 

[Hysteria]

I reckon Nas will get some very real attention this week. Keen to see how he handles it.

Anyone else remember this https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/dr...n/news-story/6bf3c95e115d8185d84f6b918ac5f755

Think it's now 100% likely to happen with his recent performance along with all the "Essendon Edge" garbage.

Really hope we don't play into it, just play the ball and come away with the win.

Would much prefer the 4 points over trying to look "tough"

 

[bird_man]

No he doesn’t need to be the same but we need someone to play Henry’s role and I’m not sure Wilson is there yet or anyone for that mamatter.

Unfortunately it's pretty hard to replace a best 22 player with one that can fill the role a well.

Henry plays half forward, wing and a little on thr ball. We Have plenty of players in the 22 that can play those roles. If it's not Darcy them it will be someone else.

Last week be brought in Sinclair for Crouch and Jones for Collard, so not like for likes.

I think we just pick our best 22 and shuffle the chairs around ig need be rather than trying to find someone outside the 22 that plays the same as Henry.

 

[Cairnsman]

Well we don’t know that.

It’s worse then SPP probably not as bad as Jimmys.

So will sit between 4-7

Wasn’t the outcome worse than Jimmys?

 

[Cairnsman]

Massive difference, are you joking?

Nup, the outcome was worse.

 

[stavro#4]

Wasn’t the outcome worse than Jimmys?

No the outcome was the same. Player concussed and subbed out.

Jimmys act was worse. Hit at speed when there was no need to bump, jumped and hit high.

Wright can atleast say he was going for the ball. But that’s about the only difference. He still smushed the player into next week.

 

[Armoooo]

Anybody who thinks Wright's hit was worse than Webster's needs to take the blinkers off.

Webster wasn't playing footy when he cleaned up Simpkin, he was just looking to hurt the bloke in retribution for Simpkins high fend off.

Wright will cop 4 weeks, nowhere near as malicious.

 

[Moquo]

Anybody who thinks Wright's hit was worse than Webster's needs to take the blinkers off.

Webster wasn't playing footy when he cleaned up Simpkin, he was just looking to hurt the bloke in retribution for Simpkins high fend off.

Wright will cop 4 weeks, nowhere near as malicious.

I doubt that matters. The AFL is always more concerned about the optics. That still image looks brutal. My guess is 5 down to four, but 6 wouldn't shock me. The fact that the bombres talked up being aggressive highlights the intent.

 

[bird_man]

Anybody who thinks Wright's hit was worse than Webster's needs to take the blinkers off.

Webster wasn't playing footy when he cleaned up Simpkin, he was just looking to hurt the bloke in retribution for Simpkins high fend off.

Wright will cop 4 weeks, nowhere near as malicious.

I think it will be a little more than 4 if that is what SPP ended up with but it wasn't as bad as Webster's.

5 weeks for Wright would be my guess.

 

[moirae42]

I don't give a rats, as long as he doesn't play this week.

Just more AFL fabricated drama to keep talkback noisy for another week.