Preview Round 3: Melbourne vs Essendon, MCG, Friday 05/04/19, 7:50 PM, The Melksham-Hibberd-Neeld Trophy

[Proper Gander]

Melbourne must be jumping for joy knowing they play Essendon next

TBH I would rather not play anyone else ever again at this moment in time.

 

[JayJ20]

Melbourne vs Essendon is always a shitfight. When was the last time even one of us came into this game in good form?

 

[madrigal]

Melbourne vs Essendon is always a shitfight. When was the last time even one of us came into this game in good form?

I seem to remember the 2000 Grand final we were doing alright.

 

[blitzer]

Melbourne will smash us. We always roll over against teams desperate for a win. Even though we should be just as desperate.

 

[freddy mercury]

Bags has been serviceable for a few years now, he cannot continue to get games over Laverde anymore.

 

[yaco55]

I am unsure that melbourne is badly out of form - It was a strange game against Geelong - Cats win by 80 points, yet Melb won the inside 50 count by 25 - EFC Midfield will need to be on their game.

 

[Heppellfreak]

More confident about this game then gws or saints games. Have a feeling this will be the game we turn it around( ala Geelong game last year)


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[Mr Mojo Risin]

Battle of the Bottom. What a Blockbuster.

 

[Jobe Watson]

This will be a loss.

Oliver will have more clearances by himself than all of our mids combined.

 

[CBombers17]

Unless they really get a hold of us early I'd say Melbourne by about 6 goals.

 

[Doss]

Outs: Francis
In: Dea

You’re a cruel man Kelv. In the maddest way I could almost imagine it.

 

[Seb78]

Outs: Francis
In: Dea

That you woosha?

 

[Vindicater]

I am not a huge fan of massive changes but we do need to cut some fat this week and we need to put in youthful exubrance.

Out: Mitch Brown, David Myers and Mark Baguley

In: Jordan Ridley, Jayden Laverde and Kobe Mutch

B

• Adam Saad,
• Patrick Ambrose,
• Conor McKenna

HB

• Jordan Ridley,
• Michael Hurley,
• Aaron Francis

C

• David Zaharakis,
• Darcy Parish,
• Dyson Heppell

HF

• Orazio Fantasia,
• Jake Stringer,
• Jayden Laverde

F

• Zach Merrett,
• Shaun McKernan,
• Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti

FOL

• Tom Bellchambers,
• Andrew McGrath,
• Devon Smith

I/C

• Kobe Mutch,
• Kyle Langford,
• Dylan Shiel,
• Matt Guelfi

 

[Heppellfreak]

I am not a huge fan of massive changes but we do need to cut some fat this week and we need to put in youthful exubrance.

Out: Mitch Brown, David Myers and Mark Baguley

In: Jordan Ridley, Jayden Laverde and Kobe Mutch

B

• Adam Saad,
• Patrick Ambrose,
• Conor McKenna

HB

• Jordan Ridley,
• Michael Hurley,
• Aaron Francis

C

• David Zaharakis,
• Darcy Parish,
• Dyson Heppell

HF

• Orazio Fantasia,
• Jake Stringer,
• Jayden Laverde

F

• Zach Merrett,
• Shaun McKernan,
• Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti

FOL

• Tom Bellchambers,
• Andrew McGrath,
• Devon Smith

I/C

• Kobe Mutch,
• Kyle Langford,
• Dylan Shiel,
• Matt Guelfi

How the hell does anybody still have zaharakis in the team?

 

[Atavistic]

I think we peaked in the intraclub when we beat ourselves.

 

[schmuttt]

Feels good that one of our supporter bases will be able to write off the season after this game and not worry anymore

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

Out:

Zaka
Bellchambers
Myers

In:

Players who haven't been mediocre for 90% of their careers

 

[bombreys]

Out: Francis, McGrath
In: Dea, Hartley
Upgraded to legend status: Myers, Bags, Zaharakis
Woosha: “let’s give our senior guys a chance to turn it around, we can take heaps of positives out of the way we went about it tonight”

 

[gillon]

Not making any real changes last week was so incredibly idiotic. This is the same team that had an 8 week form slump which completely wasted a season last year. This is not the way you get through to those players. They've had enough opportunities.

 

[madrigal]

Out:

Zaka
Bellchambers
Myers

In:

Players who haven't been mediocre for 90% of their careers

I don't think we have three available players that match that requirement.

 

[Shanghaistu]

Feels good that one of our supporter bases will be able to write off the season after this game and not worry anymore

.... you mean they’re not completely written-off yet?

 

[Yoda_]

Out: Guelfi, Baguley, Myers, T-Bell, Brown, Zaharakis
In: D. Clarke, Draper, Laverde (if fit), Stewart, Ridley and Mutch (if fit)

Oh dear

 

[Yoda_]

Bags has been serviceable for a few years now, he cannot continue to get games over Laverde anymore.

Youré right.. One is a pressure small forward. the other a medium sized utility trying to find his spot at AFL level after a handful of years now

 

[Yoda_]

AFL must be stoked to have got this one right.. The prime time slot and pinnacle for the players now being fought out between two bottom teams

 

[Beerfish]

On the positive side, this will be over before the weekend really starts.