Preview Round 4: Essendon vs Port Adelaide, Adelaide Oval, Friday 5/04/24 @ 8:10 PM

[jdstorm]

Chris Scott has called for Port and Crows to clash for Gather round going forward as gives both teams 12 home games. Not to mention it disadvantages their opponents...thought it was pretty obvious...obviously not to the AFL.

couldn’t disagree more.

Why would you combine the showdown with gather round and loose one of the buzziest weeks in your SA calendar for no reason.

 

[mcgrath_truther]

will be an interesting battle in the back 50 for us.

good to see my boy back in the side.

 

[bombreys]

Would have given Hayes a chance - they have a heap of tall forwards and he was close to BOG in the twos.

No Ridley, no Reid.

 

[Rick Ross]

Defensive match ups for us will be interesting. Imagine it will be:
McKay to Dixon
Cox to Marshall
Laverde to Georgiades
Maybe Redman to Finlayson?

First time we’ve really need Cox to stand up and do a job for us. Get it done young fella.

Yeah, interesting tall Port forward line. Too tall? Will be a dry night so no issues there.

Think this will need good for Cox to play a bit taller this week. I get a bit worried when he’s playing small on guys like Ginnivan who he’s at risk of high tackling every time. Ok, maybe not an issue when it’s Ginnivan.

Wonder if there is a late change coming with one of them going out. Or maybe just plan to sub one out if they need more run.

 

[Vander18]

Yeah, interesting tall Port forward line. Too tall? Will be a dry night so no issues there.

Think this will need good for Cox to play a bit taller this week. I get a bit worried when he’s playing small on guys like Ginnivan who he’s at risk of high tackling every time. Ok, maybe not an issue when it’s Ginnivan.

Wonder if there is a late change coming with one of them going out. Or maybe just plan to sub one out if they need more run.

Think they all play. Finlayson is the most vulnerable but he’s their second ruck right now and think they like Dixon playing forward all game.

 

[Vindicater]

couldn’t disagree more.

Why would you combine the showdown with gather round and loose one of the buzziest weeks in your SA calendar for no reason.

Tell Chris Scott they will do that when he stops playing Melbourne teams in Geelong.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Who you guys think our sub will be....would they go Hind 2 weeks in a row? Setters coming back from injury? Hobbs perhaps.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Changes since last time,

Essendon:

OUTS: Weideman, Snelling, Phillips, Z-Thatcher, Ridley, Durham, Wright, Shiel
INS: McKay, Draper, Goldstein, Setterfield, Gresham, Duursma, Jones, Cox, Hind

Port Adelaide:

OUTS: Wines, Powell-Pepper, Bonner, McKenzie, Visentini, Williams, Narkle
INS: Ratugolea, Z-Thatcher, Soldo, Georgiades, L.Jones, Rioli, Burgoyne

 

[Rick Ross]

Who you guys think our sub will be....would they go Hind 2 weeks in a row? Setters coming back from injury? Hobbs perhaps.

Menzies?

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Menzies?

Menzies named on the ground. I was thinking it would be one of our interchange if that is how it works.

 

[Call Me Cake]

It's Menzie. Not Menzies.

 

[Rick Ross]

It's Menzie. Not Menzies.

Aren’t they 2 of him, like Daveys?

 

[Runk]

Was at training today. Very relaxed. Draper didn't do any drills.

Funny side note: Mason Redman

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Mason Redman

Age

26

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187cm

Wt

87kg

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Def

Career

Season

Last 5

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15.2

4star

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10.1

4star

HB

5.1

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.7

4star

MG

262.0

4star

D

12.0

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

4.2

3star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.8

3star

MG

210.3

3star

D

12.0

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

5.0

4star

M

4.4

4star

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2.4

4star

MG

144.2

3star

spent a fair bit of time signing things for kids. One asked him which team he hated the most. He said 'All of them!'

 

[andleanback]

geez dixon marshall finlayson n now another tall

4 talls not always the best idea at ground level. Just need pressure on the ball upfield from stoppage. Mckay going to be key killing contests

 

[EnolaGay]

Changes since last time,

Essendon:

OUTS: Weideman, Snelling, Phillips, Z-Thatcher, Ridley, Durham, Wright, Shiel
INS: McKay, Draper, Goldstein, Setterfield, Gresham, Duursma, Jones, Cox, Hind

Port Adelaide:

OUTS: Wines, Powell-Pepper, Bonner, McKenzie, Visentini, Williams, Narkle
INS: Ratugolea, Z-Thatcher, Soldo, Georgiades, L.Jones, Rioli, Burgoyne

With Zerk-Thatcher an out and in, has he crossed the event horizon?

 

[EnolaGay]

Yeah, interesting tall Port forward line. Too tall? Will be a dry night so no issues there.

Think this will need good for Cox to play a bit taller this week. I get a bit worried when he’s playing small on guys like Ginnivan who he’s at risk of high tackling every time. Ok, maybe not an issue when it’s Ginnivan.

Wonder if there is a late change coming with one of them going out. Or maybe just plan to sub one out if they need more run.

Wouldn't mind Cox on Rioli giving away a few high tackles

 

[WindyHillZephyr]

With Zerk-Thatcher an out and in, has he crossed the event horizon?

It's a reletivety, sub atomic particle thingy. Soon to be announced the Zerk quark.

 

[blitzer]

That Port Adelaide forward line is honestly way too tall. They might make it work because of our personnel issues with no Ridley/Reid (and because we are only a mid range team) but I doubt they are winning finals playing that forward line. Opposition teams will walk it out of there.

Great to see Setters back. First chance to see Merrett, Parish and Setterfield together - which i quite like as our first choice centre square combo. I'm keen to see how it operates in year 2 (not that they played that many games together in year 1).

 

[ghostdog]

Defensive match ups for us will be interesting. Imagine it will be:
McKay to Dixon
Cox to Marshall
Laverde to Georgiades
Maybe Redman to Finlayson?

First time we’ve really need Cox to stand up and do a job for us. Get it done young fella.

Reckon we can trouble them the other way. Draper will occupy Ratugalea and Langers and Stringer are tough match up for any defence. If we can generate quick, unpredictable ball inside forward 50 and get those two plenty of 1:1’s then we can kick a score. If it’s slow and boring we are in trouble as Allie will mark everything.

There's a sadist in me that wants to see BZT sell Jake some candy. Just once.

 

[ghostdog]

Changes since last time,

Essendon:

OUTS: Weideman, Snelling, Phillips, Z-Thatcher, Ridley, Durham, Wright, Shiel
INS: McKay, Draper, Goldstein, Setterfield, Gresham, Duursma, Jones, Cox, Hind

Port Adelaide:

OUTS: Wines, Powell-Pepper, Bonner, McKenzie, Visentini, Williams, Narkle
INS: Ratugolea, Z-Thatcher, Soldo, Georgiades, L.Jones, Rioli, Burgoyne

Our Visentini? Was he steak knives for BZT? That's value!

 

[Vindicater]

4 talls not always the best idea at ground level. Just need pressure on the ball upfield from stoppage. Mckay going to be key killing contests

McKay to have a field day intercepting as Port will bomb in long and high to that side.

 

[84859300]

Let's hope this isn't the "Annual Essendon Aliir Appreciation Day" - where we bomb into F50 and give the guy record intercept numbers.

 

[EnolaGay]

Our Visentini? Was he steak knives for BZT? That's value!

We have Port's Visentini's younger brother

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[eth-dog]

couldn’t disagree more.

Why would you combine the showdown with gather round and loose one of the buzziest weeks in your SA calendar for no reason.

Gather Round should be in Sydney or Queensland. There'd be no argument against having the showcase on them Saturday night.

Also it's unfair on teams like us and Melbourne to play a non neutral game.

 

[Crookshoulder]

Was at training today. Very relaxed. Draper didn't do any drills.

Funny side note: Mason Redman spent a fair bit of time signing things for kids. One asked him which team he hated the most. He said 'All of them!'

Reddog was the first to sign for the kids after training when they come to Shepparton, and he was the last to leave. I saw this at two events when they come to town. A cracking lad