VelvetSledge
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- May 24, 2007
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The past 5 weeks:
ESS: W-W-W-W-L
BRIS: W-L-L-W-L
Sportsbet odds:
ESS: $1.16
BRIS: $5.40
ESSENDON:
B: Heppell, Fletcher, Hooker
HB: Hardingham, Lovett-Murray, Dempsey
C: Monfries, Hocking, Stanton
HF: Colyer, Carlisle, Dyson
F: Jetta, Crameri, Davey
Foll: Ryder, Zaharakis, Watson
I/C: Lonergan, Bellchambers, Melksham, Howlett
Emg: McVeigh, Davis, Dell’Olio
In: Dempsey, Lovett-Murray, Colyer
Out: Pears, Hibberd, Dell'Olio
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BRISBANE:
B: McGrath, Maguire, Lester
HB: Golby, Patfull, Rich
C: Adcock, Rockliff, Hanley
HF: Polkinghorne, Brown, Banfield
F: Harwood, Merrett, Cornelius
Foll: Black, Redden, Hudson
I/C: Polec, Longer, Karnezis, Crisp
Emg: Sheldon, McKeever, Green
In: Polkinghorne, Longer, Harwood
Out: Drummond, Sheldon, Raines
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Note:
All game day discussion in here, I should be able to get on whilst at Etihad and put up some late changes etc. Did my PCL at work tonight so I'll be on here a fair bit more, will hopefully be able to do these game day threads weekly.
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Thoughts:
We really should win this one. We have had a shocking tendency over the past few years to drop games we should be grabbing by the nads. We find ourselves in the somewhat admirable position of 5th on the ladder, with four wins and one loss, albeit to last years Grand Finalists... By a solitary point.
One thing that excites me about this week is that we are finally starting to get a good balance of players. This week, bar a couple of big names, is very close to an extremely solid, quick, efficient unit. Crameri up forward has been a revelation for us, and, if he manages to lose his man throughout the game then we could see the bustling number 12 kick a bag.
On the flipside, however; There is Johnno Brown for the Lions. He always seems to get up for Bombers games, and we need to make sure that he is kept quiet. Whether we put Hooker on him, NLM, or even Hardingham, we need someone that can compete with his outstanding physicality... Which I'm not sure we have.
The midfield battle will be interesting- Black is an ageless warrior, and Redden, Adcock, and Rockliff have impressed the hell out of me in the small amount of Brisbane footy I've seen. The key for them is to put a heavy tag on Stants- He provides a majority of our run and his disposal is at an elite level, if they can limit that then that will do their chances a world of good.
In closing, we need to win this, and I'm sure Hirdy has drilled it into the boys heads over the past week. Losing games that we should win is not on if we are to be a Top 4 side, and this is one that we need to stamp our authority on. If Stants and Jobe get up and running, our goalkicking improves somewhat, and if we keep the pressure running throughout the entire game, this could very easily end up as a drubbing.
Essendon by 72 points.
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