Game Day West Coast Eagles v Essendon, Finals Week 1 - 18:10 AWST, Sep 05, 2019

[My Cotchin Rules]

I think this game demonstrates why the week off its a bad idea. It makes the better teams stronger and ruins any real chance of an upset imho.

Lol what about WB campaign only 3 seasons ago? They went bang, bang, bang & bang in upsets!

 

[tropicaltiger]

try to win a finals mate, at least under brad scott we wont 4 finals and 2 under laidly, more than your little team ever had in the last 15 years.

WHO this bloke ?

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Essendon will still, be premiership favourites in 2020.

 

[WCfan22]

Roaming brain what a flog

 

[Benji85]

This episode of roaming brian is the real loser of the night, bloody hell

 

[blue harvest]

It works on outcomes.
Merrett sustained no injury, surely there can be no suspension in the circumstances.

Injury is certainly a factor but the guidelines specifically mention that no injury doesn't get you off, potential injury is considered.

 

[roacheee]

Mate the tiger song is easily top 3 in the league.

don't talk crap, you know it's no.1 by a mile

 

[MagpieJo]

Pathetic weak club

And they expect me to turn up and support them every week lol? they can stuffed

Wow, I hope your joking, that’s a pathetic post about your own club after their first finals appearance in hoe long?

 

[roacheee]

Injury is certainly a factor but the guidelines specifically mention that no injury doesn't get you off, potential injury is considered.

ala studs up ....

 

[Rad Roo]

Essendon will still, be premiership favourites in 2020.

yes on the afl evolution game

 

[MagpieJo]

Or they bend the rules to suit them. Star players like Nic Nat get a much more lenient punishments than Joe blow. It took how many incidents of Gary Ablett to finally get suspended for the same action?

Very true. Can’t see him going out for a final for it though, since Barry hall got off! Not as bad as his one

 

[projectv]

Wow, I hope your joking, that’s a pathetic post about your own club after their first finals appearance in hoe long?

That long finals drought going all the way back to 2017.

 

[Coaster2012]

Injury is certainly a factor but the guidelines specifically mention that no injury doesn't get you off, potential injury is considered.

If he got him with a fist or something sure. But not a push.

 

[Altum Volantes]

Quality Television...

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

It works on outcomes.
Merrett sustained no injury, surely there can be no suspension in the circumstances.

https://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/2019-Tribunal-Guidelines.pdf

Page 9 has this:

Firstly, consideration will be given to the extent of force and in particular, any injury sustained by the Player who was offended against.
Secondly, strong consideration will be given to the potential to cause injury, particularly in the following cases:
»»Intentional head-high strikes, such as those with a swinging clenched fist, raised forearm or elbow;
»»High bumps, particularly with significant head contact and/or Player momentum;
»»Any head-high contact with a Player who has his head over the ball, particularly when contact is made from an opponent approaching from a front-on position;
»»Forceful round arm swings that make head-high contact to a Player in a marking contest, ruck contest or when tackling;
»»Spear tackles; and»
»Driving an opponent into the ground when his arms are pinned.

It looks at both the force and injury.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Wow, I hope your joking, that’s a pathetic post about your own club after their first finals appearance in hoe long?

We played finals in 2017.

No excesses this year a final win was the pass and we have failed once again if the players don't care why should I?

 

[Rob]

 

[Hawkforce]

Brave effort by the Bombres. At least their fans can leave the finals knowing their team gave it their very best

 

[SSwans2011]

You said it “The Media”
I personally don’t know any Essendon fan that had us top 4 at the start of the season. Where we finished is about what most predicted and most fans know how far away we are from being a good side

Not disagreeing with you. They do it every season too which must get frustrating when (no offence) there's really nothing to suggest most years that you will suddenly challenge for top four. Means you end up having to cop the rubbish media barrage because the club isn't meeting expectations that the media themselves set.

 

[MagpieJo]

We played finals in 2017.

No excesses this year a final win was the pass and we have failed once again if the players don't care why should I?

What makes you think the6 didn’t care? I didn’t watch the whole game bu5 I didn’t see anyone pull out if a contest. Eagles were just better

 

[Roobs321]

Thou shalt do just enough
Thou shalt not put to the sword
Thou mayest double opponent (but no more)

Tonight was great. Beating Essendon in a final is a childhood dream now come true. Can tick that one off the bucket list. Some sublime skills out there tonight when the lead was there to be made.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Brave effort by the Bombres. At least their fans can leave the finals knowing their team gave it their very best

At least we were in the finals....

 

[SuperSteele22]

Can't wait for the 'Essendon will be genuine flag threats this year' chat to start again in January, rinse and repeat every ****ing year until the end of time

 

[ep2018]

Thou shalt do just enough
Thou shalt not put to the sword
Thou mayest double opponent (but no more)

Tonight was great. Beating Essendon in a final is a childhood dream now come true. Can tick that one off the bucket list. Some sublime skills out there tonight when the lead was there to be made.

I've always wanted to play in a prelim from outside the top 4. Hopefully we tick that item off the bucket list next week.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

At least we were in the finals....

....and now you get rewarded with a shittier draft pick than Hawthorn.