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No one in their right mind would think Naitanui did anything wrong. Any counter argument is invalidated by the objective fact that Merrett pulled his hair like a little schoolgirl.
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AFLW 2024 - Round 9 - Indigenous Round - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
LOL...FOS much?Eagles too slow and too tall for tonight. Nic Nat nowhere near fit enough to go straight in to a final.
Eagles won the dance last year and guys like Barrass are telling us they feel directionless. Bombers haven't won a final in 16 years, they will be too hungry for it.
Eagles won't go with the Bombers run and the Dons will play a tight and defensive tackling game all night from the middle. Eagles have better skill if they have space, but the same with Hawthorn they won't be afforded that tonight.
Bombers to surprise the footy world by 40+.
This isn’t the first time this decade that a side has strolled into the semi finals fresh off a walk in the park elimination final win. If you think Collingwood or Geelong will bring the same intensity Essendon did to their home final you are kidding yourself. Eagles 2012 and Swans 2017 are the obvious precedents and there’s others as well. West Coast’s chances most would like but it’s certainly not a given that they’d get up.The Eagles are a better team this year, They are a top 2 team, all their players back, they could of won by 100 tonight if they wanted to. Neither Geelong or Collingwood will win next week against the eagles.
Grundy clowned Nic Nat in Perth the last time they went up against each other. Perhaps it’s Nic Nat who has the decent opposition. Bellchambers to Grundy is a substantial step up.I'm sure Pies fans are praying he's out. Finally Grundy might have some decent competition aye.
Violent overreactions are what fills our courts, prisons and hospitals.Yeah, he should have just accepted someone PULLING HIS HAIR.
Totally agree. Nothing in it at all. I’d be even surprised if it gets sighted.
Shocked that there’s even a discussion about it really.
Wow. Thuganui
I was at the game and didn't see any of this carrying on when I was leaving the game. If true then obviously "not on" But unfortunately there are DH in most Clubs supporters from time to time, even Collingwood supporters.Cant remember seeing Pies fans abuse and intimidate a mother and her 9yo son. Sadly it wasn't 1 idiot but a large number of eagles supporters as they tried to leave the ground.
This is not a reflection of what happened at all. Naitanui did his ankle in the first quarter, he still beat Grundy in the first half before he could barely run/jump in the second half. Then proceeded to miss 8 weeks.Grundy clowned Nic Nat in Perth the last time they went up against each other. Perhaps it’s Nic Nat who has the decent opposition. Bellchambers to Grundy is a substantial step up.
Wow. Thuganui
So anyone who doesn’t support your opinion is not in their right mind.No one in their right mind would think Naitanui did anything wrong. Any counter argument is invalidated by the objective fact that Merrett pulled his hair like a little schoolgirl.
Essendon have most of the parts they need.
They do need some inside muscle, players who run two ways (Smith) and Daniher back.
Guys like Mckernan and Brown have been admirable this year but really should only be back up options.
So anyone who doesn’t support your opinion is not in their right mind.
Perhaps anyone who twisted hair pulling to schoolgirl behaviour has misogynist issues.
Or perhaps anyone who is not blind can see that Merrett got a handful of hair as he tried to grab the back of Nicnats jumper
They play risk averse go slow football way too much. Pies similar atm. Compare to dogs, eagles, tiges, lions who all roll the dice. Mind you the traffic cones made what the eagles did last night look great, not sure against a real team.....The trouble with Essendon as I see it is the bottom 6 or even more are just too weak. Not enough quality. I do not mind the look of Ambrose but really for the players on the park Essendon overachieved making he eight I think.
There are a number of teams with average lists so you can win a number of games without being strong
Essendon have been a bit unlucky. When they had good picks they did not go bad in getting McGrath, Parish and so forth but these players are not franchise players like a Bontempelli or J Cameron or Lloyd or James Hird.
Essendon lack a few real quality gun players and having Daniher out does not help
No those other teams don't "roll the dice". They have specific strategies in place to ensure that "rolling the dice" is not a high risk strategy. For example, West Coast's disposal is of high quality, so they can pinpoint their kicks. Richmond ensure they have enough numbers with the ball so a turnover is not damaging, Lions have excellent intercepting backs that can halt a turnover.They play risk averse go slow football way too much. Pies similar atm. Compare to dogs, eagles, tiges, lions who all roll the dice. Mind you the traffic cones made what the eagles did last night look great, not sure against a real team.....
Oh no -the horror -the little guy pulled the big guy’s hair! Which incident had a greater chance of someone being hurt? Tug of the hair? Push forcefully into a fence? Both of them were silly. Move on.
They rely way too much on their half backs and wingers. Saad and McGrath were great but two players aren't going to get the job done.Yeah, they also need a semblance of a game plan. Because if they had one, it wasn't evident last night. And if they do have one, either it's too complex for AFL footballers to understand, or they don't believe in it so ignore it anyway.
Wow. Thuganui
What a stupid comment, anyone with half a brain can clearly see it's your players that a the dumb ones, they cant execute a game plan to save their lives, just really dumb.The bloke is just a crap match day coach going no where with him