Essendon Gameday Thread

[pinkemu]

The minute our coaches start taking advice from the fans is the day the club starts going downhill. However, it doesn't mean I can't offer my own observations. Bevan isolated with his opponent alone in the F50 not for the first time, I hardly think it's some serendipitous happenstance.

Of course you can offer your obesrvation, as we all can.
It's just that you made it sound like you got that information straight from the horses mouth

[connolly]

The minute our coaches start taking advice from the fans is the day the club starts going downhill. However, it doesn't mean I can't offer my own observations. Bevan isolated with his opponent alone in the F50 not for the first time, I hardly think it's some serendipitous happenstance.

That should not be possible with our structure for a start. There is always a sweeper, central corridor defender playing back. The player who usually plays that role (Richards) was playing up the other end of the ground as part of another serendipitous happenstance from the bunker. Bolton like Bevo was beaten with a few lace outs to the chest of his opponent (who again kicked multiples). Put that thinking cap on and come with a plan to stop the skimming pass to the chest of a leading forward and post it off the Bloods brain trust. Be sure to enclose a self addressed return enevlope. You neglected to mention in all fairness that the Bevanator was our best defender against the Dons.

[Mr Magoo]

That should not be possible with our structure for a start. There is always a sweeper, central corridor defender playing back. The player who usually plays that role (Richards) was playing up the other end of the ground as part of another serendipitous happenstance from the bunker. Bolton like Bevo was beaten with a few lace outs to the chest of his opponent (who again kicked multiples). Put that thinking cap on and come with a plan to stop the skimming pass to the chest of a leading forward and post it off the Bloods brain trust. Be sure to enclose a self addressed return enevlope. You neglected to mention in all fairness that the Bevanator was our best defender against the Dons.

I thought bevan was nowhere near our worst. I didnt see the particular incident being discussed but if it occurred as described here, if any one needs a kick up the butt ,it is the defensive coach for allowing one player and worse still a small defender to be left one out inside the attacking fifty.

[Swannette]

This may have been covered earlier, but I'm not reading through the slush to find it, so will vent my irritation anyway. I don't know whether I'm more pi**ed at the umpires or Essendon, or Gieshen the goose for allowing it to happen - perhaps they are all equally at fault - but how many times on Sat did the ump mark the mark to have the Essendon person (can't say player, that implies decency) fail to come back to the umps mark. If this happened (at the trumper end) once, it happened 10 times - and we're not talking about a few centimeters off the mark, at least a metre every time. Everyone around us was screaming about this every time, it was SOOOOOOOO noticeable, it was just incredible. Anyone new to the game would think the umps mark was for no purpose other than to be an approximatation and the bloke in red and black made the rest up themselves. Not once did the ump demand they come back correctly, which in my book, is tantamount to cheating. Absolutely furious. And now, how about Sir Lucas, he too makes up his own positioning after taking a mark on the O'Reilly wing and blatantly ignores the ump directing him to move around toward the fence as the line requires. Oh no sirreee, Sir Lucas ignores that instruction or just pretends not to notice and the ump does nothing to bring him around - even while looking at the bloke who hasn't moved an inch!!! Equally furious. No way I believe that either of these things lost us the game of course, but for the umps to turn a blind eye to systematic rule-bending - is just not on.

[Bear]

I thought bevan was nowhere near our worst. I didnt see the particular incident being discussed but if it occurred as described here, if any one needs a kick up the butt ,it is the defensive coach for allowing one player and worse still a small defender to be left one out inside the attacking fifty.

I can guarantee you there was a huddle inside 50 before the bounce, Reimers matched up on 42, then the rest of Essendon's players cleared OUTSIDE the 50 and Reimers ran to the goal square with 42 in tow.

Roos was taken hook line and sinker.

Watch how many goals Reimers was involved in in the first 15 minutes...

Embarrassing.

[Primmy]

I FINALLY got Goodesy's signature on my hat - and a photo to boot!! He's such a top bloke.

I also had the good fortune of meeting Mick & Goodesy's mums after the match, and what marvelous women they are. I thanked them for letting us borrow their sons and thanked them for all the effort they have put into bringing up such wonderful men. A lot of hard work goes into bringing up a footballer.

Re the game ... who cares. We're not seeing September anyway. I'm just going to sit back and watch Micky enjoy the twilight of his career.

YAY Annie. A bit of good nooze in amongst the doom and gloom.

Actually thats the name we gave a couple of Swans "fans" who took to sitting behind us. In eleven years I have never had another seat. But we had to move rows even! Much happier, nicer people around us who can yell their heads off without creating a black hole. I even heard them bag a toppie! Whatha!! Enough is enough.

[Kanga]

the result on the weekend (against the bombers) sure put perspective into your win the week before against my lot - we must be tanking for draft picks!

[connolly]

I can guarantee you there was a huddle inside 50 before the bounce, Reimers matched up on 42, then the rest of Essendon's players cleared OUTSIDE the 50 and Reimers ran to the goal square with 42 in tow.

Roos was taken hook line and sinker.

Watch how many goals Reimers was involved in in the first 15 minutes...

Embarrassing.

Bevan beat him twice in the first three inside fifties and after his first goal he played in the midfield for the rest of the quarter. The real embarassment out there was no. 28

[connolly]

the result on the weekend (against the bombers) sure put perspective into your win the week before against my lot - we must be tanking for draft picks!

But Kanga the genius running the club decided to bring to a head the "retirement"of a premiership captain before the seasons make or break game. This did wonders for the team spirit. Some people thought they looked tired.

[AnnieH]

Bevan beat him twice in the first three inside fifties and after his first goal he played in the midfield for the rest of the quarter. The real embarassment out there was no. 28

You're joking right?

[stellation]

You're joking right?

Bird and Crouch combined could not equal Bevan in connolly's eye.

[Bloody Hell]

Bevan beat him twice in the first three inside fifties and after his first goal he played in the midfield for the rest of the quarter. The real embarassment out there was no. 28

Crouch is ahead of Bevan in terms of skill and contribution x infinity to all your subsequent posts.

[pinkemu]

Crouch is ahead of Bevan in teams of skill and contribution x infinity to all your subsequent posts.

Wow, what does that add up to?

[ugg]

Perhaps we can start the Carlton game day thread today, and connolly can start the defence of Bevo's game right now because obviously it doesn't really matter how Bevan performs on the day.

[Donners]

Bevan beat him twice in the first three inside fifties and after his first goal he played in the midfield for the rest of the quarter. The real embarassment out there was no. 28

At least 28 actually played his role, with six tackles. How many did our little blond friend get? Zero. He was more concerned with picking up his usual cheap, uncontested marks than picking up an opponent.