Rd 20 vs Essendon @ Marvel - Match Thread

[i'm-uninformed2]

I posted a couple of times during the game that our contested and clearance worked was off - and just looked at the numbers. Yikes. Parker, Mills and Rowie were all down last night.

Thankfully Errol was doing Errol things and I thought Chad really hit his strides and was influential as the game wore on. McInerney and Wicks both had quality games, and whilst Wright nabbed a couple late, McCartin was excellent once again. Good to see Amartey step up too. He and Errol are quite the combo.

I like McLean, but the risk of him playing first ruck is good opponents will wear him down and we saw that come into play. He broke even in the first half but their rucks dominated the second half.

Hopefully the way Ramps was bouncing around on the bench at the end suggests it was no more than a precautionary move to keep him off.

And maybe the whole Buddy scenario deserves its own thread.

[lwjoyner]

c7 ,it was Jobe Watson who only knows dons would not know a swan except for buddy. Tim is quite good not biassed

[Blood Fever]

And she's more articulate.

Agree. Much clearer and more knowledgeable.

[Blood Fever]

No one is gloomy, just expressing dismay at the way we gave up a 37 point lead.

Some of us would have liked to see a continued attacking brand of footy in the final quarter, not a defensive brand of chipping it around and trying to run the clock down for the entire quarter.

Brilliant to get the win and that’s the main thing that counts.

Most other teams can play and get their turn at gaining momentum. Bulldog and Cats fell away. Hard to win a game of afl footy, especially with wounded players. 4 pts in the bank.

[troyjones2525]

Most other teams can play and get their turn at gaining momentum. Bulldog and Cats fell away. Hard to win a game of afl footy, especially with wounded players. 4 pts in the bank.

You raise a fair point BF. It certainly could have been worse. Looking at it after sleeping on it, while still frustrating that we let them back in it, at least we didn't blow it like the 2 you mentioned (how sweet was the Bulldogs losing that one! Lol).

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[troyjones2525]

Who's looking forward to the VFL game today? I'm not sure if we'll win as we've been pretty awful this year, but we have a decent side on paper at least.

Do you think, as I mentioned last night we might pull 1 or 2 out as a precaution due to last night's injuries? Possibly Francis or Buller or perhaps even one of out rucks?

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[monopoly19]

Who's looking forward to the VFL game today? I'm not sure if we'll win as we've been pretty awful this year, but we have a decent side on paper at least.

Do you think, as I mentioned last night we might pull 1 or 2 out as a precaution due to last night's injuries? Possibly Francis or Buller or perhaps even one of out rucks?

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Would be insane to pull anyone out of reserves given they didn’t play last week. Francis was also pulled the previous week (after Melican) and then didn’t play seniors. Longmire mentioned the bye last week was detrimental re. Ladhams returning to seniors so he definitely plays. They need to play some footy.

[Hotpotato]

No training this week , fly em all to Hamilton Island for R&R, ice baths , massages, snorkelling and plenty of sunshine . Come back Friday , take on Toby Greene etc Sat .

[Blood Fever]

You raise a fair point BF. It certainly could have been worse. Looking at it after sleeping on it, while still frustrating that we let them back in it, at least we didn't blow it like the 2 you mentioned (how sweet was the Bulldogs losing that one! Lol).

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Agree. No fan of the Giants and it would have been better for us if they lost, but really enjoyed them running over the bulldogs.

[Mountain Man]

Very happy with the win and the outcome over 4 quarters - admittedly the first 3 were more enjoyable.

I have commented before that key position players and ones with more playing seasons tend to play for much longer Time on Ground. So the loss of our key defenders for so many weeks must have had knock on effects for more junior players in having to step up and play more minutes. I'm sure that has had its effect on their apparent fade out in 4th quarters.

Last night the loss of Lance would have had that consequence once again; ditto for Rampe.

So well done to the remainder for hanging on

[Goal Sneak]

It was one of those frustrating final quarters where the ball just seemed to bounce in favour of the Bombers just about every time. They were playing great footy and we were running on fumes. We did well to hang on.

[BRS328]

It is just the usual few.

[Blood Fever]

Watched both coaches' post match press conferences. JL his normal controlled self but Brad Scott's one was an absolute love fest by the media who were present. Kept emphasizing how well the bombers played and how many injured players were out. Not a word on how the Swans played. This is not a knock on Scott who can only answer their questions and he did praise us by saying that we absorbed their pressure well and that this has been a trademark of ours for a number of years. The journos carried on like they were members of a Bomber Fan Club.

[Auntie.Gerald]

We controlled this game

We created a scenario by 3yrs time that was very difficult to counter

But Essendon are on the rise

And do are a few teams that were a long way behind in 2022

2024 is a scuba dive in amongst tuna heads and bull sharks as there is a change of the guard

[Nico]

Don’t forget we had to travel across the country last week and play on concrete. Then fly all the way home. Then back to Melbourne yesterday. No wonder they’re looking a tad stuffed.

Marvel Stadium is carpet laid on concrete with a carpark underneath. I suspect Optus oval is the same.