Rd 20 vs Essendon @ Marvel - Match Thread

[KTigers]

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.

It is weird isn't it. Technically at least, these so-called journos are adults. You'd think at some stage they should have moved
on from being starstruck kids. But I geuss not. During the post-game thing on Fox the boys had to be reminded that the
Swans had played in the game. They were quite surprised to hear that.

[Blood Fever]

It is weird isn't it. Technically at least, these so-called journos are adults. You'd think at some stage they should have moved
on from being starstruck kids. But I geuss not. During the post-game thing on Fox the boys had to be reminded that the
Swans had played in the game. They were quite surprised to hear that.

Fan boys

[stevoswan]

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.

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).

Amazing what a good sleep does.....good to see you two coming around.

[dejavoodoo44]

Once again, Errol just misses out on the 10 coaches votes.

9 Errol Gulden (SYD)
7 Kyle Langford (ESS)
5 Zach Merrett (ESS)
3 Jye Caldwell (ESS)
3 Joel Amartey (SYD)
3 Dyson Heppell (ESS)

[Kafka's Ghost]

Really surprised Justin McInerney didn’t score a couple of votes. He was more impactful than Heppell.


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[ugg]

Once again, Errol just misses out on the 10 coaches votes.

9 Errol Gulden (SYD)
7 Kyle Langford (ESS)
5 Zach Merrett (ESS)
3 Jye Caldwell (ESS)
3 Joel Amartey (SYD)
3 Dyson Heppell (ESS)

Breakdown possibilities?

Gulden 5-4
Langford 4-3
Merrett 5-0
The other 3 two are 2-1 and the other 3-0

OR

Gulden 5-4
Langford 5-2
Merrett 4-1
The other 3 two are 3-0 and the other 2-1

Scott was quite effusive about Langford in his press conference so I’m going to say it was him that gave Langford 5

[MattW]

Really surprised Justin McInerney didn’t score a couple of votes. He was more impactful than Heppell.


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I'm very surprised Scott thought one of his players was better than Gulden.

[liz]

I'm very surprised Scott thought one of his players was better than Gulden.

I'm not. He's Brad Scott. He (and his brother) have a habit of reeling off all the stats in the game that they won, even when they lost the only stat that matters. I'm kinda surprised he didn't think the best five players were all Bombers.

[Nico]

Once again, Errol just misses out on the 10 coaches votes.

9 Errol Gulden (SYD)
7 Kyle Langford (ESS)
5 Zach Merrett (ESS)
3 Jye Caldwell (ESS)
3 Joel Amartey (SYD)
3 Dyson Heppell (ESS)

Can someone remind me what team won this game and what team was in front by 4 goals at 3 quarter time. Perplexing.

[111431]

Can someone remind me what team won this game and what team was in front by 4 goals at 3 quarter time. Perplexing.

i agree. I must have been at a different game