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Essendon has a better chance of playing finals than Melbourne

Bring-Back-Powell
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13 hours ago, Uncle Fester said:

 

I was being generous when I said 5. They have hurt themselves in ways we can't even begin to understand. We've all played team sports (i assume) and know how fragile and fleeting team bonding can be. It's not a tap you can turn off and on. Essendon might have a couple of moments where they look like they they have it together but like us and Carlton over the last years (or Richmond since whenever), they will fall back to the default of players looking after themselves, coaches that only care about the win this week, and an admin that no-one in the club really trusts regardless of the party line.

It's the least they deserve 

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    14 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

    I didn't hear it all but on SEN last night David King was saying that he thinks Melbourne will win less games than last year, can't see any improvement in the list.

    We are easy targets and he knows he will get a reaction but I hope we make the finals if nothing else to see him proven wrong.

    Must have been studying stats from 2014 

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    Perhaps in 2017 when the afl will give them the top 10 draft picks year's end. Perhaps Carlton will have something to [censored] about !!!!

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    On ‎11‎/‎02‎/‎2016 at 9:00 AM, daisycutter said:

    7 i think at last count

    plus they can upgrade rookies of course

    I find it interesting that these are supposed to be top up players to help essendon be able to field cover injuries etc.  One wonders how many of these so called top up players will be playing ahead of the remaining bombers. does not sound so much as a top up but a bloody big helping hand.

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    1 hour ago, Deecisive said:

    I find it interesting that these are supposed to be top up players to help essendon be able to field cover injuries etc.  One wonders how many of these so called top up players will be playing ahead of the remaining bombers. does not sound so much as a top up but a bloody big helping hand.

    and i read today the number is 8 and they are looking for a key position player

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    On 2/4/2016 at 2:46 PM, DemonAndrew said:

    because wallowing in fear and loathing is intrinsic in being a melbourne supporter!

     

    (also fear. lots and lots of fear.) 

    No Longer Andy,

    Those days are now behind us, there is a new breed of players that wont put up with that shite any more.

    They wont put up with any mistakes from team mates that don't toe the line.

    The hold no fear of any team.

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    The same King who keeps writing off the Hawks and thinks Richmond would go close to winning the flag...

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    Starting to think Ralph was on the money on this one.

    They comprehensively smashed us on Saturday and looked far the better side.

    I think the Dons can easily finish higher than us this year.

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    well i hope all the blood has been wiped off the floor  i see this as a wake up  , hey i was [censored] off no end about this loss  but maybe its what was needed  this weekend will tell the story   , i know we are on the up  and hopfully this was the igniter  , go dees 

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    18 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Starting to think Ralph was on the money on this one.

    They comprehensively smashed us on Saturday and looked far the better side.

    I think the Dons can easily finish higher than us this year.

    I don't think Ralph was on the money at all. We didn't play well on the weekend, I don't think we played exceptionally well the week before either - but we did get the win. Things haven't clicked yet. I think we will be a good team this year. I was surprised we didn't beat Essendon, but I would be shocked if we didn't finish above them. Ralph will be wrong, he doesn't know much about football. I am not sure he even played football.

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    On 2/12/2016 at 11:24 PM, Curry & Beer said:

    Surely it is fair to say that a player who is under 25 is likely to have his best footy ahead of him. With that in mind, our promising players in this group not inc. the newbies are Watts, Trengove, Gawn, Vandenberg, TMac, Bugg, Tyson, Frost, Kent, Kennedy, Viney, Hogan, Salem, JKH, Harmes, Petracca, Brayshaw, Stretch, King and ANB. Is King really arguing that this group is going to perform WORSE than they did last year?

    And have a look at the players who were missing games for us last year.

    He is fast becoming my most hated commentator, although he has a long way to go to beat Derwayne Russell

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    There is a reason Jonny Ralph does the injury& general gossip reports on Fox...

    As for his football analysis & acumen... his assessment of Geelong as going nowhere prior to their run of sustained success says it all.

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    14 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Starting to think Ralph was on the money on this one.

    They comprehensively smashed us on Saturday and looked far the better side.

    I think the Dons can easily finish higher than us this year.

    This game was the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th quarters of the last time Essendon clobbered us on the G, albeit this time with their second XVIII.  We were even sitting in the same spot. Essendon treated us as journeymen fools and could/ should have won by 50 points. I lost count of the set shots they missed. 

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    Essendon is made up of  older players and young kids both of which will fall away as the year goes on

    our team is starting to contain seasoned bodies which should stand up through the year and with more depth

    of course we should finish on top of them

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    On 02/02/2016 at 4:46 PM, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Was listening to the Run Home on SEN last night and Jon Ralph and the boys were talking about the possible make up of the final 8 this year.

    Ralph mentioned 3 teams that simply will not play finals this year - Carlton, Brisbane, and Melbourne. He then went on to mention that while he gives the Dons a slight chance, he said they'll probably miss out in the end.

    So basically he rates us lower than a side that will be missing 10 of their best 22 all season. 

    Please prove him wrong, Dees!

     

     

     

    On 02/02/2016 at 4:54 PM, iv'a worn smith said:

    Reversing Ralphy's truck will be backing up sooner than he thinks.  Just wait for the reversing beeps.

    he may well be right,  certainly that none of the 3 teams will make finals.  

    But regarding rating the bummers above us at this point,  may be right,,,   at least the 1st half of the season... 

    I think we will start to click better in the 2nd half season when we have more talent in.   Based on our form preseason,  & the first 2 games,  & also what we have to come into the side yet.

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    Wonder if Ralphy knows the answer to this one: "Does retiring from AFL Football mean that one does not have to give the Brownlow back?"

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    11 minutes ago, willmoy said:

    Wonder if Ralphy knows the answer to this one: "Does retiring from AFL Football mean that one does not have to give the Brownlow back?"

    I would presume you can't be made to give the medal back, but that the AFL could strip you of the honour in their records.

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    1 hour ago, deesrule said:

    Essendon is made up of  older players and young kids both of which will fall away as the year goes on

    our team is starting to contain seasoned bodies which should stand up through the year and with more depth

    of course we should finish on top of them

    That's the key isn't it? We should've beaten them on the weekend as well.

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    1 hour ago, deesrule said:

    Essendon is made up of  older players and young kids both of which will fall away as the year goes on

    our team is starting to contain seasoned bodies which should stand up through the year and with more depth

    of course we should finish on top of them

    That's the key isn't it? We should've beaten them on the weekend as well.

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