13 minutes ago, Watts the matter said:

Have you heard what he said?

I'm assuming this is based of his comments on Talking Footy last night, which was a valid point.

I'll provide a more specific run down of what was said.  

'Why doesn't anyone tag Michael Hibbered? I'm staggered by the fact, having watched him at Essendon for a number years and how sides worked him out at one point, I'm staggered no one has gone after him for Melbourne.

I really can't understand how everyone is playing the man on this. His comments make perfect sense to me and he'd be the player I'd got to if my team was playing Melbourne. 

 

I think a huge part is our depth, we have such a deep midfield that if you tag one mid and hibberd and Jeffry you start to be to negative. 

 

The old "we didn't want him anyway".

Whatever, Tim. Feel the burn. We love Hibberd and your being a bad sport about it makes it all the more sweet.

4 hours ago, Dees2014 said:

Essendon's defensiveness knows no bounds.
 

To me, it's their offensiveness that knows no bounds.

3 hours ago, beelzebub said:

gave up on SEN  long time ago.,.... just became gibberish

Only when they're talking.

 

Although the weather reports are usually not bad.

31 minutes ago, Watts the matter said:

Have you heard what he said?

I'm assuming this is based of his comments on Talking Footy last night, which was a valid point.

I'll provide a more specific run down of what was said.  

'Why doesn't anyone tag Michael Hibbered? I'm staggered by the fact, having watched him at Essendon for a number years and how sides worked him out at one point, I'm staggered no one has gone after him for Melbourne.

I really can't understand how everyone is playing the man on this. His comments make perfect sense to me and he'd be the player I'd got to if my team was playing Melbourne. 

 

Where's the fun in nodding wisely and going "hear, hear, Tim! Salient point, old chap!" when there's a better interpretation that opens up the opportunity to bag Watson and Essendon?

Not sure what has happened with Watson, used to like him however watching him on Talking Footy of recent times he seems snitchy and a bee on his bonnet on most things. Might be menopause 

7 hours ago, Watts the matter said:

Honestly, it's a more than a fair comment, everyone forced him onto his right side against Essendon in the past.

Not too many teams have sent a defensive forward to him to stop him like Hunt, Shaw and Johannisen have dealt with.

We have so many elite ball users off half back it's hard to go to just one of them and extremely hard to go to Hibberd if he's on a 3rd tall and is running off setting up at every opportunity impossible. 

By the way Tim thanks for Jake Melksham as well - he's becoming a good tagger who kicks multiple goals. Very handy indeed.

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3 hours ago, SFebey said:

Not sure what has happened with Watson, used to like him however watching him on Talking Footy of recent times he seems snitchy and a bee on his bonnet on most things. Might be menopause 

He drank the kool-aid

Watson, instead of finding out just what the hell was injected into his son, HIS SON(!) Defended the club and said everything was fine.

 

Which means either

A) hes the biggest idiot of all time 

Or

B) they have records/knew what they took/knew what they were doing the whole time (which one doesnt matter as they are the same really)

 

He never seemed like the total idiot type

I think that some who would come to the rescue of lil timmy are overlooking his motives. 

For whatever ( if not the obvious ) reason hes still that Windy Hill cheerleader.

TW is all but incapable of making any unbiased sense he always tints his views with a bit of good ol' red and black.

Right now he's undoubtedly plssed off that two of 'his' players are tearing it up for another club....and as 86 would say......loving it !!

As a football comnentator he makes a good scarf mannequin !

Here's how the conversation goes.

TW: what did you give to my son?

SD, hirdy et al: this stuff

TW: holy [censored] we are so [censored], my son is ok but the club is [censored] if this gets out, ill deflect everything 

Think ol' Timmy needs reminding that the precious club he desperately bends over backwards defending turned his son into a convicted drug cheat, charged by the World Anti-Doping Authority.

Ouch!

I listened to the interview. I agree with Tim they should just tag and push Hibberd to his wrong side.

But they will need to leave Oliver, Viney and Hunt free.

8 hours ago, praha said:

Source.

Not sure, but we know he was on something

4 hours ago, Watts the matter said:

Have you heard what he said?

I'm assuming this is based of his comments on Talking Footy last night, which was a valid point.

I'll provide a more specific run down of what was said.  

'Why doesn't anyone tag Michael Hibbered? I'm staggered by the fact, having watched him at Essendon for a number years and how sides worked him out at one point, I'm staggered no one has gone after him for Melbourne.

I really can't understand how everyone is playing the man on this. His comments make perfect sense to me and he'd be the player I'd got to if my team was playing Melbourne. 

 

Good luck with that. This bloke, and his com padre are as fully committed to the task at hand as i have seen from any players at Melbourne in the last fifty years, and whats more TWSNBN KNOW IT , and DON"T LIKE IT.......

21 hours ago, Dees2014 said:

I meant from credibility, not ladder position!

In the eyes of many, we're not in a position to spruik about credibility yet, despite the changes and improvements the last 2 years.

Didn't seem to work for them when they played us and he had 24 possessions and 6 marks.

21 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

This has always been what i have thought. 

The health of the 34 players is of less importance than the Essendrug Club

this is the part i will never understand. 

Now Commentators are saying "Essendrug is everyone's 2nd favourite team" and "What a Fairy Story it will be if they make Finals..."

 

it makes me sick...

 

In some respects i hope there are some serious health issues that fall on those 34, so that the Stinking Foul Stench that grew from Windy Pill are once again legally up against the wall

I'd like to email/twitter/communicate (whatever) this to Bruce McAveney (I heard him gushing this rubbish too) so he actually understands he's got the wrong end of the stick completely. 

I used to think he was a good commentator, now I can't listen to him. Maybe whatever BT has is contagious.

Tim is spot on he has made the same comments about hibbo before he was traded to us, the reason he is not tagged is like Simpson said you can't tag them all, the opposition don't know where to look hunt hibbo or frost they are all are damaging, it works tagging JJ at the dogs because he is the only fast running half back they have.

23 hours ago, Bates Mate said:

Between Hamish, that hutchy wannabe sam Mclure and Watson that SEN morning show is just impossible to listen to for more than 3 minutes. It is pretty good when Huddo and Bob murphy are on

Garry is actually the problem. Liked Tim in the recent past.

You will notice that Gary enters a conversation with some thoughts and then quickly moves onto another topic thus controlling debate, having the final say, and acting like he's the oracle on footy.

Not sure why people are interested in his footy opinions anymore given his decision making has been poor.

 

I think he is being found out by us as well.

We are finding out that he is as hard at the man and ball as player on our list (well - maybe Viney aside).

We are finding out that he is an exceptional reader of the play - knowing when to man up and when to peel off.

We are finding out that he knows when to play on (which is often) and when to hold up.

We are finding out that he can hit a target 40m-50m down the field and is a very good decision maker.

Remarkable, but not surprising.

Essendon mentioned, most go into "DRUG CHEATS!!!" mode.

Watson was actually giving Hibbard credit, saying he can't believe he doesn't get tagged because he is so dangerous as a player. Most Essendon people were devastated Piggy left as we knew what he was capable of as a player. Melbourne got a beauty with him.

And great to see people change their opinions on Melksham as well. He has gone from a "dud pick up" to a "very handy player". He is a bit of strange one, after watching him for many years at Essendon I actually think he is a great kick, but at times his decision making was ordinary and he just didn't get the ball enough for a midfielder.

Looks like Goodwin has given him some specific roles and he is thriving. Great to see both players playing well, as they were favs of mine at Essendon. 

 

2 minutes ago, Ash35 said:

Remarkable, but not surprising.

Essendon mentioned, most go into "DRUG CHEATS!!!" mode.

Watson was actually giving Hibbard credit, saying he can't believe he doesn't get tagged because he is so dangerous as a player. Most Essendon people were devastated Piggy left as we knew what he was capable of as a player. Melbourne got a beauty with him.

And great to see people change their opinions on Melksham as well. He has gone from a "dud pick up" to a "very handy player". He is a bit of strange one, after watching him for many years at Essendon I actually think he is a great kick, but at times his decision making was ordinary and he just didn't get the ball enough for a midfielder.

Looks like Goodwin has given him some specific roles and he is thriving. Great to see both players playing well, as they were favs of mine at Essendon. 

In our defense Ash, that wouldnt get mentioned if your club didnt, .... you know...... cheat with drugs?

 

 

2 minutes ago, ding said:

 

In our defense Ash, that wouldnt get mentioned if your club didnt, .... you know...... cheat with drugs?

 

 

touche

But still amusing that the same posters go into Essendon hating mad drug cheats frenzy when the Dons are mentioned.

Are Carlton referred to as the 'Salary cap cheating frauds' anymore, or is that too far in the past?