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Hhhmmmm

Harmes off half back is yuck.

Brayshaw ain’t anything but a mid.

Fwdline looks average to say the least, Smith has to play fwd and I still think we’ve not got enough. 
A second gamer and 2 blokes who have hardly played in how long. 

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    1 hour ago, My name is legion said:

    TMac is a middle loin lamb chop at present. Looks like he hasn’t been keeping fit during the break. Fat, girly hips, non competitive, slow.

    Stuie is that you?

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    2 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

    Stuie is that you?

    His name is lesion

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    For the love of god stick TMac in the goal square and let him roam no further than the 50m arc. Tell him to Be aggressive and bash and crash the opposition if he can’t mark it. 

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    48 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

    For the love of god stick TMac in the goal square and let him roam no further than the 50m arc. Tell him to Be aggressive and bash and crash the opposition if he can’t mark it. 

    This. 

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    1 hour ago, DemonWorshipper said:

    Not to derail the thread, Red but Mama Told Me not to Come was written by Randy Newman and covered by Three Dog Night, Wilson Pickett and many others.

     

     

    Didn't know that.

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    4 hours ago, big_red_fire_engine said:

    Thoughts on Essendon forwardline?

    With Langford and Stringer on the bench, it is a bit taller than ours, but yes I see your point.

    Looking like Smith might play forward at some stage for us then. 

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    4 hours ago, nosoupforme said:

    Last chance for Smith I guess to prove  his worth. Must play somewhere on the forward line  or warm the bench all day. 

    I guess he keeps his spot because of team balance or because he is needed to bash into the opposition or maybe injurer the opposition by .accidentally falling on them. Maybe team moral. or Goody forgot to drop him. or l don't know.      I give up.

    Or, you’re simply wrong. Your comment in an earlier post that Smith was deplorable or disgusting Last week and it was one of the worst games from a Dee that you’ve ever seen was embarrassingly stupid. 

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    5 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    With Langford and Stringer on the bench, it is a bit taller than ours, but yes I see your point.

    Looking like Smith might play forward at some stage for us then. 

    Smith will not play forward, he has trained all preseason as a defender and played the majority of his career as a defender, we have an abundance of mid forwards named in this weeks team and he will not be one of them. 

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    3 minutes ago, Vineytime said:

    Smith will not play forward, he has trained all preseason as a defender and played the majority of his career as a defender, we have an abundance of mid forwards named in this weeks team and he will not be one of them. 

    Loved watching his old man taking a massive specie bring on SOS!

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    For some context about how this year is going so far, if we win on Sunday we will finish this round above Richmond, GWS, the Dogs, and at least one of West Coast and Brisbane.

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    3 minutes ago, Vineytime said:

    Smith will not play forward, he has trained all preseason as a defender and played the majority of his career as a defender, we have an abundance of mid forwards named in this weeks team and he will not be one of them. 

    Agreed. I think we're out of balance. Would rather Smith out for Lockhart to help combat the Essendon small forwards. Hannan out for Weid (or Jackson). We risk he aerial domination that the Eagles defence had against us without another tall target Hurley, Hooker & Francis will have a field day unless we either a) hit up targets lace out or b) roll the bloody pill along the ground

    Gutsy and correct move omitting Jones. Didn't think they'd do that
     

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    1 hour ago, goodwindees said:

    Or, you’re simply wrong. Your comment in an earlier post that Smith was deplorable or disgusting Last week and it was one of the worst games from a Dee that you’ve ever seen was embarrassingly stupid. 

    1.That is your opinion and l have mine. IMO you should buy yourself a pair glasses to watch the game.  

    2. Do not misquote me  I did not say disgusting and deplorable get your facts right  You are embarrassing yourself .

    I also did not say it was one of the worst games from a DEE that i have ever seen.. 

    In finishing this off don't waste my time. Read the post properly.   LOOK who is Stupid now.  

    He must be a relative of yours.

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    4 hours ago, Cards13 said:

    Hhhmmmm

    Harmes off half back is yuck.

    Brayshaw ain’t anything but a mid.

    Fwdline looks average to say the least, Smith has to play fwd and I still think we’ve not got enough. 
    A second gamer and 2 blokes who have hardly played in how long. 

    I wouldn't be too worried about AVB. Last time he came back after a spell he crushed Geelong in a final.

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    2 hours ago, Wrecker45 said:

    I wouldn't be too worried about AVB. Last time he came back after a spell he crushed Geelong in a final.

    He had played 3/4 games prior then vs Swans WCE and GWS and maybe Suns 

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    10 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Maybe Tomlinson to play forward. We have plenty of others to play through the middle. 

    For me, it is considered that:

    Our concepts of talls only for the forward key positions is askew, at best. Some of the greats of the past from all teams did not use a giant standing like a flagpole in the deep forward area. Some absolute champion 'mediums' with regard to height evolved - and plied their craft using mobility and effort to go to get the ball. That these champs could kick as well, was handy and a reflection of their physical attributes and skills. 

    Just at the example level, I am thinking of Richmond's Riewoldt in the present day, but also of some of the following with many more examples in the annals of the history of our game: Robbo, Graham Osborne, Leigh Matthews, Warwick Capper, Jason Dunstall, Alan Jakovich, Matthew Lloyd, et al.

    TMac does not appear to have the drive to mirror some of these forwards but does have the frame and skills to equal some of them. He needs to go back ... CHB or Fullback, bringing May down to CHB for his mobility and aggression if TMac is played at Fullback.

     

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    11 hours ago, My name is legion said:

    Jones out. 1 less player for the opposition who he kicks it to at every opportunity.

    This decision fills me with some confidence in the FD. Sure the team has other issues but no one is gifted games. The skipper decision was another.

    Harmes didn't make his name as a backman so must have a lock down role

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    9 hours ago, binman said:

    This. 

    ie Neitz em' 

    When he was getting on, he'd still hit a pack hard and scare the living daylights out of the opposition. I can still hear the clunk of him shirt fronting a player in a contest, from behind the goals southern stand. @DemonOX absolutely agree. More physical imposition from TMac. Halve every contest. Set the tone for the others.

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    12 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

    I've knocked McKernan before, but the bloke kicked 4 against us last year.  He might be lol against other sides, but he's Tony Lockett against us.

    Possibly a Kent Kingsley Award nominee. Having said that, he does manages to scrape back onto the Essendon list every year on a one year deal or rookie contract.

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    10 hours ago, Redleg said:

    With Langford and Stringer on the bench, it is a bit taller than ours, but yes I see your point.

    Looking like Smith might play forward at some stage for us then. 

    I reckon Smith will play on Stringer when forward. I suspect he will play in the back 6 at least to start with (unless others know otherwise).

     

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    1 minute ago, big_red_fire_engine said:

    I reckon Smith will play on Stringer when forward. I suspect he will play in the back 6 at least to start with (unless others know otherwise).

     

    Agree. 
    Someone pointed out we have 2 second gamers in the side and 3 who haven’t played much footy in last couple of years. 
    I wonder if that is a concern.

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    Who is our best option for Tippa? He was one that got away from us in last year’s game playing a high half forward role. Would anyone entertain the thought of throwing Smith on him at some stage if Tippa is running us off our legs?

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    24 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    Who is our best option for Tippa? He was one that got away from us in last year’s game playing a high half forward role. Would anyone entertain the thought of throwing Smith on him at some stage if Tippa is running us off our legs?

    He's not your run of the mill small fwd, but a burst midfielder that has exquisite skills, can start middle or forward. Maybe Salem run with role in middle, Jetta in defense I think he can contain him in the contest, first go at  least. Was he on Phantasia last year? Who knows maybe Rivers is up for a defensive challenge? 

    Tbh I still have no clue where Smith fits in.

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