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2 hours ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

Someone told me Essendrug haven’t lost the first three games since 1967.

Is this true?

Another team had not won a flag for 57 years and that didn't stop them. 

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I'd like to remind everyone who's been potting Joel Smith over the last 2-3 years that (a) he has improved and (b) the coaches have worked with him, recognised his improvement and selected him accordingly.

No reason the same rules don't apply to Weid. Give the bloke a chance and maybe pump up his tyres rather than forecast him failing and then delighting in it when it happens.  

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Weid in suits their backline better than Benny. Our smalls have got to get very dangerous

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Gawny to play alot more deeper fwd tonight i would imagine.

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Lol...

On last week's VFL form I'm seriously perplexed how Weideman gets a game. He was so poor last week and his body language was woeful. 

Went from being quite confident for tonight to now being not confident at all especially with this selection. 

Reward form, not by name.

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In addition to Weid, I wouldn't mind T Mac stepping up a gear as our number 1 forward.

He hasn't played a game of note since the Port game in July last year. He's only averaged 3 marks and less than a goal a game since round 18 last year.

As others have mentioned, really hoping BBB is available for next week.

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Best wishes to Sam - he has his chance, and I hope he is able to find his mojo again.

I think if he concentrates on constantly leading to space - rather than trying for the big pack marks - he should do well, as we now have the players ahead of him capable of hitting him lace out. Once he gets his confidence, the pack marks will likely follow.

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This is a good game for Weid to be in. He should get a lot of delivery forward as I’m confident our mids will smash em.

Go dees

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Edward Rubberhands into the 23. Now I am a little concerned. 

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I just wish we would pick players in form rather than in hope

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I have faith in Serious Sam.

I also think it is going to be absolute scoreboard carnage.

Essendon have been exposed by small and mid-sized forwards as well as attacking midfielders this season already. (12 of 15 goals by Brisbane, 14 of 20 goals by Geelong)

I would argue that we have one of the best groups in the competition for exactly that kind of attack.

I'm perfectly happy with any win, but a little part of me wants to cleanse what has been a wildly stressful (but successful) couple of weeks for me and unwind with a nice relaxing obliteration of an opponent that still somehow manages to be sound smug and entitled at 0-2.

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15 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

Edward Rubberhands into the 23. Now I am a little concerned. 

So the difference between winning and losing is the difference between Brown and Weideman? ☹️

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43 minutes ago, SPC said:

I am backing Weid tonight to prove the doubters right.. 

good luck with that!

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40 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Lol...

On last week's VFL form I'm seriously perplexed how Weideman gets a game. He was so poor last week and his body language was woeful. 

Went from being quite confident for tonight to now being not confident at all especially with this selection. 

Reward form, not by name.

Daz, there is a good reason the selectors chose Sam over M.Brown, so we should respect that, and wish Sam well.

(Mind you, I also have NFI why Mitch wasn't selected after last weeks performance - but what would we know?)

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I think it's pretty obvious that the Club sees Weid as the future of the Club, whereas Mitch is of course a fair bit older. 

Perhaps Mitch would have been selected if the opponent was a top side?

Hopefully Weid doesn't drop those sitters ... and when he gets the chance kicks straight.

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In the words of Al Davis, Just win Baby

Build through the season and get wins that’s all that matters to me currently.  It’s all about setting yourself up like last year to enable you to have heavy training loads in late July/August then time everything right like last September 

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