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17 points down and I'll take it. Probably should be 30 down. Don't blame the umps as, for the most part, we're second to the contest.

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    1 minute ago, Jaded No More said:

    Cocky not to play Brown. Pure and simple. We went in expecting a win. 

    Melks been good but yea not enough marking power. We so need Bbb. Jvr young and I've said my bit about our other tall.

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    1 minute ago, Jaded No More said:

    Cocky not to play Brown. Pure and simple. We went in expecting a win. 

    And if we play him people have a go for playing underdone players and not resting them. Can't win.

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    2 minutes ago, Mel Bourne said:

    Ok, not a free to Spargo. 
     

    But not a f$$$ing free against either! 
     

     

    Again… should have been a free against. He had a mark (prior opp) played on, ducked and didn’t dispose of it. HTB every day. 

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    1 minute ago, Gawndy the Great said:

    I’ll be the first to stay I could see this coming… but to be honest I still have that feeling before every game. The benefits of being a Melbourne supporter. 
     

    Not after you belt Sydney who is a quality side unlike Essendon.

    So much for our supposed depth 🤮

    Useless all over the ground. Goodwin also struggles to coach against Brad Scott for some reason.

     

    Petty in a lot of trouble, looks like ribs. Bowser seeing stars and prob concussed

    May hardly sighted, Stringer keeping him away from Draper and Philips inside their 50

    Goodwin needs to rethink and reset. Time to move a couple of chess pieces around. Could've been a lot further behind than 17

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    40 minutes ago, Red But Mostly Blue said:

    Good news is that they can’t play much better and we have much we can improve on. Not losing to those cheats in Adelaide. 

    Hope you are right     but we are so off today


    40 minutes ago, Deestar9 said:

    Might have changed your mind ..windy ..a bit of rain & no BB 🤔

    Nope wind of little consequence inside the ground, no rain, BB out had nothing to do with the weather. 

    Just now, Dr. Gonzo said:

    And if we play him people have a go for playing underdone players and not resting them. Can't win.

    He isn’t underdone. He’s trained this morning. We didn’t play him because we expected rain. 
     

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    Essendon's gameplan is working perfectly, the two tall combo is working a treat. Great job Scott, he's done his homework.

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    Just now, Return to Glory said:

    17 points down and I'll take it. Probably should be 30 down. Don't blame the umps as, for the most part, we're second to the contest.

    Arrogance. From Goodwin and Grundy to 15 others. Not working hard enough. Not going in. 

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    1 minute ago, leave it to deever said:

    I hope Tmac is sent back the twos for much more than a week. Didn't touch it that quarter.  No tackles. No marks. No intensity.

    We so miss Max's marking.

    I think TMac needs to go back, maybe Petty forward or just play a small forward line. Whatever the midfield will have to get right on top if we are to win this. 

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    2 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Cocky not to play Brown. Pure and simple. We went in expecting a win. 

    Right call not to play another tall, we’re already getting chopped up by Essendon runners, but it should’ve been Brown in, if healthy, and T Mc out.

    We’ve been seduced by Tommy’s flat track goals against the eagles reserves 

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    14 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    Sorry but van Rooyen is dreadful today 

    Yep ... young fellas gonna have ups & downs.

    Also though our delivery inside has been bog ordinary.

    Add to that no Macca, no Kozzy and Tracc' rushed donkey kick at goal.

    Fritta & Melk's kick around the cormer when it appeared they had options to handball to for a better shot 👎🏼

    Grundy's work with the ball 50/50 and doesnt push back hard enough to cover their talls pushing forward

    Looking pretty ordinary at this point.

    One move they need to make is Kozzy into the middle.  I would also sub Spargo off for JJ from here on

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    I struggle to know how we'll get back into this unless Oliver turns it on in the second half. 

    We have a tall problem. 

    Langdon our best.

     

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    1 minute ago, Stiff Arm said:

    Petty in a lot of trouble, looks like ribs. Bowser seeing stars and prob concussed

    May hardly sighted, Stringer keeping him away from Draper and Philips inside their 50

    Goodwin needs to rethink and reset. Time to move a couple of chess pieces around. Could've been a lot further behind than 17

    TMac to the back flank to support the aerial Contest.

    Grundy needs to lift as well, has looked second rate defensively against two ruckmen who have kicked half of their goals. 

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    1 minute ago, Flower Magic said:

    Nope wind of little consequence inside the ground, no rain, BB out had nothing to do with the weather. 

    I must be at a different ground 😏

     

    A few selfish things by our fowards today. 

    The positive is we have a half to sort this out. The bad news is essendons confidence is up 

    Our good players need to lift. Oliver, trac, hunter, McDonald & Viney.

    I see max there. come on max fire your team up

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