NON-MFC: Rd 12 2023

[Bang Bang Bang 5,839]

I wish him well for the most part but Weid is still the exact same player he was with us. Those dropped marks are much easier to watch when he’s in Essendon colours. 

[Boots and all 1,000]

Max...don't stand for this big fella!! Situation needs to be rectified 🤨

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[DubDee 26,191]

are people seriously seeing the bombers as a potential finals team?

aside from us 🤮 they have just beaten bottom 6 trash teams 

they have the Blues Freo away Port Crows Cats the next five.

they are a rubbish team. and shame on us for losing them incidentally 

[darkhorse72 1,925]

That was a [censored] end to what should have been a great Kanga's victory... :( 

[layzie 34,151]

14 hours ago, Bang Bang Bang said:

I wish him well for the most part but Weid is still the exact same player he was with us. Those dropped marks are much easier to watch when he’s in Essendon colours. 

This is the stone cold truth. While Essendon's playing style and delivery does suit him a bit better and his confidence has grown, I don't see dramatic improvement there. 

[spirit of norm smith 16,596]

10 hours ago, darkhorse72 said:

That was a [censored] end to what should have been a great Kanga's victory... :( 

Bombers got the umps run and broke the Kangas. But Kangas were brave with Greenwood and Simpkin both out with Concussion. 
Kangas midfield very impressive and missing some yesterday.  Imagine their future with LDU, Simpkin, Sheezel, Wardlaw, Phillips, Powell all young and upcoming stars imv.  

[layzie 34,151]

I've given Collingwood their credit and they are the media darlings at the moment. Far enough, they are a good side. But there's one question that I haven't heard or read from anyone:

What happens to Collingwood's game/strategy/chances if Nick Daicos gets injured?

[Jaded No More 68,974]

Just now, layzie said:

I've given Collingwood their credit and they are the media darlings at the moment. Far enough, they are a good side. But there's one question that I haven't heard or read from anyone:

What happens to Collingwood's game/strategy/chances if Nick Daicos gets injured?

Not much different to if Trac or Clarry are injured in September. It's exactly the same for all teams.

Pies bat very deep in their midfield, but like every side, if they lose their best players they struggle.

Brisbane lose Neale or Port lose Butters or Rozee and that could be difference between them winning a flag or not. 

Likewise without Bont, Dogs are barely a top 8 side. 

[layzie 34,151]

3 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Not much different to if Trac or Clarry are injured in September. It's exactly the same for all teams.

Pies bat very deep in their midfield, but like every side, if they lose their best players they struggle.

Brisbane lose Neale or Port lose Butters or Rozee and that could be difference between them winning a flag or not. 

Likewise without Bont, Dogs are barely a top 8 side. 

See I reckon Daicos might be the most important player to their team's chances right now, the number of contests he's able to keep consistently getting to is completely insane and it directly impacts the way they setup, if you were to take away his influence they would still be a decent side but significantly less menacing and minus the death by a thousand cuts he's able to bring over the course of a game. 

Yes those sides would be a lot weaker without those players but Daicos' input is just that beneficial in my view and if I were a Pies fan I'd rather lose Pendlebury or Sidebottom.

[picket fence 17,752]

Anyway.... I'm tipping De Gonski to be Gone for 5 Weeks. What a Censored piece of ..........

[picket fence 17,752]

6 hours ago, layzie said:

See I reckon Daicos might be the most important player to their team's chances right now, the number of contests he's able to keep consistently getting to is completely insane and it directly impacts the way they setup, if you were to take away his influence they would still be a decent side but significantly less menacing and minus the death by a thousand cuts he's able to bring over the course of a game. 

Yes those sides would be a lot weaker without those players but Daicos' input is just that beneficial in my view and if I were a Pies fan I'd rather lose Pendlebury or Sidebottom.

But look at his contested Ball Numbers!🤮

[layzie 34,151]

Really like Wardlaw, what a gem of a player.