POSTGAME: Rd 18 vs Essendon

[Maldonboy38 6,435]

I feel all warm & fuzzy after that. A really young team who physically dominated a soft, poor Bummers. Too many things that I liked to type them all out, so 5 game points:

The love between the players and coaches after the siren.

Our gameplan with Max out. All hail the Lord Goodwin!

All our young boys. Wow.

Our back 6. 

Langdon & Windsor. Elite wing positional play and they annihilated much bigger opponents.

 

Edited July 13, 2024 by Maldonboy38

[The heart beats true 18,201]

1 minute ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Yep.. horrible call. It’s decisions like that that really make me think the umpires have been given a direction to help the opposing team make a comeback. 

It was unbelievably obvious tonight, just as it was against North a few weeks back.

I don’t care what anyone says. The game is umpired completely different in the last 15 minutes of most games. It might not be intentional, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. It’s glaringly obvious.

[Demons3031 375]

3 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

My only negative is that they subbed the wrong player off. How Bowey kept playing when AMW was actually playing well is beyond. 

Bowey is a huge worry for me moving forward alongside Petty and Sparrow.

Judd McVee out marking Lance Whitnall was the highlight for me on too of many others of course.  Kid is a serious talent. 

That decision puzzled me too DD.

[Dee*ceiving 1,738]

For Nathan f'n Williamson

Whooooo!

[leave it to deever 17,618]

Was there to be lost tonight with no skipper and wet weather 

Signs look ominous too in the beginning.

But Mvee, Kozzie and Rivers kept us in it.

Great second half from Anb, Fritta and Oliver.

Jvr goalless but good effort at ruck.

Turner and Milk strong fwds.

Umps didn't help but it didn't fluster us.

Ran out of puff again but we did well in the first five of the last so it didn't matter.

[Fromgotowoewodin 1,606]

4 minutes ago, seventyfour said:

 

Shame about the last 10 minutes, it ruined what was otherwise a really strong four quarter performance.

 

Ruined? Those [censored] were already pumping themselves up for being second on the ladder and we rolled them without our 2 best players, just enjoy it! 

[Hellaintabadplacetobe 4,335]

Judd McVee could possibly be the most underrated player in the comp.

Composure of the kid is unbelievable.

[danielE288 781]

I was wrong, and I'm very glad. Very proud tonight

[Heart Beats True 1,337]

14 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Sweet win.

Lost the clearances.

Lost the tackle count.

Kick count

Hit outs 

Marks

Handball count

Free kicks

Inside 50 s too

But a sweet sweet sweet win.

Oliver and Anb really stood tall in the second half.

Shout out to Disco as well.

Kozzie nice 100.

Think you’ll find we smacked them in the clearances 😏

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,824]

Petty was a warrior tonight, absolute Herculean effort.

DT and absolute dead eye dick.

We look so much better with Salo in the back 6 along with Tmac, Rick, Maysie, Juddy and Bowser.

[Pennant St Dee 13,452]

I used to think West Coast had the dumbest supporter base but the last few months show me we go alright 

PF Podium position what a Dil

[Deemania since 56 6,808]

2 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

OK I'm in london & just saw the scores. Oh my god I'm so happy.

How did we win this?

How did we go in the ruck?

Maybe we need to trust goody and his plans.

Go dees. What a weekend,  pies lose and so do the bummers

For the last two games, the players - particularly the enthusiasm of the newbies  - find ways to look out for each other and make something resembling a machine to play decent footy as a team. Just like what happened after half-time in our grand final win, a few seasons ago. 

[Lexinator 1,931]

3 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

It was unbelievably obvious tonight, just as it was against North a few weeks back.

I don’t care what anyone says. The game is umpired completely different in the last 15 minutes of most games. It might not be intentional, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. It’s glaringly obvious.

That insufficient call against Langdon in particular was horse 💩

[ElDiablo14 5,055]

6 minutes ago, gngov1 said:

Can't believe Windsor is only two years older than me... So much class at just 19. All the youngsters looked amazing today!

Welcome to Demonland young lad 🔴🔵🔥🔥

[mpc 148]

Apologies for terrible logo photoshop work

[Roost it far 10,137]

Solid but now for Fremantle…..we seriously owe it to ourselves.

[ElDiablo14 5,055]

1 minute ago, Lexinator said:

That insufficient call against Langdon in particular was horse 💩

What about that throw inside our 50? Pure BS

[Tom Dyson 1,645]

So proud of the group for tonight.

Had to beat the umpires, the commentators on Essendon the whole night, the media writing us off the whole week, no max no tracc.

(Aside from the last 7 minutes that definitely got the heart rate going) in tough conditions, the will to keep cracking in at the contest made me just so unbelievably proud. 

[Lexinator 1,931]

1 minute ago, ElDiablo14 said:

What about that throw inside our 50? Pure BS

Glad we still beat them with all the bulldust calls, too many though in a short space of time!

[The heart beats true 18,201]

9 minutes ago, gngov1 said:

Can't believe Windsor is only two years older than me... So much class at just 19. All the youngsters looked amazing today!

It’s past your bed time.

[Moonshadow 17,678]

11 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

I thought that was the best game I’ve seen McKay play. He really set them up well behind the ball. 

So he should. Rumored to be on $1.5mill per year

[gregdemon 628]

29 minutes ago, Wilson7 said:

Great win, Go Demons

but why the stress again of the last 15 minutes  Good job    rain helped us  We wanted it more

[ElDiablo14 5,055]

Just now, Lexinator said:

Glad we still beat them with all the bulldust calls, too many though in a short space of time!

Surely umpires needed to cover the spread in their multis.

[gngov1 44]

4 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

Welcome to Demonland young lad 🔴🔵🔥🔥

Been lurking for years 😂😂

[Nicko 1,390]

13 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Yep.. horrible call. It’s decisions like that that really make me think the umpires have been given a direction to help the opposing team make a comeback. 

This is exactly what I thought - it can’t be true. Can it?!?