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Bowey matching up on Harry Jones?? Can't be having that.

His kicking is actually ridiculous.

Our ability to wrestle the momentum back has been first class tonight.

Great first half lads! Our pressure and tacking intensity is up. Conditions is suiting us more then Essendon. Essendon are incredibly soft and don't like the contest work. One more half to go boys!

Take note of JVR work in the ruck so far @BigBadBustling This is exactly what I wanted off Petry.

You are absolutely missing the point of my discussion.. have another go. The issue is not starting Petty in the ruck, its the fact he hasn't given a yelp at all when in there. Some od his efforts were ridiculously soft.

Trent Rivers is an absolute machine!

Melky..

Well according to Simon he is tonight over an actual ruckman we have sitting in the 2s. I'm not asking him to turn into Max Gawn, but some of his physical efforts have been [censored] poor.

Because our mids are working overtime for the pathetic performance is dishing up in the ruck.

Sparrow, Oliver and Petty all on 1 disposal each. Seriously...

Please get Petty off.. he's getting slaughtered.

Please get Petty off.. he's getting slaughtered.

Draper is absolutely smashing Petty in the ruck and giving their mids first use of the footy.

Defence just don't want to defend tonight it seems.

Weather check?

Rather it be a rain and wet weather game. They're not a big contested based team and do rely on that outside game and overlap. Also brings their talls down a notch.

We had a lot of fun with that "Pedo" nickname back when he was running around. In regards to this thread. One of my all time favourites, absolute workhorse who I thought was harshly dealt with at times when Roosy would pick Chris 'bucket hands' Dawes over him at times.

At least spell his name right.

They need defenders.

West Coast.

I know his family well especially his brother.

I'll reserve judgement in this. I can see both sides of why this could either work or not. No one ever thought Cam Pederson would turn into Polly Farmer when he had to ruck all by himself back in 2017 when Maxy missed with a hamstring, so let's see what Petty has to offer, the mobility around the ground is probably why I think it could work. My next question though is why the hell did we go out and recruit Tom Fullarton. I was never a fan of the this recruitment right from the very start simply because he lacked the basic physical presence to be a ruckman. If he isn't going to get a game when our main ruckman goes down then we either bite the bullet and delist at the end of the year or he looks for other opportunities. Hate using this term but he's a true definition of a list clogger at this stage.

Was courted heavily by Richmond and the Doggies.

Predicted some rain on Saturday. Actually don't mind this, would slow Essendons ball movement down a notch at least.