Chook

Missed a heap of opportunities, but we're clearly the better side and a whalloping is on the cards if we can clean up our finishing.

McDonald getting outmarked in every contest is very annoying.

McDonald needed to kick that one - Steward has had him in his back pocket all quarter.

FFS should be 5 goals up by now wind or no wind.

Stewart is killing McDonald.

We're getting outmarked in our forwardline which is frustrating. This is why Ben Brown is so good - you can't outmark him.

The way Jackson moves is just sex on legs.

Jackson just takes the pizz. Beats like 5 players in the air and is the first player to grab the crumb when there are smalls in the vicinity too. Amazing.

If McDonald plays a bad game tonight and Wiedeman plays a good one, then selection next week gets very interesting.

Go Wiedo go!!! Another four and you've got a case!

Gonna have trouble scoring tonight I reckon.

Great little piece on John Stanaway on the TV (7). One of the positives of watching from home.

Very excited to see what Wiedo can do tonight. Will he play Brown's role, or TMacs with TMac playing Brown's instead?

Sorry folks - I've given this one a miss. Everyone I was going to go with bailed, and then I had to work an 11 hour day, and have to back up to watch the women tomorrow. Gonna watch this one from the safety of my bed with some leftover carrot cake.

He's been ahead of Mitch Brown in the queue for years.

lol the giraffe English taking a screamer over Mr 1000 goals. How embarrassing for buddy!

Anyone else more and more impressed with Nathan Jones' special commentary every game he commentates. Quality analysis with no ego or head-wobble, nothing more nothing less.

That was a surprisingly honest response from him. Most coaches would say something about not taking our chances, but Goody was just flat "nah, we were in front - why score?" I liked it!

Probably the two other legit premiership contenders, and rightly so.

26 without a loss, 23 consecutive victories. Ugh Geelong.

This backs up my theory that Melbourne will walk in this premiership due to being the only side in the league with a competent defensive system.

Wow - a 2019 GF rematch!

Out: Hunt, Bedford In: Lever, Hibberd Sub: Jordon Hibberd is a very good matchup for Stringer, who is Essendon's only good player. If no Hibberd, then a straight Lever/Hunt swap.

6 - Petracca. Him, Bont, Cripps, and a few others are just playing a different game out there. 5 - Jackson. There's no one like him - he's what people think Naitanui is 4 - Bowey. Thank god we have him and his composure especially while Salem is injured 3 - Oliver. A workmanlike game from him. 2 - May. Held together our still makeshift backline. 1 - Neal-Bullen. Tried all night, and is increasingly making dependable, solid decisions with ball in hand.

Take it and move on