R23: Essendon** Vs Carlton (Post match discussion)

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"I said I'd tell you the truth. Didn't say you'd like it." - Finch

I have an Essendon* supporter in the house that is very pissed off they may lose the number 1 pick....

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The problem will be made. for the solution to be sold, to your face before your eyes, tolerance is now the new danger

there are no words to describe how putrid that was from carlton.

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This is generational trauma, Dad.

I've spewed up and I don't feel any better

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"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill

We didn't try. We did not put any defensive pressure on whatsoever

Just went through the motions

I can't for the life of me understand why Essendon* supporters hate us. No-one has consistently done more than we have during the drug years to make them feel good about themselves and give them hope no matter how bleak things may seem.

We are the the Essendon* Football Club's best friend.

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

Same issues, same culprits
Bring on another clean out.
Sick of Levi, Rowe, White and Thomas

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James Hird and Essendon* FC - #FOREVERDRUGCHEATS

All signed for next year

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

Yeah, but at least we can get rid of Jones and White.

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@cecil_anderson

....!

Graham, Boekhorst and Buckley are others on their last chance next year.

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James Hird and Essendon* FC - #FOREVERDRUGCHEATS

#fail

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"...that's the thing about opinion - you don't have to know anything to have one..." Andre Agassi commenting on Pat Cash 2004
"...the less you know - the more you believe..." - Bono 2006

Pros
The season is over
Weitering, Cunningham, SOS are all bonus for the year. Charlie will basically be a new recruit.
Phillips will be ok - has heart
Sumner and Plowman with a full pre-season will be good
Bolton
Sam Docherty is quality
Simmo is a true warrior.
Cons
Dreadful forward line
Gibbs who chooses when he wants to go (or not)
Jones and Casboult are liabilities
Then weed out the just not up to it - Graham, White, Everett
Jury out on Lamb and Kerridge
Thomas was just a total shambles.
Talk of trading Zac Touhey?

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"our electorate seeks less to be informed and more to be validated." Sad times.

If the club comes out and says we're going to extend our 66 game rebuild to a 110 game rebuild, but the difference is we'll de-list all the shit kicks and pea hearts and just recruit players who can kick and will have a crack, I think we'll all accept that.

That's the story, not only for this season, but the last 15 years. Too many players that either can't kick or don't give enough effort.

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"The ability to speak doesn't make you intelligent." Qui-Gon Jinn 15-05-2005

"there’s more chance of me becoming the full forward for the [Western Bulldogs] than there is of any change in the Labor Party." Julia Gillard 18-05-2010

Jones is contracted for next year, $375k

Great list management, we improved it last year but it's going to take at least two more years if not more.

a crock of shit, at least i'll save some time by not watching the it.

In the last 4 weeks we have:
Been thrashed by a fast-running StKilda which broke the world record for uncontested marks inside fifty.
Been beaten by Brisbane (17th) who ran us ragged all over the park.
Beaten Melbourne by running the ball and putting pressure on the ball and the ball carrier. And kicking straight.
Been beaten by Essendon* (18th) who ran us ragged and almost beat St Kilda's inside marks record for three quarters before running out of puff.

Gibbs played a blinder last week but this week he decided to run around the oval looking good and getting easy possessions. He did lift in the fourth when it was all over. He is not held accountable for his lack of consistency and I wold get rid of him in a heartbeat for the right pick because to a team like Adelaide, he would help them to a flag.
He will not be around when we are challenging. Mind you, even Weitering might have retired by then based on tonight's pathetic showing by the team.

I can't believe I have that game to think about for the next six months while the Essendon* supporters, players and staff have been given a massive boost to take them into the off season.

It's 2:00 in the morning here. How on earth am I supposed to get to sleep with my gut churning like this?

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Let slip the Blues of war (with apologies to William Shakespeare) (and Sir Francis Bacon, just in case)

Was that new Carlton or old Carlton? Is there a difference?

Is this loss not as bad as it seems?

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We are on our way back...

375k for Jones!! how the flower!!! .. that's quality player money...

He finished up OK against Melbourne and I was hoping he would bring that form to the game tonight.
I missed almost all the first half thanks to a blackout here in the village but I don't recall seeing him get a kick for the entire game.

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Let slip the Blues of war (with apologies to William Shakespeare) (and Sir Francis Bacon, just in case)