R4: Essendon* Vs Carlton (Pre match Discussion)

17th Premiership · **Joined:** Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:22 am **Posts:** 2830

A) Reports suggest they will lose 5 good players but not all from the same pod. Well, we are missing C Curnow, Kruezer, Newman, Marchbank and Fisher - I suspect that’s a more important group than the 5 that Ess will lose (given that at least McKenna is barely in their best 22). If true, Essendon*’s list is not THAT depleted. It is a big danger game and good test of our mental stocks - we must be ruthless and desperate to win.
B) It feels as if there is a v strong suspicion that McKenna breached the rules which put him in more danger than just bad luck which could happen to any team.
C) PS. It looks like SOS & Co were only 12 months off in the Stocker trade strategy... I can’t help but think about Adelaide imploding on field 12 months earlier...

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Paddycripps · **Joined:** Mon Jun 01, 2015 5:55 pm **Posts:** 4435

Had to be them didn't it.

Paddycripps · **Joined:** Mon Jun 01, 2015 5:55 pm **Posts:** 4435

That footage of the snot fest is gold. Can we call him the human spraycan?

jezzarules · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:09 pm **Posts:** 6160

17th Premiership wrote:

A) Reports suggest they will lose 5 good players but not all from the same pod. Well, we are missing C Curnow, Kruezer, Newman, Marchbank and Fisher - I suspect that’s a more important group than the 5 that Ess will lose (given that at least McKenna is barely in their best 22). If true, Essendon**’s list is not THAT depleted. It is a big danger game and good test of our mental stocks - we must be ruthless and desperate to win.
B) It feels as if there is a v strong suspicion that McKenna breached the rules which put him in more danger than just bad luck which could happen to any team.

Will still require much braveness on their behalf

Blue Vain · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:35 am **Posts:** 18267

17th Premiership wrote:

A) Reports suggest they will lose 5 good players but not all from the same pod. Well, we are missing C Curnow, Kruezer, Newman, Marchbank and Fisher - I suspect that’s a more important group than the 5 that Ess will lose (given that at least McKenna is barely in their best 22). If true, Essendon**’s list is not THAT depleted. It is a big danger game and good test of our mental stocks - we must be ruthless and desperate to win.
B) It feels as if there is a v strong suspicion that McKenna breached the rules which put him in more danger than just bad luck which could happen to any team.
C) PS. It looks like SOS & Co were only 12 months off in the Stocker trade strategy... I can’t help but think about Adelaide imploding on field 12 months earlier...

I recall games last year where we were missing Jones, Simpson, Docherty and Williamson from our back 6. Can we get the games re-played when we have a full complement? Just for fairness.

jake_h03 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:42 am

Blue Vain wrote:

17th Premiership wrote:

A) Reports suggest they will lose 5 good players but not all from the same pod. Well, we are missing C Curnow, Kruezer, Newman, Marchbank and Fisher - I suspect that’s a more important group than the 5 that Ess will lose (given that at least McKenna is barely in their best 22). If true, Essendon***’s list is not THAT depleted. It is a big danger game and good test of our mental stocks - we must be ruthless and desperate to win.
B) It feels as if there is a v strong suspicion that McKenna breached the rules which put him in more danger than just bad luck which could happen to any team.
C) PS. It looks like SOS & Co were only 12 months off in the Stocker trade strategy... I can’t help but think about Adelaide imploding on field 12 months earlier...

I recall games last year where we were missing Jones, Simpson, Docherty and Williamson from our back 6. Can we get the games re-played when we have a full complement? Just for fairness.

Didn’t Weitering and Marchbank miss some as well?

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jake_h03 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:43 am

17th Premiership wrote:

A) Reports suggest they will lose 5 good players but not all from the same pod. Well, we are missing C Curnow, Kruezer, Newman, Marchbank and Fisher - I suspect that’s a more important group than the 5 that Ess will lose (given that at least McKenna is barely in their best 22). If true, Essendon**’s list is not THAT depleted. It is a big danger game and good test of our mental stocks - we must be ruthless and desperate to win.
B) It feels as if there is a v strong suspicion that McKenna breached the rules which put him in more danger than just bad luck which could happen to any team.
C) PS. It looks like SOS & Co were only 12 months off in the Stocker trade strategy... I can’t help but think about Adelaide imploding on field 12 months earlier...

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It’s not a strong suspicion that McKenna breached the rules, he’s admitted it. He attended an open house and visited his host family and friends after being explicitly warned not to

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Brently8 · **Joined:** Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:13 pm **Posts:** 697

Let's not forget these muppets had a player suspended the week prior for breaching the rules. They wonder why everyone hates them. Once again the rest of the competition has to bend to accommodate their blatant diregard for the rules.

Navy Blue Horse · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:39 pm **Posts:** 15848

James Stewart. That is all.

Game on. Let's bury these flowers.

camel · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:53 am

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david31 · **Joined:** Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:31 pm **Posts:** 932

Essendon* have got off pretty much scot free from this. Stewart wouldn’t have played anyway. Regardless of who plays for them, we need to beat them. Turn up with the intensity from the first 3 quarters last week and we get the job done. I personally don’t really rate their team, despite the two early wins (which were against bad opponents). This is a game we should be winning. We need to continue on from last week. The Carlton of the past 5 years would generally no show after a good performance. Hopefully last week has given them the belief that if they play with intensity, we can beat anyone.

CK95 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:20 am

We probably would have got ahead of ourselves & lost if 6 of their players were out

Wojee · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:17 am **Posts:** 35141

If we lose one or more players to COVID19 after this game AFL HQ needs to be burned to the ground.

grrofunger · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:26 am

Got off snot free

dannyboy · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:27 am

bit unfair that they have had a week off though. I think we'll need to be a few goals up going into the last.

Humpers · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:28 pm **Posts:** 5055

CK95 wrote:

We probably would have got ahead of ourselves & lost if 6 of their players were out

x 2

Humpers · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:28 pm **Posts:** 5055

dannyboy wrote:

bit unfair that they have had a week off though. I think we'll need to be a few goals up going into the last.

I'm not sure if this will be much of a factor with the 16min quarters and our 7 day break.
If anything I think Essendon* might be a bit underdone.

CFC8795 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:37 am

dannyboy wrote:

bit unfair that they have had a week off though. I think we'll need to be a few goals up going into the last.

It’s just like playing another team that has just had a Bye.

jake_h03 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:43 am

dannyboy wrote:

bit unfair that they have had a week off though. I think we'll need to be a few goals up going into the last.

Nah. With the lack of footy that we’ve had we will be much better off having had a solid hit out.

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CK95 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:57 am

grrofunger wrote:

Got off snot free

R4: Essendon* Vs Carlton (Pre match Discussion)

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