Essendon v Freo Match Thread

[dom_105]

Stick your distractions up your arse.

[JockStraps]

back to earth though.

Hurley injured
Crameri on 1 leg
Ryder and Kommer in trouble
Fletcher either poor form tonight or some little niggle.


Gumby where are you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nothing in Ryder's bump - he didn't leave the ground- looked fair to me - his shoulder connected low and slid up catching McPharlin on the chin - very unintentional

Kommers looked ok as well

[nudder12]

Possibly for the first time since Hirdy took over, I believe we actually outcoached the opposition.
Great job by the coaching team.

[Royza]

Fletch ok according to Hird. Bit of a strain, but also taken off for a better match-up.

[BenDoolan]

back to earth though.

Hurley injured
Crameri on 1 leg
Ryder and Kommer in trouble
Fletcher either poor form tonight or some little niggle.


Gumby where are you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nothing in Ryder's bump - he didn't leave the ground- looked fair to me - his shoulder connected low and slid up catching McPharlin on the chin - very unintentional

Kommers looked ok as well

Ryder is dead set gone. That's football these days....

[j-mac31]

Kav!

How good does he look!? Just needs some more game time and a few more possessions each time.

Hooker has been very good tonight

Aside from the dropped uncontested marks in the first quarter.

Hang onto those f***'n marks Belly

How many kick ins in the second half went straight to him and he couldn't get one!?

[BenDoolan]

Kav!

How good does he look!? Just needs some more game time and a few more possessions each time.

Hooker has been very good tonight

Aside from the dropped uncontested marks in the first quarter.

Hang onto those f***'n marks Belly

How many kick ins in the second half went straight to him and he couldn't get one!?

To be fair on Hooker in the 1st Q - no-one was grabbing any marks. It was a bit wet and hard to handle. Even the kicking was atrocious - OOB's and absolute crud kick at goal.

I don't normally comment on umpiring, but that DELIBERATE paid in the last quarter against us was absolutely faaarked. Insane in the membrane.

[j-mac31]

To be fair on Hooker in the 1st Q - no-one was grabbing any marks. It was a bit wet and hard to handle. Even the kicking was atrocious - OOB's and absolute crud kick at goal.

I don't normally comment on umpiring, but that DELIBERATE paid in the last quarter against us was absolutely faaarked. Insane in the membrane.

We were at the pub, so couldn't tell how wet it was, but there did seem to be plenty of drops.

But Hooker's were still pretty easy to take. There was one in particular when no one was around him and he still fumbled it out.

Freo seemed to drop quite a few handballs.

The deliberate was shit. They seemed to get a few other very soft ones which I've forgotten. Beer friend me good.

[nudder12]

All in all I reckon the umpiring worked out pretty square - mostly 50-50's that you couldn't complain about. Just the 2 howlers in the last 1/4 against us, and a couple of "maybe" 50m penalties that weren't given for us

[BenDoolan]

I'm still pumped!!

I can't fall asleep. Gonna have another drink in fact! And watch the game AGAIN

[nudder12]

I'm still pumped!!

I can't fall asleep. Gonna have another drink in fact! And watch the game AGAIN

Cool - if I had a copy I'd watch it again too. Fortunately, I DO have another drink

[tonysoprano]

All in all I reckon the umpiring worked out pretty square - mostly 50-50's that you couldn't complain about. Just the 2 howlers in the last 1/4 against us, and a couple of "maybe" 50m penalties that weren't given for us

How's the sliding into the contest rule! Kommer getting to the ball first and giving away the kick! They have f***** our sport those jerks on the rules committee.

[nudder12]

All in all I reckon the umpiring worked out pretty square - mostly 50-50's that you couldn't complain about. Just the 2 howlers in the last 1/4 against us, and a couple of "maybe" 50m penalties that weren't given for us

How's the sliding into the contest rule! Kommer getting to the ball first and giving away the kick! They have f***** our sport those jerks on the rules committee.

Wouldn't blame the rules committee - just trying to make it safe (along with all other considerations), but yeah, that particular interpretation was one of the howlers I referred to

[Sismis]

Rewatching the game now. Kavanagh involved in the first goal of the third quarter comeback, kicks the second and assists the third.

[robbie67]

Rewatching the game now. Kavanagh involved in the first goal of the third quarter comeback, kicks the second and assists the third.

He is a beauty. Even I am excited by this kid. He could be somethng special.

[Crazyman]

f****** weird game...1st half couldn't get near it and didn't look like kicking more than the one goal we had...
2nd half - complete opposite as it dried out...I seriously hope we don't have to play in the wet again (it can rain all week as long as it is dry on match day...) cause we were terrible until half-way through the 2nd quarter when it dried out...

[Sismis]

The third quarter they started playing wet weather rules. They just kept the ball moving forward instead of trying to take possession every time. Once we cleared their zone they were f*****.

[Jazz_84]

just saw a few snippets of the Melbourne game and it was like watching AFL and table tennis.... Dees didn't come near us, no wonder we won by 148! after watching the Freo game this was highlighted to the extreme

maybe we just wern't ready for a contested game, too accustomed to the previous week and it took us a while to adjust and being freo, that meant massive adjustment! VERY proud of our boys to get up and win while not up and going from the first bounce

[JockStraps]

f****** weird game...1st half couldn't get near it and didn't look like kicking more than the one goal we had...
2nd half - complete opposite as it dried out...I seriously hope we don't have to play in the wet again (it can rain all week as long as it is dry on match day...) cause we were terrible until half-way through the 2nd quarter when it dried out...

Seriously, don't think the conditions had anything to do with the first half performance. Both sides were fumbling the pill like it was a bar of wet soap. Difference being that when Freo fumbled it, they always had more numbers around the contest - always. I was watching this as it unfolded and it was quite apparent that in 75% of the 50/50's, they had extra players present and through sheer numbers were able to clear

[5Alive]

Hi guys, Ive been hiding for awhile.
I just want to say I have had a lot of pain at Subi watching the boys but that was all wiped on Friday night. My little WA Bomber family (and a few from East hi Paddy) just made the night awesome. We were out numbered but definately cant question our passion. Where do you start with players... a little slow to get going but boy did they want it.

Love my Bomber family