ESS v NM match thread

[Mrs Mercuri]

20mins from bounce down...

2 changes for the Roos- Grima and Pratt out and Harding and Speight in
1 change for us- Lonergan out and Prizz back in the side.

[Megan]

Wells did his groin in the warm up and is out. By all rights they'll be down a man all game now, assuming the AFL don't bend us over and change the rules just to spite us

[Windy_Hill]

Could the footballing Gods be smiling on us for a change??

[Windy_Hill]

Hardingham off to a good start - great to see

[Mrs Mercuri]

Hardingham off to a good start - great to see

first kick.... first goal!!!

[Windy_Hill]

How can NM be allowed to bring Hale into the side?? He wasnt listed as an emergency?

[Mrs Mercuri]

How can NM be allowed to bring Hale into the side?? He wasnt listed as an emergency?

did he replace Wells??

Im sure the club will be fined then for bringing in a non-emergency

[Windy_Hill]

Bombers Away - 4 goals to 1 = Knights a coaching genius

[Mrs Mercuri]

1/4 time

5.3.33- 3.5.21

Watson-11
Licha-11
Colyer-8
Zaka-7
Fletch-7

Nice start by the boys... good to have 5 goals on the board already.

[Windy_Hill]

A pretty good qtr from the Dons - probably a fair result when you think that North hit the post two times.

Some good signs from what I am hearing - Prismall, Winderlich, Colyer and Watson doing well, Ryder winning in the ruck.

[Windy_Hill]

As bad as we have been in recent weeks, we really have no excuse for losing this game given North's injuries. But you know what, I dread North getting a run on as we will disappear into a hole - no matter what their injury problems.

North have now kicked three of the last four - watch this space

[Mrs Mercuri]

We have gone into our shells a bit and the Roos have kicked the last 3 goals i think...

[Windy_Hill]

Winderlich and Colyer have gone quiet

[Windy_Hill]

Good, very good - We have stood up against the challenge and responded with 2 quick goals. This is a huge improvement on recent weeks.

[Mrs Mercuri]

Great to see Boots back on the goalkickers list!!! Colyer is going to be a handy player as well!!

[Mrs Mercuri]

The captain is on fire.... 19 min mark of the 2nd qtr already has 18 possies and 2 goals!!

[s'dreams]

Winderlich and Colyer have gone quiet

Colyer 4 touches and a goal since you wrote this

Name some other players who you think need to lift!

Winders looks injured though - hand

Cheers - sti

[Windy_Hill]

Winderlich and Colyer have gone quiet

Colyer 4 touches and a goal since you wrote this

Name some other players who you think need to lift!

Winders looks injured though - hand

Cheers - sti

Yep Colyer has come back well....but the team keeps letting the Roos back into the game - grrrrr

[Mrs Mercuri]

Roos hit back with 2 quick ones....where is Hardingham playing?

[Windy_Hill]

NM score 5 goals straight for the qtr - its just too easy to score goals - almost everytime they go forward, they score!!! Its been the problem for us all year, we just cant maintain any defensive pressure and end up giving away easy goals. We have had 11 more F50 entries for god sake!!!

Dont fancy our chances to be honest, just dont have any simple way to score - its always hard work for the Bombers and neither Neagle or Gumbleton appear to be causing any problems
Both these guys HAVE TO STAND UP if we are to be any chance.


Here is our list of passengers

Jetta, Davey, Stanton, McVeigh, Gumbleton (I will excuse Neagle as he is obviously getting no service from the mid-field)