Bombertalk

Flip wrote:Fletch, Chappy and Cooney = 900 games experience. Can't hurt.

Their backline is ordinary so if we can get over our dumb lethargy and play on and get the aget in quick to give our forwards a one on go, we are a chance. Game is played above the shoulders so hopefully.....emphasis on hopefully.

gringo wrote:Gwilt played reasonably well against Freo. He got up the field and created on occasion. Bringing in Fletch for Gwilt isn't going to make much, if any, difference. I'd play them both I think.

gringo wrote:Chappy has been largely ineffective this year. I'd play a young player in front of him.

j-mac31 wrote:I'd really like to see some younger guys get a run too. Edwards and O'Brien have been good in the VFL this year and Ashby and McKernan didn't play the last quarter this week - they're very likely to come in.

VFL coach Corrigan wrote: Midfielder Nick O’Brien was commanding throughout the middle, as he continued his sparkling early season form.
“He’s a real leader, Nick,” Corrigan said.
“He really stands up week-in-week-out and he just provides that consistent effort with the role that he plays as the inside mid.
“Again he was fantastic, even though he had a guy running with him today, he just keeps powering along and finding the footy, which is great.”

Excitement-machine Shaun Edwards played his best game for the season, Corrigan particularly pleased with the way he carried out his role for the side.
“Shaun has been a little up and down, but I thought today he really played his role well as a high forward. He even had spurts where he went up to the wing, and to an inside midfielder also and did really well.
“He had a couple of key focus areas at the start of the game that we identified and he carried them out throughout the match really well and kept his focus for the four quarters.”

Ruckman Shaun McKernan and midfielder Jason Ashby were pulled from the match during the third quarter, both seemingly uninjured. Corrigan revealing the two were rested as potential inclusions for Essendon’s Friday night clash against North Melbourne.

"It’s always a tricky one, obviously with the AFL guys coming back from Perth, and then they’ve got a six day break leading into North Melbourne on Friday night.
“There was obviously a call there that we had to make and rest up a couple of guys halfway through that third quarter, but that’s the nature with this business and with the VFL that’s going the be the call at times.

j-mac31 wrote:Zachariah out and could miss the next one too. Chapman a good chance to come back in.
http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2015- ... roos-clash

tonysoprano wrote:I think J Merrett deserves another run.

j-mac31 wrote:I'd definitely drop Ambrose, but I'd consider dropping Bellchambers and one of Carlisle or Daniher too and giving Giles and McKernan a run.

nudder12 wrote:Not real sure about the balance of this side.
Perhaps they're allowing for Carlisle to not play?

Looks too tall and too slow.
Reckon Ambrose should get dropped and bring in a smaller dude into the forward line.
Might make the forward line function a bit better with some crumbers or hit-up targets there, who could also hopefully apply some defensive pressure.

It's like Hirdy's living in the glory days and thinks we can just kick it long and high to tall forwards who'll mark it and kick goals.

bpdons wrote:I'm confident the Bombers will win, not based on talent or present form, just because they will win.