R12 Essendon v Richmond

[BenDoolan]

OUT: D. Zaharakis (omit), H. Jones (massaged)

IN: B. Ham, P. Ambrose

Eventually I will get it right re: Hazza Jones having a rest.

[F111]

Francis for BZT?

2MP if he's available?

[BenDoolan]

Francis for BZT?

2MP if he's available?

Hmm, forgot about Franger. If he’s good to go, he plays. And replace BZT.

2MP calf injury? Sounds like it will take more than a week...

[F111]

Francis available.
Snelling out-# hand repair.
2MP out til post bye.
Laverde 50/50.

Francis in, BZT stays in if Lav out.

Is Ambrose a show?

[BenDoolan]

Francis available.
Snelling out-# hand repair.
2MP out til post bye.
Laverde 50/50.

Francis in, BZT stays in if Lav out.

Is Ambrose a show?

I reckon he’ll get a gig only if Indiana Jones has a rest.

[Rover99]

Forecast for Saturday is 50% likelihood of showere 1-4 mm, just enough to make the pill slippery.
Watching the "Every goal" clip from Saturday last, WC looked like lumbering giants, against us, taken by surprise.
But Dimma won't be taken by surprise. He will field a team of match ups equal to the job, despite their injuries.
If we are fit and can reach anything like the intensity we played at last Week, this could be a game and a turning point to go down in history. Then looking at our draw for the rest of the season, we could finish up almost anywhere.
GO BOMBERS!!!

[boncer34]

Annoyingly I can see us getting beaten and the melts coming from far and wide from a supporter base drinking it's bathwater. Sure the Eagles are 7th but our remaining wins came against trash. We're still a young building side so I feel a duel with the reigning premiers looking to kick start their season is a bridge to far.

In other news will be a sell out.

[grassy1]

Annoyingly I can see us getting beaten and the melts coming from far and wide from a supporter base drinking it's bathwater. Sure the Eagles are 7th but our remaining wins came against trash. We're still a young building side so I feel a duel with the reigning premiers looking to kick start their season is a bridge to far.

In other news will be a sell out.

That’s me buggered then.

Off to the Pub after my Family have finished hijacking me.

[Rover99]

Annoyingly I can see us getting beaten and the melts coming from far and wide from a supporter base drinking it's bathwater. Sure the Eagles are 7th but our remaining wins came against trash. We're still a young building side so I feel a duel with the reigning premiers looking to kick start their season is a bridge to far.

In other news will be a sell out.

Yep I'm under no illusions. Just trying to be optimistic. Tigers also see this game as a turning point in their run to the finish and a "must win" from several points of view. Im just hoping it's a contest we can be proud of, no matter what the outcome. .

[F111]

I'm thinking that our young inexperienced team learned what it takes to win a decent game last weekend.

They've been good this year, but lost close ones.

Backing them in, IF they can repeat their determination, this game could be anything.

Tiggers have been vulnerable this year. I hope we can take advantage of that.

[Rover99]

Latest news. Tigers injuries massive setback for Dreamtine: Edwards, Astbury. Soido, Nankervis, Naish, Lynch all gone and Cotchin home to Vic to look after "urgent personal business"
That surely has to be a leveller on Saturday.

[nudder12]

Latest news. Tigers injuries massive setback for Dreamtine: Edwards, Astbury. Soido, Nankervis, Naish, Lynch all gone and Cotchin home to Vic to look after "urgent personal business"
That surely has to be a leveller on Saturday.

On paper the Tigers look as weak as they've been in recent times. Especially if Cotchin misses.
Big opportunity for us, but...probably won't mean much given the Tigers absences.
As for a "wet" match, Tigers won't be a tall side, their forward half will probably be very small actually, and could be a challenge for us if we go too tall defensively.
I won't care if we win or lose, it's all about how we go about it. Playing the long game.

[F111]

Backs: Jayden Laverde, Aaron Francis, Jordan Ridley
Half-backs: Dyson Heppell (C), James Stewart, Nick Hind
Centre: Andrew McGrath, Zach Merrett, Nik Cox
Half-forwards: Archie Perkins, Jake Stringer, Harrison Jones
Forwards: David Zaharakis, Cale Hooker, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Followers: Andrew Phillips, Darcy Parish, Kyle Langford
Interchange: Mason Redman, Matt Guelfi, Alec Waterman, Brayden Ham

Emergencies: Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, Patrick Ambrose, Ned Cahill, Nick Bryan

In: Francis, Ham

Out: Snelling (thumb), Zerk-Thatcher (omitted)

[grassy1]

Latest news. Tigers injuries massive setback for Dreamtine: Edwards, Astbury. Soido, Nankervis, Naish, Lynch all gone and Cotchin home to Vic to look after "urgent personal business"
That surely has to be a leveller on Saturday.

On paper the Tigers look as weak as they've been in recent times. Especially if Cotchin misses.
Big opportunity for us, but...probably won't mean much given the Tigers absences.
As for a "wet" match, Tigers won't be a tall side, their forward half will probably be very small actually, and could be a challenge for us if we go too tall defensively.
I won't care if we win or lose, it's all about how we go about it. Playing the long game.

Might be more dewy,with a cool,clear night more the order of the night.Any nearby Cold Front will dribble through sometime Sunday.

[Rover99]

Well some of their wounded wlli now apparent ly play (Edwards) and Cotchin is on the plane despite the illness of his daughter in Melbourne so ready or not, they've come to play. Game on Bombers!

[mdso]

Forecast for Saturday is 50% likelihood of showers 1-4 mm, just enough to make the pill slippery.
Watching the "Every goal" clip from Saturday last, WC looked like lumbering giants, against us, taken by surprise.
But Dimma won't be taken by surprise. He will field a team of match ups equal to the job, despite their injuries.
If we are fit and can reach anything like the intensity we played at last Week, this could be a game and a turning point to go down in history. Then looking at our draw for the rest of the season, we could finish up almost anywhere.
GO BOMBERS!!!

We played o.k. in the wet against West Coke. If we play anything like we did against West Coke, we might to be to run with them and catch them on a fly. They will expect to win this game and win it well and they will want to.

GO BOMBERS and BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE.

[Rover99]

We haven't worked them out at all yet.. Gotta overcome those nerves

[Rover99]

Their strategy, pinpoint passes. Our strategy, bomb it to
no one every time. Specially in the fwd 50. Get a grip boys

[Rover99]

And to make it worse Tippa's brought his wrong glasses

[Rover99]

And to make it worse Tippa's brought his wrong glasses