R7 Essendon v Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium Match Thread

[BenDoolan]

Well I'll be there tonight. And one thing I want to see is seeing us get off to a good start. I'm sick of seeing the opposition kick away to a 2, 3 or 4 goal head start even before we put it in first gear. It is pissing me off no end. Perhaps our boys need to shift everything ten minutes earlier, just so they're bloody ready when the first bounce is delivered.

[Ossie]

I will be watching at home thanks to this stoopid cold. We must start well and keep in touch in the first quarter. Our first quarters have been absolute sh*te all year and if we give Hawthorn a yard they will take a mile.

[bomberflyer]

Get TD to run through half of them before the game in the name of 84/85. If you can't get respect and motivation from him then you shouldn't be playing the game.

Just give it a go and play with free, but accountable spirit.

Hawthorn will have notched up this game so run and work hard. They don't have those players in abundance, especially in terms of match fitness.

Don't be afraid as a 19-23 year old player to bump and knock them - and get in their face. They won't expect it - they expect a walk-over!!!!

Furk them!!!!!!

[Mrs Mercuri]

I will be watching at home thanks to this stoopid cold. We must start well and keep in touch in the first quarter. Our first quarters have been absolute sh*te all year and if we give Hawthorn a yard they will take a mile.

Yeah we definately cant afford the Hawks to get 3 goals ahead or more after only a few minutes. I have a feeling that the first half of the first quarter will really show us whether or not the boys will get close tonight. Hopefully Pears/McPhee/Hooker can get on top of Buddy early and not let him grow into the match and get his confidence back.

[Jazz_84]

shit match ups on Franklin and Roughy look terrible... giving away a few kilo's to roughy thats for sure

Hawks goal but Bombers phisically taking it up to the hawks early

[Mrs Mercuri]

shit match ups on Franklin and Roughy look terrible... giving away a few kilo's to roughy thats for sure

Hawks goal but Bombers phisically taking it up to the hawks early

What are the match ups? I wont be watching/listening to the call until 8.30 when it comes on TV.

[Jazz_84]

our first clearance and we run and kick and mark but then hand ball into danger and results in another hand ball straight to a hawks player

Neagle marks and goals

[Jazz_84]

Hooker on Franklin and Pears on Roughy and slatts on Williams

[Mrs Mercuri]

Hooker on Franklin and Pears on Roughy and slatts on Williams

thanks for that... scary to think of Hooker playing on Franklin but we will see how he goes!!

Great to see Neagle scoring early. Will definately boost the confidence.

[Jazz_84]

great banana goal from L-Murray and bombers are 12 - 8 up on them early

[andrewb]

3 goals to members of the junk pile so far

[Mrs Mercuri]

Monfries goal... seems that Gus has started the game well according to the stats on afl live.

Good to see that we have made the bright start this week, its exactly what we needed!!

[Mrs Mercuri]

1.5 for the Hawks... obviously they have been watching our goal kicking lately.

[andrewb]

lovett misses a sitter

[Mrs Mercuri]

haha 1.7 to the Hawks now.... have we been let off the hook??

[andrewb]

neagle to lloyd............GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! after the siren. Good first quarter boys.

[auditor]

Please God let us beat dorkthorn tonight

[84859300]

Well I'll be there tonight. And one thing I want to see is seeing us get off to a good start. I'm sick of seeing the opposition kick away to a 2, 3 or 4 goal head start even before we put it in first gear. It is pissing me off no end. Perhaps our boys need to shift everything ten minutes earlier, just so they're bloody ready when the first bounce is delivered.

I hope Benny's happy....

[tom9779]

i've got to work tonight, I can only follow it on the net.
looks like we are kicking straight and just going for it. must be great to be at the game.

hope we can keep it up. go bombers.

already a better result than i'd thought possible after 1 quarter. seems like sewell is doing the damage for them...his match up jobe?

[Mrs Mercuri]

Great first quarter it seems.... we did exactly what we needed to do. The Hawks have been pretty wasteful with 1.8 though but it doesnt seem that Buddy and Roughead have had much of an impact yet.

From looking on the afl live updates its great to see that Monfries is up there in possessions already. Stanton as usual leading the way for us!! Houli has had 7 possies as well!!

Still have to be careful of Sewell because he has had 10 possessions already.