Game Day Round 8: Essendon v Hawthorne, Line In The Bland, Saturday May 7, 7.25pm AEST - Marvel Stadium

[Yoda_]

Ive seen Jai Newcombe get tackled and then get back up and dispose of it three times already tonight.


If we don't believe we need big bodies in the middle, I give up

 

[MightyDon]

Dev needs to pass this, won’t make the goal square

 

[Yoda_]

IT feels like another one of those nights where the ball gets knocked in a Hawks direction, or an easy free kick is had. Just one of them nights is getting repetitive

 

[wichidi]

Good to see Devon still can’t kick longer than 30

 

[sameolds33]

Feels like leaky dam walls are about to break, combust, explode.

 

[srobbo]

Draper reminds me of a bloke who’s come from another sport or football code. Just raw with zero footy IQ.

 

[TheGrizz]

Zach Reid is getting torched at the moment.

Need to look at switching him and Francis

 

[wichidi]

Nice Martin. Good running

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Did Draper get pinged taking the ball out of the ruck?

 

[mike14]

Zach Reid is getting torched at the moment.

Need to look at switching him and Francis

Nah. Leave him there and let him learn. He's a defender, let's develop him as one

 

[TheGrizz]

20 scoring shots to 11.

We are lucky to be within 4 goals.

 

[srobbo]

Clever head Hobbs

 

[jmoo wan]

kick that one yourself francis

 

[Shanghaistu]

Clearly we chose this year as a massive tank campaign, but we underestimated North and the Weagles and might still end up with only pick 3 despite the absolute most bland and putrid team and game plan in our 150 year history

 

[Beerfish]

WE BROKE A LINE

 

[mike14]

Not being at the ground I assume the over handballing is a result of no options up the ground?

 

[sameolds33]

we cannot buy a goal

 

[MightyDon]

Heppell not leaving the ground in the backline, struggling big time with gravity

 

[Beerfish]

MY BOY

 

[jmoo wan]

kick that one yourself francis

classic not my problem essendon football.

 

[bombreys]

It takes our 19 year old ruckman to kick the ball forward. Wtf are Ham and Parish doing?

 

[MightyDon]

That’s a mark

 

[nylexbandit]

That’s a ****ing mark you campaigners

 

[Donakebab]

How was that not a mark to Francis?

 

[carloss]

Parish kicked it straight..........too bad he lined up with the point post