looks so deflated every time he gets beaten in a contest. like someone has just kicked his cat, i dunno.
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Iâve told him if he wants me to stop kicking has cat, he just has to stop losing marking contests.
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If Ambrose could kick like Hartley, we would be covered.
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If hartley could kick like 2016 hartley.
He gets so lazy on his kicks that they miss quite often.
Still, not sure anyone can be comfortable when Ambrose has the ball. If there isnt a small dinky sideways kick available then he is stuffed.
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Noticed a big improvement. Ambrose did not drop one mark on Sunday, But as regards his kicking performance, Ambrose had over 300 metres gained , Hartley, less than 80. Ambrose 2 inside 50s, Hartley nil.
However it has to be said, the Fremantle game was one of Ambroses better games and one of Hartley worst.
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Itâs all in his head, the second half of last year he was one of our most consistent players and was taking scalps in the backline week after week and was fast becoming a cult hero
Now with the pressure doesnât even seem half the player he was who took it on the snozz came back and put himself on the line over and over and over again
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Ambo is just back to hitting his straps, and pre injury form.
Couldnât have come at a better time for us.
I felt very comfortable with the ball in his hands pre injury, & did again yesterday.
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I donât know what the hell he is worried about.
He is a clear, plain as day, obvious choice for the full back position every week if he is even in the slightest bit of form.
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Hurley plays better with Hartley in the team. Hartley plays better with Hurley in the team.
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Edit watched it again, Ignore
Interesting that on his podcast, Rohan Connolly went out of his way to complement Harts.
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Strange cat is Hartley. Needs to get fair dinkum
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Whatâs wrong with Hartley?
Strikes me as a bit of a headcase. Could be a lovely bloke but looks so fragile. MillennialsâŚ
Watched the replay last night and he was nowhere near as smelly as a I remember. I think (because Iâm going blind) a couple of what I thought were his blunders were actually BJ and Myers. I always get him confused with Myers. I think itâs the shoulder straps.
Didnât have much of an impact but neither did his opponent. And plus he killed a guy so thatâs a tick.
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Funny you say that. commentators do the same, and also between Lav and Stewart.
HARTLEY EMBRACES BIGGEST, BADDEST BATTLE
By Brayden May Sep 7, 2017
In November 2015, Michael Hartley walked through the doors of the Essendon Football Club with an opportunity few receive â a second chance in the AFL system.
Fast forward to September 2017, and the former Collingwood rookie has come face-to-face with some of the best forwards in the game on a regular basis.
But thatâs not something you could have told him prior to arriving at the Bombers, because he has also come face-to-face with the realisation that his AFL dream was over.
âI would call you a liar if you said I would be playing against these guys,â Hartley told AFLPlayers.com.au.
âI had my fingers crossed that I would get back in the system but I didnât think Iâd get back and play as many games as I have. I love playing against the biggest, baddest and ugliest forwards going around.â
And letting his more talented teammates gather much of the mediaâs attention is exactly the way he likes it.
âIâm all about the team and allowing âHurlsâ to do what he does. Iâm just doing my job in locking down the key forwards and letting the superstars do their thing.â
Originally recruited via the NSW Scholarship program in 2008, Hartley was then taken with selection No. 87 in the 2012 rookie draft, but lasted just two years on Collingwoodâs list due to a luckless run with injuries before being delisted.
Much to his surprise, he earned a reprieve from Essendon in 2015 following some impressive form in the VFL with Coburg,
In his two seasons at the Bombers, the 24-year-old has experienced plenty of highs and lows with John Worsfoldâs side, now setting himself for a finals campaign after finishing 18th last season in trying circumstances.
And the underrated stopper canât wait for Saturday, with a battle against a red-hot Lance Franklin on the cards for the key defender.
âIt should be pretty sweet, I didnât think it would happen as quick as that,â Hartley explained. âThat was my thought when the 12 guys were told they werenât playing. I didnât think we would be going as well are we are. Everyone at the club is up and about â even the coaches. Itâs going to be good.â
Hartley may only be in his second season at Bomberland but heâs been impressed with the clubâs supporters, with Essendon now boasting more than 67,000 members in 2017.
âThey are the best going around. Thereâs six buses going to the game on Saturday which is pretty cool. They deserve a lot of appreciation and thanks for sticking by us. Itâs been a few tough years for them.â
Hartley doesnât receive a large amount of attention from fans â and heâs more than happy flying under the radar â one man who garners supporter excitement is Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, a teammate Hartley shares a close relationship with.
âWe are both a similar age and we are both pretty quiet,â Hartley said.
âI get along with Tippa and his family well and vice versa. He is a ripping fella. His mum follows him all over the country and my parents follow me all over the country, so they meet up a lot of the time and watch the games together.â
When they take to the field again with their Essendon teammates at the SCG on Saturday afternoon, the one-point loss earlier in the season will linger in their minds.
But this time around Hartley is confident the Bombers are well prepared for a similar scenario.
âWe went over that pretty thick the week after and recently as well. We learnt a lot. We know what to do in that situation now and we should be ready if the game does go down to the wire like that again.â
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Trade bait
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