Essendon vs North Round 18 2021 Matchday Thread

Won’t be as easy as last time. North seem to be slowly getting it together.

Dons by 3-4 Goals.

Reminder of the earlier 12.30 start time.

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And we are playing on a ■■■■ ground. Danger game.

A win today will see us in the 8. It could be 7th depending on other results but definitely in the 8 today!

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Jobe saves the day

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Hence the early start to the match day thread.
Makes sense, helps us get a jump on the opposition.

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This is one of the best, all the angles, all the commentary and even has ‘double fist pump lounge woman’ being demonstrative

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I’m predicting half our players will turn up in holiday mode after sitting on the beach all day yesterday.

North by 13 points.

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I had a dream we lost 72 to 73.

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Get the fk out both of you!

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It’s a good point. A day on the beach exhausts the crap out of me

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Nice, early draft pick still on the cards for us then.

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Looking forward to watching Ham today and any signs of improvement

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Won’t be the same margin as last time…

JUST WIN IT. Please. Don’t care about the details.

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Thanks for that.

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As someone who gets pretty excited for game day and hates Sunday games because I have to wait all weekend (and only the squad gets named on Thursday) I’m welcoming the 12:30 pm start today. Might be a bit early if I had to get to the game but in lockdown this is great.

Cunnington out is a huge loss for the Roos.

Tips the scales our way - each of Stringer, Merrett and Parish significantly better than their counterparts.

Ham, who is nothing short of woeful with his ball use, must be the luckiest player in the entire AFL to be getting a game this week.

With Jones out, I would like to see Cox to move into the Jones’ role up forward, Cutlet to t back-fill Cox on the wing and Gleeson to back-fill cutler as our 7th defender off the bench.

All games are tightening up- top teams are barely beating, or just drawing, with bottom 6 sides right now. It will be no walk in the park but we have more talent than the Roos do and I expect it to be enough to get us over the line by up to 3 goals with the contributions of our very best players being the difference.

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12:30? What the actual ■■■■? That’s the first I’ve heard that. Covid related I assume so they can fit more games in?

Have had this kangaroo in the back yard all yesterday ,he’s gone now if he comes back KAPOW
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Just start calling it Polec.
It’ll fark off to the nearest Reserve ground.

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