Melbourne v Essendon Review

Give Bryan a chance to partner Phillips.

Draper may win some hit outs but otherwise is a waste of space.

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We gave it a good crack but still look ordinary for big parts of games.

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So you saw the game of bullshit we served up?

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Nah. No Lever or Brown.

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Effort was good….end of the day we are simply not as good as Melbourne………if we had finished where we should have last year…around 12th, we wouldn’t have the expectations that we have this year…….I didn’t want to make finals last year, we weren’t ready and it wasn’t going to help our development. lloydy was right, we shouldn’t have made finals

2MP has at least emerged as the key forward we’ve been looking for now we have to learn how to use him.

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we have put Brayshaws contract up for free agency.

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Bring in Jones and Tippa we have a better balanced team across the ground.

Merritt would have been handy tonight aswell.

I’d bring in Hobbs next week if he plays well tomorrow. Gotta give him a shot

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Gave it a good crack…which part should have we been in it?
The 3 point 1st Qtr?

Yep, a Petracca clearly running on one and a half legs. McGrath needs to either go back to the back pocket or the reserves to learn how to play midfield properly, because at the moment he provides nothing.

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We have lost to 3 of last years top 4 teams.

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Too scared to look at the stats

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Two top 4 sides in the last two weeks and still within touching distance of both in the final quarter.

Again dumb mistakes late cost us any genuine chance of challenging either.

Not that it makes for much consolation right now but what we saw today would still be super competitive and beat a majority of 13-14 other clubs.

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That is true and losing is ok but our skills are terrible!!! We can’t defend kick ins and we have no game plan or BRAND.

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Great effort to hang in there against a much better team.

Next week against Adelaide will show if we are a top 8 challenger again.

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3 shots on goal in a QTR might give you a lead in a soccer game.
Not football games…we were gone a long way off.

We had the lead twice and just like last week roll over at the end

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Some skill level shockers but at least this week the effort was there. Would love to see 2MP with better delivery.

I think Heppell should have been replaced as captain years ago - too much of a nice guy. And now it’s just sad to see he’s not up to it any more.

So where are we at - another wasted year?

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Nice one, Captain Obvious.

Good effort. Shows what we can be. Hepp Hind and Redman cost us too many times. Young guys are going to be amazing