Round 1 - Ess v Hawks - Sunday 19th March 2023 - 3.20pm @ the G - the buildup

I would like to see;

McGrath Zerk Lav
Mass Ridley Redman
Martin Setterfield Merrett
Davey Weed Guelfi
Tippa Wright Menzie
Draper Parish Sheil
Perkins Voss Durham Hind - Snelling

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That sounds pretty self important.

I’m pretty sure they care a lot.

So lets see them play like they care. Because the coast to coast, red time goals and jogging around doesn’t exactly scream I care.

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if the club cared they’d delete their condescending account @carrotsalad

I probably need to apologise in advance for any player threads I post in on match day. I only hope that Jones isn’t named, otherwise I will mostly like have to ban myself on match day from his thread.

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i understand Heffsgirl, I’m frustrated too and have been following them for 60 years,but i’m prepared to wait 4 rounds before shooting them down.I hope Scott turns us around and we are discussing how good this player or that player is in the future!!
I know your a great fan and i hope we have a great year!!

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My god that drives me nuts seeing those things happen.

Not once have ive seen an essendon team make the opposition hot potato the footy to the point where they turn it over.

Opposition must love playing us they dont have to work hard to win the footy.

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I deeply hope we see change. I don’t want to be negative. For about 20 years footy was such an enjoyable past time. I want that back again. I want to feel optimistic.

My negatively is tiresome and boring but its my way of coping. I’m hoping to work on it.

Yes, I do hope we have a good year and see positive signs of meaningful change. Fingers crossed.

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Isn’t it sad that the most enjoyable time of the year is the off-season when there’s no footy. I just become a miserable sod between March - August, dread it every year.

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We’re hopeless but I still love going to the footy to watch the bombers…….I think it’s called………NEVER GIVE UP :joy:

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Less than a week to go…. Prepare for the worst, but hope for the best.
Go Bombers.
@Bessie … might need some ear muffs for Louie :headphones:

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You don’t need to work on anything and don’t let anyone on an online forum tell you otherwise.

Many feel the same way. After feeling the identical optimism coming into a season for nearly two decades now and ending up with spiritless and mediocre results… any negativity towards the club and team itself is completely justified until they prove otherwise.

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Ehh, I find footy fun even if we suck.

So I’m looking forward to watching how Essendon goes about 2023, irrespective of how that actually is.

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What the? You’ve never seen Essendon pressure a team into a turn over? Are you SWWNBN and never actually watched a game?

Happens EVERY SINGLE GAME.

I thought you said you saw the 2000 season. How old are you really? 15? 16 years old?

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yep. exactly the same

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There’s going to be a very interesting selection debate around guelfi snell menzie Walla and Davey this week.

Fitness of Caldwell, parish and Langford may also be a factor

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I mean they havent since 2000

Watch a game… any game. Watch Round 1 and it will happen.

I along with every AFL fan want wins.

A defeatist attitude along with a losing one would want picks

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