Round 1 - Essendon v Hawthorn

[magicalcharlie]

I think Belly-Aching is the reason that we may lose.

CRISP AF

[Riolio]

Not enough of his type last year, too many of his type this year.

[Go_Team_2.0]

Would be interesting to look at Hawks in/outs from the same match.

In: A bunch of brown and gold ■■■■■■
Out: A bunch of former brown and gold ■■■■■■

[Earthquake]

In Round 2 2015 was the last time we beat Hawthorn.
15 Players who remain at the club
Heppell, Goddard, Watson, Merrett, Hurley, Stanton, Hooker, Zaharakis, Baguley, Colyer, Gleeson, Daniher, Ambrose, Howlett. Bellchambers
7 Outs from that game
Melksham, Hibberd, Cooney, Chapman, Gwilt, Carlisle, Ashby, Bellchambers

8 Possible ins:
MacKernan, McGrath, Kelly, Fantasia, Green, Stewart, Tippa. Parish, Langford.

So evaluating changes:
McKernanMelksham
McGrath>Ashby
Langford >Cooney
Kelly>Gwilt
Fantasia>Chapman
Stewart<Carlisle

On balance, the players should have improved. However, will teamwork of the re-constituted list be good enough?

Also need to consider
Zerrett 2017 > Zerrett 2015
Gleeson 2017 > Gleeson 2015
Daniher 2017 > Daniher 2015

[RockyIV]

WHATEVER IT TACOS

[Alber_Goodthur]

Also need to consider Zerrett 2017 > Zerrett 2015Gleeson 2017 > Gleeson 2015Daniher 2017 > Daniher 2015

But then also there is a very high possibility of the below
Watson 2017 < Watson 2015
Goddard 2017 < Goddard 2015
Stanton 2017 < Stanton 2015
Baguley 2017 < Baguley 2015

[The_New_Coleman]

WALLA 2017 > *

[MoorcroftFC]

I’m not under estimating the Hawks. I still think they are a top 4 team and if we can beat them I’ll be tickled pick ie. very drunk.

They have a lot of A grade talent, good depth and experience. I’m glad we have them first up as anything can happen early in the year. Still I’m tipping us to run out of legs but hold on to win by 3points. Passion will be high and our attack on the ball relentless!!!

[coldblood]

My next exwife

[Deckham]

When i stop seeing excuses and start seeing some wins on the board maybe. Feel free to block my posts champ.

See, there’s the thing, champ. I can’t block you anymore.

[pbomber]

Hawthorn’s lack of a Jordan Lewis type player will cost them this game.

Meanwhile one of our forwards is going to kick 5 goals.

[SCarey]

In Round 2 2015 was the last time we beat Hawthorn.
15 Players who remain at the club
Heppell, Goddard, Watson, Merrett, Hurley, Stanton, Hooker, Zaharakis, Baguley, Colyer, Gleeson, Daniher, Ambrose, Howlett. Bellchambers

7 Outs from that game
Melksham, Hibberd, Cooney, Chapman, Gwilt, Carlisle, Ashby, Bellchambers

8 Possible ins:
MacKernan, McGrath, Kelly, Fantasia, Green, Stewart, Tippa. Parish, Langford.

So evaluating changes:
McKernanMelksham
McGrath>Ashby
Langford >Cooney
Kelly>Gwilt
Fantasia>Chapman
Stewart<Carlisle

On balance, the players should have improved. However, will teamwork of the re-constituted list be good enough?

8 Outs from that game
Melksham, Hibberd, Cooney, Chapman, Gwilt, Carlisle, Ashby, Bellchambers

8 Possible ins:
MacKernan, McGrath, Kelly, Fantasia, Green, Stewart, Tippa. Parish, Langford.

So evaluating changes:
McKernan<Bellchambers (although 2015 Belly wasn’t too special)
Parish>Melksham
McGrath>Ashby (will be true ultimately)
Langford >Cooney (Cooney wasn’t bad at that stage)
Kelly>Gwilt
Fantasia>Chapman
Stewart<Carlisle (is this the right question? Maybe Hartley < Carlisle but not by as much?
and the question that wasn’t asked Walla > Hibberd (albeit in different roles we assume, and Walla definitely winning if he can be an effective forward).

And another way of looking at it:

Ess forwards ? > than Haw forwards
Ess backs ? > than Haw back
Ess mids ? > than Haw mids

If this is true (which it may or may not be) and we gel:

Oh what a night!

[munna1]

Hibberd is an out and out gun. Walla is good but not Hibbo good yet.

[Enki]

Hibberd was an out and out gun. By the time he left us he was nowhere near it. Can he get back to that level? Will a new team help? Was it just sage fatigue? Have injuries taken a toll?

Even if Hibberd hadn’t asked for a trade there is still the possibility that we’d be looking for a replacement for Hibberd anyway.

[theDJR]

Especially because he injured himself last week (?)

[Nocturnal]

Really?

Could he be a one year wonder like McPhee. Who I saw today, that guy doesn’t know how to pick a crown he is in!

[Crazy_Bomber]

If Tippa doesn’t bulldoze JOM’s teeth out at the first bounce I’m ripping Wimmeria1’s ■■■■ off.

[cul_de_sac]

Really?

Could he be a one year wonder like McPhee. Who I saw today, that guy doesn’t know how to pick a crown he is in!

He’s already played more top quality football than McPhee ever did.

[Warlock_Paul]

Really?

Could he be a one year wonder like McPhee. Who I saw today, that guy doesn’t know how to pick a crown he is in!

He’s already played more top quality football than McPhee ever did.

He was a spud at times, and to be honest we weren’t flying up much in 2004, but he did snag a Crichton. We managed to get some good games out of him before he went and stabbed us in the back.

[ivan]

Where’s the team?