Crowd patchy. A few showers around but nothing major. So will just be a little bit of water…
Have brought the little one. She’s never seen Essendon lose live (1 from 1) and she’s never seen Collingwood win live (0 from 1). Not a great sample size but she’s my lucky charm for now.
As usual, Hartley takes a shot on goal as his last act of the warm-up. From 51 metres, one step, through the middle, and carrying perhaps an extra 6 metres beyond the line.
Essendon and AFL member. I’m currently sitting the thon members bar hiding out until it’s safe to go outside. We should be able to tell within what first 5 minutes if we’re on or not!