Round 7 Essendon v Nth Ballarat @ Windy Hill, 12pm Saturday 3 June 2017

Football Discussion Essendon VFL
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Smack long point.

28-13 at 21 minutes.

And they have a mark forward. Not good enough.

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Today may be the day.

Are his goals from joe the goose all on the lonesome in the goal square? Or big pack marks in the goal square?

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Falls short, somehow.

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But now Merrett trails his man to a mark, 35 out directly in front.

Miss!

28-14

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Also, DeWit can’t hit guys in the open by foot.

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But ending a sentence with a preposition is ok though?

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Sounds like DeWit = delist

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Ridley gets a rebound. Welcome back.

All the way down to our square, where a kick from Langford is snaffled over the top by Draper.

Goal.

34-14

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Not meaning to be pedantic, but if we are going to have a correct English session here, you can’t have “3 best players”. You can have a “best 3 players”. It’s a very common error that few people pick up on.

Another common error is when people start a sentence with the words “Not meaning to be pedantic”
and then they say something pedantic.

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Long’s pace saves us on a quick break, rushed by McNeice.

34-15

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34-16

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Can’t wait until we have all of Langford, Francis and Draper in the seniors. Future stars written all over them

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Siren.

5.4.34 we lead 2.4.16

We (semi-justified) pushed too far forward at times, letting them have a chance of scoring when our midfield pressure lapsed briefly and they had a chance to go forward.

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When people say 3 best players I think it’s just a shortened version of “3 of our best players” - which is the way I take it…

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Nobby probably had 15 disposals that quarter. Loony dominated the first fifteen minutes, Langford did well mid and briefly forward, Francis could well kick a bag, Ferry safe as you like.

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That one handed gather and quick kick forward by Draper was nearly highlight of the quarter for mine. Nice agility.

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Better stay on topic, or risk being banned until August 2044. These mods are pretty ruthless.

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Has Ridley done anything?

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P.S. Nick off, pedants. Even if that usually is my role.

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I think Ridley started on the bench, playing down back now.