VFL - Elimination Final vs Pies @ Port Melbourne, 2:10pm Sunday 2 September 2018

Football Discussion Essendon VFL
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Fell head first into a knee. Sat out rest of game, probably with concussion.

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Tram driver’s havin it large

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It’d bring my black heart some joy to turnover Collingwood/Richmond in consecutive weeks.

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Stats on footy live app:

Mutch 20 kicks, 8 handballs, 5 tackles
McQueen 11, 11, 3
Francis 12, 7, 2 (they say 8 marks)
McNeice 12, 7, 3
Ridley 13, 6, 1 (8 marks as well)
Hartley 16, 2, 4 (6 marks)
Zerk: 7, 11, 3 (6 marks)
Mynott 4, 13, 4
Draper 7, 9, 4 (63 hitouts)
Heppell 9, 7, 10
Green 14, 1, 2 (did he kick any goals :slight_smile: )
Long 11, 4, 6
Hind 6, 6, 1
Hocking 6, 6, 2
Merrett 10, 2, 2 (did he kick any goals?)
Stewart 10, 2, 0 (6, hitouts and 2.2)
Lav 6, 5, 6 (those are disappointing numbers)
Clarke 2, 8, 5
Lazzaro 5, 5, 4
Berry 4, 5, 0
Sibbald 6, 3, 1 (2 goals)
Harrison 3, 3, 11
Younan 4, 2, 4

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I’d be shocked if Draper hasn’t taken over by round 1 2020.

I know some think he’s still a long way off, but he’s got to be ahead of Looney now and most likely well ahead of that by the start of next season. Surely he’s an adequate AFL level fill in if needed at times next season.

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Drapers emergence to the Senior team will be perfect timing for when Bellchambers is on his last legs.

He has the physical presence of a Mumford or Gawn

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It’s too hot, I’ve taken off the sleeves.

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I hope the club are bumping up his contract now to help keep other clubs away.

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How many times did Callum Brown get a rap from the commentators when he was nowhere near the ball?

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why???

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sibbald looks promising.

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Yep. Dapper old gentleman repeatedly trolling the Pies fans: “priority seating for Essendon members!”

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Well done to all the supporters that got to the game.

We were much louder than Collingwood on the telecast. Other than their typical ‘BOOOOO’ when a free kick is paid against them… we out did them.

Great work!

Edit: it’s one thing to turn up to a game and watch… it’s another to turn up to the game an actively support.

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Disagree. Hartley and McNeice are definitely AFL standard, they’ve played enough AFL and they haven’t looked out of place. Agree they aren’t guns

Francis and Ridley looked like naturals at AFL level

Zerk-Thatcher looks like he wouldn’t be out of place either

The whole backline wouldn’t stand up at AFL level but the parts would

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Thanks to all who provided commentary. Great to read through.

Well done to the VFL side. Keep winning lads. Winning matters.

I was really concerned when Dyl went down. Glad he looks alright.

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I’m looking forward to the time when you stop telling us to be patient, and start saying we should bring him in.

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Another year or so.
But he’s tracking beautifully.

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Draper looks good, but is a long way off. He would be murdered at AFL level, he takes too long to make decision and move the footy at the moment. It will come, just going to take another year I think.

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And that Frankenstein haircut…another year’s development required

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How good is Franga?! Boy oh Boy Woooooweeee

Hopefully he does the same thing in the AFL finals next year…

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