I suppose it would be callous of me to say I have it recorded on my IQ and have watched it 3 times.
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Sounds like Clarke is a reasonable chance to play this week
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How on earth did Francis not make the bests?? Itâs decided by the coaches. Hard to believe.
Yeah if anyone has a link for a replay or download that would be much appreciated!!!
My mind reels at how this could possibly physically happen.
Or do you only â â â â it once itâs on chips?
so youâd do the team thing and upload it somewhere for those poor souls who missed it?
Highlights are good, but the background music is something I would have heard 20 years ago on a menu screen for Gran Turismo on the PS1
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I would, but Poxtel wonât let you.
Keep or delete are the options.
Bugger. Need someone with a media centre or similar to have recorded it.
He looked ok singing the song, but there can be delayed symptoms.
on 7 Plus now:
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Ha, I rang them last night to ask WTF?
Made a formal complaint to be passed to those that matter today,. in part mentioning thereâs a whole forum of EFC fans asking WTF,⌠& getting very â â â â â â off.
Maybe a coincidence, but if not,⌠youâre welcome. 
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No fewer than four members of the victorious side were first-year players at Essendon. Jake McQueen (22 disposals), Joe Harrison (10 disposals and 12 tackles), Nino Lazzaro (10 disposals) and Edyn Sibbald (nine disposals, five marks and two goals) had played a combined total of 21 matches in 2018 going into the elimination final.
All bar former North Ballarat player McQueen are in their first season of the VFL system. Indeed, 21-year-old Sibbald was in just his second match after making his debut in round 18 following an eleventh-hour call up from coach Dan Jordan.
âAs it was a final, I wanted to get my hands on the ball as quickly as possible and have an impact,â Sibbald said.
He importantly booted two second-quarter goals gave Essendon an early ascendancy, but Sibbaldâs contribution to the match didnât end there.
During the third quarter, a crucial hard-ball get in the middle of the ground was capped off by Jackson Merrettâs fourth goal.
âWith my height I can go for those marks, but I like to have that part of my game and then provide a contest at ground level as well,â the 200-centimetre key-position player said.
âItâs really important to work on both sides of that.â
Harrison made his debut in round eight against the Northern Blues and was selected three more times in the home and away season.
The 19-year-old was named as an emergency for the elimination final but when a groin complaint saw Jamieson Sheahan withdraw, Harrison was thrown into the big time of the engine room.
âI knew I just had to stick to the mantra of ânext man upâ, to come in and play my role through the midfield,â says Harrison.
The loss of Dylan Clarke to concussion in the second quarter only raised the stakes for the finals newcomer.
âI expected the pressure to go up a bit. The atmosphere was awesome and that made it all more exciting.
âI was trying to communicate with the other boys to make sure I was in position early at the stoppages.
âI knew I just had to stick to basic footy and that the rest would take care of itself.â
Collingwood had beaten Essendon twice in 2018, with Harrison playing in the Bombersâ round 17 loss to the Magpies.
âIt helped going in this time to be wary of how good they are on the outside,â he said of the midfield preparation.
âI think we managed to counter that this time. We were really happy with that.â
Essendon is now preparing for a semi-final against minor premiers Richmond. If thereâs anything that Sundayâs elimination final showed, itâs that these Bombers have improved from 2018âs lessons.
âDJâs touched on that we have the ability as a side to match it with the best and it was just about putting that into action,â Sibbald reflected.
âAfter a pretty convincing win like that we know that weâve got it in us. Weâve got plenty to work on but at least we know that we can match it with those top sides and capitalise when it counts.â
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Long getting involved last 5 mins
THIS IS LAST WEEKS THREAD
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