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And my theory on Hurley stands. Overrated. Too short. He's only 3cm taller than Jobe, and lighter.

Had to stand up last night when it mattered.

Now he'll kick a bag.
 
kennas said:
Can we blame The Weapon?

While getting stronger is important it shouldn't be at the expense of so much game time. There's a balance, and he and his crew have got it wrong. While the senior coaches would have been briefed on the risk, there wouldn't have been this much risk presented. The numbers are staggering. Cost us games.
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The training program (weights and muscle etc) will not have it's impact felt to the fullest until the 2013 season (if you can believe the spiel that the coaching staff came out with before this year even started). I hope it is correct, the list will be better after another pre-season. Hopefully we can run out the year.

Tech/a - I don't think "soft" is the right word for Adelaide at the moment, I think they have looked tired more than anything in the past few weeks. Pretty similar to Essendon, yet not as many injuries so they have won more games. Perhaps the Crows will find another gear come finals time and it is just a lull.
 
Ves said:
Perhaps the Crows will find another gear come finals time and it is just a lull.
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Not meaning to derail the thread but i figure i can talk about Adelaide in here until the next Essondon game at least... My biggest worry is that while they probably are a bit tired, it is that time in the season, but the Crows do not play anyone in the top 8 for the rest of the home and away season, so will they actually be able to step it up and match the intensity in the finals?

An easy run may not be the best thing
 
Essendon's finals future is now officially on life support. Need to keep (start) winning and rely on others losing.

How did it get to this??!!

Duckman
 
Duckman#72 said:
Essendon's finals future is now officially on life support. Need to keep (start) winning and rely on others losing.

How did it get to this??!!

Duckman
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lol

That fitness guru who calls himself the weapon has a bit to answer for imo. He is a weapon alright, to everyone he trains. It is all well and good to go in with a mandate to build bigger bodies like they did at Geelong but you can't do it over one pre-season and you need to take into account past training loads and injuries etc. Too big too soon without out the proper base causes (shock horror) injuries.
 
If the bottom 4 of the top 8 doesn't change between now and the end of season, then in Round 1 of the finals say HELLO to West Coast in Perth
 
gav said:
If the bottom 4 of the top 8 doesn't change between now and the end of season, then in Round 1 of the finals say HELLO to West Coast in Perth
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Just great! :cry:

Of all the combinations and permutations you could have with the Top 8, for an Essendon supporter, there is not one worse than playing West Coast in Perth. :banghead::banghead:

Even Collingwood at the G, would give me more room for optimism.

Yes Nomores, "The Weapon of Self Destruction" has a lot of answering to do. Although if the Bombers come out and blitz 2013 who are we to say it was the wrong approach.

It was interesting to note that in the Herald Sun at the start of the year, of the 20 expert tipsters, only one had Essendon in the 8 come finals. Maybe we are just playing to our ability?

We need to get another one or two key position players. How hard is it to get a forward?

Nomores - your guys seem to be winning easy at the moment. How about trading that bloke Franklin for Gumbleton? Same size, same draft pick, only Gumbleton is a few years younger. You guys would be getting a steal!!

Duckman
 
Not sure if it has been mentioned earlier, but your season has been scarily similar to last year. Off to a rip-roaring start, a top 4 finish looking quite probable... then fading badly and barely scraping into the 8.

Not that I can talk, my team (West Coast) have performed poorly over the last month or so. The loss against Freo (and Pies beating Swans) almost locks us out of the top 4 (now only a mathematical possibility). Still, there have been no standout teams this year, which will make for an interesting finals series.
 
gav said:
Not sure if it has been mentioned earlier, but your season has been scarily similar to last year. Off to a rip-roaring start, a top 4 finish looking quite probable... then fading badly and barely scraping into the 8.
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Think we did the same in either 2008 or 2009 too. It's been a hallmark of ours unfortunately.
 
Should be a good game against carlton (?) this weekend. Both are pretty desperate atm.
 
Duckman#72 said:
Just great! :cry:

Of all the combinations and permutations you could have with the Top 8, for an Essendon supporter, there is not one worse than playing West Coast in Perth. :banghead::banghead:

Even Collingwood at the G, would give me more room for optimism.

Yes Nomores, "The Weapon of Self Destruction" has a lot of answering to do. Although if the Bombers come out and blitz 2013 who are we to say it was the wrong approach.

It was interesting to note that in the Herald Sun at the start of the year, of the 20 expert tipsters, only one had Essendon in the 8 come finals. Maybe we are just playing to our ability?

We need to get another one or two key position players. How hard is it to get a forward?

Nomores - your guys seem to be winning easy at the moment. How about trading that bloke Franklin for Gumbleton? Same size, same draft pick, only Gumbleton is a few years younger. You guys would be getting a steal!!

Duckman
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Not sure they will even make the 8 so I wouldn't be too worried about who you play 1st week.

As for Franklin, atm we need him as a depth player:p:, so he is off the trade table, sorry. But I hear a bloke called Cloke is available, even though he is possibly the most over-rated player in the comp atm, and will soon be the most over paid. He has had 1 and a half good seasons ffs, and they were like 3 years apart.
 
nomore4s said:
.. a bloke called Cloke is available, even though he is possibly the most over-rated player in the comp atm, and will soon be the most over paid. He has had 1 and a half good seasons ffs, and they were like 3 years apart.
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Sorry Bombers supporters, don't want to hijack your thread - but that's a reasonable point Nomore4s. Imho Collingwood should give serious thought to letting Cloke leave. Spend the money on keeping the likes of Reid and Pendlebury.
 
Logique said:
Imho Collingwood should give serious thought to letting Cloke leave. Spend the money on keeping the likes of Reid and Pendlebury.
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Totally agree. Not only Reid and Pendlebury. They need to keep the core group of Sidebottom, Beams, Wellingham and young guns like Elliott etc together and happy.

Not only is Cloke over-rated, the antics of he and his father this year just smacks of a mercenary for hire. Certainly hasn't endeared himself to the Collingwood fans I know. Great example of how not to undertake contract negotiations.

For much of the season there hasn't been much difference between Gumbleton's stats and Cloke's which sadly says more about Clokes form than Gumbies.

Duckman
 
Ves said:
A new low every week at the moment. Not sure what to say really. :(
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Roll on the EPL...

Wasn't that long ago "we" were talking of top 4... then "we'll be comfortably in the 8, maybe not top 4 but still in it." then.... "**** hope we make the 8"

Now.. "There's always next year..."


sigh.
 
I really can't believe how far the Bombers have dropped off the pace.

From 8-1 to 11-10 and missing the finals:eek:. But they aren't even competitive atm, thought the Bomobers might be a chance to upset the Pies but not after seeing them play on the weekend.
 
nomore4s said:
I really can't believe how far the Bombers have dropped off the pace.

From 8-1 to 11-10 and missing the finals:eek:. But they aren't even competitive atm, thought the Bomobers might be a chance to upset the Pies but not after seeing them play on the weekend.
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This is the worst drop-off by far that I have seen in recent years (and boy, have we been good at second half of the season fades). It's a major talking point and a bit of a tragedy for our supporters. Let us hope the coaching staff get it right over the pre-season, or we may yet have a new coach and staff, much sooner than expected.

It's frustrating, because as an outsider, there is no real way of telling if this was expected or is an aberration (as it looks like).

Great win against Sydney by your boys by the way. I have no trouble thinking they are deserving flag favourites now, I think that game answered quite a few outstanding queries that I may have had (the main one being the effect of having a "soft run" to their intensity). The Cats game may well have been a blip.
 
You should always distrust anyone who has the overconfidence to call themselves names such as"The Weapon"
(or the Scud,Missile etc.). Overconfidence means they are not questioning themselves and leads to mistakes.

The team is limping over the line and look a mess.

The fact we got crushed by Carlton who got beaten by Goldcoast, says it all.
 
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