AFL Game Day Round #3 2019

[Eastdog]

Round 3

Thu, Apr 4 Adelaide Crows vs Geelong Cats Adelaide Oval Seven & Fox 7:50pm

Fri, Apr 5 Melbourne vs Essendon MCG Seven & Fox 7:50pm

Sat, Apr 6 Carlton vs Sydney Swans Marvel Stadium Fox 1:45pm
Sat, Apr 6 GWS Giants vs Richmond Sydney Showground Stadium Fox 4:35pm
Sat, Apr 6 Brisbane Lions vs Port Adelaide The Gabba Fox 7:25pm
Sat, Apr 6 Collingwood vs West Coast Eagles MCG Seven & Fox 7:25pm

Sun, Apr 7 Western Bulldogs vs Gold Coast Suns Marvel Stadium Fox 2:20pm
Sun, Apr 7 Hawthorn vs North Melbourne MCG Seven & Fox 3:20pm
Sun, Apr 7 Fremantle vs St Kilda Optus Stadium

[Mofra]

Big night Friday - a virtual elimination final for two teams hyped going into the year.
I suspect Gawn has a field day and Viney & Jones start playing like footballers again.

[Rocket Science]

Big night Friday - a virtual elimination final for two teams hyped going into the year.
I suspect Gawn has a field day and Viney & Jones start playing like footballers again.

Not enough popcorn for this one ...

Indeed, you'd reckon Melbourne wake up and do it comfortably with Windy Hill to be burned down by midnight, but part of me wants the Dons to sneak home to earn Woosha a slightly longer leash, not to mention the vultures coming even harder for the Dees all week.

I've never felt so torn.

[bornadog]

Not enough popcorn for this one ...

Indeed, you'd reckon Melbourne wake up and do it comfortably with Windy Hill to be burned down by midnight, but part of me wants the Dons to sneak home to earn Woosha a slightly longer leash, not to mention the vultures coming even harder for the Dees all week.

I've never felt so torn.

win win you think

[Rocket Science]

win win you think

https://i.ibb.co/xhcn8bw/309db266cbdad4f9fac3813480ad23c5.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

[Twodogs]

I hate Essendon but I am happy to see Melbourne (who I am not too keen on either) go into meltdown after a summer full of ridiculous assumptions and all the crapping on about their prospects this year in the media.


Problem is whichever of these two finish bottom four will be rewarded with the usual bag of goodies from the AFL around trade/draft time that the clubs City Hall think can't be allowed to fail get. A Jessie Hogan for free or something like that.

[Rocket Science]

And another thing ... win, lose or draw christ that Essendon clash strip is shite.

[Rocket Science]

Jakey has a bona fide little muffintop happening there.

*eats more popcorn*

[bulldogtragic]

Jakey has a bona fide little muffintop happening there.

*eats more popcorn*

The muffin man?

THE MUFFIN MAN!

[Rocket Science]

Little bit of endeavour from both mobs at the minute - staggeringly - but jeez the skills are sub par.

They can both be thankful a quality opponent isn't involved tonight.

[comrade]

Melbourne is playing like us 2017-2018. Plenty of entries, dysfunctional forward line, easy rebound goals against.

[FrediKanoute]

Stringer has 3 from 4 kicks

[hujsh]

C'mon Melbourne, break some hearts

[Hotdog60]

They broke mine I tipped them....

[Sedat]

Give Woosha an extension - he deserves it.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

The muffin man?

THE MUFFIN MAN!

I thought he was a man but he only was a muffin.

[bornadog]

No defence football, no one accountable, tiggy touchwood free kicks (51).

[Sedat]

Melbourne just hack it out of the middle and they press up far too high in defence. That's why they are getting torched out the back against quick teams.

Gee Viney is an overrated player - just a butcher with ball in hand. They can't carry him and Jones in the same team.

[Remi Moses]

The best game of t20 footy I’ve seen .
Melbourne leaking like a sieve with their B grade defence
Dees getting ahead of themselves as only they can

[Remi Moses]

Melbourne just hack it out of the middle and they press up far too high in defence. That's why they are getting torched out the back against quick teams.

Gee Viney is an overrated player - just a butcher with ball in hand. They can't carry him and Jones in the same team.

Did they play ? Jones is nearly done

[Sedat]

Did anyone hear the Angus Brayshaw interview at half time? Their mindset is completely wrong - they think 10 minutes of good footy is job done.

[bornadog]

Did anyone hear the Angus Brayshaw interview at half time? Their mindset is completely wrong - they think 10 minutes of good footy is job done.

Does that come down to coaching?

[Sedat]

Does that come down to coaching?
Goodwin can't coach againat 6-6-6. His one trick last year was having 2 extra defenders coming in off the square.

[bornadog]

Goodwin can't coach againat 6-6-6. His one trick last year was having 2 extra defenders coming in off the square.

They just extended his contract :D:D:D

[Bulldog4life]

Did they play ? Jones is nearly done

Crazy playing Jones on the wing. He can't run to save himself.

[comrade]

So many shades of early Bulldogs 2018 about that Melbourne performance.

Biggest difference for us right now is a) Caleb Daniel down back b) Naughton/Schache straightening us up c) Libba going at beast mode. Our defence still gets scored against on the quick rebound/turnover but last night was ridiculous from the Demons. Essendon are woeful and probably would have lost to any other team.

[Twodogs]

Give Woosha an extension - he deserves it.


Give him another five years just so we can see the look on Hirdy's face. Essendon should have come out in strength last week when James said 'never say never' and said 'not at this club, not in a million years' but they didn't and they will pay for not nipping it in the bud when they had the chance. But instead they left it up to Woosher to defend his own job.


I thought he was a man but he only was a muffin.

Paraphrasing Divine's 'Think you're a man' I love it! Sorry Jake but you weren't man enough to satisfy us...


Crazy playing Jones on the wing. He can't run to save himself.

where else are they going to play him? Midfield so he can stand there and watch his opponent run away from him bouncing the ball? They had to make a hard call on Jones at the end of last year. Premierships are won on the back of hard calls (Cooney, Higgins, Minson and Bryan Griffith anyone?) and clearing deadwood. Jones is deadwood that was indulged with another contract as Melbourne continued to go around in circles at the end of last year.

[Go_Dogs]

Melbourne being a basket case is a surprise to me, but they've had a soft underbelly for years so perhaps it shouldn't be.

[Sedat]

Melbourne being a basket case is a surprise to me, but they've had a soft underbelly for years so perhaps it shouldn't be.
Structural injuries currently aren't helping but in hindsight it is logical that they are struggling. They were still a work in progress last year with deficiencies - hence why they were destroyed in the PF by a real contender. Midfield are all the same - see ball get ball, and all slow - and none of them run hard the other way. They traded away Hogan who is a jet up forward and can also provide valuable minutes in the midfield (granted he is a bit of a head case) and think that Tom McDonald as a makeshift 2nd banana key forward can now take over the mantle as big dog. They punt on Wiedeman becoming Nick Riewoldt after 1 good game in 5 years. Contrary to popular opinion, Steven May is not and has never been David Dench and they are badly mising Jake Lever, hence why spuds like Frost and O McDonald are exposed down back. They also don't have good ball users down back - good move putting Fritch there last night.

They are potentially a good solid top 8 team in 2019 but nothing more. Outside run and carry is a massive problem, and all round depth is as well. Also Goodwin is a limited coach who is really struggling with the open nature of the game in 2019 with the new rules.

[ledge]

So Essendon won and all I’m hearing from the supporters is we are back , top 4 , did they not watch how bad Melbourne were and they struggled to beat them.

[Twodogs]

So Essendon won and all I’m hearing from the supporters is we are back , top 4 , did they not watch how bad Melbourne were and they struggled to beat them.


I wonder what comes first? Being an Essendon supporter or the delusional thoughts? It's a bit chicken and egg I guess.

[Hotdog60]

Well how long do we think Dusty will get for the elbow behind play.

Because his the Brownlow medal favourite I think the GWS player will get 3 weeks for head butting the point of Dusty's elbow.

[jeemak]

Cowardly act, the guy wasn't at all ready for it. He should get three weeks for it, but will get one.

[Hotdog60]

I hope it's four, 3 weeks for the hit one for the gesture which is not a good look.

We play them in 4 weeks ;)

[merantau]

Martin is a protected species as has been pointed out. He will be treated lightly.

[Go_Dogs]

So what do we make of Brisbane?

And how big an advantage is a longer pre-season over the first 4-6 rounds of the season?

[comrade]

So what do we make of Brisbane?

And how big an advantage is a longer pre-season over the first 4-6 rounds of the season?

Hard not to be impressed. They've got elite talent across every line, and the way they responded despite being 10 points down deep into the last quarter is a sign that they're really coming together as a group. I'd pencilled in our game in Ballarat against them as a win...not so sure now.

Neale has been a huge pick up for them.

[Remi Moses]

Funny how some perceived our flag as a fluke , failing to acknowledge a long injury list and to key players.
Funny how Richmond’s flag isn’t perceived the same , but they’re struggling due to an injury crisis

[Remi Moses]

Hilarious hypocrisy from Hardwick
Vividly recall the spud he had from port a few years back playing the same role

[Remi Moses]

West Coast should be hot favourites
They’ve gotten better

[Remi Moses]

Just had a look
Carlton are 3 from 35
Worse than Fitzroy

[bornadog]

Just had a look
Carlton are 3 from 35
Worse than Fitzroy

Life is good

[Rocket Science]

Hard not to be impressed. They've got elite talent across every line, and the way they responded despite being 10 points down deep into the last quarter is a sign that they're really coming together as a group. I'd pencilled in our game in Ballarat against them as a win...not so sure now.

Neale has been a huge pick up for them.

They're fun to watch too. I'll admit to a mild crush.

No room for Adams in that team either, assuming he's ever match fit again.

[Remi Moses]

Norf getting beat again ! They’ve got Brown, McKay , Campbell and Goldstein in the one team

[macca]

AFter round 3, Melb are last on the ladder, can we start the tanking discussions?

[Bulldog4life]

AFter round 3, Melb are last on the ladder, can we start the tanking discussions?

Isn't it beautiful.