2015-Rnd 3 Carlton vs Essendon

[ElwoodBlues1]

I think you'll find Bell's disposal efficiency is better than the team's average and is one of Malthouse's less pressing problems.

We desperately need to add blokes to our midfield rotation and they need to be big and hard at it.  We picked up big bodied midfielders at the last couple of drafts and we need to see them doing the business in navy blue.

DJ....watched Mick take bell off the ground after two holding the ball frees and you could see him telling Bell to handball..his stats might be better than the team
average but he turns the ball over too much for me and at important times....

[DJC]

DJ....watched Mick take bell off the ground after two holding the ball frees and you could see him telling Bell to handball..his stats might be better than the team
average but he turns the ball over too much for me and at important times....

Yes, but to his credit he does get the ball so that he can turn it over 

[jeza]

Bell, Curnow, White, Smith, Ellard and Curnow - all should be dropped.

Also, Jamo and Simpson really should be dropped. Both horribly out of form. Jamo is a cancer. Panics at the earliest opportunity and it spreads through the team. Just can't carry players like this. He's psychologically shot.

The guy is in the leadership team. What does that tell you about the makeup of our list.

[Professer E]

I keep hearing how Bell has this massive body and that this is the future.  Yes, the future (and the present) belongs to big bodied mids like Watson, Pendles, Dangerfield, Barlow, Mundy, Fyfe, Kennedy, Lewis etc etc but they bring other things to the table besides mass.  Being big doesn't make you an elite midfielder.

[cookie2]

Yes, but to his credit he does get the ball so that he can turn it over 

Like a goalie I used to watch in another life long ago. He used to let plenty get past him but he was like lightening in retrieving the ball from the back of the net. Nickname was " Careless Hands".

[raven19]

I hope the 2 days extra rest helps our lads.

Peptides have had 4 fade outs in the last 4 games (including last 2 in 2014). But against the Hawks they won, other 3 games they gave up leads over 30 points.

Problem I see is that we only play the first quarter. Maybe if we only play the last quarter we might be a chance this week? 

[madbluboy]

Bell, Curnow, White, Smith, Ellard and Curnow - all should be dropped.

Didn't watch the game I take it?

[madbluboy]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/es...7302554991

ESSENDON out-Hawthorned Hawthorn on Sunday.

They beat them at their own game.

The Bombers coaching staff plotted a game plan - which was similar to last year’s Round 2 game at Etihad - which basically threw Hawthorn’s tactics back into the Hawks’ faces.

In a nutshell, The Bombers believe they have unlocked the key to beating the Hawks.

Keep those articles coming Robbo.

[ItsOurTime]

Don't worry, you'll get em next time

[madbluboy]

Don't worry, you'll get em next time

Did you watch 360 last night. The first segment was about how wonderful Essendon are then they went straight to Carlton with their doom and gloom music they always play when we have a couple of losses.