I like Heyward's mongrel but not the stupidity that yet again led to a dopey free kick for a late bump.
after shocking start to the season, hayward was really starting to find his form, kicking goals, and working as that last kick into 50. but the previous couple of weeks (prob since caroll went down), he seems to be playing more wing, and getting a lot of ball at half back. he may be good at this role, but he is exceptional in the forward half. they need to get him back to where he is most dangerous - kicking goals or creating them
i know we won ugly but is everyone else concerned that ess had 6 senior players out and lots of youngsters playing and also John Brown (brissie lions Champion ) would rather coach Essendon than Carlton
I like Heyward's mongrel but not the stupidity that yet again led to a dopey free kick for a late bump.
I know Florent has become a whipping boy for some fans, but he keeps doing the right things at the right moment.
More than once Florent was the one intercepting the CheatsFC attempts to go through the corridor, he left his direct opponent and took the risk for the team and it paid off. Furthermore, in the first half when much of the team appeared to be on holiday he seemed to be making an effort, effective or not, and it kept us in the game.
I can't say the umpiring made much difference either way, but it was contributing the low quality game. Sometimes having all those umpires just seems to make things murkier!
Ever since I started watching AFL I thought the game, which at times is a great spectacle, was over umpired. I know that there are long established traditions but I think that a deep review to significantly lessen umpire involvement and intervention could be very beneficial for the game. I’ll probably get crucified now by the traditionalists! 🤪
And that brings me to Dean and Derksen. I was concerned about going in with two inexperienced key defenders but they were fine. Having Haynes, Newey and Florent to organise the defence is a big help.