Essendon Season 2012

[daysofourlives]

Coleman: 537 goals in 98 games, including 12 in his first game, not too shabby! His average of 5.5 goals a game is second of all time. Only player to kick 100 goals in his first season, doing so in the dying minutes of the grand final. Career cut short after dislocating his knee.

Played u18s footy at the age of 12. While still considered by essendon to be too young to play senior footy despite training with them preseason, he went back to play for Hastings where he kicked 296 goals in 37 games!

WHAT A HACK!!

I'm glad someone agrees with me!!

[Turbo]

Collingwood 1996, before Eddie Everywhere's famous quote:

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Hawthorn 1995, admittedly only a preseason job:

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Yeah that hawthorn one is definitely one of the worst

[BOMBERS]

We don't deserve to be regarded as a premiership threat.
We have gone backwards

[NO-MERCY]

You all gonna blame your coach again?

[Baron Greenback]

You all gonna blame your coach again?

Ha!

[Jim05]

We don't deserve to be regarded as a premiership threat.
We have gone backwards

Dont agree, lost 3 games by under a kick. Yes it was a bad loss on the weekend, the Saints looked switched on from the start and were just too good on the day. We have seen some massive improvement from players this season and the game plan is far better, all the players are more defensive minded and we dont get scored upon as heavily as the past.
Still havnt got the depth of other sides so need close to our best side on the park to match it with the best. Still hoping we can get through this next patch with a few wins and play finals.

[Jim05]

You all gonna blame your coach again?

Maybe if the coach had instilled an ounce of defensive pressure into the guys he would still have a job.
All well and good when we had the ball but when the opposition had it out defensive pressure was apalling.
We had too many big scores against us under Knights, he needed to find the happy medium.

[stan]

You all gonna blame your coach again?

Better than blaming the media.

[NO-MERCY]

[Punk Rooster]

I dont mind the guernsey, it will be used in away games against St Kilda, Port, Richmond and Melbourne and will make its debut against the Saints this week.
It is a heritage guernsey and has the name of every Essendon premiership player written on it.
It was released in honour of John Coleman and features his name and signature on the front.
Have ordered one already

Now there is the most over rated player to ever play the game, didnt even qualify to have his son play at Essendon. The goal kicking should be named after someone from the AFL era, like Buddy, at least his kids have qualified father/son or Fevola or Modra or Lynch or Tredrea or even Minton-Connell all would be more worthy and relevant to the AFL era.

Are you for real?
Remarkable figures in an era where 10 goals would win you the game 9 times out of 10 and when fullbacks got away with king hits and rough play. Hardly ever got a free kick for goal where as thesedays the forward gets a free if he gets a fingernail in the back. Average of 5.5 over his career and goal less on only 1 occassion, sadly finished way too young but went on to be a great coach aswell. His input at Essendon and the VFL was enormous

Ken Farmer used to go ok

[Media Park]

I think DOOL hardly baited that hook and got a few fishies.

[the joker]

Expect patrick Ryder to be an out tonight with a torn calf

[NO-MERCY]

Lets all get on the Power.

[Jim05]

Expect patrick Ryder to be an out tonight with a torn calf

We wont risk him, Bellchambers is more than capable but id love to see Gumbleton get a crack, his form in the VFL has been excellant

[Footy Smart]

Expect patrick Ryder to be an out tonight with a torn calf

We wont risk him, Bellchambers is more than capable but id love to see Gumbleton get a crack, his form in the VFL has been excellant

Jimbo you think Gumby is 1 injury away from being dropped off the list? Massive talent but how long can you carry him?

[Rik E Boy]

Lets all get on the Power.

Get on a 0-0 draw I reckon.

regards,

REB

[Booney]

Lets all get on the Power.

Get on a 0-0 draw I reckon.

regards,

REB

I'll take it!

[Rik E Boy]

Lets all get on the Power.

Get on a 0-0 draw I reckon.

regards,

REB

I'll take it!

You forgot the *

regards,

REB

[Sky Pilot]

Essendon's record against Port Power is appalling. If they can't beat them tomorrow night I will quietly slink away and slit my wrists

[Jim05]

Expect patrick Ryder to be an out tonight with a torn calf

We wont risk him, Bellchambers is more than capable but id love to see Gumbleton get a crack, his form in the VFL has been excellant

Jimbo you think Gumby is 1 injury away from being dropped off the list? Massive talent but how long can you carry him?

I think they will persist with him for a year or 2 more at least, Hirdy cant say enough of how good he thinks he will be. He had a lot of back related issues which were misdiagnosed for years and caused him to miss a fair bit of footy. Finally he was diagnosed correctly and had back surgery which forced him to spend over a year out of footy. Since resuming in the VFL he has played 8 or 9 straight and by all reports fitter than ever. Hirdy still thinks we can get another 10 years out of him, lets hope so and we will have to wait and see