Where and when: Metricon Stadium, Sunday July 28, 4.40pm AEST
What it means for Gold Coast: The Suns took a small step in the right direction with a consistent effort against Carlton. They need to be better again against Essendon or risk losing home supporters and drift towards another off-season.
What it means for Essendon: One of the hottest teams in the competition, the Bombers need to keep their foot down with a strong win. Teams jostling for the top eight can’t lose momentum at this time of the year.
The stat: Gold Coast’s 13 straight losses have been marred by leaky defensive performances. The Suns have conceded an average of 104 points a game during that stretch – 10 points more than the next worse team in that period, St Kilda.
The match-up: Jarrod Witts v Shaun McKernan/Zac Clarke
With Essendon still missing the injured Tom Bellchambers, the battle between Witts and McKernan and Clarke in the rucks looms large. Gold Coast must take advantage of its co-captain’s dominance around the stoppages to help halt the bombers’ run.
It’s a big week for: Sean Lemmens
Gold Coast will almost certainly assign the reliable Lemmens the role of shutting down either former Sun Adam Saad or Irishman Connor McKenna from running free off half-back.
Father Dougal’s Tip: Bombers by a lot of points. Ok, like 30.
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NO LATE CHANGES
FINAL INTERCHANGES
Gold Coast: Anthony Miles, Brayden Fiorini, Peter Wright, Jack Lukosius
Essendon: Kyle Langford, Martin Gleeson, Jake Stringer, Matt Guelfi
TU Zerret + 127pts
TD Heeney + Duncan
zerret (88) + 127
Heaney (105) Duncan (110)
…home by a point over 3rd..enough to sneak into the 8
where the eff is zerrett in this game????? …. what an awful weekend …Bombers trying to be too cute in this game and give their youngsters a crack … may cost them!
Complacency, Macca. That’s your problem.
Sauntered over thinking you’d pump them, applied no pressure at the start of the game and they came out hot.
yeah mate – tell me about it! Cat better keep out of range …
boil over on the cards?
or Bombers will get their act together?
Got Burgess covering Hurn. Honestly happy with him so far. Been swung down back.
Need zerrett to score 66 to win league game and make finals in main league , if I lose think I’m out.
Who knows?
Nah, Bruce, relax. He’ll put the jets on to drag the Dons to a win. Low ton at worst.
Half way through 3rd qtr hasn’t scored a point.
he doesn’t get in and under enough – playing too much outside the contests … Bombers better wake up to themselves quickly (and merrett) or they will lose this …
Suns serving it up to my Mighty Bombers – need Zerrett to step up likke last week and get to 150 for me for my match ups and draft!!
Gold Coast Suns: 7.3.45
Touk Miller 82
Jarrod Witts 67
Sam Day 52
Brayden Fiorini 51
Darcy MacPherson 50
Lachlan Weller 49
Peter Wright 48
Anthony Miles 45
Sean Lemmens 43
Ben King 42
Jacob Dawson 41
Corey Ellis 37
David Swallow 35
Alex Sexton 32
Jarrod Harbrow 32
Jack Lukosius 31
M. Rischitelli 28
Jacob Heron 27
Jesse Joyce 26
Chris Burgess 25
Jack Hombsch 24
Pearce Hanley 21
Essendon Bombers: 4.5.29
Shaun McKernan* 64
Mason Redman 62
Adam Saad 52
Cale Hooker 49
A. M-Tipungwuti 44
Dylan Shiel 42
Dylan Clarke 42
Zach Merrett 41
Will Snelling 41
Darcy Parish 40
Jake Stringer 37
Zac Clarke 33
David Zaharakis 32
Matt Guelfi 32
Martin Gleeson 31
Patrick Ambrose 28
Andrew McGrath 27
Ben McNiece 26
Kyle Langford 23
Mitch W. Brown 22
Aaron Francis 21
Jayden Laverde 16
Need Weller to get another 24 points to get a round score of 2500+ for the first time ever.
Go Lachie!!!
Essendon, amongst other things is kicking their way out of this game. 11 shots to 10 but they’re 21 points down
Par score thoughts
TU- 2250-2350
TD- 2350-2450
Comment – 2450+
hmmmmm
Essendon Bombers: 10.8.68
Dylan Shiel 90
Shaun McKernan* 86
Adam Saad 76
Darcy Parish 75
Jake Stringer 75
Mason Redman 74
Zach Merrett 70
Will Snelling 67
A. M-Tipungwuti 64
Cale Hooker 64
Dylan Clarke 62
Zac Clarke 60
David Zaharakis 56
Mitch W. Brown 52
Andrew McGrath 51
Ben McNiece 50
Martin Gleeson 47
Patrick Ambrose 41
Kyle Langford 41
Aaron Francis 31
Matt Guelfi 27
Jayden Laverde 20
Gold Coast Suns: 9.6.60
Touk Miller 116
Jarrod Witts 104
Brayden Fiorini 84
Anthony Miles 60
Lachlan Weller 60
Jarrod Harbrow 60
Peter Wright 59
M. Rischitelli 58
Darcy MacPherson 54
Sam Day 54
Jack Lukosius 51
Sean Lemmens 50
David Swallow 49
Jack Hombsch 48
Jacob Dawson 47
Corey Ellis 47
Chris Burgess 47
Jesse Joyce 44
Ben King 44
Pearce Hanley 37
Alex Sexton 33
Jacob Heron 27
umpires talking about that no goal called saying its a mistake by umpire … BS ball was two balls over line … home town umpire?? … ridiculous call (or non call) …
that’s really bad.
especially in a close game
*umpires* should read commentators …
i need around 100 to get in the final come merrett!
wow… I had the bombers in the Gauntlet, would have been super annoyed if they’d lost
Macca! Congrats!
Burgess outscored Ziebell and Billings… I just knew I should have loopholed him.
Coming good at the business end of the season….lol
The gods are aligning for bombers.
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