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My review of Essendon 2025 continues on #thebombersblog
This time ball movement
What the method was with it & what improvements are needed, inc issues without it
Covers poss chains, speed, territory + more, vs the oppo & Rd1-11 vs 12-24 #GoDons
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This time ball movement
What the method was with it & what improvements are needed, inc issues without it
Covers poss chains, speed, territory + more, vs the oppo & Rd1-11 vs 12-24 #GoDons
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Part Four
Intro. This review follows on from Parts One https://thebombersblog.wixsite.com/thebombersblog/post/2025-vs-2024-vs-2023Two https://thebombersblog.wixsite.com/thebombersblog/post/part-twoand Three htt...
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October 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
My review of Essendon 2025 continues on #thebombersblog
This time ball movement
What the method was with it & what improvements are needed, inc issues without it
Covers poss chains, speed, territory + more, vs the oppo & Rd1-11 vs 12-24 #GoDons
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This time ball movement
What the method was with it & what improvements are needed, inc issues without it
Covers poss chains, speed, territory + more, vs the oppo & Rd1-11 vs 12-24 #GoDons
thebombersblog.wixsite.com/thebombersbl...
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We're back baby!
@jonathanjwalsh.bsky.social and I return to review Essendon's trade period, why the Hawks arrogance and laziness cost them Zach Merrett and to preview the Dons 2025 National Draft
#DonTheStat #GoDons
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@jonathanjwalsh.bsky.social and I return to review Essendon's trade period, why the Hawks arrogance and laziness cost them Zach Merrett and to preview the Dons 2025 National Draft
#DonTheStat #GoDons
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October 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
We're back baby!
@jonathanjwalsh.bsky.social and I return to review Essendon's trade period, why the Hawks arrogance and laziness cost them Zach Merrett and to preview the Dons 2025 National Draft
#DonTheStat #GoDons
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/e...
@jonathanjwalsh.bsky.social and I return to review Essendon's trade period, why the Hawks arrogance and laziness cost them Zach Merrett and to preview the Dons 2025 National Draft
#DonTheStat #GoDons
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/e...
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Here it is!! Bombers stay strong on Merrett as no trade is completed. We provide an instant reaction to the trade period.
Also draft bolter Sullivan Robey is our special guest. He talks his year to date and the players he looks up too. Huge show!!!
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Also draft bolter Sullivan Robey is our special guest. He talks his year to date and the players he looks up too. Huge show!!!
on.soundcloud.com/DNQtw8PHEnde...
Bombers keep Merrett - Draft bolter Sullivan Robey our guest
The Lunchtime Catch Up Podcast discusses the hot topic news and game reviews each week for Essendon and AFL fans
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October 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Here it is!! Bombers stay strong on Merrett as no trade is completed. We provide an instant reaction to the trade period.
Also draft bolter Sullivan Robey is our special guest. He talks his year to date and the players he looks up too. Huge show!!!
on.soundcloud.com/DNQtw8PHEnde...
Also draft bolter Sullivan Robey is our special guest. He talks his year to date and the players he looks up too. Huge show!!!
on.soundcloud.com/DNQtw8PHEnde...
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Here it is!! Bombers,Tigers & Eagles could have the top 7 picks in the AFL draft. We have a discussion with Chris from Bigfooty TigerCast Pod
& Jep from Eagles Plus 6 Podcast about each teams strategy, desires & needs for the draft. Do we all want Robey?
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& Jep from Eagles Plus 6 Podcast about each teams strategy, desires & needs for the draft. Do we all want Robey?
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Group AFL draft discussion with Eagles, Tigers & Bombers pod hosts
The Lunchtime Catch Up Podcast discusses the hot topic news and game reviews each week for Essendon and AFL fans
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September 29, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Here it is!! Bombers,Tigers & Eagles could have the top 7 picks in the AFL draft. We have a discussion with Chris from Bigfooty TigerCast Pod
& Jep from Eagles Plus 6 Podcast about each teams strategy, desires & needs for the draft. Do we all want Robey?
on.soundcloud.com/QF9ksYxl6p6D...
& Jep from Eagles Plus 6 Podcast about each teams strategy, desires & needs for the draft. Do we all want Robey?
on.soundcloud.com/QF9ksYxl6p6D...
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It's the #DonTheStat night of nights, the Jack Kirby Medal
Listen as @jonathanjwalsh.bsky.social and myself relive Season 2025 and announce the winner of our Best and Fairest award
#GoDons
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Listen as @jonathanjwalsh.bsky.social and myself relive Season 2025 and announce the winner of our Best and Fairest award
#GoDons
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Don The Stat 2025 Best and Fairest Award - The Jack Kriby Medal
Podcast Episode · Don The Stat · 02/10/2025 · 1h 16m
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October 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It's the #DonTheStat night of nights, the Jack Kirby Medal
Listen as @jonathanjwalsh.bsky.social and myself relive Season 2025 and announce the winner of our Best and Fairest award
#GoDons
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Listen as @jonathanjwalsh.bsky.social and myself relive Season 2025 and announce the winner of our Best and Fairest award
#GoDons
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Well, the Crichton is run and won and the trade period is here.
I’ve put together the arguments for and against trading Zach Merrett on the #DonTheStat website
Which argument sways you the most?
#GoDons
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I’ve put together the arguments for and against trading Zach Merrett on the #DonTheStat website
Which argument sways you the most?
#GoDons
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The Zach Merrett Trade - The Case For and Against
The next few weeks of the Trade period are going to be dominated with talk of Zach Merrett, how hard he is pushing for a trade.
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October 2, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Well, the Crichton is run and won and the trade period is here.
I’ve put together the arguments for and against trading Zach Merrett on the #DonTheStat website
Which argument sways you the most?
#GoDons
www.donthestat.com/post/the-zac...
I’ve put together the arguments for and against trading Zach Merrett on the #DonTheStat website
Which argument sways you the most?
#GoDons
www.donthestat.com/post/the-zac...
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Essendon 2025 review Part 3 🆙on #thebombersblog
TBH this one’s long, so much content on Possessions I had to get off my chest inc
Groundball
Uncontested poss
Post clr contests
Team selection & more
HUGE barometers here, some promising, some not #GoDons
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TBH this one’s long, so much content on Possessions I had to get off my chest inc
Groundball
Uncontested poss
Post clr contests
Team selection & more
HUGE barometers here, some promising, some not #GoDons
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Part Three
Intro. This review follows on from Parts One https://thebombersblog.wixsite.com/thebombersblog/post/2025-vs-2024-vs-2023 and Two https://thebombersblog.wixsite.com/thebombersblog/post/part-two, and co...
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October 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Essendon 2025 review Part 3 🆙on #thebombersblog
TBH this one’s long, so much content on Possessions I had to get off my chest inc
Groundball
Uncontested poss
Post clr contests
Team selection & more
HUGE barometers here, some promising, some not #GoDons
thebombersblog.wixsite.com/thebombersbl...
TBH this one’s long, so much content on Possessions I had to get off my chest inc
Groundball
Uncontested poss
Post clr contests
Team selection & more
HUGE barometers here, some promising, some not #GoDons
thebombersblog.wixsite.com/thebombersbl...
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My review of Essendon 2025 continues with Part 2, Stoppages
Here I look at the ✅ that showed promise up until Rd11, as well as the ❌, which need a fix for ‘26
Also inc comparisons to ‘23 & ‘24, as well as the rest of the comp #thebombersblog #godons
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Here I look at the ✅ that showed promise up until Rd11, as well as the ❌, which need a fix for ‘26
Also inc comparisons to ‘23 & ‘24, as well as the rest of the comp #thebombersblog #godons
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Part Two
Intro. This review follows on from Part One https://thebombersblog.wixsite.com/thebombersblog/post/2025-vs-2024-vs-2023 in comparing Essendon’s 2025 season against the previous two. To give a clearer ...
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September 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
My review of Essendon 2025 continues with Part 2, Stoppages
Here I look at the ✅ that showed promise up until Rd11, as well as the ❌, which need a fix for ‘26
Also inc comparisons to ‘23 & ‘24, as well as the rest of the comp #thebombersblog #godons
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Here I look at the ✅ that showed promise up until Rd11, as well as the ❌, which need a fix for ‘26
Also inc comparisons to ‘23 & ‘24, as well as the rest of the comp #thebombersblog #godons
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Here it is!!! We had a round table chat with the The Flight Plan Pod and Fiona from Bomber Banter_au crews on the recent happenings at Essendon. It was emotive, spirited and passionate as Essendon fans are😀 hope you enjoy it. Link below
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Spirited round table chat with Flight Plan Pod & Bomber Banter
The Lunchtime Catch Up Podcast discusses the hot topic news and game reviews each week for Essendon and AFL fans
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September 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Here it is!!! We had a round table chat with the The Flight Plan Pod and Fiona from Bomber Banter_au crews on the recent happenings at Essendon. It was emotive, spirited and passionate as Essendon fans are😀 hope you enjoy it. Link below
on.soundcloud.com/JYoMoXMuGAve...
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Part 1 of the #DonTheStat Player Review is out now.
Featuring friend of the show Rick Edwards
Shakespeare References, One-Hit-Wonders, Projectile Vomiting - we've got it all
#GoDons
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Featuring friend of the show Rick Edwards
Shakespeare References, One-Hit-Wonders, Projectile Vomiting - we've got it all
#GoDons
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Don The Stat 2025 Player Review with Rick Edwards (Part 1)
Podcast Episode · Don The Stat · 16/09/2025 · 49m
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September 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Part 1 of the #DonTheStat Player Review is out now.
Featuring friend of the show Rick Edwards
Shakespeare References, One-Hit-Wonders, Projectile Vomiting - we've got it all
#GoDons
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/d...
Featuring friend of the show Rick Edwards
Shakespeare References, One-Hit-Wonders, Projectile Vomiting - we've got it all
#GoDons
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/d...
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Back again for Part 2 of our #DonTheStat Player Review for 2025, featuring the great Rick Edwards
Will Rick break into a soliloquy? Do my children interrupt us with more vomiting? You'll have to listen to find out
#GoDons
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Will Rick break into a soliloquy? Do my children interrupt us with more vomiting? You'll have to listen to find out
#GoDons
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Don The Stat 2025 Player Review with Rick Edwards (Part 2)
Podcast Episode · Don The Stat · 17/09/2025 · 1h 8m
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September 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Back again for Part 2 of our #DonTheStat Player Review for 2025, featuring the great Rick Edwards
Will Rick break into a soliloquy? Do my children interrupt us with more vomiting? You'll have to listen to find out
#GoDons
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Will Rick break into a soliloquy? Do my children interrupt us with more vomiting? You'll have to listen to find out
#GoDons
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Essendon Rd22 Review🆙on #thebombersblog
No better example of efficiency & effectiveness than this wk, thankfully🔴⚫️ showed in Qtr3 & last what change looks like, that’s what I’ve concentrated on here
Also, a high in a season full of lows #GoDons
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No better example of efficiency & effectiveness than this wk, thankfully🔴⚫️ showed in Qtr3 & last what change looks like, that’s what I’ve concentrated on here
Also, a high in a season full of lows #GoDons
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Cats vs Bombers Review
The mood, before and after. Most, if not all, Essendon supporters had serious concerns this week, travelling down the highway to face a Geelong side that knows every blade of grass on its home turf an...
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August 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Essendon Rd22 Review🆙on #thebombersblog
No better example of efficiency & effectiveness than this wk, thankfully🔴⚫️ showed in Qtr3 & last what change looks like, that’s what I’ve concentrated on here
Also, a high in a season full of lows #GoDons
thebombersblog.wixsite.com/thebombersbl...
No better example of efficiency & effectiveness than this wk, thankfully🔴⚫️ showed in Qtr3 & last what change looks like, that’s what I’ve concentrated on here
Also, a high in a season full of lows #GoDons
thebombersblog.wixsite.com/thebombersbl...
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Here it is!!! Experienced Bombers fought hard but connection and missed opportunities lets them down v GWS. We also discuss exciting future NGA prospects and Father Son updates
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Inexperienced Bombers fight but rue missed opportunitities
The Lunchtime Catch Up Podcast discusses the hot topic news and game reviews each week for Essendon and AFL fans
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July 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Here it is!!! Experienced Bombers fought hard but connection and missed opportunities lets them down v GWS. We also discuss exciting future NGA prospects and Father Son updates
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Be Hard to Play Against
*To Rd19
Compares
-Oppo Uncontested Marks a Game
-Oppo Disposals per Uncontested Mark
-Oppo Kicks per Uncontested Mark
-% of Oppo Possessions Uncontested
Hawthorn🔥🔥🔥
GWS🔥🔥
Adelaide🔥🔥
Port 🦄
Geelong❓
Essendon 🤢
#thebombersblog
*To Rd19
Compares
-Oppo Uncontested Marks a Game
-Oppo Disposals per Uncontested Mark
-Oppo Kicks per Uncontested Mark
-% of Oppo Possessions Uncontested
Hawthorn🔥🔥🔥
GWS🔥🔥
Adelaide🔥🔥
Port 🦄
Geelong❓
Essendon 🤢
#thebombersblog
July 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Be Hard to Play Against
*To Rd19
Compares
-Oppo Uncontested Marks a Game
-Oppo Disposals per Uncontested Mark
-Oppo Kicks per Uncontested Mark
-% of Oppo Possessions Uncontested
Hawthorn🔥🔥🔥
GWS🔥🔥
Adelaide🔥🔥
Port 🦄
Geelong❓
Essendon 🤢
#thebombersblog
*To Rd19
Compares
-Oppo Uncontested Marks a Game
-Oppo Disposals per Uncontested Mark
-Oppo Kicks per Uncontested Mark
-% of Oppo Possessions Uncontested
Hawthorn🔥🔥🔥
GWS🔥🔥
Adelaide🔥🔥
Port 🦄
Geelong❓
Essendon 🤢
#thebombersblog
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Autism isn’t an epidemic. It's not a disease. It’s a natural variation in how people think…which, frankly, is a relief in a world where most people don't think at all.
April 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Autism isn’t an epidemic. It's not a disease. It’s a natural variation in how people think…which, frankly, is a relief in a world where most people don't think at all.
April 19, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Amazing what happens when you honor a forwards lead.
April 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Amazing what happens when you honor a forwards lead.
Looking at the AFL ladder atm with the games played and points it makes me vomit in my mouth a little. Looks ridiculous.
March 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Looking at the AFL ladder atm with the games played and points it makes me vomit in my mouth a little. Looks ridiculous.
Opening round blows. Wtf is the afl thinking
March 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Opening round blows. Wtf is the afl thinking
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Here it is!!!! Our guest this week is Essendon CEO Craig Vozzo. We also cover the encouraging win over the Cats last weekend. Huge show!!!
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Essendon CEO Craig Vozzo is our guest
We discuss the impressive win over Geelong and Craig Vozzo joins the show for an open chat
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March 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Here it is!!!! Our guest this week is Essendon CEO Craig Vozzo. We also cover the encouraging win over the Cats last weekend. Huge show!!!
on.soundcloud.com/a7NXES5bhGko...
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March 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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My review of Essendon’s practice match now 🆙 on #thebombersblog
Like 2024, it’s concentrated on process over outcome
Here I balance the good ( a lot of them) with what needs improvement (as expected in late Feb) 👇🏻
#GoDons
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Like 2024, it’s concentrated on process over outcome
Here I balance the good ( a lot of them) with what needs improvement (as expected in late Feb) 👇🏻
#GoDons
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2025
Expectations. At its core, a practice match is about preparation and testing game plan adjustments, giving coaches a chance to assess players, and experimenting with different combinations to shape th...
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February 26, 2025 at 6:09 AM
My review of Essendon’s practice match now 🆙 on #thebombersblog
Like 2024, it’s concentrated on process over outcome
Here I balance the good ( a lot of them) with what needs improvement (as expected in late Feb) 👇🏻
#GoDons
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Like 2024, it’s concentrated on process over outcome
Here I balance the good ( a lot of them) with what needs improvement (as expected in late Feb) 👇🏻
#GoDons
thebombersblog.wixsite.com/thebombersbl...
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I'm putting together a story on Essendon fandom and would love to hear your story.
Dons fans: How did you come to support Essendon, & what's made you stick with them?
Either reply here, or DM me with your tale.
Likes & shares would also be greatly appreciated.
Dons fans: How did you come to support Essendon, & what's made you stick with them?
Either reply here, or DM me with your tale.
Likes & shares would also be greatly appreciated.
February 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I'm putting together a story on Essendon fandom and would love to hear your story.
Dons fans: How did you come to support Essendon, & what's made you stick with them?
Either reply here, or DM me with your tale.
Likes & shares would also be greatly appreciated.
Dons fans: How did you come to support Essendon, & what's made you stick with them?
Either reply here, or DM me with your tale.
Likes & shares would also be greatly appreciated.
Best half a dozen laps I've seen for a long time in the V8 Supercars. What a finish. Officials with some common sense, play on!
February 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Best half a dozen laps I've seen for a long time in the V8 Supercars. What a finish. Officials with some common sense, play on!