There was nothing unhinged about his game. He’s a very good footballer who carried a young, emerging midfield and dragged them across the line. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.īut Merrett isn’t Ron Andrews. For more information see our Privacy Policy. Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. A bit of killer Kohli and relentless Kobe.” skip past newsletter promotion “In Merrett, the Bombers get an open book.
“In Merrett they have a fighter, a prick if you like,” the column wound up. Earlier this year, he was the subject of a highly caffeinated piece that implored him to play ‘unhinged’ football. And all night, the Bombers seemed destined to come up a goal or two short.īut even when Richmond edged ahead, the Bombers maintained their shape and tempo – and their heads. It’s a brave approach against Richmond – Brad’s twin brother Chris tried it for years to no avail. They had 154 marks, the most of any team this year. The Tigers poke it, thump it, hoik it, scrub it, scunge it – just get the effin’ thing moving forward seems to be the basic policy. Right from the beginning, the Dreamtime match was a contrast of styles. Those long Richmond possession chains, that Richmond energy, that Richmond swagger – it was all on show a week ago. To rub it in, the yellow and blacks had returned to form. The Tigers have handled the Bombers with contempt for a decade, with 13 wins on the trot, eight of them Dreamtime games with an average winning margin of five goals. Wins against Richmond had become a distant memory for Essendon. Photograph: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos/Getty Images They just needed a win.īomber Jake Stringer evades the tackle of Tiger Dylan Grimes in Dreamtime round at the MCG. Yet, early in the 2023 season, Essendon put on a brave show against three of the outstanding teams of the competition – Collingwood, Port Adelaide and Brisbane. Their willing but undersized defenders have been monstered by some of the bigger key forwards. There were years of bad habits to unlearn. But Scott was upfront right from the beginning. This year offered a clean slate – a new coach, captain, president, CEO, gameplan and hope. Ever since Stephen Dank waddled into Windy Hill, nothing’s gone right for the Bombers. “I will never understand what Essendon fans have gone through over the last decade,” Essendon coach Brad Scott said following Saturday night’s Dreamtime match. And then, right at the death, Essendon ended a losing streak stretching back to 2014. At the same ground, four-time premiership coach Kevin Sheedy was belting out Archie Roach songs to 80,000 people, while a knucklehead allegedly glassed a spectator in the MCG’s Legends Room. Interment will follow at Eastside Cemetery.Later that night, Aboriginal children and elders were dancing with champion footballers. Wednesday, at the First Methodist Church in Rockingham, with the Rev. Visitation will be at Harrington Funeral Home in Hamlet Tuesday, from 6-8 p.m.įuneral services will be held at 1 p.m. Blackmon, Josh Wiggins, and Amber Wiggins great-grandchildren, Jacob Smith, Karson Wiggins, Jameson Macko and Charley Macko and her dear cousin, Elizabeth Hammer of Florida. She is survived by her brother, Carlyle Capps and his wife, Sue of Alameda, California daughter-in-law, Rhonda Blackmon grandchildren, Krystal Smith, C.J.
She was a member of First Methodist Church in Rockingham.īebe was preceded in death by her parents, Billy and Doris Capps her daughter, Angie Wiggins, and her husband, Keith Wiggins of Rockingham and her son, Chris Blackmon of Hamlet. in Lilesville until she retired.īebe enjoyed NASCAR racing, trips to White Lake with her family, and monthly luncheons with her high school classmates. She worked for 27 years at Hornwood, Inc. After graduation, she attended Wingate College and St.
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