So productively in sync and inseparable are Serong and Jackson, they’re starting to morph into one Calukeb Jacksong entity! Time to Restump Podcast the dispatching of the Dons. 

A combined 56 possessions, 48 hitouts, 17 clearances, 18 score involvements, over 1,000 metres gained and 5 goals neat from Serong and Jackson! Coles and Woolworths are screaming, “What about that duopoly!” 

Let’s just get all the prefacing out of the way early. Yes, it was Essendon, yes, we were expected to win comfortably, yes, they’re battling and yes, Vigo Visantini was their sole ruck on debut. 

With that been said and now subconsciously considered, Thursday was a job satisfactorily and entertainingly done. 

Despite the first quarter midfield dominance of the Dons, the result really was never in doubt. Was it perfect? Absolutely not. Are we better than that display? Maybe in patches and on occasions, but taking into account the last 5 weeks of form, we’re probably a 4th to 9th type of team at the moment. 

Did our rare as hens teeth accurate kicking make us appear more overall dominant than we truly were? The second and third quarters we piled on 10 goals 1 to the Bomber’s 4 goals 6. On paper, at least, they’re the same opportunities.

Anyway, focusing on the underlying possible realities isn’t necessarily fun, so let’s talk about Luke Jackson instead. Remember back to those days when there were those who were angry at the club for spending up on what Jackson cost us, suggesting he was overrated? Those crazy dazey times! 

His ruckwork was one thing, but his fourth midfielder traits somehow astonishingly continue to increase. And not enough fuss has been made about his 3 goals! They weren’t gimmes or marks in the goal square, they were from long range and or under pressure on the run.

And the other member of Calukeb Jacksong, did he have a day out or what? When Caleb Serong, not exactly known for his accuracy, hit that goal from the boundary… it was put the glasses down, this game is done.  

Elsewhere, Corey Wagner’s stock continues to rise after another super polished performance, clamping down on Zac Merret. He attended a career high 17 of the 29 centre bounces.

Jordie Clark must be an All-Australian lock and Luke Ryan was back to his mopping up everything best. 

On top of kicking goals and clunking grabs, Josh Treacy hunts opponents down. He literally corals, confuses and catches them. Shai Bolton has simply made us a much better team and Freddy could have had a big day out.

Where are we all on Nat Fyfe? It is just his first true game back, but he attended just 5 centre bounces and had little to no impact up forward. Jojo stands by his hard call but the Chief is keeping the faith and extending the hand of opportunity. There is something about September that tells me we’ll be thankful for a Fyfe!

The Darcy conversation will only escalate. Have we done the right by him, throwing him to the Max Gawn and Toby Nankervis type wolves and then resting him against a debutant? Is there more to the resting story than we’re being told? We kneed to know!

We ticked the box that needed ticking, we made another 4-point deposit in the September action bank and we got some entertainment along the way. Let’s rinse and repeat!

The game does seem like it was long ago, but it was too entertaining not to dig conversationally deeper. So, bring your language luggage, grab your purple talking twigs and join us in the conversing corner as we all bang on about the banishment of the Bombers.

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