This is the eighth in our series of Bonus Episodes. This episode Ian talks with Essendon Superfan Jade Hockey. We talk about how Jade became a fan of the Bombers, what her favourite moments are and discuss her impressive collection of photos with Essendon players past and present. 

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Jono and Ian break down Essendon's third win of the Season against GWS. We go over the changing perceptions of Essendon's defence and explore Darcy Parish's season to date. We examine where Melbourne are at and look at how we could approach this game depending on the variable weather conditions forecast. 

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Jono and Ian go over the Bombers first loss of season 2023 to find out what went wrong. They respond to some media commentary about the Dons defensive efforts before looking deeply into how they can bounce back against GWS. 

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Jono and Ian go over the the ins and outs over the win against the Gold Coast. Jono explains what it means to keep the ground big before we do a deep dive into the undefeated Saints and what it will take to beat them at the MCG on Saturday. 

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Jono and Ian enjoy the rare occasion of a great start to an Essendon season by dissecting the win against Hawthorn. They take a look at the Suns game style nad the challenges it will pose before looking at the ways in which the Dons can win the game. 

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Jono and Ian are get stuck into the first game of the 2023 season. We go over the Peter Wright news, look back at some past games against the Hawks before looking at the first side of the Season. We examine what the Hawks did in their practice match before going through what is required to chalk up our first win of the season. 

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This is the seventh in our series of Bonus Episodes. This episode Ian talks with Bombers fan Anthony Prochilo. Anth is someone we've come across on Twitter and we loved his work doing deep dives into the Essendon stats and what they demonstrate. We talk about where his love of the Bombers comes from, his thoughts about what happened in 2022 and the stats that he's focusing on in 2023. 

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Jono and Ian preview the 2023 Season for the Essendon Football Club. We go through where we think the list is currently at and examine the key features through completing a SWOT Analysis - looking at Essendon's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and threats going in to 2023. 

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Jono and Ian filter through the aftermath of the St Kilda Practice Match to find some bright spots in an otherwise poor result. We look at the shift in Centre Bounce attendances and a tightening in the ground defence, whilst also examining what could have caused the drop off in Contested Possessions.

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Jono and Ian are joined by Jono's brother Andrew, former Essendon and Western Bulldogs analyst and current Gold Coast resident to discuss the practice match with the Suns. We talk about what we saw that was different from the previous year, what we learned from the game and areas for improvement going into the Practice match against the Saints next week. 

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