Roast Essendon in no mans land

[Jcpdragonx]

should have sold merrett for a farm last year

 

[The Casey Cat]

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They get pumped up by the media (despite being forever ordinary) worse than any club I've ever known.

 

[banzai]

Richmond at over $3 odds for dreamtime are worth a big play if you are that way inclined.

North have shown more in their loss to the dogs, their draw with Brisbane and their loss to the crows than the Bombers have shown in their pumpings by Adelaide and the dogs tonight.

I wouldn't be making a big play on us, we will be off a 5 day break and we look to be tiring, could get smashed tomorrow by North and Essendon probably beat us. Hope you're right though.

Not sure on the North comparison to Essendon, North have also been pumped in several games, including at home to Sydney, who Essendon beat.

 

[banzai]

should have sold merrett for a farm last year

He'd probably only leave for a team near the top, so how much can you really get? Similar to the Petracca situation, unless the players want to leave for a bottom team, you aren't getting great value back anyway. Late firsts are in the mid 20s these days.

 

[Whit3y]

What happened to the much hyped up "Essendon Edge?"

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Agreed. 20 years no finals wins, absolute shithouse. Need to start the bandwagon for a draft concession package, it's too pathetic for too long.

 

[Borussia Teeth]

What happened to the much hyped up "Essendon Edge?"

They’ve been edging for over 20 years with no end product.

 

[janty]

Find it funny that Rayner gets dragged over the coals but Andrew McGrath

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racks up 20 of the most meaningless disposals across half back every week and not a word about it.

 

[RonnieRaven]

Find it funny that Rayner gets dragged over the coals but Andrew McGrath racks up 20 of the most meaningless disposals across half back every week and not a word about it.

But dons supporters agree his shit and admit they got the wrong guy.
Some lions say they’d still take Rayner @ 1 which creates discussion

 

[EBERT THE KING]

I wouldn't be making a big play on us, we will be off a 5 day break and we look to be tiring, could get smashed tomorrow by North and Essendon probably beat us. Hope you're right though.

Not sure on the North comparison to Essendon, North have also been pumped in several games, including at home to Sydney, who Essendon beat.

Good point on the 5 days but still think Richmond are a big chance.

North's worst games were against Carlton and Sydney, no question.

They have just come off a draw with the best team in the comp though, so that gives them some credits. Essendon have no credits at the moment. They are ordinary. A couple of bounces of the ball the other way and they are 3 and 6.

 

[PerthBoy86]

Getting thrashed by the Bulldogs is a litmus test that you're not a real contender, though we knew that.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

Greatest charlatan in history, should be in jail

 

[Lando_]

Greatest charlatan in history, should be in jail

Instead he was their list manager for what nearly 2 decades?

One of the most mind boggling things in footy.

 

[Humblebob]

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Only problem with this take is the Hawks an have innovative, fresh coach whilst the Dons have Brad Scott.

Scott’s presser’s are going to be must see TV for the rest of his tenure, pure comedy like the old days at North.

 

[Woutizmoo]

Only problem with this take is the Hawks have innovative, fresh coach whilst the Dons have Brad Scott.

Scott’s presser’s are going to be must see TV for the rest of his tenure, pure comedy like the old days at North.

I'm expecting him to rage quit any presser now. AFL have come out and said 'we don't hand out priority picks' anymore but if anyone is going to get one in the next couple of years it will be you guys.

 

[Humblebob]

I'm expecting him to rage quit any presser now. AFL have come out and said 'we don't hand out priority picks' anymore but if anyone is going to get one in the next couple of years it will be you guys.

I’ll take it, will surely have some drop in form in the future.
Get another Pendles and Daisy and we’ll be set being thereabouts for another 15.

 

[Borussia Teeth]

Greatest charlatan in history, should be in jail

No no no, he deserves a statue for services to the other 17 AFL clubs.
Failing that, trade/draft period should be renamed in his honour.

 

[The Casey Cat]

No no no, he deserves a statue for services to the other 17 AFL clubs.
Failing that, trade/draft period should be renamed in his honour.

Has anyone ever been as remarkably skilled at maintaining a for the most part ordinary/bad, but not horrible side for so long? Extraordinary really.

 

[windyhill]

They get pumped up by the media (despite being forever ordinary) worse than any club I've ever known.

Please provide these articles. Absolute news to me.

 

[Borussia Teeth]

Has anyone ever been as remarkably skilled at maintaining a for the most part ordinary/bad, but not horrible side for so long? Extraordinary really.

 

[Shane Heard]

What happened to the much hyped up "Essendon Edge?"

It was blunt to start with.

Even more blunt now.

In summary..the sharp edge never existed.

Scoot just plucked the moniker out of his own little black book of good ideas jotted down while on shooms.

 

[Yoda_]

They get pumped up by the media (despite being forever ordinary) worse than any club I've ever known.

media is doing nothing like this

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

They get pumped up by the media (despite being forever ordinary) worse than any club I've ever known.

 

[Mcarcherey]

They have the ultimate no man's land coach too.

 

[Yoda_]

I get your used to negativity from the media but they can occasionally applaud a team for improvement.

it was a polite clap not a yep, they're premiership contenders