Roast Essendon in no mans land

[theprospector]

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On field yes Essendon (and Carlton) have been an irrelevance since the early 2000's. Off field though still very much relevant however. Big clubs do go through their barren periods in all sports.

How are they relevant off field ? Because the current administration has an obsession with giving them prime time games? And they aren’t even doing that this season

 

[Irish BlueBagger]

How are they relevant off field ? Because the current administration has an obsession with giving them prime time games? And they aren’t even doing that this season

Lots of fans and members and history etc. The bums are still on the seats regardless of the on field performances being mediocre and substandard.

 

[theprospector]

Lots of fans and members and history etc. The bums are still on the seats regardless of the off field performances being mediocre and substandard.

The league needs to move past this perception that lots of fans = big club. If they haven't won a final in over two decades, they aren't a big club.

 

[Irish BlueBagger]

The league needs to move past this perception that lots of fans = big club. If they haven't won a final in over two decades, they aren't a big club.

Sleeping giant would probably be a more apt term like Richmond from 1981-2016.

 

[jannissary]

How are they relevant off field ? Because the current administration has an obsession with giving them prime time games? And they aren’t even doing that this season

you're hilariously uninformed, it's almost precious. the AFL needs essendon to be weak (as we are now) because the rest of the football landscape is obsessed to a fault with the club. we're so irrelevant, and yet you're posting about us, what does that exactly say about you? people love hatewatching, we're the club that can do nothing and still leave oppo fans head****ed (like you)

an article shitting on essendon will get a considerably higher number of people viewing it than other clubs, a news story shitting on essendon will have asses in seats. a thread on bigfooty mocking essendon will have people coming in droves. if you think otherwise you're delusional, and the kind of viewer that andrew dillon would love.

 

[theprospector]

you're hilariously uninformed, it's almost precious. the AFL needs essendon to be weak (as we are now) because the rest of the football landscape is obsessed to a fault with the club. we're so irrelevant, and yet you're posting about us, what does that exactly say about you? people love hatewatching, we're the club that can do nothing and still leave oppo fans head****ed (like you)

an article shitting on essendon will get a considerably higher number of people viewing it than other clubs, a news story shitting on essendon will have asses in seats. a thread on bigfooty mocking essendon will have people coming in droves. if you think otherwise you're delusional, and the kind of viewer that andrew dillon would love.

Getting clicks because everyone enjoys watching the mess isn’t a flex — it’s exactly why Essendon’s been stuck in neutral for 20 years.

 

[Don Won]

why is this thread a roast ?
anyway

scott took over in 2023. brought in McKay, Gresham, duursma, goldy. topped up wrong decision.

now going backwards to go forwards.

entering year 4.

It has been the same strategy all along. Heavy list culling, going to the draft, and pursuing free agents (we have loads of cap space so non issue). The only outlier is the Dursma addition, but that was an opportunistic trade when Zerk- thatcher wanted to go to port, and that was a straight swap.

It just takes time to turn over a list so it might seem a recent change, but essentially 3 years of the same

 

[Don Won]

The league needs to move past this perception that lots of fans = big club. If they haven't won a final in over two decades, they aren't a big club.

Based on your warped criteria that does not have a metric that anyone would think means big. Maybe you mean successful?

 

[jannissary]

Getting clicks because everyone enjoys watching the mess isn’t a flex — it’s exactly why Essendon’s been stuck in neutral for 20 years.

and yet, year in year out, essendon is the club people want to see fail, lose, continue to be shit and spend their ever dwindling time obsessing over.

so "irrelevant" and yet, here you are talking about the club. indictment on both your sanity (#head****ed) and the position of the club firmly inside your head

 

[Yoda_]

and yet, year in year out, essendon is the club people want to see fail, lose, continue to be shit and spend their ever dwindling time obsessing over.

so "irrelevant" and yet, here you are talking about the club. indictment on both your sanity (#head****ed) and the position of the club firmly inside your head

its funny how ever since, was it Damo? Lloydy maybe? maybe Jay Clark said on one of those shows that Essendon are irrelvant at the back end of the season saw us change president, instill new S&C boss, Zac Merrett saga, 3 x best 22 players want to leave (one did exit), and the CEO has retired and gone home

yet no one gives a shit about Essendon.... apparently

 

[Yoda_]

Yeah the first 2 or 3 years for a rebuild coach don't count. They need time to turn the list over, and create the team they need to move forward.

It seemed to me that Scott was sold the list being closer than it was, hence topping up over his first 2 years. Having the ghost of Lord Voldemort still lingering around list management didnt help. With clear air and a proper evaluation, the consensus seems the list needs a reset and top end talent acquisition needs to be a priority .

Hence year 4 actually looks more like a year 2 rebuild.

 

[Yoda_]

Continual turning over of list has them in in no mans land

continually topping up with plodders was our problem. Thankfully the bloke obsessed with doing that is no longer at the club

 

[Yoda_]

You could’ve just gone with the first part of the last paragraph to be honest mate !

sorry, I'll draw pictures for you to maintain attention bud

 

[Yoda_]

why is this thread a roast ?
anyway

scott took over in 2023. brought in McKay, Gresham, duursma, goldy. topped up wrong decision.

now going backwards to go forwards.

entering year 4.

as a rusted on Essendon supporter, im welcoming the ability to bottom out properly. Under the previous list management regime, the highest pick he had (im discounting the SAGA #1 pick anyway) was pick 5. Need to be extremely lucky to get gun players from here on and we have not developed them at all.


So I for one, welcome resetting properly

 

[theprospector]

and yet, year in year out, essendon is the club people want to see fail, lose, continue to be shit and spend their ever dwindling time obsessing over.

so "irrelevant" and yet, here you are talking about the club. indictment on both your sanity (#head****ed) and the position of the club firmly inside your head

they are irrelevant amongst the players and clubs. I’ve touched on the commercial side etc but at the end of the day, opposition players couldn’t fear them any less than what they do now

 

[Yoda_]

they are irrelevant amongst the players and clubs. I’ve touched on the commercial side etc but at the end of the day, opposition players couldn’t fear them any less than what they do now

I would suggest you are out of touch then as most players acknowledge that anyone can beat anyone on any given day.

 

[raskolnikov]

I feel like Essendon have turned the corner.

All started when they gave Dodo the ass.

It just boggles my mind how he was allowed to remain at the club that long.

 

[Milanista28]

If we ever 'get good', I think our fans will be unbearable. I'm here for it.

 

[Davidoff]

Shocked to see this thread has only been going for 2 years. I was expecting it to have been started over 15 years ago.

 

[Pistol Night]

If we ever 'get good', I think our fans will be unbearable. I'm here for it.

Just refer back to Richmond for some tips

 

[theprospector]

I would suggest you are out of touch then as most players acknowledge that anyone can beat anyone on any given day.

Apart from Essendon, in finals

 

[Yoda_]

Apart from Essendon, in finals

clubs play for premierships

 

[theprospector]

clubs play for premierships

Do they? Never knew that, thanks for the insight.

 

[boncer34]

Just refer back to Richmond for some tips

Bunch of amateurs

 

[Yoda_]

Do they? Never knew that, thanks for the insight.

explains a lot