Brad Scott how long?

[Freomaniac]

He is gonna be there for a while .

If Brad Scott achieves half the success he did in his 10 years at North Melbourne, that means 2 finals wins

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

We already know Sheedy isnt a fan and he was seen at the game tonight looking quite furious shaking his head.

Won't be long til he starts pushing for Hird.


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What a trainwreck

 

[TheKanga]

Surely he gets longer than one year lol

 

[Mat Mann]

Umm he hasn't even had one proper off season and pre season to do anything.

he got appointed in September, htf is that not a full pre-season

He hasn't had a say on the list yet tho

Lyon was appointed a month later for referrence

 

[Red Bull]

With Sheedy lurking in the background he needs to watch his back, he will be looking for any excuse to knife him and get his boy Hirdy back as coach.

 

[Red Bull]

The list is not that good and now that Scott has had a season to look at it, expect a few changes in advance of next season.

 

[ferrisb]

Brad Scott not happy when Essendon were 11-5 … he is happy now because they are where they should be . ???
Pretty much what he just said.

That makes no sense...

... Brad Scott is never happy.

 

[sammm]

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Umm he hasn't even had one proper off season and pre season to do anything.

Both Ross Lyon and Brad Scott has full.pre seasons yet despite all of the injuries, the Saints are playing the finals

 

[Plugger35]

Brad Scott made a lot of excuses for Essendon with injuries and players getting tired but making excuses just gives the players an excuse to check out.

A good coach like Ross Lyon doesn't make excuses, when we had a lot of injuries he ignored them and focused on the players we had getting it done.

I don't think Brad Scott is a bad coach but he needs to be stronger in the message he sends to his players, don't make excuses for them, get it done.

 

[The Dougster]

Never gets old

 

[Matrix10]

Windy Hill?
That's home of Essendon Bowls Club.

Indeed it is. I couldn’t see Jack ball ,so transferred to Moonee Ponds Bowls Club

 

[GeTrain]

While I do think essendon have improved, they still have the same issues as they had under Rutten. That is they're too easy to score against. Heading into this round they had given up the 4th most points this season. They allow the 4th most i50s per game, 5th most marks i50 per game, and allow the 4th most metres gained per game (although this one has the giants 3rd worst so can still be solid defensively and give up ground). I'm sure there are better stats than these to highlight how easy they are to play against but this is what footywire had.

 

[Matrix10]

Umm he hasn't even had one proper off season and pre season to do anything.

I agree , needs at least another 5 year extension on his current contract, l believe he has it in him.

 

[Clark G]

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It is discussed in another thread but the rationale behind retaining Heppell could be to provide stability and leadership at a time when a lot of changes are occurring. I guess we will soon see.

 

[hawkman]

He is gonna be there for a while .

If Brad Scott achieves half the success he did in his 10 years at North Melbourne, that means 2 finals wins

Just 1 will be enough for him to be signed for life

 

[Irish BlueBagger]

As i said before Essendon have yet to move on from the drugs scandal fiasco. Sheeds is still loitering around the joint as well!

Until those issues are resolved then it doesn't matter who the coach is, Essendon will be a club that'll continually be set up to fail imo.

Obviously Carlton has been through it's issues as a club as well, but i do feel that unlike the Bombers we've finally moved on from them.

Considering how strong Essendon were in the late 90's and early 00's, not winning a finals game for almost twenty years is a shocking statistic.

I'm sure things will turnaround at some point, but between the hangover from the drugs scandal, Sheeds and Dodoro etc, Essendon have some big calls to make as a club imo.

 

[Truetiger]

Essendon have gone backwards … rumblings at windy hill.

Does he get another season?

Besides the last two games, what rumblings haven’t Hird any lol. How long is his contract anyhow.

 

[sobrave]

Brad lowering the bar lol

When we were in the 8 that's not actually where we're at.. we're actually s**t.. expect us to continue to be s**t until I get a chance to turn it around.

Bit of a cop out. You don't go from the type of footy they played against us to what they served up against GWS and Collingwood for no reason

 

[smasha]

First quarter was terrible but they did actually play better for the rest of the game.

Seem reliant on one player,Stringer.

Poor goal kicking also.

BUT the Pies were in second gear most of the game espcially the last quarter.

 

[Roobs321]

8 of their last 9 games in Victoria too (save the Giants game). Narrow home losses to Port & Swans, narrow home wins to bottom 2, smashed by Geelong, Bulldogs, Pies. Crows at home their best win since the Carlton game in mid June. Even their early season win against the Demons was gather round in Adelaide.

Only twice this year did they beat teams then in the top 8 (Demons in Adelaide (6 days after Perth) and Crows in Melbourne). And not once in 2023 did they beat a team that was higher on ladder points.

 

[Stumpy Pete]

They should sack Scott and appoint Hird for three years and get it all out of their system.

Regards

S. Pete

 

[Foucault1989]

Sheedy, Dodoro and the other old boys club are the cancer of Essendon and need to be removed.

To be a professional afl club you cannot have disunity and unprofessionalism on the scale we are seeing from the outside. Clear them out and get it professionals who aren't driven by ego, self interest and pull favors for their mates.

The best thing that happened at Carlton was the exit of Matheson this year.

 

[00Stinger]

Essendon have gone backwards … rumblings at windy hill.

Does he get another season?

As long as Lloyd wants him

He is the campaigner that *s over every coach

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[BallaratBulldog]

Only for clubs that the AFL helps out

Carlton payed out 6 months for David Teague. Are they a club AFL helps out? But the Dogs seemly cant for Bevo. This ruling seems confusing.

 

[Gavin Excell]

As i said before Essendon have yet to move on from the drugs scandal fiasco. Sheeds is still loitering around the joint as well!

Until those issues are resolved then it doesn't matter who the coach is, Essendon will be a club that'll continually be set up to fail imo.

Obviously Carlton has been through it's issues as a club as well, but i do feel that unlike the Bombers we've finally moved on from them.

Considering how strong Essendon were in the late 90's and early 00's, not winning a finals game for almost twenty years is a shocking statistic.

I'm sure things will turnaround at some point, but between the hangover from the drugs scandal, Sheeds and Dodoro etc, Essendon have some big calls to make as a club imo.

When Board member Sheedy felt it necessary to go to the media to say he supported Hird over Scott, the club should have asked him to resign.
The fact they didn't says everything about Essendon