Roast Essendon in no mans land

[Yoda_]

They are in free kick land currently, smashing it every week with the umpiring.

been nice after a decade on the other side of the raw deal

 

[Westlo]

They are in free kick land currently, smashing it every week with the umpiring.

Maybe we can get away with climbing the goal post during the last kick of game.

 

[windyhill]

Bombers are mediocre personified, and have been in no mans land far longer than St Kilda.

16-1. Yeah, clubs rooted.

 

[JayJ20]

Weren't Essendon like 6 and 2 last season before their decline? Like GC they also start fast and finish 8-12.

4-4 but you also have to factor in that we didn't have the edge last year. This year we have the edge.

 

[My Tilly]

Big test this weekend v Collingwood. If they were to win that, they're very much a finals contender. Probably still a couple of years away from contending though.

 

[mike ross]

Big test this weekend v Collingwood. If they were to win that, they're very much a finals contender. Probably still a couple of years away from contending though.

The knives will be out again after this game. The rollercoaster ride that is the footy media.

 

[Ambrosia]

We were going alright at this time last year as well even showed some signs of being decent defensively.

Need to put it together over a much linger period

 

[jdstorm]

Weren't Essendon like 6 and 2 last season before their decline? Like GC they also start fast and finish 8-12.

Not sure they started well but fell apart due to injuries, no depth and poor fitness standards.

They seem to have addressed 2/3 of those things (depth and fitness) over the offseason so optimisticly should be a bit better through the middle of the season.

The last 6 games are a brutal mix of most of the best teams. So won’t expect anything towards the end

If they are winning those games they will have earned the right to be considered a decent side

 

[Yoda_]

Probably speaking on behalf of most Bombers supporters but we're under no illusion as to the teams we have beaten are gettable on the day and we've been lucky to get the Dogs a couple of times recently and the Crows are underperforming and showing to be a bottom 6 side.


Win agains the Pies and perhaps we start to be spoken about in a positive manner for once

 

[Vindicater]

Sitting about where I expected us.

Anywhere from 6-12

 

[Bipolar Bear]

They are in free kick land currently, smashing it every week with the umpiring.

Finally, variance coming back the other way!
Is this how you win premierships?

 

[Skipper_]

Sitting about where I expected us.

Anywhere from 6-12

In fairness you could use that range for just about any Essendon side over the last 15 years and you’d be pretty accurate.

 

[Footy Smarts]

It's sort of impressive that Essendon are 4-2, the 2 losses have been away to top 6ish teams and yet they've still managed to squeeze in a media driven "Bombers in crisis" week.

 

[jannissary]

It's sort of impressive that Essendon are 4-2, the 2 losses have been away to top 6ish teams and yet they've still managed to squeeze in a media driven "Bombers in crisis" week.

we're always in some kind of crisis, be it drugs, generally being shit or something in the middle

 

[Yoda_]

Predictable that 50% of the posts here are from Carlton supporters who still think they're somehow a better club than Essendon.

ironic rn

 

[Yoda_]

This Essendon side feels different, the pressure, the work rate, the positives are starting to heavily outweigh the negatives.

This is by no means the finished product either, we could still use a top quality small forward and a consistent ruck.

The x and d grade guys are improving and not leaving it up to the same 3 - 4 guys to win the game for us.

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

95% probably a better indicator of where they’re at. But they’re winning games of footy and that is the most important thing.

 

[jdstorm]

To me the 95% thing both telling but also hopeful.

If you break down the play between stoppage and transition things make more sense.

Good stoppage team. Bad transition team. Can turn a sure thing goal into turnover better than almost any team in the league.

They don’t kill teams because their transition is bad and can’t pull away when they should. They have had 2 games where they didn’t win stoppages (against very good sides) and gotten blown out.

If they can sort their transition issues it will be very much equivalent to Happy Gilmore learning to put. Would be transformative.

 

[Donakebab]

To me the 95% thing both telling but also hopeful.

If you break down the play between stoppage and transition things make more sense.

Good stoppage team. Bad transition team. Can turn a sure thing goal into turnover better than almost any team in the league.

They don’t kill teams because their transition is bad and can’t pull away when they should. They have had 2 games where they didn’t win stoppages (against very good sides) and gotten blown out.

If they can sort their transition issues it will be very much equivalent to Happy Gilmore learning to put. Would be transformative.

Essendon comfortably beat Sydney in stoppages/clearances.

 

[jdstorm]

Essendon comfortably beat Sydney in stoppages/clearances.

I highly doubt that’s true of the 4th quarter. Essendon ran out of gas and swans got on top at the end

 

[carnthedons]

Lance Uppercut where are Essendon at?

 

[Yoda_]

Lance Uppercut where are Essendon at?

the new home is at Tullamarine, the spiritual home is Windy Hill

 

[Engimal v3]

Bombers are mediocre personified, and have been in no mans land far longer than St Kilda.

I would have to agree here

 

[Inspecta Gadget]

I would have to agree here

Maybe one day we'll get to describe North as just mediocre

 

[Engimal v3]

Maybe one day we'll get to describe North as just mediocre

Hey mate, thanks for the feedback.

Could you let me know the date of Essendon's last final win?

Cheers,
Engimal v3