- Apr 3, 2006
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You and me both.
Nothing more frustrating on-field as an Essendon fan over the last several years than watching us wipe the floor with good sides, only to drop games to the worst of the worst. There is ZERO chance we can challenge for a flag unless we correct that issue. Hence, I'd be prepared to write us off immediately if we lose to any of St Kilda, Carlton, Fremantle or Gold Coast - absolutely no excuse for it.
It's funny, because that's the thing Geelong does very well - they very rarely drop games to absolute dumpster fires of teams.
Actually, that's something Geelong has done a fair bit of. From 2013 - 2017 Geelong has played to the level of their opponent to a degree - being competitive and beating other top sides and dropping games to poor teams - see constant losses to Essendon, Bulldogs 2018, Gold Coast and Collingwood 2017, Collingwood, Carlton & St Kilda 2016.