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Essendon is proof you can polish a poo.
Ordinary list but first-rate fitness, and a bunch of players that stick to their task and play within their limitations.
The Bombers play at their best for much longer in a game than we do generally. They still don't kick particularly well, but their run means they don't have to.
Compared with Essendon, we have far fewer players who gut-run. We have fewer who keep running to create space to give some of our less than sterling kickers an easy out.
Gut-running, I think, is something that can be developed. Obviously it isn't an easy fix or Essendon would not spend as much money on its fitness, conditioning and coaching as it does.
But Essendon does show you what you can do.
Our only bloke who is particularly good at this is Grigg. We really need two or three blokes to step up in this area and develop a decent tank. In fact, a couple of our kids should really be nominated as projects to do this.
Ordinary list but first-rate fitness, and a bunch of players that stick to their task and play within their limitations.
The Bombers play at their best for much longer in a game than we do generally. They still don't kick particularly well, but their run means they don't have to.
Compared with Essendon, we have far fewer players who gut-run. We have fewer who keep running to create space to give some of our less than sterling kickers an easy out.
Gut-running, I think, is something that can be developed. Obviously it isn't an easy fix or Essendon would not spend as much money on its fitness, conditioning and coaching as it does.
But Essendon does show you what you can do.
Our only bloke who is particularly good at this is Grigg. We really need two or three blokes to step up in this area and develop a decent tank. In fact, a couple of our kids should really be nominated as projects to do this.
