Opinion Which club is Essendon's biggest rival?

[Doss]

Feelings mutual fellas. Always talk about our rivalry with the Pies, but I reckon most of us bluebaggers consider your blokes the bigger rival.

One thing I will say, Carlton v Essendon games are impossible to tip. Ladder positions of the teams are generally irrelevant. Even had a few ripper draws in recent times too.

They're almost always great games to watch.

Carlton and Collingwood's rivalry has suffered a bit because they haven't had any finals in so long- 1988 was the last.

And, rarely have they been up together at the same time in the past 25 years.

Carlton and Essendon certainly induce the heart flutters and butterflies in the stomach like no other.

 

[jsd09]

i hate hawthorn more then collingwood smug *head supporters.

 

[Slammer]

I am really starting to dislike Port. Their handling of the Ryder situation left me cold and how it came across was basically they were trying to find a way to use that clause as leverage for a trade. Low. And I hate that song!

LOL. Look out, here we come!

 

[Doss]

Well, that was worth it.

 

[windyhill]

LOL. Look out, here we come!

Yep, duck for cover, byo bay cover.

 

[bad setanta]

Is Carlton really our biggest rival when we tend to dominate them?

Maybe you need to check some stats. Reality.....try it sometime.

 

[Doss]

Recent history wise (back to 1981 really, so when Sheedy took over), Essendon has a pretty dominant record over Carlton overall- something like 45 to 26 with ten billion draws.

Over the whole journey, we still trail them by seven though. And in finals, it's 10-10.

 

[Jade]

Freo. They stole Gumbleton.

 

[Crazy John]

I started a thread on this board a while ago asking Bombers supporters which club they see as their biggest rival.

I wasn't surprised to find Carlton win the poll by a fair distance.

However as you know, biggest rival and most hated are not always the same thing.

I have added poll options for the clubs that Bombers supporters hate for different reasons.

Which club do you hate the most, and why?

 

[Coldacre]

those Blue tossbags

 

[GUMBLETRON]

Why aren't Richmond in the poll? Might as well include West Coast or Brisbane if you're listing North.

 

[eth-dog]

Carlton
Hawthorn
Daylight
More daylight
Heaps of daylight
The rest

 

[I Remember Bluey]

Which club do you hate the most, and why?

Bit of a strecth putting Norf in a hate poll - they should IMO be in a "who do you pity poll".

To answer your question, I hate Carlton and twice on Sundays.

 

[Kakkle]

Boston Bruins

 

[eth-dog]

Boston Bruins

Great team.

 

[Dave]

The scum. No one else comes close.

 

[Ashton Agar]

**** Carlton

 

[Atavistic]

Is this disliking the clubs in particular, or their supporters?

 

[Zach Package]

I hate threads like this

 

[222EB]

Onfield rivals (Carl,Haw,Coll) differ greatly from Bigfooty rivals like (Nerf,Rich,Aints) over the last couple of years for me, it's Nerf or nothin.

 

[Mercuri Rising]

I hate threads like this

I'm kinda surprised that there are more than one or two responses that aren't this.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Maybe it's cause I'm getting older but my days of hating teams with a passion are slowly going.

 

[yaco55]

Don't really dislike teams as such. Though value wins over successful teams/era.

 

[MAAAATTDAAAAMON]

Carlton easily. I do hate that Eddie fella though.

 

[bomberman500]

honestly think for me it changes slightly with how successfull teams are at the time.
also whether there are players on those sides that I like

eg, I liked the pies teams of their 02/03 GF appearances. think their team of the last 5-6 years has been overrated (despite the premiership)

For me I think its;
Hawthorn
Carlton
Collingwood
'what is this north melbourne you speak of'