Which clubs do you consider our biggest rivals?

[Rack Watts]

At Essendon, I have noticed we probably have more traditional rivalries than any other club.
Who do you consider to be our biggest rivals and why?
For me it's:

1. Equally, Carlton and Hawthorn
3. Collingwood
4. West Coast

I actively hate the first 3, I both respect and like West Coast. I respect Collingwood and Hawthorn but hate them, I don't respect Carlton and also hate them. Sometimes I find myself hating Hawthorn the most, just due to the arrogance of their supporting base, they make me sick.

 

[FlyingV]

1. Carlton, Collingwood
2. Hawthorn
3. Richmond
Hate them all.

 

[eth-dog]

1. Carlton
2. Hawthorn
3. Collingwood
4. Richmond

The rest are 'meh' sides

 

[Rocky_Star_Pro]

1. Carlton
2. Hawthorn

They are the teams I hate. Collingwood I respect, Richmond I don't find them too bad...

 

[VelvetSledge]

1. Carlton
2. Hawthorn

Massive respect for Collingwood and the way the club is run, can't seem to find a way to hate them.
Aside from....

 

[Lord Nicholson]

CARLTON.

The other Victorian sides.

West Coast.

Then the other internationalstate sides.

Speaking for myself I absolutely bloody loathe Melbourne, almost as much as Carlton. Sometimes more.

It's been a rough few years.

 

[emblurr]

1. Carlton
2. Hawthorn
3. Collingwood

But there's plenty of ways to find a rivalry in teams like Richmond, North even Melbourne. Want to bury all three of these teams next year.

 

[GUMBLETRON]

Hawthorn, Carlton and Collingwood. Anyone else is just a speedbump.

 

[Knight Ryders]

Nothing winds me up more than when we play the Eagles in Perth but in terms of rivalry, can't go past Carlton, Collingwood and Hawthorn.

 

[Synth]

1) Carlton
2) Hawthorn
3) Collingwood - Not so much the club, just the fans are so ****ed.

 

[FedEXFalls]

1. Carlton
2. Collingwood
3. Hawthorn
4. Richmond
5. Eagles

 

[zackah]

Carlton
daylight
Collingwood
Hawthorn
Brisbane (01 factor and living here)
Richmond

rest meh

 

[vast]

Carlton and Collingwood then,

Richmond and Hawks

 

[Jade]

CARLTON

-daylight-

Hawthorn
Collingwood

-more daylight-

Richmond

Couldn't care about the rest.....

 

[DapperDon]

Carlton.

**** em.

While I enjoy beating the others (Pies, Hawks, WC, Tiges) beating Carlton sticks with me for months. I still smile widely about 93 and still have the shakes from 99.

 

[VelvetSledge]

Carlton.

**** em.

While I enjoy beating the others (Pies, Hawks, WC, Tiges) beating Carlton sticks with me for months. I still smile widely about 93 and still have the shakes from 99.

I'm still so happy about Round 4 that I forgot about Round 21!

 

[Jade]

I'm still so happy about Round 4 that I forgot about Round 21!

We were gawn by then, they know damn well we ****ed them when they were up.

 

[Seb78]

1. Hawthorn
2. Carlton
3. Collingwood

Traditionally the Hawks are our main rivals. It's probably more our pure hatred for Carlton that has pushed them up the rival ladder imo.

 

[Lord Nicholson]

Traditionally the Hawks are our main rivals.

Our rivalry with the Carlton stretches waaaaay back before the Derm and Duckworth era.

Look up why we lost the 1951 Grand Final, for starters.

 

[Loonerty]

Could you explain it, LN?
Had a quick look on the wiki page, only saw that Coleman was suspended (EDIT: Not the week before)

 

[Seb78]

Our rivalry with the Carlton stretches waaaaay back before the Derm and Duckworth era.

Look up why we lost the 1951 Grand Final, for starters.

Why did we?

 

[Lord Nicholson]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coleman_(Australian_footballer)#Harry_Caspar:_.22the_man_who_cost_Essendon_the_flag.22

There are better and more reliable sources for that, but it'll do I guess.

 

[Loonerty]

Very interesting. Hadn't heard of that.

 

[Seb78]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coleman_(Australian_footballer)#Harry_Caspar:_.22the_man_who_cost_Essendon_the_flag.22

There are better and more reliable sources for that, but it'll do I guess.

Thanks! What a dog that Harry Caspar was lol. Yeah fair enough I guess that moment in time sparked a long time feud. You could say rivalries change through time anyways, and will continue to change however always tends to involve the same few clubs.

 

[DavidCauseARukas]

carlton. words cant describe how much true essendon supporters hate this club and what it stands for
hawthorn. hands down the most arrogant supporter base.
daylight
collingwood. respect the club but have annoying players and fans
north. mainly because of this site. their handful of fans are so delusional and beg for essendons attention
richmond. feel sorry for them but see above for north
any other team that pisses me off at the time