Deano and I share the view that the hatred of Collingwood is borne of a begrudging respect. The way you 'hate' a Wayne Carey, a Dermot Brereton, or any other champion who you respect any time they aren't playing against you. And that begrudging respect is reciprocated by Collingwood supporters. Well, the ones who aren't ferals that is.

But Essendon*....that's all about jealousy and pettiness, sniping and cheap shots. And typical of the cowards and bullies their players are on the field, their supporters are bullies and in your face when they have the upper hand, but nowhere to be seen when the shoe is on the other foot.

Us and Collingwood hate each other the same way McEnroe/Borg, Ali/Frazier, and ManU/Liverpool all hate each other, where the hate is real but the two parties realise that without the other a part of them is missing, and from that comes some sort of respect.

Essendon* on the other hand are the Ivan Lendl, Leon Spinks and Chelsea of AFL, these upstarts who come along with success when the rivals weaken (although not entirely true in Chelsea's case ) and then think that entitles them to some sort of reverance in the same breath as their predecessors. They can GAGF.

Piss off, Chelsea has nothing to do with Essendon*.

To be fair, you can hardly call Essendon* upstarts either given they won the league's first premiership.

But Essendon*....that's all about jealousy and pettiness, sniping and cheap shots. And typical of the cowards and bullies their players are on the field, their supporters are bullies and in your face when they have the upper hand, but nowhere to be seen when the shoe is on the other foot.

...Besides the fact two of their flags came without a GF decider...

I just like telling them we already have 17

16 that we actually won.
1 that we stole from them in 99.

I just like telling them we already have 17

16 that we actually won.
1 that we stole from them in 99.

In the last 30 years, one man and one man only is to blame for the sniping, patty jealousy, general smugness and fanning the flames of hatred of the Scum towards us...... KEVIN SHEEDY!!!!!

They are seriously the biggest sore losers of all. They love to dish it out but just cant take it. Most of my wife's family are Essendon* supporters and they have all blackballed me. Hell, even my Collingwood supporting friends have a million times the class and grace that these !@#$%& wits have.

My wife has warned me to back off as they are really getting upset. Just makes me go harder.

Spoke to my dad who supports Essendon* on the phone yesterday, he said "I notice you haven't mention the Blues' win on the weekend", I said "Yeah, it was nothing to write home about".

Spoke to my dad who supports Essendon* on the phone yesterday, he said "I notice you haven't mention the Blues' win on the weekend", I said "Yeah, it was nothing to write home about".

Spoke to my dad who supports Essendon* on the phone yesterday, he said "I notice you haven't mention the Blues' win on the weekend", I said "Yeah, it was nothing to write home about".

I just like telling them we already have 17

16 that we actually won.
1 that we stole from them in 99.

Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today was a nothing game.

HOPING for the following:

Nathan Lovett-Murray to take out Judd ala Lloydy (Rd 22 09)

Hille or Welsh to do the same to one of Marc Murphy or Bryce Gibbs - Lose either of the above players won't hurt us in 2012 as they'd be lucky to be in the best 22 for the first month unless we're undermanned.

Would have our fans up and about and boy would the G be rocking!

Hurley to kick 8

Betts to kick 0

Essendon* to be in control (4-5 goals) for most of the day with another 7 or 8 goal burst in the last ten minutes of the game (like today) for a 10 goal win.