Melvey wrote:
jimmae wrote:
Take out the two games the Dons have played against us, and name me one Essendon* performance where you can say they were convincing winners against quality opposition. You can't.
Our mental application was way off in both of those encounters. Nothing to do with Alan Richardson, Darren Harris or any other name you want to spin.
The put up a good fight against the Saints.
They managed to pump the Hawks the week after we failed.
They beat the Pies.
Matched it with the Crows.
and bet us twice now.
They have an underdone midfield, no judd, no Fev, no 3 number 1 drafts, play with a system, have a game plan and the future looks bright.
Have had 15 or more goals kicked on them in 8 games.
Beat the Pies when they were undermanned and underdone (Collingwood, not the Bombers), beat the Hawks after we ran them into the ground....
Matched it with the Crows and Saints?
They lost both of those games by 4 goals.
The whole year, they have had two unquestionably good wins, and they've both come against us. Nothing to do with systems, strategies or tactics in a basic sense. The side that took to the field both times let itself get overawed, or took it to easily. Both times we got a hard lesson. That's the long and short of it.
If the Bombers want to get their tails up for a handful of games in a year, get the media buzzing and talking about the future of their club, then go nuts. Collingwood did that for what seemed like five years, and only now are they looking remotely like a threat.
I want a team that plays football, not a bloody caste system that Richardson constructs. You are in la-la land my friend, population 2.
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