Bomba Thompson

miss_ellie · February 22, 2021, 8:27am

Thanks @alex.f.94

loyalandproud · February 22, 2021, 8:36am

This.
And much disrespect to all the media who contributed enormously to the breakdowns of Bomba & Hirdy.

Wanderlust · February 22, 2021, 9:33am

Beams offering his support

Mendozaaaa · February 22, 2021, 9:53am

LMFAO Shameless plug.

Finding_Nino · February 22, 2021, 10:26am

So happy for bomber glad that he’s in a happy place now

Also kudos to Hirdy and Dodo for getting bomber help

chris_64 · February 22, 2021, 5:38pm

OK, I heard the words, but I saw a person who is still really suffering

Bullwinkle · February 22, 2021, 8:21pm

Fozdog · February 22, 2021, 8:28pm

That was hard to watch. He looked a shell of his former self. hopefully he’s on the road to recovery.

Bomber1408 · February 22, 2021, 9:54pm

He is putting in though, his family so important right now…

bomber5au · February 22, 2021, 10:51pm

And you have thousands of Essendon supporters, and probably Geelong supporters, in your corner too, Bomba.

19thman · February 22, 2021, 10:54pm

Bomber is a great man brought down by crooks and spivs. He will come back.

Alan_Noonan_10 · February 23, 2021, 4:06am

And that’s just Demetriou, Fitzpatrick, McDevitt and McLachlan you’re alluding to.

handypoint · February 23, 2021, 4:08am

I watched the bomba bit and thought it was really touching.

Such a shame the game has chewed him up and spat him out.

Would think his coaching days are well and truly over.

And did it mean that he effectively coach us to finals whilst using ice?(was saga time I think but kinda lost the timeline a bit)

jonovdp · February 23, 2021, 4:17am

I have no idea.
But there was no shortage of rumours getting around about this, when he was coaching us.

(And it was our best season of football in 15 years… and should have belted North Melbourne in the final)

Dunnybrush · February 23, 2021, 4:20am

The club questioned him about it, after finding him asleep in his car in the carpark amongst other things.

handypoint · February 23, 2021, 4:29am

Imagine if the stars had of aligned and the saga never happened.

God damn.

I reckon Joe would still be playing with us, a flag(or two) coached by Hirdy. Prob 1 captained by Jobe.

What a nightmare. So glad it’s over.

Fairybread · February 23, 2021, 5:10am

He coached us in 2014. His drug used started in 2017 he said.

handypoint · February 23, 2021, 5:12am

Ah thanks.

Poor bugger. Tough years.

Bomber1408 · February 23, 2021, 6:42am

I love Bomba…but word was that he was using coke at the Cats. It was probably recreational…a lot of the players were doing it also… apparently. FFW to the saga…probably not recreational and much harder stuff.

rossoneri · February 23, 2021, 7:30am

Amazing that given what Hirdy also went through as well, he was also able to help others get through it.