Just don’t see where our form will turn around, where it will come from. Stringer and Shiel along with Hep have been our best, defence has been good too.
But we are not kicking enough goals, no where near enough, gettin very very few from our mids as well.
Merrett has another gear in him, Zaharakis has blown his gearbox and can’t get it into gear.
true - if we continued on in 2019 how we played the last half 2018 you’d be pleased we had found it. But that’s not the case, and we are still scratching around to be a consistently excellent footy team. It’s frustrating for all.
We will make finals if our best players Joe and Smith aside stay fit.
Back 6 is as good as any in the league, Midfield is getting better every week, if we can find a front 6 that can play together for a period of time then we will see a real lift.
There was a time when going to a game was filled with confidence and a touch of arrogance because you knew Essendon were a strong, aggressive team and a win was always on the cards. There was trust, belief. Fast forward 2019 / years of demoralising reconditioning… and confidence is replaced by uncertainty and dread with supporters laying bare their emotions in the hope of a win or improved season, but continue to be let down by an organisation lacking character and an identity of footballing worth. In keeping with the last 14.5 years, this weeks game has disappointment written all over it and any prospect of finals, extinguished.
Let’s take a deflating look at Essendon’s tale of woe since 2004, the last time they won a final…
2005 - 8 wins
2006 - 3.5!
2007 - 10, 8 in the first 13 before Sheeds was given his marching orders
2008 - 8
2009 - 10.5, FINALS smashing
2010 - 7
2011 - 11.5, another FINALS smashing
2012 - 11, lost the last 7 (!) because of soft tissue epidemic
2013 - 14, BUT no finals (BAN)
2014 - 12, should’ve won FINAL
2015 - 6, sh_t hit the fan
2016 - 3, gap year
2017 - 12, FINALS smashing
2018 - 12, Worsfold’s first year of coaching
2019 - ?
Since 2011, on only 2 occasions did Essendon have less than 11 wins (just enough to keep people sort of interested). What odds they win under 11 this year? Wow, 4 finals appearances in 14 years! What the hell happened!? It’s like “they” shovelled the essence of what made the club great, and replaced it with a hot, steaming pile of caca!
hard to believe that’s over 6 years ago. Still feels like we are just coming out of it.
Imagine if it didn’t happen. In that 6+ years, with the list, and the coaches… what could have / should have been… sigh