The training program (weights and muscle etc) will not have it's impact felt to the fullest until the 2013 season (if you can believe the spiel that the coaching staff came out with before this year even started). I hope it is correct, the list will be better after another pre-season. Hopefully we can run out the year.Can we blame The Weapon?
While getting stronger is important it shouldn't be at the expense of so much game time. There's a balance, and he and his crew have got it wrong. While the senior coaches would have been briefed on the risk, there wouldn't have been this much risk presented. The numbers are staggering. Cost us games.
Perhaps the Crows will find another gear come finals time and it is just a lull.
Essendon's finals future is now officially on life support. Need to keep (start) winning and rely on others losing.
How did it get to this??!!
Duckman
If the bottom 4 of the top 8 doesn't change between now and the end of season, then in Round 1 of the finals say HELLO to West Coast in Perth
Think we did the same in either 2008 or 2009 too. It's been a hallmark of ours unfortunately.Not sure if it has been mentioned earlier, but your season has been scarily similar to last year. Off to a rip-roaring start, a top 4 finish looking quite probable... then fading badly and barely scraping into the 8.
Just great!
Of all the combinations and permutations you could have with the Top 8, for an Essendon supporter, there is not one worse than playing West Coast in Perth.
Even Collingwood at the G, would give me more room for optimism.
Yes Nomores, "The Weapon of Self Destruction" has a lot of answering to do. Although if the Bombers come out and blitz 2013 who are we to say it was the wrong approach.
It was interesting to note that in the Herald Sun at the start of the year, of the 20 expert tipsters, only one had Essendon in the 8 come finals. Maybe we are just playing to our ability?
We need to get another one or two key position players. How hard is it to get a forward?
Nomores - your guys seem to be winning easy at the moment. How about trading that bloke Franklin for Gumbleton? Same size, same draft pick, only Gumbleton is a few years younger. You guys would be getting a steal!!
Duckman
Sorry Bombers supporters, don't want to hijack your thread - but that's a reasonable point Nomore4s. Imho Collingwood should give serious thought to letting Cloke leave. Spend the money on keeping the likes of Reid and Pendlebury... a bloke called Cloke is available, even though he is possibly the most over-rated player in the comp atm, and will soon be the most over paid. He has had 1 and a half good seasons ffs, and they were like 3 years apart.
Imho Collingwood should give serious thought to letting Cloke leave. Spend the money on keeping the likes of Reid and Pendlebury.
A new low every week at the moment. Not sure what to say really.
A new low every week at the moment. Not sure what to say really.
This is the worst drop-off by far that I have seen in recent years (and boy, have we been good at second half of the season fades). It's a major talking point and a bit of a tragedy for our supporters. Let us hope the coaching staff get it right over the pre-season, or we may yet have a new coach and staff, much sooner than expected.I really can't believe how far the Bombers have dropped off the pace.
From 8-1 to 11-10 and missing the finals. But they aren't even competitive atm, thought the Bomobers might be a chance to upset the Pies but not after seeing them play on the weekend.
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