Essendon are now the one to watch out for - They can win the premiership

[NetworkNerd]

Wow!!! Lost to the gold coast in Melbourne

 

[Maddo11]

Essendon in the final quarter, dominating field position and every stat under the sun, only for their leaders in Merret, Stringer and draper to miss absolute sitters (1.9 lmao) and cost them the game and wind up their season.

 

[Purple7x08_24]

Essendon in the final quarter, dominating field position and every stat under the sun, only for their leaders in Merret, Stringer and draper to miss absolute sitters (1.9 lmao) and cost them the game and wind up their season

HOw do they do everything right against us, and then **** up like that. IIRC They weren't ready for finals anyway. Would have been nice for a boost but they didn't deserve to be there.

 

[joy division]

Add another 365+ days until the next finals win. Will be 21 years next year

 

[parano1a]

 

[5minutes_of_Dew]

No game Essendon play is an easy win. It'd be the most Essendon thing ever to lose to Gold Coast at Marvel this week and be the Sun's only away win all year after beating a top 4 prospect by a point.

I mean...I'd love to claim this is a nostradamus moment but surely we all just expect a collosal level of failure from Essendon every time their fans get their hopes up.

 

[Red Bull]

Imagine k_m would be feeling pretty devastated tonight after going all in on the dons.
Who could have foreseen this kind of catastrophic failure after their edgy start to the season …

 

[Biggy_Boy]

Winning the premiership from outside the 8 would be a pretty mean feat. No side has really come close to it since Blues '13, but hey you never know, another club could get disqualified from finals for cheating...

 

[Clark G]

I mean...I'd love to claim this is a nostradamus moment but surely we all just expect a collosal level of failure from Essendon every time their fans get their hopes up.

Brad Scott spoke about it last week, but the best teams play well under pressure. There was little expectation last week against an in form Freo. This week against a struggling Gold Coast, they faltered. It wasn’t entirely unexpected.

 

[Ichabod Noodle]

Guaranteed win against GC at Marvel.

Hmmmm… not so much.

 

[My Tilly]

Be funny if they beat Sydney and Brisbane though.

No expectations as they are essentially done for 2024.

 

[Irish BlueBagger]

Happy 20th birthday Essendon.

 

[Irish BlueBagger]

Guaranteed win against GC at Marvel.
Guaranteed win against Sydney at Marvel

Rd24 might be tough but 13.5 wins might be enough

Lolzers!

 

[Khmerhawk]

No game Essendon play is an easy win. It'd be the most Essendon thing ever to lose to Gold Coast at Marvel this week and be the Sun's only away win all year after beating a top 4 prospect by a point.

You may never write a greater post than this!

 

[5minutes_of_Dew]

You may never write a greater post than this!

I'm content with that

 

[kreuze_missile]

What a rollercoaster... but it's officially over.

Essendone.

 

[lethalsaints]

I think the top 6 on the ladder is actually a true reflection of the contenders.

Essendon are the second best side in the comp at the moment.

Throw a blanket over Geelong, Melbourne, Port and Collingwood as the next tier down. Brisbane will end up in this list, as will Carlton and GWS, who look very shaky now.

??

 

[Gavin Excell]

In the AFL industry, nobody respects Essendon

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

Essendon are not good enough again. Year 20 without a finals win is pretty bad.

 

[Maddo11]

The moment it was truly over

 

[NetworkNerd]

Just need 2 of Hawthorn/Bulldogs/Carlton to lose both remaining matches

 

[threesixpio]

 

[threesixpio]

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The moment it was truly over

Cool moves work when you have a winning formula

 

[Cyber_punk]

oof..850k per year.

Thanks for pick 4 Ess. We tried to warn you. Ben goes through long periods where he simply doesn't give a shit.

 

[Plugger35]

Ben McKay

32

Ben Mckay

Age

26

Ht

202cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.5

2star

K

3.7

1star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

1.7

4star

MG

77.2

1star

D

7.5

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

88.5

2star

D

7.0

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

67.8

1star

is still a better recruit for Essendon than Jade Gresham

11

Jade Gresham

Age

27

Ht

177cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.4

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

7.2

4star

M

3.2

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

17.5

4star

K

10.8

4star

HB

6.8

4star

M

2.1

2star

T

2.0

3star

G

0.5

4star

D

11.8

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

5.8

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

G

0.4

3star

, we only got a late first round pick for him though.