WB Game Day v Essendon R21 2019

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Thus far, all media commentary on the game has been how deplorable Essendon were, which is true. But, I've not seen a lot of mention of how good we were.

[Twodogs]

Listening to SEN and Terry Wallace mentioned in 50 years they have had 11 coaches and only one(Sheedy) has won a final. None in the 12 years before he took over and none in the 12 years he has been gone.
That club has this false sense of being a club of significance.
No club has a record that bad I would think.

Interesting. As a comparison we have had Bevo, Rocket and Wallace (out of Bevo, B-Mac, Rocket, Rhode, Wallace) as finals coaches winning this millenium.

The list only gets better before that with the 3 coaches (Joyce, Wheeler and Malthouse) all coaching winning finals. That means that 6 out of the last 8 coaches we have appointed, going back to 1985, have all won finals-B-Mac and Rhode being the only ones who didn't win a final with us.

[azabob]

Thus far, all media commentary on the game has been how deplorable Essendon were, which is true. But, I've not seen a lot of mention of how good we were.

Yep. Spot on YHF.

Kinda glad though. This is the kind of situation Beveridge loves. Us against everyone else

[comrade]

Watching AFL360, did Essendon have an opponent or did they beat themselves by 100+?

[G-Mo77]

Thus far, all media commentary on the game has been how deplorable Essendon were, which is true. But, I've not seen a lot of mention of how good we were.

It's usually the way with any blow out. Some will acknowledge how good the winning team but the brain dead public are drawn to turmoil and they'll push that. I'd rather them focus on something else anyway, every time we've gained some respect this season we've flushed it down the toilet shortly after.

[azabob]

Watching AFL360, did Essendon have an opponent or did they beat themselves by 100+?

YHM made the same observation earlier in this thread.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Yep. Spot on YHF.

Kinda glad though. This is the kind of situation Beveridge loves. Us against everyone else

Agree. You can picture Bevo telling the group 'they still haven't heard us, how does that make you feel?' 'We get another opportunity to tell them who we are, what we're about, and to the competition, look out because we're coming for you.'

[bornadog]

Watching AFL360, did Essendon have an opponent or did they beat themselves by 100+?

I watched for 5 minutes just to see Slobbo crying.

Not one praise about how good we were, how our midfield dominated, how Naughton took mark after mark, etc etc. Every football show will be the same.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

All my 6 yr old son can talk about off the back of witnessing the game was how much Aaron Naughton is his hero, and 'Dad, did you see Naughty high five me' and 'Dad can i get a hair cut like Schache' and my nearly 4 yr old daughter telling her brother 'get your hands off my mini ball Jack Macrae gave it to me NOT you!!'

Neither of them are interested in how shit Essendon were, just how awesome their Doggies were.

[Daughter of the West]

All my 6 yr old son can talk about off the back of witnessing the game was how much Aaron Naughton is his hero, and 'Dad, did you see Naughty high five me' and 'Dad can i get a hair cut like Schache' and my nearly 4 yr old daughter telling her brother 'get your hands off my mini ball Jack Macrae gave it to me NOT you!!'

Neither of them are interested in how shit Essendon were, just how awesome their Doggies were.

If it were ever in doubt, you now officially have fans for life. Your young’uns will have such treasured memories from that game.

Well done on picking such an excellent game to attend sir!

[The bulldog tragician]

All my 6 yr old son can talk about off the back of witnessing the game was how much Aaron Naughton is his hero, and 'Dad, did you see Naughty high five me' and 'Dad can i get a hair cut like Schache' and my nearly 4 yr old daughter telling her brother 'get your hands off my mini ball Jack Macrae gave it to me NOT you!!'

Neither of them are interested in how shit Essendon were, just how awesome their Doggies were.

That’s how the footballing journey begins...lovely

[Twodogs]

All my 6 yr old son can talk about off the back of witnessing the game was how much Aaron Naughton is his hero, and 'Dad, did you see Naughty high five me' and 'Dad can i get a hair cut like Schache' and my nearly 4 yr old daughter telling her brother 'get your hands off my mini ball Jack Macrae gave it to me NOT you!!'

Neither of them are interested in how shit Essendon were, just how awesome their Doggies were.

Bulldogs for life. Great job dad!!!

[1eyedog]

All my 6 yr old son can talk about off the back of witnessing the game was how much Aaron Naughton is his hero, and 'Dad, did you see Naughty high five me' and 'Dad can i get a hair cut like Schache' and my nearly 4 yr old daughter telling her brother 'get your hands off my mini ball Jack Macrae gave it to me NOT you!!'

Neither of them are interested in how shit Essendon were, just how awesome their Doggies were.

I got a Josh Schache hair cut today and I'm 47 @bromance.

[mjp]

It's usually the way with any blow out. Some will acknowledge how good the winning team but the brain dead public are drawn to turmoil and they'll push that. I'd rather them focus on something else anyway, every time we've gained some respect this season we've flushed it down the toilet shortly after.

Well...we were good. But in fairness to the commentary surrounding the game, it is one thing to be beaten by a better team but when the opposition kick 21 goals in a row, well, to quote Wally 'you need to have a look in the mirror'.

An 8-goal win against a fighting Essendon would have been a story about us. A 100-point win against an Essendon who appeared to completely give up (and countless clips showing our players simply running away from their opponents could be used to back this up) and the story was always going to be about them...

[Scraggers]

I’m still smiling ... reading all these comments, making sure I watch every AFL show. Just can’t stop smiling. What makes it even better is that it was against the drug cheats and Stringer.

Whilst watching and reading, I’m constantly ear-wormed by the KFC “How’d you like me now ... How’d you like me now”.