Non-Richmond games 2011

[TigerLand]

Essendon have had an enormous Pre Season, there is still 24 weeks until Finals.

They working hard as anyone at the moment and have a full squad.

So many dogs players look unfit where as the bombers look fit as anything. Commentators are spot on, it's all well and good flying in March and causing upsets but the challenge for Hird is doing it consistently over the next 30 weeks.

Expectations will explode and make it harder as well.

Confidence is an amazing thing.

[tiger101]

surely the bulldogs will bounce back next week with a win over the lions after coming off this big upset.

[cub]

Essendon have had an enormous Pre Season, there is still 24 weeks until Finals.

They working hard as anyone at the moment and have a full squad.

So many dogs players look unfit where as the bombers look fit as anything. Commentators are spot on, it's all well and good flying in March and causing upsets but the challenge for Hird is doing it consistently over the next 30 weeks.

Expectations will explode and make it harder as well.

Confidence is an amazing thing.

I would take a win like that over any team at any time these days.

If we think we are better than the bombers I think we may be kidding ourselves.

[tiger101]

Essendon have had an enormous Pre Season, there is still 24 weeks until Finals.

They working hard as anyone at the moment and have a full squad.

So many dogs players look unfit where as the bombers look fit as anything. Commentators are spot on, it's all well and good flying in March and causing upsets but the challenge for Hird is doing it consistently over the next 30 weeks.

Expectations will explode and make it harder as well.

Confidence is an amazing thing.

I would take a win like that over any team at any time these days.

If we think we are better than the bombers I think we may be kidding ourselves.

Rodney Eade said Essendon is a top four team, certain top-eight team at the post game press conference.

[Francois Jackson]

CUB we are not better than the Bombers now and at any stage in the last 3 years.

They had the list they had the talent they were just coached by a bloke who had no idea

Knights nice guy good player but I hope he doesn't come anywhere near our players in a football capacity

[Dubstep Dookie]

Essendon will finish bottom 6.

[Penelope]

footscray looked like richmond circa wallace era today.

Esssendon did look good but next week against sydney who actually can play defensively should give a better idea of where they are at.

[jackstar is back again]

CUB we are not better than the Bombers now and at any stage in the last 3 years.

They had the list they had the talent they were just coached by a bloke who had no idea

Knights nice guy good player but I hope he doesn't come anywhere near our players in a football capacity

Can tell you all this, Matthew Knights  was "'white anted "'
They did actually beat saints and bulldogs last year, something we haven't done for years.
They had serious injuries to a number of players last year

They played there best team today against a team that was severely under done

[jackstar is back again]

If matty knights was such a dud, how come he got a $100,000 year coaching job at Xavier Colllege, heading the sports dept??????????
Duds dont get jobs like that,
For what its worth, I listened to him on the ABC while at the game last thursday night, runs rings around David King and Richo in regards to special comments etc.

[Francois Jackson]

Im not disputing he isnt a smart bloke. Lets be honest i could deliver better special comments than King.

What i am saying is IMO he was a poor coach. They won games playing offensive but then he refused to flick the switch to a defensive mode.

That for me is poor coaching. The Bombers have never had a poor list they just needed someone to coach them.

Knights's little helpers. Camporeale, Hickmont, Prescott

Wallet's little helpers King, Royal, Monkhurst

Hirds. Bomber, Wellman, Goodwin.

Enough said

[jackstar is back again]

yep, and Matty Knights had a budget for asistant coaches of $500,000 a year
Hird has a budget of $1,500,000 , work it out.
it aint too hard

[Hellenic Tiger]

yep, and Matty Knights had a budget for asistant coaches of $500,000 a year
Hird has a budget of $1,500,000 , work it out.
it aint too hard

Bomber is on $900K of that.

That's some good coin for a bloke pulling the strings behind the face man Hird.

[jackstar is back again]

yep, and Matty Knights had a budget for asistant coaches of $500,000 a year
Hird has a budget of $1,500,000 , work it out.
it aint too hard

Bomber is on $900K of that.

That's some good coin for a bloke pulling the strings behind the face man Hird.

My mail is he is the "'coach "" ( Bomber )

[WilliamPowell]

Eagles beat N0rt Melb by 4 points

At work in our footy tipping comp a draw is counted as a win

So that's 6 winners for me 

[tiger101]

I read west coast was reduced to 20 men due to injury's through the game and still won.