Always great to beat that arrogant mob of Veruca Salts and send them home with their tails between their legs
.
We were fortunate to be only two goals down at quarter time. Not because they were any good but we just continually stuffed ourselves up committing bad turnovers (the umps did their best to help out the Bombers as well
). Credit though to the boys for fighting and hanging in there and turning the game around in the second. Cotch was lucky to get that free but it made up for the BS ones Essendon had got. We then had our weekly post-half-time siesta
for the first 10-15 mins of the 3rd qtr but thankfully a kind bounce on their goal-line kept us only a goal down at the most. Gordon's courage and goal proved to be a turning point and we regained our intensity and composure and regained the lead (stiff not to be further ahead if only the siren sounded 5 seconds later). Good to then see us stand up in the last and fend off the couple of late charges the Bombers made.
We still make too many goal-costing dumb turnovers just at the point where another goal to us would either have given us a handy break or have sealed the game earlier (hello Morris but he wasn't the only one).
We also still have significant periods during games where we lose a string of centre clearances in a row. The game's momentum really swung back and forth on which side was winning the clearances.
As for Heppell - Did Dimma apply a tag as I didn't see one.
