Cam Luke

And...

You know, there was positivity around Essendon from some parts in the media and from the club themselves.

Once we get some players back, we can improve our game style.

You've just got to believe.

And then the season starts the way it had started.

And it's like, okay, we're actually at ground zero.

We're actually at the starting point.

So we're playing with more mortgaged money because you're asking us to wait again and we'll repay you at some point.

And from a fan's perspective,

When are you going to repay me?

I keep paying up my membership, but the wins just never come.

The finals performances just never come.

So not only are they not playing with house money, they are borrowing money after money after money.

Yeah, they were.

And yeah, I mean, for as bad as Essendon were, you've got, you must, you simply must give Collingwood an enormous amount of credit.

And look, you know, I think they're a limited football team this year in terms of how far they can go.

You know, they had 37 scoring shots yesterday, but we, you know, in the previous segment spoke a lot about the opposition or lack thereof.

But when, you know, they play and they are going to play a lot of games at the MCG in front of big Collingwood audiences and fan bases.

Situationally, they've got an amazing group of players who don't make too many mistakes in big moments.

And they've got a lot of players...