Cam Luke

But about a year or so ago, I used the term about Essendon, they're a your turn, our turn team.

So they feel like a group.

It was labelled at the midfield at the time, but across the ground, they feel like...

they're okay or it seems like they're okay for the opposition to have their turn with the footy and then we'll have our turn.

Whereas the best teams say, we'll make your turn and force your turn become our turn.

We'll go and take the ball back off you.

And Essendon just don't do that.

They lose...

the most contests in the game defensively in one-on-one contests they lose 38 of their one-on-one contests defensively that's a lot the next worst is only 32 it's such a gap so

17th, 16th, 15th, 14th, they're all about 1% apart.

Essendon is 6% worse than the next worst team when it comes to one-on-one losses.

They're second last in the competition for tackles.

They're dead last in the competition for tackles inside forward 50.

So a lot of the key metrics that you look at for pressure and intensity and ferocity in a really ferocious environment on Anzac Day, they just don't stand up, and that's across the board.

So if you don't stand up in those areas across the board,

You're reaching for something that you don't possess on a big, big day in a big, big game, which was yesterday.

There are five... I was having a look this morning at some of their numbers defensively.

Five key categories in terms of defending ball movement.

Some overlap.

So some you can say, well, that's almost the same stat, right?