Cam Luke

They are playing with mortgaged money because they have asked their fans to wait and wait and believe and trust.

And this is Carlton and Essendon.

It is.

And Brad Scott, you know, the fans at Essendon have become frustrated.

Well, how long do you want us to wait?

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.