Tom Morris

They're a powerful club.

I think Brad Scott on the weekend called them a dormant superpower.

And they've been dormant for a long time.

But you just get them going and their fans will flock back.

25,000 to Freya on a Sunday.

I know it was a bad day and a putrid weather and all that sort of stuff.

The writing was on the wall from that moment.

Well, it's more realistic than it was 24 hours ago.

I think it's a genuine option.

I still would put Solomon and Mark McVay ahead of Heard because of what I know about Welsh's relationship with both of those people.

And Mark McVay has coached his own team at the Giants for a bit.

He's been at the Sydney Swans.

I think he was in Welsh's wedding party or the other way around.

And Solomon's been very close to Welsh.

So it's a job for mates here.

Or are we trying to get the best coach?

I think nostalgia is what makes Essendon so great and what makes Essendon so bad as well at the same time.

Living in the past can bring you great emotion and energy and memories and rose-colored glasses.

It can also mean you're backwards, and Carlton has felt that.

And Essendon specifically went away from old Essendon when they appointed Brad Scott over James Hurd and Dean Solomon last time.