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Chapter 1: What is the pressure index for Essendon after Round 9?
Pressure index for Osborne, rooftop and bar. Enjoy happy hour with the footy live and loud. So Essendon got themselves into a winning position, couldn't quite finish it off. The Giants are not much chop at the moment. It just shows how hard it is going to be to win many more games.
Chapter 2: How has Essendon performed in recent games?
A lot of this is around development and progression, and there are differing reports now on the level of pressure that Brad's got his under, despite the administration being so vocal that they are on the path that they set and they are unwavering from it. How did you read that game?
I liked the Bombers the last few weeks. I saw them the Brisbane game the week before and this went good enough. And the biggest issue they have is defending slow play. That's outside of that. Pretty competitive against the lines of the best contested team in the competition. And they were within striking distance of breaking even against them. And some of the young talent, I think, is obvious.
There's talent there. And they're clearly on a pathway.
Chapter 3: What challenges is Essendon facing in their development?
So there's clarity around, for me, around Essendon. And they're in the first or second year of what will be something, hopefully, that builds in the next three or four years. We've just got to get over the fact it's been 20 years in the making. That's the problem. And I don't think it's got anything to do with Brad. I don't think he's coaching poorly.
I don't know if he's coaching in a fantastic way, but I'm seeing the identity grow. So they're getting better around the ball. I think Wright going in the rucks has been great. The young talent, 18-year-olds that are in the middle, you can tell they've got some talent. Caddy can play.
He just got to learn how to mark the ball 30 out directly in front, not on the boundary line, just to straighten up his goal kicking. So there's some stuff there. The kryptonite for Essendon is still when you're slow play defence. Can you kick your way around Essendon? Can he stop that? That's the coaching kryptonite that he's got at the moment.
I think they scored eight goals, three from defensive 50. You'd think that we didn't defend that very well, but we also got our opportunities back with repeating side 50s. We just couldn't quite execute on that. So if you just showed me the numbers post-game, you'd be like, what was the margin? But we just need to keep working on our execution.
It's a bit like North, you know. We actually thought we defended okay but conceded all these goals from the back half. It's just what happens when you're a young up-and-coming side and you play against a more mature side. The Giants are interesting, though. Like, he still talks like, yeah, it's Kingsley. Nah, well, we're never good this time of year. So, you know, we'll just start winning now.
You know, we'll be there about. They have to live with the delusion a bit, I reckon. Well, they've won two in a row. They got West Coast this week. You know. We'll just find a way to call our way back.
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Chapter 4: What young talents are emerging in the Essendon lineup?
Yep. And then we'll get some more. Ten missing players still. And, you know, I think his laconic nature about where they're at is remarkable. Because I'm used to him with a stress ball. But he couldn't be any less stressed right now. This is just what we do.
Don't you reckon? Yeah, I think I quite like his strategy at the moment because you could catastrophize it. But what would the point be? Particularly when you're missing your fullback, your best midfielder, and your full forward.
Yeah, that's been massive. And that conversation around, I'm not going to wet blanket the state of origin. I don't think we've gone past that. But, you know, that was a big moment in their season, the Taylor moment. And it's still not over. So, you know, you just never know with them. If you look at history, they will come good and they'll be thereabouts and they'll be in the top 10.
It's funny how 10th is good now. It used to be, oh, 10th, bloody hopeless. And now it's, oh, how good are we going with 10th? Anyway, yeah, so we'll find out. Time will tell. I'm not sure what their draw is like, but they've got a winnable game this week against West Coast.
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