The moment that sparked Essendon's remarkable turnaround - Footy Classified | Footy on Nine

[@DesyncGaming.]

Building us up so that they can lay the boots in even harder when we trip up 😂

[@Les_Grossman80]

Only people so hyped are all in the media. Us Bombers fans are quietly cautious these days. The lid won't come off until we actually WIN a final.

[@benreinstepp7979]

​@@Les_Grossman80well said, I'm so cautious it's not even funny 🤣

[@ScholesIsKing]

Nah I'm going bananas, no caution left in the tank

[@Les_Grossman80]

@@ScholesIsKing hahahaha. Please don't act like a doog bag though. Hated enough already 😂

[@Les_Grossman80]

@@benreinstepp7979 we win a final mate the whole block will know 😂

[@dilloncoleman144]

'Theyve got a pedestrian list'. Well see how that turns out Sam. Most egotistical journo ou there

[@buddysally886]

He wasn’t wrong

[@taliamason7986]

​@@buddysally886He is tremendously wrong. The Bombers list is absolutely loaded with some of the most outstanding young talent in the competition. Only the Swans young talent can be argued to better than theirs at this stage.

[@FabDino]

@@taliamason7986gold coast

[@OneHealth-ti4zw]

@@taliamason7986 nice trolling 😂

[@buddysally886]

@@taliamason7986 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Anarchyontheweb]

Same old media roundabout.

[@timo2905]

@1:36 True Lloydy but we lose that game v GWS and we would hav been 9th. Ladder is tight

[@clintoneddy2860]

Spot on. Let's all settle down. We were 5th after round 17 last year

[@jaketyler2702]

8th*

[@richardwood9177]

How long will it take? Brad Scott has already said it’s an 8 year program. We’re in year 2. Great to see the progress in the last month but it’s only been a month. New recruits in the team, McKay, Gresham, Duursma, it takes time. If the Dons can make finals I’ll take that as a win. If they win a final that would be huge! But I’m not expecting that. It takes years to build a premiership team. Brad’s been in charge for just under a year and half. They’re showing progress and that’s all you can ask at this stage. Are they a top 4 team. Not right now. They’ve only beaten one top 8 team, well one and half if you count the draw with the Pies, we’re beaten by Sydney & Port, and barely got past the Crows and Eagles. We’ll only really know when we get to the final 6 rounds when they have gone missing in recent times. Having said that, I’m really liking the way are playing, the intensity, they have to to keep that up. That’s what finals teams are about. Go Dons! 🔴⚫️

[@xxmight450]

It does NOT take years to build a premiership team. History proves that. Flags have been won by teams simply topping up, which we have done bringing in McKay,gresham etc. You don't bring in mature age recruits unless your ready to rock.

[@MrWhitmen1981]

@@xxmight450we had the worst list manager ever. It does take time. 😂

[@mr.warden124]

@@xxmight450 I was embarrassed reading you comment.

[@xxmight450]

@@MrWhitmen1981 I wouldn't say the worst. Hampered by the saga. Yes a mosquito midfield was a huge oversight by him, but Durham and Martin..huge picks for us.

[@xxmight450]

@@mr.warden124 how so

[@jsequine927]

This is exactly what’s wrong with media pundits. So round 4 they’re a mess with a pedestrian list and miles away from contending, five rounds later they’re contenders? You don’t win Premierships or finals in round 9 and Essendon are tracking well but have fallen down countless times in the back end of seasons in the past two decades, including last year. Maybe wait until round 15-18 to make assessments, I’m sure there’ll be some good and bad games in there. Would anyone really say the Dons are a better chance of doing something over the journey this season than Sydney, GWS, Geelong, Melbourne, Carlton, Collingwood, Brisbane, Port… I wouldn’t. That’s your eight right there.

[@chrisjones649]

You idiot must be a carlsum supporter 😂

[@JohnnyPirelli-p5q]

Nope, Geelong are gone , ….. bombers are in the 8 for sure. Blues fan.

[@seanblack5789]

LOLOLOLOLOL GREAT call blues fan. So astute lol. Blues would be bottom 8 with bombers without the umpire ride every game. Why is nobody allowed to remotely even try to defend curnow, yet Hawkins can his arms pinged behind his back. How many goals from frees? Most in the league by a mile

[@clintoneddy2860]

Essendon were 5th after round 17 last year, will 2024 show growth or will they crumble?? I think as long as injuries dont play a part they finish top 4. That would be a turn around in a season!!

[@steveh6054]

How long is it going to take 5 weeks!!

[@damianval4626]

I'm not onboard with the bombers YET........ If we are the real deal these next two weeks should be comfortable wins,we need the percentage boost!! Don't want to hear Brad Scott pedal the "how tight the competition is" narrative if we only manage scrappy wins against bottom four sides!! We all remember last year surely 🤦🏻

[@marks2997]

Hogan’s comments came back to bite. Without the umpires on the weekend, you would have not known he was playing.

[@buddysally886]

Nothing will change

[@chrisjones649]

Go away carlscum

[@lesnorton3968]

we should be ok now i think

[@peterzhou2567]

This happened last year :((( I'm scared

[@lesnorton3968]

@@peterzhou2567 were heaps tougher this time

[@peterzhou2567]

@@lesnorton3968 I think key aspect is McKay being that big unit. And Merrett playing free, plus the coaching understand the players better it does look mint....lets get this percentage booster

[@Bloodynine606]

It’s the hope that kills you

[@troycassidy6177]

The sleeping giant is waking up go Dons

[@stevesalkas9128]

🤔🤫🤭🤭

[@lukebpoland]

Talks about Kelly on Green and shows clip of Kelly holding Toby, no free then umpire gives free to Kelly for Toby apparently holding him LOL... so much for clear holding when defender puts arms around forwards body. They had a win, lucky them. They beat GWS early last year too and then got smashed later on. Hype them up for the supporters but only way they'll get in top 8 for finals is by AFL and umpires admission. They are still an 8 to 12 team overall.

[@stevelozevski8151]

Cool story bro 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@midnightmurder22]

Essendon living rent free 😂😂😂

[@PluckYeah]

AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!..

[@lewislibre]

footy show may of just cursed Essendon.

[@Julesdk]

Most hated club in the AFL give me a spell

[@drbannter]

Doubt they will make finals

[@stevelozevski8151]

You can doubt all you want but it doesn't really mean much

[@taliamason7986]

With the favourable fixture they have for the rest of the season which includes literally only having 2 interstate away matches left. They should very easily play Finals easily.

[@tomhealey8944]

@@taliamason7986 We have the hardest run home according to fox footy

[@zchettaz]

@@taliamason7986 Bombers have already played 4 interstate games, so compared to other teams, lets say, collingwood, where they've only played 1 - well, technically 2, although gather round was their home game against hawks, so i dont think that should really count, whereas, the bombers played port that round, which definitely counts. Anyway, collingwood have 3 interstate games left for the year, which, for the overall season, is 2 less than bombers. So i dont think it's 'favorable', cause its not even equally 'fair'.

[@stevesalkas9128]

Very easy😅​@@taliamason7986

[@seanblack5789]

WHO HAVE THEY BEAT LOL

[@CIROBEAR]

They can only beat who they play

[@seanblack5789]

@@CIROBEAR so then lets not salivate over beating bottom dweller teams. They got flogged by sydney. Barely beat west coast. Should have lost to adelaide. Beat the lowly saints. Oh they beat gws must be LEGIT!! Its such a joke.

[@CIROBEAR]

@seanblack5789 I follow carlton, but did u think they would be 3rd this time of the year?? I like the look of them, they chase , they tackle and they run. They are gelling well for a team I thought was bottom 6

[@CIROBEAR]

@@seanblack5789 They have also travelled more than most teams

[@seanblack5789]

@@CIROBEAR hawks,swans,saints,port,dogs,crows,pies,westcoast,giants, with north,richmond goldcoast and eagles AGAIN to come. Their draw is so unbelievably soft. Smashed by swans and port,draper was absolutely htb so thats a loss to adelaide as well. BARELY beat eagles. Beat gws who are beat up and out of form . Beat a useless doggies side. They havent done a single thing and its typical media praying for a big 4 vic club to be "back" once again They will make finals cause their draw is the easiest in history,but will lose when they relise finals means winning against a finals team and not the bottom half of the ladder