You don’t have to look far to find a frustrated Essendon fan in Melbourne/Narrm right now, myself included. Mention the club’s name at the pub and you’re bound to get a reception of either pity, frustration or anguish. Hyped before the season started, the men’s side have had a dismal run of 2022 so far and are now cemented in the bottom four on the ladder, having notched just two wins from nine games.
Essendon greats are weighing in. Matthew Lloyd says “they are being walked all over” while Tim Watson claims the players are “on notice”. And it is looking like getting worse before it gets better as the Bombers face top eight opponents Richmond, Carlton and St Kilda in the coming weeks, and then a showdown with a dangerous-looking Port Adelaide currently placed 10th.
