There is little doubt Essendon are one of the most improved sides this season but, as the run home to the finals begins, the question is whether they have what it takes to not only remain in the top eight, but even in the top four, and deliver their first September win since 2004.
“The next five are very telling games. You can’t look any further than that. Then you can look at the next five. They mostly have games at Marvel and the MCG. That’s a good position to be in.” “While they have a harder run than in the first half of the season, I think home ground is going to be a plus for them in most of those games,” says Madden, the dual premiership ruckman and now Australian Football Hall of Fame selector.
Andy McGrath is having a strong season, often matching up on the opposition’s best small forward, while finding plenty of the ball himself, while a rejuvenated Dyson Heppell has shown there is still life in those 32-year-old legs.The Bombers began this round with a percentage of only 100.2 – that was the weakest of any top-eight team, and 12th across the league. They have much to work on if they are to finish top four.
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