In 1993, in the days before going viral was a thing, Kevin Sheedy managed to ‘go viral’, so to speak with his iconic jacket wave. The Eagles were in front by 4 points with 40 seconds and had just kicked behind. Essendon managed to swiftly transition the ball from the defensive 50 into the forward. Salmon who has been held goalless up until that point, was pushed in the back by Glen Jackovich, and given a free kick.
Salmon kicked the goal to get Essendon over the line by just two points, prompting coach Kevin Sheedy to emotionally wave his jacket over his head, starting the 'jacket waving' tradition.
This was also the beginning of a sort of mini-rivalry with West Coast full of interesting moments such as Hird hugging the fan, and Scott Lucas’ 7 Goals in the final quarter of Hird and Sheedy’s last game… a game we almost stole.
The Round that was
How good was that? Finally, we beat the damn Tigers. It was a great testament to the improved mental fortitude of this team, especially with Shiel joining Parish, Wright and Kelly on the injury list. I’ve no doubt many of foresaw another ‘honourable loss’ coming when we were down by 3 goals in the last.
Ridley was amazing on his return; a reminder that had he not copped that cheap shot we would have beaten Port. McGrath is proving he belongs down-back; Weids is proving to have been an excellent recruit this year, and Durham made the moment his! Captain Merret was rightfully awarded best afield is probably his best game of the season so far.
ESSENDON 4.1 5.7 6.10 10.11 (71)
RICHMOND 3.5 6.6 8.10 10.10 (70)
GOALS
Essendon: Weideman 2, Durham 2, A. Davey, Snelling, Menzie, Langford, Stringer, Menzie
Richmond: Bolton 2, Mansell 2, Martin 2, Ryan, Taranto, Graham, Clarke
BEST
Essendon: Merret, Ridley, Redman, McGrath, Weideman, Durham
Richmond: Taranto, Bolton, Martin, Ross, Rioli
INJURIES
Essendon: A.Davey (shoulder)
Richmond: Nil
LATE CHANGES:
Essendon: Dylan Shiel (injury), replaced in selected side by Will Snelling
Richmond: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
Essendon: Massimo D'Ambrosio (replaced Andrew Phillips at three-quarter time)
Richmond: Judson Clarke (replaced Thomson Dow in the third quarter)
The Eagles on the other hand are in a dire place; getting absolutely destroyed by Hawthorn down in Tasmania. The Eagles currently have 18 players on their injury list, but this is still a shameful performance, with the Eagles failing to kick a goal in the second half.
HAWTHORN 7.1 11.4 14.8 22.10 (142)
WEST COAST 2.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 (26)
GOALS
Hawthorn: Lewis 6, Breust 3, Weddle 2, Mackenzie 2, Koschitzke 2, Brockman 2, Worpel, Newcombe, Moore, Butler, Bramble
West Coast: Sheed 2, Jones, Allen
BEST
Hawthorn: Sicily, Newcombe, Lewis, Nash, Weddle, Mackenzie
West Coast: Sheed, Kelly, O'Neill
INJURIES
Hawthorn: Reeves (ankle)
West Coast: Jones (ankle), Duggan (neck)
SUBSTITUTES
Hawthorn: Connor Macdonald (replaced Ned Reeves in third quarter)
West Coast: Greg Clark (replaced Jamaine Jones in second quarter)
Last time we Met
Last year was a grim year for Essendon, and one of the worst losses for the year was the round 15 loss to the West Coast Eagles. West Coast Eagles won 2 games for the year, and one of them was against us… Essendon losing to bottom 2 sides is not uncommon, but it still hurt at the time.
WEST COAST 3.3 9.3 13.6 16.11 (107)
ESSENDON 5.5 7.10 10.13 14.13 (97)
GOALS
West Coast: Kennedy 5, Cripps 3, Rioli 3, Darling 2, Ryan 2, Waterman
Essendon: Wright 4, Stringer 3, Guelfi 2, Martin 2, Jones 2, Perkins
BEST
West Coast: Kennedy, Rioli, Cripps, Yeo, Shuey, Darling, Duggan
Essendon: Shiel, Merrett, Stringer, Wright, Kelly, Martin
INJURIES
West Coast: Nil
Essendon: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
West Coast: Alex Witherden (unused)
Essendon: Brayden Ham (unused)
Possible Ins:
Kelly -
Shiel -
Bryan - Another good game in the VFL - Has to play this week
Possible Outs:
Phillips
Heppel (Rest)
Hind
Mass
Walla (Rest)
Davey (Rest)
My Tip
We should beat them, and comfortably, but let’s not pretend we haven’t been prone to shitting the bed over the past 20 years.
Ess by 30 points
Salmon kicked the goal to get Essendon over the line by just two points, prompting coach Kevin Sheedy to emotionally wave his jacket over his head, starting the 'jacket waving' tradition.
This was also the beginning of a sort of mini-rivalry with West Coast full of interesting moments such as Hird hugging the fan, and Scott Lucas’ 7 Goals in the final quarter of Hird and Sheedy’s last game… a game we almost stole.
The Round that was
How good was that? Finally, we beat the damn Tigers. It was a great testament to the improved mental fortitude of this team, especially with Shiel joining Parish, Wright and Kelly on the injury list. I’ve no doubt many of foresaw another ‘honourable loss’ coming when we were down by 3 goals in the last.
Ridley was amazing on his return; a reminder that had he not copped that cheap shot we would have beaten Port. McGrath is proving he belongs down-back; Weids is proving to have been an excellent recruit this year, and Durham made the moment his! Captain Merret was rightfully awarded best afield is probably his best game of the season so far.
ESSENDON 4.1 5.7 6.10 10.11 (71)
RICHMOND 3.5 6.6 8.10 10.10 (70)
GOALS
Essendon: Weideman 2, Durham 2, A. Davey, Snelling, Menzie, Langford, Stringer, Menzie
Richmond: Bolton 2, Mansell 2, Martin 2, Ryan, Taranto, Graham, Clarke
BEST
Essendon: Merret, Ridley, Redman, McGrath, Weideman, Durham
Richmond: Taranto, Bolton, Martin, Ross, Rioli
INJURIES
Essendon: A.Davey (shoulder)
Richmond: Nil
LATE CHANGES:
Essendon: Dylan Shiel (injury), replaced in selected side by Will Snelling
Richmond: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
Essendon: Massimo D'Ambrosio (replaced Andrew Phillips at three-quarter time)
Richmond: Judson Clarke (replaced Thomson Dow in the third quarter)
The Eagles on the other hand are in a dire place; getting absolutely destroyed by Hawthorn down in Tasmania. The Eagles currently have 18 players on their injury list, but this is still a shameful performance, with the Eagles failing to kick a goal in the second half.
HAWTHORN 7.1 11.4 14.8 22.10 (142)
WEST COAST 2.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 (26)
GOALS
Hawthorn: Lewis 6, Breust 3, Weddle 2, Mackenzie 2, Koschitzke 2, Brockman 2, Worpel, Newcombe, Moore, Butler, Bramble
West Coast: Sheed 2, Jones, Allen
BEST
Hawthorn: Sicily, Newcombe, Lewis, Nash, Weddle, Mackenzie
West Coast: Sheed, Kelly, O'Neill
INJURIES
Hawthorn: Reeves (ankle)
West Coast: Jones (ankle), Duggan (neck)
SUBSTITUTES
Hawthorn: Connor Macdonald (replaced Ned Reeves in third quarter)
West Coast: Greg Clark (replaced Jamaine Jones in second quarter)
Last time we Met
Last year was a grim year for Essendon, and one of the worst losses for the year was the round 15 loss to the West Coast Eagles. West Coast Eagles won 2 games for the year, and one of them was against us… Essendon losing to bottom 2 sides is not uncommon, but it still hurt at the time.
WEST COAST 3.3 9.3 13.6 16.11 (107)
ESSENDON 5.5 7.10 10.13 14.13 (97)
GOALS
West Coast: Kennedy 5, Cripps 3, Rioli 3, Darling 2, Ryan 2, Waterman
Essendon: Wright 4, Stringer 3, Guelfi 2, Martin 2, Jones 2, Perkins
BEST
West Coast: Kennedy, Rioli, Cripps, Yeo, Shuey, Darling, Duggan
Essendon: Shiel, Merrett, Stringer, Wright, Kelly, Martin
INJURIES
West Coast: Nil
Essendon: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
West Coast: Alex Witherden (unused)
Essendon: Brayden Ham (unused)
Possible Ins:
Kelly -
Shiel -
Bryan - Another good game in the VFL - Has to play this week
Possible Outs:
Phillips
Heppel (Rest)
Hind
Mass
Walla (Rest)
Davey (Rest)
My Tip
We should beat them, and comfortably, but let’s not pretend we haven’t been prone to shitting the bed over the past 20 years.
Ess by 30 points
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