Heppell:  "The hardness and the firmness and what you're talking about with being a 'nice' football team, it's not about giving away free kicks or showing full-blown aggression...It's when the ball's there to be won, that's what we want to stand for (and) playing good, quality, tough footy."

Not sure he gets what uncompromising and ruthless football is about and that is what wins games. 

He should watch the GF carefully and see how Salem, May, Viney, Kozzie, to name a few, flattened opps legally.  Not one free given away.  No injury to themselves. 

He should watch how Brayshaw and others wear a tackle rather than dish off the ball to take the heat off themselves. 

He should watch how May's legal 'payback' to Zac Jones for tunnelling Langdon and push on Oliver/

These are examples of tough, uncompromising, ruthless football. Legally.

As long as he, the captain, doesn't (or sounds like he doesn't) understand the difference between 'full-blown aggression' and 'ruthlessness' they will wallow at the bottom.  May it long continue!

He could have intended it as ra ra for the fans but he didn't come across as a ruthless leader.

Essendon - the new 'bruise free' team.

Edited May 16, 20223 yr by Lucifers Hero

The AFL and Ch 7 will rue their fixturing of Ess with consecutive 3 Friday night games in June, especially the one vs WCE! 

Reap what they sow!

7 hours ago, Lucifers Hero said:

The AFL and Ch 7 will rue their fixturing of Ess with consecutive 3 Friday night games in June, especially the one vs WCE! 

At least it will be close. A seesawing 4 goals to 3 thriller, not over until the last minute

Edited May 17, 20223 yr by Mazer Rackham