We should've been ready for the thuggish onslaught but weren't.
They had physically beaten us up since the 80's and we looked totally surprised they were doing it to us again in a GF .
Essendon got done in the previous years prelim in an upset by Carlton , there was no way they weren't going to do averything in order to get the win against us .
For us not to be ready for it was digraceful coaching .
What I really didn't like about the Long incident was the game was well and truly over by then and of course , no reprocussion.