This is a transcript from the Essendon FC website...should we be worried?
BOMBERS READY TO TACKLE FIERCE TIGERS
Wednesday, August 13, 2003
Essendon Football Club is preparing itself for a Richmond side hell-bent on proving the critics wrong. The Bombers expect Richmond to react strongly to the stinging criticism it has copped in the media this week by throwing everything at them this Sunday at the MCG. And this season’s Round 7 match when the Tigers embarrassed the Bombers is also fresh in the minds of the players.
Richmond thumped Essendon earlier this season. The Bombers went down by 42 points and managed just five goals for match. “We have got enormous respect for Richmond, particularly after what happened earlier this season,” Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy said. “And we have noted what has happened in the newspapers this week and the pressure that has been put on that club – our players are aware of that and how the Tigers will be feeling.”
“We have to make sure we get out and play our best football. I have had a look at the sides from the last time we played and they are very different. We were also coming off a Perth trip and we didn’t handle that match very well at all. They are in many ways the side that has made it difficult for us to reach the top four.”
BOMBERS READY TO TACKLE FIERCE TIGERS
Wednesday, August 13, 2003
Essendon Football Club is preparing itself for a Richmond side hell-bent on proving the critics wrong. The Bombers expect Richmond to react strongly to the stinging criticism it has copped in the media this week by throwing everything at them this Sunday at the MCG. And this season’s Round 7 match when the Tigers embarrassed the Bombers is also fresh in the minds of the players.
Richmond thumped Essendon earlier this season. The Bombers went down by 42 points and managed just five goals for match. “We have got enormous respect for Richmond, particularly after what happened earlier this season,” Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy said. “And we have noted what has happened in the newspapers this week and the pressure that has been put on that club – our players are aware of that and how the Tigers will be feeling.”
“We have to make sure we get out and play our best football. I have had a look at the sides from the last time we played and they are very different. We were also coming off a Perth trip and we didn’t handle that match very well at all. They are in many ways the side that has made it difficult for us to reach the top four.”
