What do Essendon need to do to improve next season?

Question

Its not a great question Louise but all i could think of after a long day doing absolutely nothing.

Answer 1

Not Show up

Answer 2

best thing would be to get the team fit with no injuries

Answer 3

They need some time to adjust to Knights way of coaching, his veiw of the game...the same went for Hawthorn with Clarkson's rolling zone. When they get it right it works magnificently.

Answer 4

A new coach? Knights coached the bendigo bombers, aka the reserves, for a couple of years. Being from bendigo, the back page of the paper was always full of the local footy team. And I'm not quite sure why, bad coaching, or lack of skills, but the bendigo bombers never really achieved anything since he took charge, they got worse infact. I think he needs to change his coaching style, or do something different. The bombers have pace, but they need to use it effectively. Also you might win a couple more games if scott lucas doesnt get injured all the time.

Answer 5

Well, firstly, to get all their injured players up and running and to ensure that all their players are in full swing for the pre-season and the main season in 09.

They need to be consistant!! this year they strung together about 5 or so games then lost all their other ones, to make the eight u need to be consistant most of the time.  

Answer 6

Well from what I have seen this year, it's obvious that the players aren't fit enought to play Knights style of play, or that Knights is pushing his young side too hard.

Over the pre-season, the Bombers need to build up some fitness to avboid the horror injury run they have had this season.

Also, while I admire Knights for sticking to his guns, and coaching the team his way, I think he needs to adjust the Bombers' style of play before he pushes the team too hard.

Some good signs from some players this year though.

Answer 7

they need to win more than lose

Answer 8

Kick more goals!

Answer 9

Need to improve on kicking the ball LOL!

Answer 10

Their strategy  

Answer 11

If we have less than 500 injuries in the season then we will win the grand final!

No serzly if there was a match this weekend we would start it with about 15 people!!!

pisses you of how players like lucas and davey only play like 2 games!

edit: exactly, they need to be able to play the style knights wants them too

EDIT: MISERABLE AS USUAL???? BRUTALLY HONEST CAN YOU PLEASE REMIND ME HOW MANY PREMIERSHIPS ADELAIDE HAS WON???????????

Answer 12

The surprise was not that Essendon performed so badly but that they had a team at all! The final game was picked from 24 listed players and a rookie who had played the day before in the reserves(BBombers).

Knights' way of playing demanded different things from the team than Sheeds' did. The four who have just retired, for differing reasons, were not able to be as fit and fast as the game demanded - Rama was honest when he said he could not get himself to that peak of fitness any more.

One or two big blokes, no, not Hille! - should have dynamite inserted and lit, to get them moving faster than brontosaurus.Or cull them!

In 2007 the whole club knew there were moves afoot to get rid of Sheeds, and certain players took advantage of the furore to play with less energy and desire than they should. You know who you are!

What we need in 2009 is

*Lloyd and Lucas to stay sound

*Fletcher to keep out of the Trib's clutches and teach Ryder his job

*Stanton and Hille to continue to improve and lead by example

*Reimers and Houli to show again why they are rising Stars

*half a dozen youngsters eg Lonergan with 20 odd games to play every game in 2009

*our mosquito fleet Davey, Jetta, L-Murray to stay on board

and yes, Knights to take a long hard look at whether he's pushing them all to do things they can't!

Answer 13

get an entirely new team. the one this year was miserable, as usual

Answer 14

**They need to concentrate on getting all their players fit and then I think that they'll be ok.  That's their biggest concern at the moment as they've had so many injuries this year.

They also need to give their coach a break - he's only been coaching the club for one season and results don't happen overnight.**

Answer 15

That is a fine question  Andy K!

My answer; they need to recover, become fitter, maybe breach the salary cap regarding new players and take some kind of undetectable performance enhancing drugs!

Answer 16

How about keep all their senior players on the field at one time?

How many injuries did the Bombers have this season?

Isn't it true they were scrapeing the bottom of their reserves list, to field a senior side?

With your most experienced players out any team will struggle.