The victory for the undermanned Bombers will fortify their sense that under new coach Brad Scott, they are at last on a path to a sustainable future.
They stuck to their possession game plan and kept their shape when the game appeared to have slipped out of their reach, and were rewarded.
“But it becomes hard to keep pushing a message when you’re not getting that result. So for the players, that was really important. None of that is to downplay the performance of Essendon captain Zach Merrett, Without Darcy Parish, and following the late withdrawal of Dylan Shiel, he was tasked to play as three men, and did. His vision made goals for Durham and Jake Stringer early in the last quarter as Richmond threatened to steal away with the game. His 39 touches made him a worthy and unanimous winner of the best-on-ground medal.
“We just couldn’t get the ball back, which was incredibly frustrating. It wasn’t helped by the fact offensively, we just gave the ball back. The Bombers had the better of a scrappy second quarter, but kicked 1.6. Weideman was the only forward on the ground winning his position, but was profligate, kicking three behinds from gettable shots. Dustin Martin’s curling goal from, long range was a rare highlight.
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