If the roars in the stands from a reawakened red-and-black army do not tell you this, then try the Bombers fans suddenly more eager to talk about football than they have in many years.
As Brad Scott made his way through a jubilant Essendon crowd last week, one thing stuck out for him more than anything else.
Based in Perth, he gets to only the occasional game live, but was one of the tens of thousands in red and black at the MCG on Anzac Day. He, too, was struck by an overwhelming sense of pride. These are heady times for Bombers fans, who could be forgiven for, if not falling out of love with their club, then certainly wanting a bit of distance after the lows of the supplements scandal of 2013 and the mocking from rival supporters for not having won a final since 2004. Former players are loving it as well.“Without even talking about it, you’d have a cohort of past players more proud and with a spring in their step,” O’Donnell said.
“It appears there are more players that are starting to get that mindset. It doesn’t matter how well I go, if the team’s no good I won’t get kudos. If the team performs well, it will rub off on me.”, a phrase veteran ruckman Todd Goldstein had not heard from Scott until the coach dropped it at a press conference last month, perhaps a psychological ploy to make his team more accountable for the rugged side of the game.
unhappy with the direction of the club after the sacking of Ben Rutten as coach and failed pursuit of Alastair Clarkson.
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