The recent ‘Honesty Sessions’ held at the club have helped clear the air among Essendon players.

Players came together after the 110-point loss to the Saints in round 14 to sort any underlying issues that may have been impacting their individual performances.

Veteran midfielder Brent Stanton revealed the three hour session was important in creating the environment where players and coaches could speak openly and honestly with each other and have the chance to mentally refresh before heading into round 15.

“It was just (about) reminding ourselves of where we’ve come from and where we want to go as a group,”  Stanton said.

“I suppose there is nothing really in particular on what we touched on, it was just sort of an open forum.

“The coaches spoke, the players spoke and we decided to move on and move on from that game especially because we didn’t want to be known as that team.”

Now in his 12^th year at the club, Stanton believed transparency within the group will be an important factor moving forward.

“The best thing you can do is tell your mates who you’re here with everyday how you’re feeling and pretty much get things open and in the air and move on with things, especially disappointing things, as quick as you can,” Stanton said.

“I suppose that was the basis of the whole meeting.

“Going forward I suppose every meeting is going to be like that and that was the most encouraging part of the meeting. The players were able to tell their teammates what they thought and feeling and how we can better and go forward as a group.”

Defender Michael Hurley also saw the meetings as beneficial after a disappointing loss.

"You can always handle a loss, but to lose in the fashion we did against St Kilda was gut-wrenching. So to bounce back the way we did this week was really pleasing," Hurley told AFL.com.au.

"We spoke during the week pretty honestly with each other and accepted the fact that last week wasn't good enough.

"What was said was pretty private. The guys spoke pretty honestly with each other and got all the cards on the table. We sat down for two or three hours and got it out.”

After a win on the weekend both players are confident that the team can turn a corner.

Excited by the fresh faces entering the team, there is still much for the Bombers to salvage from this season and, even more importantly, something for them to build upon for the years to come.

“I still think we have a lot to gain out of this year,” Hurley said.

“We played with 12 kids under 40 games, so the experience those guys are going to get is going to be amazing.

“Finals are probably out of the question, but playing senior footy for those guys is going to be huge.”