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Essendon has finished powerfully to overcome a dogged challenge from the West Coast Eagles and record a stylish 33-point win in the elimination final at Colonial Stadium, a result that sees the Bombers face Port Adelaide next week. Scott Lucas kicked three goals for Essendon, stepping up to replace Matthew Lloyd who was stretchered from the ground in the first quarter after a heavy collision with Adam Hunter.
In Kevin Sheedy's regular column in the Australian newspaper he says - ""In 1981, my first year as coach of Essendon, I got a good lesson in how heartless and ruthless finals football can be. That year we won 16 games but didn’t get a second chance in the finals. In those days the all-important second chance only went to the teams finishing first and second and we were third. In 1982, it happened again. We won 16 games, but still didn’t get a second chance.""
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