Essendon has won just one game out of its past five encounters and face a tough month ahead – St Kilda, Port Adelaide, Carlton, Collingwood and Sydney. The Bombers are in danger of missing the September action if they don’t turn their form around in the near future.
""We just have to make sure that we perform better,"" he said. West Coast overran Essendon in the opening quarter and the visitors trailed the home team by 31-points at the first change and were forced to play catch-up footy from then on. ""We actually played much better in the second half against West Coast. We kicked nine goals to 11, so it was basically the first quarter that cost us.
""Missed opportunities cost us in the first half. Even though we didn’t play well, we still had an opportunity to kick four or five more goals in the first half and we didn’t get any,"" Sheedy said.
The last time Essendon and St Kilda met was in Round 2, 2004. St Kilda finally broke its four game losing streak against the Bombers when they recorded a 34-point victory. There was no love lost between the two sides that night. Spot fires erupted all over the ground before the opening bounce and the angst remained for the four quarters. With so much at stake this Friday night, the intensity is sure to be at boiling point again.
