In his latest column - The Word from Hird - Essendon champion James Hird says youngsters Angus Monfries and Jobe Watson should not be hung out to dry in the wake of the club's narrow losses in recent weeks. ""Angus might have held the ball up in hindsight and Jobe might have done things differently but either way we all understand young players make mistakes. You just learn from them and move on,"" Hird writes. Read the Word from Hird.