They hit rock bottom after the drugs disgrace. They didn’t look in the mirror then. They won’t nowLet's hope Essendon create just enough belief to maintain their status quo.
The last thing we want is for them to hit rock bottom and be forced to look in the mirror.
It probably took us 10 years to really give ourselves a fresh chance with Dimma and Gale, as we kept Frawley for 5 years with stability in mind (conscious of our reputation back then), then Wallace was given the 5-year contract to solidify that stability (and implement good basic drafting by keeping our picks so the list had long-term stability as well), and only then we were able to start the long climb to the top.
Coaching stability + club stability + drafting consistency took a good 10 years before we even took our first step up Everest.