{"id":458269,"date":"2025-07-17T20:44:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T20:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=458269"},"modified":"2025-07-17T23:15:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T23:15:54","slug":"deflating-bombers-battle-again-in-wasteful-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=458269","title":{"rendered":"'Deflating': Bombers battle again in wasteful display"},"content":{"rendered":"

The injury-ravaged Bombers<\/a> have collapsed again, succumbing to the Giants<\/a> by 48 points at Marvel Stadium on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Essendon needed to start fast to have any chance against the top-four-placed GWS side, but they never gave themselves one.<\/p>\n

While they peppered the scoreboard, they got little reward, kicking seven goals and 14 behinds in another disappointing performance.<\/p>\n

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At the other side of the ground, former Bomber Jake Stringer starred against his old side, scoring 3.1.\ufeff Teammate Tom Green was also lethal with 30 disposals, 16 clearances and a goal.<\/p>\n

\"Jake<\/p>\n

Despite dominating possession and territory in the first term, the depleted Bombers were wasteful in front of goal.<\/p>\n

While \ufeffthe Bombers' shots at goal went wayward, the Giants slotted back-to-back goals from free kicks through Toby Greene and Aaron Cadman.<\/p>\n

At quarter time, Essendon's scorecard read 0.5 (5) after four failed targets.<\/p>\n

"This builds on you as a player when there're multiple behinds. Especially after last week when they kicked one goal after quarter time," Jack Riewoldt told Fox Footy.<\/p>\n

"They would know that stat and know it's been four quarters since they've kicked a goal. That builds on you as a goalkicker \u2014 personally and as a team."<\/p>\n

But the \ufeffpain flowed into the second term with the Bombers' first goal of the match not coming until 25 minutes in, despite having had more scoring shots.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The major came from Essendon's mature-age debutant Liam McMahon\ufeff.<\/p>\n

With \ufeffMcMahon\ufeff's introduction, Essendon equalled Fitzroy's record of 13 debutants\ufeff in the one season, which was set back in 1991.<\/p>\n

McMahon\ufeff finished the best of the Bombers with two goals, alongside key forward Peter Wright.<\/p>\n

"It's deflating because you've done so much hard work to create the opportunity, then you don't get the reward," Hawks legend Jason Dunstall said in commentary.<\/p>\n

"That saps the players up-field [and] the confidence of the player who misses goes down, then the next bloke who's got to kick goes, 'Aw gee, what if I miss?' And you start having negative thoughts because everyone has been missing."<\/p>\n

In the third term, Essendon midfielder Sam Durham came from the ground for a concussion test after being wrapped up in a tackle by GWS ruck Kieren Briggs.<\/p>\n

The act could \ufeffsee Briggs in hot water with match review officer Michael Christian after Durham's head slammed into the turf with his arms pinned.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, \ufeffDurham returned after the three-quarter time break.<\/p>\n

Essendon defender Jayden Laverde could also come under scrutiny after he was penalised for tunnelling. The incident saw Cadman come crashing down from a marking attempt.<\/p>\n

The 16.8 (104) to 7.14 (56) victory gave GWS' finals hopes a much-needed boost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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