ESSENDON got the job done on Anzac Day, defeating Collingwood in a thriller thanks to a five-goal final term.<\/p>\n
The Bombers played a fast and attacking style of game, complemented by high pressure and dominant midfield duo Darcy Parish and Zach Merrett.<\/p>\n
Kane Cornes believes Essendon\u2019s drafting and list management deserves credit.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s a lesson as well. A lot of Essendon fans were up in arms about the players that they lost, but what you can get is an injection of youth and a mini-rebuild,\u201d Cornes told SEN Breakfast.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re seeing three teams rebuild on the run in Sydney, Fremantle and Essendon, what it can do for a club to get some speed in, rejuvenate the list, pick up some bargains like Peter Wright and Nick Hind and you get what you get.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be up and down, we\u2019ve seen that already, but you can see that the future is bright.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d much rather that than a situation like Carlton or Collingwood.\u201d<\/p>\n
Essendon lost Adam Saad, Joe Daniher and Orazio Fantasia in the trade period, gaining top draft picks in return.<\/p>\n
Daniher and Fantasia had barely featured for the Bombers in the previous two years, while Saad\u2019s output has been replaced by Hind.<\/p>\n
Nick Dal Santo believes a win like that in front of nearly 80,000 people will do wonders for the likes of Nik Cox and Archie Perkins.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what yesterday\u2019s win is worth in terms of experience. Playing in front of that crowd on that day, whatever it is, it\u2019s fast-tracked their development,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI loved the way they performed. I think we need to acknowledge their leaders. Dyson Heppell was great.\u201d<\/p>\n
Essendon takes on Carlton at the MCG on Sunday in what looms as an enormous game in the context of both seasons.<\/p>\n
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