To start - for the record, I never said we would make the finals, I just said it was mathematically possible. God knows we weren't gonna make it.
Secondly, wow, Essendon supporters amaze me. 6-7 years of continued substandard performances and they're suddenly superstars on the way to great things. Sure you've got a few good youngsters, but it's like your first finals series since 2004, and you just scraped in. Good for you, toolbags. :sarcasm
As for West Coast, we came made the finals in 2002 (8th), 2003 (7th), 2004 (6th), 2005 (2nd + GF), 2006 (1st + Premiers) and 2007 (3rd).
2008 is the shittest year WCE have ever had, admittedly, but we didn't exactly stay down for long did we. We're already on the way up with some fantastic youth. We haven't been shot to pieces, Woosha has always been good in terms of playing youngsters, we won the '06 flag with a bunch of 22-26 year olds.
Essendon have not shown anything like that, they've been in steady decline since 2002, and have not even troubled the finalists each season.
"Whose in FINALS??? Whose in FINALLSS??"
An extremely moronic comment there, given everything I just said. Essendon have been pretty hopeless over the past few seasons.
As for Troy, that WCE not making the finals jibe was pretty misdirected haha, Covvy was having a go at ESSENDON, and I wasnt even here! We haven't said anything about St Kilda, I quite like them alot, despite their poor history in terms of premierships. Haha I'm just saying, Essendon fans are being the ██████s here, not us.
As for Hooper, Fremantle has some good talent, but you guys have got to be the worst nurturers of talent in the land. Sorry, but it's true. There's not much you can say to offend other clubs who have all got more to brag about than Fremantle. Well done on another 2nd last or whatever it was.