Footy Fix: Brutal tackles, clutch marks and Ross Lyon’s critical blunder – here’s how the Dons rope-a-doped the Saints
You could write 10,000 words about all the things Essendon did wrong on Saturday afternoon at Marvel Stadium – and not a single Bombers fan would care. You could discuss the painstaking, ultra-safe ball movement that hemmed the Dons into a corner and gifted the Saints a fast start in the first quarter. Or the almost farcical lack of attention paid to the St Kilda forwards, Jack Higgins in particular, to let them do whatever they pleased inside 50. And none of it would matter in the least. Because...