Watson and Cooney's positive takeaways from Essendon's pre-season match
Tim Watson was impressed by Essendon’s collective pressing in their encouraging AAMI Community Series outing against Geelong at GMHBA Stadium. The Bombers dominated the inside 50 count but went down by seven points on Saturday night due to some inaccurate goalkicking. Veteran bookend Cale Hooker kicked four goals while recruits Peter Wright and Nick Hind also performed well. But it was Essendon’s work without the ball that caught Watson’s attention. “The players were pushing up high and quickly...