The ‘inexcusable’ aspect of the Bombers’ 61-point hammering by the Crows

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Essendon coach Brad Scott has slammed his players for their poor defending after the Bombers conceded a cricket score in their thumping loss to Adelaide at the MCG on Saturday, 25.11 (161) to 15.10 (100).

The rampant Crows treated Scott’s men with disdain, piling on 25 goals in a 61-point hammering where they were able to sub out prime mover Izak Rankine midway in the third quarter with the result already beyond doubt.

Brad Scott and his Bombers had a nightmare day at the MCG. Credit: AFL Photos

Not many in the partisan crowd of 46,688 would have come to the ground expecting a red and black victory, though they would have expected the Bombers to muster better fight against a side that has lived in the same lower reaches of the ladder but now appears ready to spike.

That they fielded the youngest 23 this round, and the second-least experienced, was not an excuse for their optional approach to defending.

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