For the second year in a row, Essendon will miss finals having sat in the top six halfway through the season.
The Bombers sat second after round 13 but have since dropped to 11th.
It follows a similar pattern to Essendon’s 2023, dropping from fifth in round 17 to 11th by the conclusion of the year.
And a former player in David Zaharakis has expressed some concerns.
“All the talk internally is that they’re really happy with where the club’s at,” he began on Footy Talk.
“I actually don’t like that people are saying that…”
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