There are calls for the AFLW to admit it was wrong and scrap the condensed fixture that has seen Essendon win four games in 15 days.
Essendon has beaten the Bulldogs by 23 points as the Dogs failed to kick a goal for the third time this season.
With wind and fatigue from a condensed fixture schedule not helping, scores were at a premium, with Essendon gifted the first two goals of the game after receiving 50-metre off-the-ball free kicks.As both sides played one or two spare defenders behind the ball, each struggled to create scoring opportunities.
"It's sort of like, which coach is going to blink first? No-one's equalised ahead of the ball so far, and it's just making it a really scrappy game. "We weren't able to move the ball, particularly inside 50, how we were trying to, but sometimes you just grind those wins out. There were meagre scoring pickings for the 4,000-plus crowd in the second half, with the Bombers adding just two points in the third quarter.
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