One of Essendon's greatest ever players has simply had enough of the excuses. 9WWOS
Lloyd, who played in the club's last victorious final in 2004, has been vocal about his club's struggles in past seasons, and questioned the mental toughness of the current crop of stars.
Essendon, which is one of the AFL's youngest teams, is predicted by many to finish in the bottom half of the ladder "It's time to stop blaming others. It's time for the players to take control of their club and go: 'You know what, we haven't been tough enough, we haven't been mentally tough enough, strong enough, on field'," he told 3AW's Wide World of Sports Radio.because they got walked all over. You can't do that. Your pride should say: 'We just can't accept being walked all over'.
"What I have lost with Essendon is, you just don't know what you are going to get when you turn up. You want to turn up and go: 'We know that 90 per cent they will put in an effort that you walk away going, they couldn't have tried any harder'.Essendon will begin its home and away campaign when it faces arch-rivals Hawthorn at the MCG on Sunday, March 19.
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