Essendon were four goals up against Geelong the other week half way in the third quarter. If they play like that again how far behind will Brisbane be? Brisbane's confidence is shot to pieces. Essendon owe Brisbane. The way Brisbane are travelling they could easily lose their next three games. The Bulldogs could run them off their legs and Adelaide are big improvers this year. The older Brisbane players are slower and cannot dominate a game like they used to. The desire may even have left some. Most of the younger brigade are not up to scratch. The loss of players like Lynch is already well documented. The loss to other clubs of players like Pratt and Shattock has also hurt them. Then throw in that young gun - forgot his name - who is injured for the season. He was one of Brisbane's highest winners of hard ball gets last year. The new centre square also badly affects Brisbane - much harder to run in and bash the ball forward.
Brisbane are finished.