First Game, Dons Déjà Vu

The hype was real. Young list, clean bill of health, best preseason we’ve ever had… then Round 1 hit.Pete and Coops react to another all-too-familiar Essendon performance. A bright start, then a complete drop-off. Poor system, beaten at the contest, and the game gone quickly.Coops unloads on where it went wrong, whether the game plan stacks up, if the list is actually good enough, and whether pressure is coming for Brad Scott.Plus RBU votes (it gets thin quickly), stock rising and falling, a Flying Blind shake-up, and a quick look ahead to this weekend again the Power.Round 1 done… and it already feels like Dons Déjà Vu.