David King has pointed out an area of Essendon’s game that needs to be addressed by coach Brad Scott.
The Bombers have enjoyed a strong start to the year, currently sitting in the top eight after dominant wins over Hawthorn and the Gold Coast Suns.
However, they met their first speed bump of the year last week against an in-form St Kilda side, losing by three goals in a loss that has revealed some issues in Scott’s line-up.
“The Bombers are an interesting watch, when we did a show with Daniel Hoyne (from Champion Data) last week, he put it on the table that nothing’s changed defensively for the Bombers,” King told SEN.
“They’re still the easiest team to move the ball coast to coast against, we all thought that Brad Scott would come in and that would be the first thing corrected.
“I know things take time and we’re three weeks in so we’re not overly assessing it but I just thought that would be an area to correct immediately and have growth from there.
“We’ve seen what Ross Lyon has done with St Kilda and we’ve seen what Alastair Clarkson has done with North Melbourne.
“Let’s see if the Bombers change in the two to three weeks because that profile is one that’s not going to take you to the promised land.
“They’re still very good with the ball, this is the classic Essendon Football Club, they do excite, they kick the ball beautifully, their midfielders are in good touch.
“I just worry that their defensive profile doesn’t stack up.”
Essendon will host Greater Western Sydney at Marvel Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Scott's looking to be the first Essendon coach since Kevin Sheedy in 2004 to win a final at the club.