Kane: "Did you agree with that decision (to keep Zach Merrett)?" Brad Scott: "No."

Brad seems like a calm and logical guy which explains why he never blended in with the weekly meltdown merchants at Essendumb

@kanecornes Is this serious! Coach says let go but isn’t listened to. Who was it that overruled the coach? Two things come from this. Scott had to go due to losing influence and the administration are a basket case.

Of course you would trade him Brad, just like how you got rid of experience players out of Essendon and previously North Melbourne. North are finally coming good post your tenure and EFC will rise again.

Bombers fans need to realise this guy was all for the benefit of the club and players

He was spot on. Still can’t believe they didn’t take that offer - not for the size of the offer from Hawthorn, but the absolute way he tried to force his way out. It wasn’t a request for a trade (Papley, Marshall etc), it was a demand…one he was prepared to risk it all for.

Seems far too sensible for the Essendon football club

@kanecornes Of course he says it now to make the club look bad

Good on Brad, Merrett can F off the rat

The toxic Essendon board couldn’t deal with the idea of losing Merrett and selfishly forced him to stay. And it’s that same toxic shit that has kept the club spiralling for a decade. I’m an esssndon fan and clearly see Brad was the right man, there’s some weird pride or people stuck in the past at Essendon that keep them stuck

Doesn’t take long to turn on the club. Show some sort of character.

But if you ask the most deluded fan base in the comp they won the trade period because they kept a bloke who didn’t want to be there 💀💀💀💀

I still don’t think he’s that bad, Essendon list is fkn horrible, probably worst in the league.

Andrew Welsh is not working with individuals in the club. He is dangerously doing this on his own and on his own terms.

This feels like self-preservation from Brad He lost the players, couldn’t extract performance, and couldn’t get the group playing with identity or edge. That’s on the senior coach Blaming the Merrett call now doesn’t change the fact the football went backwards under his watch

Why didn’t you ask why he never coached from the bench to support his young brilliant stars?

Watching people be manipulated by the snake oil salesman Scott makes me realise why we keep electing scumbags as our leaders. There is no hope in this world

@JacquiReed_ Kane “do you think he was being selfish” did you even listen to he’s answer… why r u like this Kane.. you’re the issue!!

Essendon were amateurs with Merrett situation

@CarolynSta94619 Wowee

Brad dropping bombshells

Also remember it was his idea to punt boomer when he was still one of the top performing players at north. He speaks well but the substance may not quite be there.

If anything is evident from that interview last night, it was that Brad Scott had the respect of the players, understood Merrit issue, and clearly had a vision, that the club originally agreed and then abandoned. Let the stupid Bombres return to the failed Hird coach.

Bloke goes against the club on everything. Merrett has been playing great for us this season. Everything he did hurt the club. Tips a bucket on our young players like Caddy or refuses to play them like Tsatas. Good riddance, I'm so glad hes gone!

It looks like at Essendon it is Andrew Welshs way or the highway! No wonder they are on the bottom of the #afl ladder!

@gilltrain boy he’s on Fire

@adrianbarich Why did they sit him in the middle so weird

The club cost Brad his job because they wouldn't listen to the coach. Stuck with a player that didnt want to be there while missing out on some 1st round Draft picks

@PatrickRyen This is a breach of his confidentiality agreement.

@kanecornes Old news

Imagine a show with the two biggest parasites in AFL journalism. Caro and Kane.

Man Scott just never gets a chance. His run at Roos was fine but again these clubs are just absolutely stupid from the head.

Essendon literally didn't have the list spots too take that offer even if they wanted too

Rumours the saints offering 1.1m

is anyone surprised? this is the mature, industry viewpoint on how to manage champion players who've given 100% for years at their club