We know it’s Tuesday and, after a fortnight with almost daily games scheduled, media outlets must be struggling for news, but inventing history is a bit beyond the pale.
“James Hird won't be following Kevin Sheedy's tradition of waving his jacket to taunt West Coast fans. . . .
It became a tradition for Sheedy to wave his jacket around to celebrate a win over the Eagles, pioneering the move following a two-point triumph in 1993.”
Kevin Sheedy’s tradition? Really? Well, we will concede that he did it once.
Since then it has been very much a supporters’ tradition.
As an Essendon member, we can’t quite recall any other occasion when Sheedy waved his jacket.
Still, on a slow news day it seems it’s OK to rewrite history to provide an ‘angle’ to fill some space.
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yes he only waved it once but he did beat it up in the media from memory...
btw the 'tradition' stopped when Sheedy & Malthouse left the clubs. Why would Hird bring it back when Knights did not beat it up like the WCE coaches after Malthouse?
Your right a very slow day
I think you'll find that the Docklands stadium will be full of waving scarves if the Bombers get up on Sunday. Sheedy may have started it, Malthouse may have been the opposing coach that day in 1993, but it's not something Bombers fans will let go of in a hurry — especially after a few beltings at the hands of the Weagles in recent times.
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