Essendon coach Brad Scott issues warning to AFL after Hawthorn thump Bombers: ‘Best of luck with that’

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Coach Brad Scott says Essendon are under no illusions how far off the AFL’s best they remain after their defence was shown up in a deflating opening loss to Hawthorn. Scott was left to pick up the pieces after Hawthorn cantered to a 21.19 (145) to 13.5 (83) victory at the MCG on Friday night. [{ "selector": ".bgxtf-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 11px))", "opacity": "1", "visibility" :"visible"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1", "visibility" :"visible"} ] }]