Essendon Highlights - Rd 15 2011 v Geelong

Ess 18.7.115 def Geel 16.15.111 GLORY! On the back of five consecutive losses including a 65-point humiliation at the hands of Hawthorn, the Bombers needed to respond against undefeated ladder-leaders Geelong. With their captain and best player Jobe Watson sidelined with a hamstring injury, it was supposedly an impossible task. But the Bombers responded in an amazing, thrilling contest, with their defensive pressure, intensity and hard running eventually overcoming the Cats for an unbelievable 4 point win. Youngsters Dyson Heppell, Jake Melksham and Travis Colyer were among the best in a triumph that will go down in Essendon folklore forever!