Get fair dinkum or you can forget finals' football - that is the blunt message from Essendon assistant coach Robert Shaw in his latest column Off The Long Run. Shaw hasn't pulled any punches when assessing Essendon's form going into the bye. ""Fans are upset that the endeavour hasn't matched the talent - you won't get any arguement from me,"" Shaw said. ""There have been huge fluctuations in spirit in the first half of the season"". Read Shaw's Column in the Engine Room.