Essendon coach John Worsfold denies their clash with GWS carries special significance, despite Bombers great Matthew Lloyd saying it's win or bust.
The Bombers host the Giants on Thursday night on Marvel Stadium and must rebound from an ugly 35-point loss to West Coast.
With a 6-7 win-loss record from 14 rounds, Lloyd said if Essendon didn't stand up against GWS they wouldn't play finals – and the club should start looking for a new coach.
"They've got to win seven of their last nine [to play finals] and if they don't play finals, yes, I would make the change," Lloyd said on Nine's Footy Classified.
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"Another one of those losses won't be tolerated; they were so far off AFL standard on the weekend it wasn't funny.
"If they lose on Thursday night it's season over.
Essendon skipper Dyson Heppell in action against the Eagles.Credit:AAP
"I'd be looking at other options [to coach] and if there's a better man out there, they should make that change."
Worsfold said every game was important to their finals hopes, not just their Giants match, and he didn't feel his team had to prove a point against a premiership contender.
"Really good athletes are driven to perform at their best every week; they don't play lesser teams and think let's go easy or better teams and think let's go harder," he said on Monday morning.
"We want to prove that we are continually improving."
"We've said that every week. The last three weeks have been pretty important games for us,."
Lloyd felt the Bombers were "going backwards", and lacked organisation against the Eagles, and he didn't give them much chance against the third-placed Giants.
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