ESSENDON great Kevin Sheedy says he is “worried” more for Carlton than for Gold Coast, after both sides struggled in 2018.

Carlton won just two games this season, while the Suns won four games — but had a mass exodus during the off-season, with co-captains Steven May and Tom Lynch both departing the club.

Sheedy explained it was a worry that the Suns were above the Blues, despite only joining the competition in 2011.

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“When you think of the Gold Coast, really they’ve been there for five minutes and they’re ahead of Carlton — and Carlton have been there for 140 years,” he said.

“They’ve got more wooden spoons lately than the Gold Coast.

“I’d be worried about Carlton more than the Gold Coast.”

Sheedy also spoke about how he believed the Bombers were still a few years away from contending for the flag at their peak.

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Steven May has departed the Suns for Melbourne. Photo: Julian Smith/AAP Image. Source: AAP

Essendon finished in 11th place after winning 10 games in 2018.

“We’ve got some wonderful kids coming through and that will take them a few years, I’d like to see the Bombers when we are 150 years of age as a club in a couple of years, that’ll be wonderful to have a great team playing around then,” Sheedy said.

“We’re still building, but gee it’d be nice at the 150 era of the Essendon footy club which is coming at us very quickly, we’ll have our membership at 100,000 and I’ve got no doubt that we’ll be in a very strong position for the finals.”

The former Giants coach wasn’t drawn as to whether he had any impact on Dylan Shiel’s trade to Essendon, but explained the club was only too happy to help the Giants’ tight salary cap issues by taking the star onballer off their books.

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