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FEW current AFL players and officials voiced their opinions on Essendon's sanctions, but one that did was telling.
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Angus Monfries will play finals this year, while the rest of his former Bombers' teammates are forced to sit on the sidelines.
Monfries was traded to Port Adelaide at the end of last season after playing 150 games in eight years at Windy Hill.
All the 26-year-old could say, via Twitter, last night was: "Feeling for all my ex-team mates''.
Current Essendon player Nathan Lovett-Murray let his feelings be known, tweeting a photo that had "BOMBERS TIL I DIE'' emblazoned over a club jersey.
Otherwise, it was only former Essendon players who were prepared to voice their opinions, including James Hird's former teammates Andrew Welsh (@andrew12welsh) and Dean Solomon (@SollySolomon).
"Massive, massive whack from @AFL. Best part of this bad situation Hirdy can still coach the @Essendon_FC in next years Grand Final......BANG,'' Welsh wrote.
"James Hird is one of the greatest individuals I have ever met. A man of elite character & integrity. This will never change! #Hird,'' Solomon wrote.
Essendon past player Robert Shaw -- a Bombers life member -- told the Herald Sun he was confident the club would rebound from the sanctions.
"Essendon's great name, its history, its people, is not defined by the crisis and failures of 2012,'' Shaw said.
"Essendon will rise again.''
Almost to a person, the Twitterverse was remarkably still from anyone with an affiliation to the league.
The clear exception was injured Adelaide forward Taylor Walker, who was pointed in his assessment of the sanctions.
"Would love to have seen if EFC wasn't a Victorian club what the penalty would have been,'' @texwalker13 wrote.
One of the club's leading coteries The Same Olds (@TheSameOlds) immediately tried to rally the red and black during the first week of the finals.
"@Essendon_FC week 1 of the finals - Current EFC players and EFC legends in charity match, BBQ, family day etc #fillwindyhill #makeithappen,'' it wrote.
While many tweets were scathing of the club and the AFL, some Essendon supporters rallied around to offer their support.
"@EFC_Membership can there please be an option with the renewals to donate a little extra cash to help pay the fine? #happytohelp,'' @Matthew_Berry wrote.
Others, including former Carlton star Brendan Fevola, took a more light-hearted approach during a serious evening.
"Home and Away a real tear jerker tonight #wedding #RIProcko #greatshow,'' @Brendanfevola25 wrote.
Michael Sievers was less subtle.
"So basically Essendon lost a coach, $2million, stuffed up their draft, and missed out on finals. Sounds like Melbourne every f-----g year!'' @MSievers34 wrote.
And Matt Nicholls took it a step further.
"Irony: The year Richmond finishes in the eight, the ninth team qualifies for final,'' @MattNicholls29 wrote.
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