“Well, why not? Why not?” he said. “I probably lost about four of my first six games [coaching Essendon] in 1993.
“We were 50-1 and won the premiership by eight goals.
“So if you had have asked me after round one or two or three or four or five, ‘what are your chances in 1993?’ I would have laughed at you.
“It’s all about the spirit and the resolve in the people.”
The one-time Richmond premiership player and now membership and marketing man says fans shouldn’t despair after their team’s disappointing 83-point round one loss.
As he did at the Tigers’ season launch earlier this month, Sheedy said his old club needed to believe it could go all the way.
“Always aim for the top,” he said.
“If you don’t aim to get the best out of yourselves, you shouldn’t be out on the ballpark.
“It doesn’t matter whether it’s Carlton; it doesn’t matter whether it’s the Western Bulldogs; it doesn’t matter whether it’s the Kangaroos.
“You run out there you should always set your sights on eventually winning a premiership. Whether it takes a year or two or three, it’s up to you.”
Sheedy says he was content in his new role at the club where he played 251 games and did not have his eyes on coach Terry Wallace’s job.
“I’m very happy where I am working in marketing and membership because we’re up,” Sheedy said.
