Top ten Bombers?

[AnarchicBomber]

I stole this thread idea from the Kangaroos board. Who are a best ten Essendon players based on season 2003? (i.e. be difficult to pick Rama). It's a really hard thing to do. I found it difficult to know where to put Fletcher given his injuries and suspension but I can't ignore the fact that when he played the backline looked inpenetrable. Before anyone gets angry about my top ten have a go at it yourself. It's not easy!! (I'm sure I've forgotten someone, please forgive me)

1. Hird
2. Lloyd
3. Fletcher
4. S. Lucas
5. M. Johnson
6. J. Johnson
7. D. Solomon
8. Welsh
9. Hille
10. Wellman

Apologies to Jacobs, Bolton, Mcphee, Peverill, Mcveigh, Cupido, Misiti, Bullen, Rioli etc....

[Hosko]

1. Hird
2. Lloyd
3. S. Lucas
4. M. Johnson
5. J. Johnson
6. D. Solomon
7. Welsh
8. Hille
9. McVeigh
10. Jacobs

cupido, mcphee, peverill close

Bad year for Fletch IMO

[jivey]

1. Hird
2. Fletcher
3. JJ
4. S. Lucas
5. M. Johnson
6. Rio
7. D. Solomon
8. Welsh
9. Llyod (prob higher, not top 3 though)
10. Mcveigh

[Darealrath]

On 2003 form:

1. Hird
2. Lucas
3. Lloyd
4. Jason Johnson
5. Welsh
6. Solomon
7. Mark Johnson
8. McVeigh
9. Rioli
10. Fletcher

and...

11. Mcphee
12. Wellman
13. Pev
14. Cupido
15. Jacobs
16. Hille

[Cupestar]

1. Hird
2. Lloyd
3. Lucas
4. Fletcher
5. J. Johnson
6. M. Johnson
7. Solomon
8. Wellman
9. Welsh
10. Hille

[pazza]

Using 2003 form as a guide:

1. Hird
2. Lloyd
3. Lucas
4. J. Johnson
5. M. Johnson
6. Solomon
7. Hille
8. McVeigh
9. Bullen
10. Rioli

[bacon buster]

1. hird
2. lloyd
3. fletcher
4. lucas (finals showing really bumped him up)
5. JJ
6. MJ
7. hille
8. wellman
9. solomon
10. jacobs

[gPhonque]

Well going by your lists, Peverill is the most underrated player in the league.

And I would have thought that Wellman would be far above the likes of Hille.

[AnarchicBomber]

Originally posted by gPhonque
Well going by your lists, Peverill is the most underrated player in the league.

And I would have thought that Wellman would be far above the likes of Hille.

Yeah you make a good point gPhonque. Maybe you should give it a go. It's so hard to get everyone in who deserves to be there.

[WABomber]

1. Hird
2. Lloyd
3. Lucas
4. Soloman
5. Wellman
6. Fletcher
7. JJ
8. Welsh
9. Hille
10. Mcphee

****.. missed out so many... Im the only one to put Mcphee in top ten was hard choosing him over jacobs and bullen etc

If cupes was more consistent would of definately been up there

[jivey]

Originally posted by pazza
Using 2003 form as a guide:

1. Hird
2. Lloyd
3. Lucas
4. J. Johnson
5. M. Johnson
6. Solomon
7. Hille
8. McVeigh
9. Bullen
10. Rioli



how did bullen make it, few good games but nothing dominating

[M29]

1: Lloyd
2: Hird
3: Lucas
4: Fletch
5: Sol
6: M.J
7: JJ
8: Wellman
9: Welsh
10: Hille

[cbreban]

2003:

1. Hird
2. Lloyd
3. Lucas
4. Fletcher
5. Mark Johnson
6. Jason Johnson
7. Solomon
8. Rioli
9. Wellman
10. Welsh

[BomberGal]

1. Hird
2. Lloyd
3. Lucas
4. Solomon
5. J. Johnson
6. M. Johnson
7. Wellman
8. Rioli
9. Welsh
10. McPhee/Fletcher (although not happy with Fletcher's year, really)

Hard to fit Peverill, Hille & Cupes in, but worthy of a mention, as well as Jacobs & McVeigh. Don't know how you can have Lloyd at #9, he was fantastic this year, and will come close in the B&F. Has to be the next captain.

[TheMightyDons]

Top 10 on list:

1. Hird
2. Lloyd
3. Fletcher
4. Lucas
5. Ramanauskas
6. J. Johnson
7. M. Johnson
8. Wellman
9. Solomon
10. Rioli

On 2003 Form:

1. Hird
2. Lloyd
3. Lucas
4. Rioli
5. Hille
6. Solomon
7. M. Johnson
8. J. Johnson
9. Cupido
10. Wellman

[Broadbridge_20]

Here's my take on your players based on importance to the side.

1. Matthew Lloyd
2. Dustin Fletcher
3. James Hird
4. Jason Johnson
5. Mark Johnson
6. Adam Ramanauskas
7. Dean Rioli
8. Dean Solomon
9. Sean Wellman
10. Damien Peverill

[mongrelpunt]

On 2003 form - Best and Fairest Voting:

1) Mark Johnson
2) Dean Solomon
3) Scott Lucas
4) Matthew Lloyd
5) James Hird
6) Jason Johnson
7) Adam McPhee
8) David Hille
9) Dean Rioli
10) Damien Cupido

Overall:

1) James Hird
2) Matthew Lloyd
3) Mark Johnson
4) Scott Lucas
5) Sean Wellman
6) Jason Johnson
7) Dean Rioli
8) David Hille
9) Dustin Fletcher
10) Joe Misiti

Essendon has a major problem - they believe they cannot win without Dustin Fletcher. The club needs to put more bulk onto Mark Bolton and Danny Jacobs to either play them as a permanant replacement to Fletcher, or to push upto CHF.

[Raskolnikov]

On 2003 form only:

1. Matthew Lloyd
2. Scott Lucas
3. Jason Johnson
4. Mark Johnson
5. James Hird
6. Andrew Welsh
7. Dean Rioli
8. Dean Solomon
9. Sean Wellman
10. David Hille

[go team]

1. Henners!
2. James Davies
3. Ces
4. Mercs
5. McVeigh
6. D Fletcher
7. Barnard
8. Peverill
9. Bolton
10. Smokin Joe

:D

[Bombersfan]

1. Loyd
2. Hird
3. Hill
4. Lucas
5. Henners
6. Flecher
7. Solmon
8. Cupido
9. Welsh
10. Bolton

[M29]

Originally posted by go team
1. Henners!
2. James Davies
3. Ces
9. Bolton


**** off troll.

[IceTemple]

Relax M29 go team was just having fun.;)

1 Lucas
2 Hird
3 Lloyd
4 MJ
5 JJ - tho' still appears down on prev yrs
6 Rioli
7 McPhee - totally underrated by Bomber fans IMO
8 Hille
9 Pevs - based solely on 2 half season
10 Welsh

Solly, NotaW, Cupidoll, McVeigh, Bolts & Bullen all deserve kudos. Rama would have slaughtered them all, including James, IF he could have played the whole season. His first few games were inspirational to say the least!

I would have considered Fletch but I am just so disappointed in his behaviour at the moment that he fails to make my list (not that he will care as he doesn't know me).

[mantis]

I am totally disgusted by the number of people that don't have Fletch in our top ten, OK he got suspended, but he shouldn't have, it was total bullshyte & because of that, you have all forgotten his good performances during the year, truly sad. :mad:

[Pevers-Legend]

Originally posted by mantis
I am totally disgusted by the number of people that don't have Fletch in our top ten, OK he got suspended, but he shouldn't have, it was total bullshyte & because of that, you have all forgotten his good performances during the year, truly sad. :mad:

Mantis- I think this is just an indication of how bitterly disappointed dons fans are fo Fletch. And rightfully so too. He has let the team down twice and that is unforgivable. The only thing he can do to redeem himself is to play some bloody good footy next year - and if we play finals - 1) not get suspended and 2) play some bloody good footy.

[AnarchicBomber]

Originally posted by mantis
I am totally disgusted by the number of people that don't have Fletch in our top ten, OK he got suspended, but he shouldn't have, it was total bullshyte & because of that, you have all forgotten his good performances during the year, truly sad. :mad:

I had him in my top 3 but I can understand why people would be frustrated by his actions. He is the best full back in the league. Forget Scarlett or Lappin, Fletch is too good for either of them. Which, I guess, says alot about how we struggled against the power. Put him down back and Jacobs wouldn't have had the pressure on him that he did and he wouldn't turn the ball over the way he did.

[rednugget]

1- Hird
2- Lloyd
3- Lucas
4- J.Johnson
5- M.Johnson
6- D.Rioli
7- Soloman
8- Welsh
9- Hille
10- Cupido