Retired #22: Matthew Leuenberger - offered a new deal but chose to retire - 24/10

[Conor Mckenna]

I now declare this..
MelkLeunLisle day....

free beer for everyone at the St Kilda Disco..

 

[Kakkle]

matthew leuenberger ‏@leuey23 7m7 minutes ago
Thank you lions for my 9yrs. I have loved my time and hope things turn quickly. A great club that deserves the best. Cheers


What a seriously nice guy.

 

[vast]

Welcome Luey

 

[Bunk Moreland]

 

[Shane Hird]

Great news..welcome to Bomberland.

 

[Halorad]

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Give him Melks number.

 

[Howard Moon]

Welcome big fella, look forward to your over the back taps at boundary throwins garnering us many a goal.

Go well!

 

[MAAAATTDAAAAMON]

This would be 10 pages long if not for Carlisle.

 

[efcboy]

Zactly. We have bad luck with rucks staying on the pitch though, so we will need to seek out a mature state leaguer maybe to hedge our bets. Trent West is no guarantee and our young rookie Archie Smith is speculative at best.

You can have Giles. Pick 18 & Giles for Aish?

 

[efcboy]

Give him Melks number.

Give him no.2 and Bellchambers can have number 78

 

[Some_guy]

Good luck to the Berger. Hope his body holds up better now hes away from the Gabba Pitch because hes a great tap ruckman when he is up and about

 

[CBombers17]

Great pick up, just hope he holds together on the car park.

 

[Blind Turn]

I consider this a massive coup and a sign that we expect to challenge much sooner than doomsdayers predict. If we can find a key forward, a goalsneak, and a pacy mid we will be back in business.

We seem to be a developing ruck short on our list though. Maybe a rookie option?

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Welcome big fella, look forward to your over the back taps at boundary throwins garnering us many a goal.

Go well!

Blokes like Z.Merret will be licking their chops.

 

[Charliebrow 16]

With all the drama and excitement over the past few hours, I almost forgot to welcome the big unit. Seems like a sensational guy and if we manage his body correctly, we know the talent is there. Strange to say but I love him already. Delighted to have him.

 

[Talidorian]

Welcome to the club, looking forward to seeing the Bergerhouse in action

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Hope the club rolls him out in his new colors tomorow

 

[eth-dog]

Welcome to the club, looking forward to seeing the Bergerhouse in action

Enter... The #Bergerchamber

 

[efcboy]

I consider this a massive coup and a sign that we expect to challenge much sooner than doomsdayers predict. If we can find a key forward, a goalsneak, and a pacy mid we will be back in business.

We seem to be a developing ruck short on our list though. Maybe a rookie option?

Michael Cronan from WA looks a good late pick/rookie option

 

[Cristiano Ronaldo]

Welcome big guy

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

Really happy with Leuenberger as well as the lions taking their compo pick.

Started Bellchambers and Leuenberger in dream team this year, may start with Leuy next year .

 

[blitzer]

We will be greatly improved next year just from having 2 genuine #1 quality ruckman taking the taps. Last year we had an injured Bellchambers for half a year followed by Mckernan who is really a second ruck option with a few games of no ruckman and a game or two from Giles. It really was an disaster and our mids really started behind the 8 ball in a lot of games.

I don't expect Leuenberger to be available 22 games a season but even if we get 15 games out of him and he does a good job winning the taps it will really help improve our structure/ruck depth a great deal.

When all the craziness of this years trade period is behind us i think we will all look back and say this was a very nice acquisition at essentially no real cost.
Welcome to Essendon!

 

[hollywood23]

 

[Toohey776]

Seems like an awesome guy and a great team player.
Man I love this guy already.