Retired #45: Conor McKenna ☘️ - Returning to the AFL to play with Brisbane - 17/11
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eth-dog
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Baffling. He's not ready.
ManWithNoName
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It's happening.
LocalBomber
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Well, its a good a time as any. Might as well give him a go and see what happens.
ManWithNoName
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I'm reasonably confident this will be the best Irish-born Essendon player debut ever.
ant555
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Not really baffling. May not have been doing much for the last 4 weeks but hey we are in development and send off mode so why not.
eth-dog
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The kid is cooked for this season. I think he'll be a gun and he's got the skills but debuting him too early could do more harm than good IMO.
SherbertLemon
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Gotta agree with Eth, he's not ready.
Seems more like a publicity stunt than good player management.
Seems more like a publicity stunt than good player management.
With the Irish blokes it's important to give them a taste to ward off homesickness IMO.
Can't wait to see him play. First kick, first goal?
LocalBomber
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So, you're saying the club will put a player at risk for publicity?
They obviously feel he can contribute this week, and feel he is right to play.
If I was Aylett I'd walk out on the club and take to twitter calling them out for the hypocritical campaigners that they are.
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obviously the club is doing this for PR....
no one is going to give two hoots in two weeks that we gave him a debut "too early"
no one is going to give two hoots in two weeks that we gave him a debut "too early"
How about be excited for the kid!
Maybe hes worked really hard, and the club & himself feel they are ready!
I think hes our most exciting youngster. Im just happy we get to see him play
Maybe hes worked really hard, and the club & himself feel they are ready!
I think hes our most exciting youngster. Im just happy we get to see him play
BrewSmackerVeiny
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This kind of attitude has no place here.
BrewSmackerVeiny
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http://www.essendonfc.com.au/video/2015-08-26/btv-an-irish-elevation-august-26-2015
Probably needed subtitles aye.
Probably needed subtitles aye.
Agreed, hopefully he doesn't cost us our finals spot.
Think it's worth giving him a couple of games to know what he's working for in the off season...
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remember when we gave Michael Quinn a few game late in a season?
ha ha, good times
ha ha, good times
jmoo wan
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what does he say at the end - if all goes well, he'll be here for the long haul?
Conor Mckenna
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The only good time that season was when we made 19-0 St Kilda 19-1
Funnily enough Quinn played in that game
SherbertLemon
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I'm sorry, but this really pisses me off. I'm happy the lad has a shot at the big time, but there's players who deserve to be playing in the firsts who have their career on the line. Kav's game was fantastic on the Friday and Conor was largely unnoticed.
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I think it's probably been done for a few reasons. He's had a very good first year (while dropping off in form a bit in the last few weeks). We're not gonna play finals. Making sure we keep him interested. Give the fans something to look forward to.
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