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Retired # 5: Brent Stanton - Essendon VFL Head Coach

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Lol at talks about moving on a player, especially a serviceable player like Stanton. It's a privilege for the club that players are actually willing to stay on after the crap that they had to endure the last 2 years.
 
Keeping in mind the AFL determine the compensation for free agency off an unofficial formula (make it up as you go...) and screw over EFC wherever possible I wouldn't bank on losing a player through free agency and receiving adequate compensation. Stanton is a fantastic player and should be supported accordingly.
 
Stanton isn't going anywhere.

He was excellent in 2013 under Hird's long kicking style driven game plan. I wouldn't be surprised to see Stanton to have a career best year as full time wingman and begin his march to the 300 game milestone.
 
mike14, I'd be 100% certain he was joking. :)

Much like how I threaten to perma people every so often for heaping praise on Damian Barrett, for example. ;)
 

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hehehehe Damien Barrett has some nice…. um… he does good uhhhhh….. I got nothin
 
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mike14, I'd be 100% certain he was joking. :)

Much like how I threaten to perma people every so often for heaping praise on Damian Barrett, for example. ;)
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Yeah, I was 99% sure he was joking too. My point was simply to question why there is ever a 'bad/wrong time' to discuss Stanton or any other players place in the team. As long as it doesn't devolve into "Stanton sux" vs "Stanton rox" crap then debate on the makeup of the team should be encouraged and promoted, not filled with "not this again" because it goes against what you believe is correct
 
I think people get tetchy about it because it seems to be suggested, without fail, every year and it just never ends up happening. That said, with the passage of time and the fact he's much closer to the end than the start of his career, I suppose it becomes more likely than it was in the past.

That said, I'll be waiting to see what his form is actually like in 2015 before I go making any calls as to Stanton's future at the club. At this point, he's a loyal club servant of 11 years, a leader at the club and a vice-captain; his credits in the bank are not small.
 
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Yeah, I was 99% sure he was joking too. My point was simply to question why there is ever a 'bad/wrong time' to discuss Stanton or any other players place in the team. As long as it doesn't devolve into "Stanton sux" vs "Stanton rox" crap then debate on the makeup of the team should be encouraged and promoted, not filled with "not this again" because it goes against what you believe is correct
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This is where it is at as far as i am concerned. I've always been a big fan of Stanton, but it is undeniable that the competition for best 22 is getting intense. FWIW, i think there is every chance he will get a new lease on life if Cooney finds form. We need Stanton to do the defensive running and link up, releasing Cooney and Colyer. The mix looks near perfect.
But with Gleeson, Ashby and Edwards looking so promising, he will have to be on top of his game...
 
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I actually think it is one of the more interesting threads. It's always controversial when you have a team that improves to the point where it starts to force out good players. Someone always has to be close to the chopping block and there is really a very small list of players who fit the bill. Z Merret, Hocking, Dempsey and Stanton. There is a massive case to hold on to all of those guys. Do you really Stanton is ahead of them?
 
No matter if it's Stanton, Fletcher, Jerret or (inset your EFC bunny here), our club will soon be in the situation to make some hard decisions for the best of the list. We will need to cover the age gap, in not participating in rounds 1 & 2 of the draft somewhere along the line.
 
hurlygurdy said:
I actually think it is one of the more interesting threads. It's always controversial when you have a team that improves to the point where it starts to force out good players. Someone always has to be close to the chopping block and there is really a very small list of players who fit the bill. Z Merret, Hocking, Dempsey and Stanton. There is a massive case to hold on to all of those guys. Do you really Stanton is ahead of them?
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I'm no Stanton fan so I just keep riiiiiight out of it my friend.
 
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No matter if it's Stanton, Fletcher, Jerret or (inset your EFC bunny here), our club will soon be in the situation to make some hard decisions for the best of the list. We will need to cover the age gap, in not participating in rounds 1 & 2 of the draft somewhere along the line.
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I reckon we've gotten by the draft sanctions pretty well. Zach, Laverde, Langford will all be stars IMO, and hopefully Orazio comes good as well.
 

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Has Stanton actually ever been on the chopping block? Like has he been dropped before? I can't re-call it.
 

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Folks, there are dedicated threads if you want to discuss Fantasy/DreamTeam/SuperCoach.
 
Surprised he still gets tagged tbh as he is down the list of damaging midfielders these days. I personally think the game is going past him pretty quickly as he looks too slow for an outside midfielder in the modern game.

And, I'm not a Stanton basher, this is just an observation.
 

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