Retired # 5: Brent Stanton - Essendon VFL Head Coach

[Darealrath]

Has he lost some agility? In the last year he's seemed very wooden, or on train tracks, for want of a better description, when going for the ball. I have about zero % confidence of him recovering when he's knocked off the footy or it takes a funny bounce and he needs to change direction quickly.

Not writing him off yet as I'm a big fan but I'm a bit worried about him to be honest.

 

[MarkG]

Stanton and Zaka find a leg on the MCG. Expect big games.

 

[theboxmike]

Will be worth a pick the 30's i reckon.

If we could somehow sneak a top 20 pick out of him i'd take it and run.

 

[Ashton Agar]

Will be worth a pick the 30's i reckon.

If we could somehow sneak a top 20 pick out of him i'd take it and run.

He's a free agent.

 

[MightyDons4]

He's a free agent.

I'd take 2nd round compensation

 

[Ashton Agar]

I'd take 2nd round compensation

Me too. Sounded like they were talking about trading though.

 

[quotemokc]

The player has to agree to the trade

 

[hurlygurdy]

Yeesh! Yes he had a bad game, yes he has become fringe due to the quality around him, but give the guy a couple more games before talking trade please! His output last year was satisfactory and the only real knock on him was he was the least required out of the slow midfield batch. We no longer have a slow midfield so i don't see a problem if he can backup last years form.

 

[mad_monkey_j]

No chance in hell Stanton would be traded or leave through free agency.

 

[eth-dog]

Stanton will not leave this club until he retires.

 

[Cristiano Ronaldo]

It's ok if he stays at the club...as a depth player

 

[bombadeer]

Would it be at all possible to wait until at least round 12 before we stick a fork in Stants?

 

[eth-dog]

Would it be at all possible to wait until at least round 12 before we stick a fork in Stants?

No, because that's not the Essendon way.

 

[Ashton Agar]

Would it be at all possible to wait until at least round 12 before we stick a fork in Stants?

We can't be carrying him until round 12 if he is going to put in weekly mediocre performances.

 

[Rack Watts]

Stanton has no attributes that drop away with age. You all need to put some ice cubes in your panties. I'd murder somebody if we traded him for a second round pick. Deserves a premiership more than anybody on our list.

 

[hurlygurdy]

Stanton has no attributes that drop away with age. You all need to put some ice cubes in your panties. I'd murder somebody if we traded him for a second round pick. Deserves a premiership more than anybody on our list.

I agree with you 99%. But there may be some merit in the idea that he has become less agile. We will have to wait and see...

 

[TheFrenchCut]

He'll be fine.

 

[bombadeer]

Good game by Stants today - good under pressure, disposal efficiency at 83.3. Still got it.

 

[BrewSmackerVeiny]

Liked his game overall, loved that touch on the to stop a goal too.

Edit - Also smothered O'Rourke's snap in the last minute.

 

[Doss]

He was very good today.

 

[Cristiano Ronaldo]

he was above average to good. let's see if he carries this into the next few weeks

 

[ant555]

Bounced back like good players do. Have never been in his fan club but you can not deny he is a good player and talk of trading him is rubbish at this stage.
Would do more harm to the group than good. IMO will never be an A grade player but that is ok, you need the B grade players as well. One thing i noticed
today that stops him from being a super star is he gets himself out of position too often by hunting the ball rather than holding position. Often he is the bloke
who is watching the ball go over his head because he goes second in when he does not need to.
He is part of the fabric that holds the group together and the club needs him. Deserves to play out his days as a Bomber.

 

[quotemokc]

Pretty sure that smother at the end was him

 

[MightyDons4]

Pretty sure that smother at the end was him

Yep it was

 

[Tassieboy]

Huge smother may have won us the game