Retired #11: David Zaharakis - Survivin'

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2021
Last Game Played: Round 19, 2021 (omit)
Injury Status: n/a

 

[Highly Evolved]

Congrats Zaka!

You're the wife's favourite player - do her proud and play a cracker.

 

[Yoda_]

We did quite well from the 08 draft with Hurley (#5} and Zaka (#23).

Not many players close to Zaka taken within 10 picks after from the draft.

Dayne Beams probably, Hannebery at one point. Well done Zaka


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[VelvetSledge]

19 touches, 4 tackles, and a goal.

Not a fantastic game but nowhere near our worst.

Was good to see him chaired off a winner in number 200.

 

[Pweter]

Deserved to be dropped I reckon.

Glad he wasn't. He was great early and very good for the rest.

 

[eth-dog]

Great game. Playing him HF was always going to be better than HB

 

[Highly Evolved]

Great game. Playing him HF was always going to be better than HB

Yep. Same with Parish. Woosha is starting to play people where they belong, maybe?

 

[Old Stuckup]

Yep. Same with Parish. Woosha is starting to play people where they belong, maybe?

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[Yoda_]

Great game. Playing him HF was always going to be better than HB

HF or wing?

 

[Doss]

Having watched the replay, I reckon yesterday was David's best game in quite some time. Really good.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

David was the only Essendon player able to get a spoiling fist to the ball in GWS’s last forward 50 entry last week when they could have tied.

In addition to his quality use and three goals yesterday he had a number of very important last line defensive efforts.

People saying he was HF yesterday but I don’t think that was accurate. I think he was HB/wing and only got forward with our press.

He is really improving his defensive efforts last few weeks and proving me wrong. That makes me happy because I really like him, keep it up Zaka!

 

[blitzer]

I posted a few weeks back that I thought Zaka would prove his doubters wrong and that he still has several years left in him in our best 22. He may not be consistent but how many fringe players can put in match winning performances even on the odd occasion.

He's always been a confidence player and now that his tail is up I expect he'll keep playing at a good level for at least the next few games but hopefully for the rest of the season. I thought last year he started off the season in terrific form and it was only post injury that he fell back to the level where people started calling for him to be dropped. He's also been someone that can rise in big games. In fact I'm sure most of us want to forget the Sydney final but he was one of our best on that day.

 

[Paul_Barnard]

Where was he Sunday (again)?
Host of leaders and experienced players out and he was simply loitering on the outside all night looking for a cheap kick.
Other than for half of 2016, he's a fraud who has coaxed us into thinking he's a player since winning the medal on ANZAC day 2013.
Should be a candidate to be dropped before Snelling & Langford.

 

[RearNaked]

Where was he Sunday (again)?
Host of leaders and experienced players out and he was simply loitering on the outside all night looking for a cheap kick.
Other than for half of 2016, he's a fraud who has coaxed us into thinking he's a player since winning the medal on ANZAC day 2013.
Should be a candidate to be dropped before Snelling & Langford.

Bit harsh

 

[freshazimiz]

Hopefully he'll be the last guy to be gifted 200 games for the club. There has been too many of these in the last 20 years.

 

[eth-dog]

Hopefully he'll be the last guy to be gifted 200 games for the club. There has been too many of these in the last 20 years.

Okay, which of:

Fletcher, Lloyd, Lucas, Stanton, Hird, Misiti, McVeigh, Watson and Mercuri were gifted 200 games?

 

[RearNaked]

Okay, which of:

Fletcher, Lloyd, Lucas, Stanton, Hird, Misiti, McVeigh, Watson and Mercuri were gifted 200 games?

 

[DapperDon]

Hopefully he'll be the last guy to be gifted 200 games for the club. There has been too many of these in the last 20 years.

Okay, which of:

Fletcher, Lloyd, Lucas, Stanton, Hird, Misiti, McVeigh, Watson and Mercuri were gifted 200 games?

Paul Simon sung it best

 

[Doss]

Not even close RearNaked.

 

[Mercurial89]

This the same Stanton that was first tagged in our team was a running machine and for a period of time in our top 3 players?

Yeh no idea how he made 200

 

[yodellinhank]

Paul Simon sung it best

You can call me Al?

 

[Beerfish]

You can call me Al?

Seems pretty obvious to me he's talking about Me and Julio in the Schoolyard.

 

[eth-dog]

Paul Simon sung it best

Salmon technically played his 200th for us in the 90's so I'm not continue it.

And anybody saying Stanton is an absolute nuffie.

 

[The Donners]

Congrats Zaka!

You're the wife's favourite player - do her proud and play a cracker.

Sounds like a banner! Lol

 

[fairbump_playon]

Okay, which of:

Fletcher, Lloyd, Lucas, Stanton, Hird, Misiti, McVeigh, Watson and Mercuri were gifted 200 games?

Good post Eth Dog. Clubs need brilliant players and they also need very good, durable players who can help with consistency. Zaharakis and Stanton are probably on a par. Zara has maybe had more glorious days, but Stanton has super high output for a long time. I’m not keen to pile on to Zaharakis at all.

Also - my wife is in love with him. And she’s got great taste.

 

[The Donners]

Congrats Zaka!

You're the wife's favourite player - do her proud and play a cracker.

I just wanted to add that my wife’s favourite player is Walla. I can only think of squalor and hola that could go on a banner so when it’s Walla’s turn.

Congrats Walla!

You’re my wife’s favourite player, kick 5 goals and I’m happy for you to give her a hola!