Preview 2025 Penultimate round; Essendon Bombers v St Kilda Saints, Marvel Stadium, Docklands, Friday 15th August 7:20pm AEST

[gubby88]

$7 dollar general admin tickets this Friday as well!!!

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[akaifu]

RUCK YEAH

 

[Nutsngum]

Debuting as a ruck in your first year is very uncommon. Looks like we may have a real gem here.

 

[Ads734]

I would love a stat on the last time a first year ruck debuted/18 year old. I’m guessing it’s Grundy. Regardless , no one will care about TDK when Dodo is all aus.

Was funny to hear Todd Goldstine on the vfl broadcast, talking about him , now they’ll be rucking against each other.

 

[Coconut_twirl]

I would love a stat on the last time a first year ruck debuted/18 year old. I’m guessing it’s Grundy. Regardless , no one will care about TDK when Dodo is all aus.

Was funny to hear Todd Goldstine on the vfl broadcast, talking about him , now they’ll be rucking against each other.

Tim English played very early by memory. Maybe not first year. Even Gawn took a few years to really get going.

 

[Ads734]

Tim English played very early by memory. Maybe not first year. Even Gawn took a few years to really get going.

Furthermore, it’s not like Dodson is filling a ruck gap. He’s forced his way in because how absurdly he’s playing.

 

[Broski]

DOD-FARKEN-ZILLA

 

[BigPowerForward]

THE DOD Debut!
Best to lower my expectations a little to avoid disappointment.
I think he will get a Rising Star nomination in his first game!

 

[sammm]

Tim English played very early by memory. Maybe not first year. Even Gawn took a few years to really get going.

Tim English took a long time to be a regular ruck for the Bulldogs

 

[Broski]

Look, this is way way way too early. But a ruck duo of Doddy and TDK looks pretty handy.

 

[StFly]

Just a thought, but;

Peter Wright: 2.03
Alex Dodson: 2.03
Max Heath: 2.07

Whats the max amount of players above 2m tall in a single match?

 

[stfan]

Just a thought, but;

Peter Wright: 2.03
Alex Dodson: 2.03
Max Heath: 2.07

Whats the max amount of players above 2m tall in a single match?

Heath is 204

Dogs are land of the giants with

 

[Minga]

Son of dod
Son of dod
Son of dod

 

[aussierulesrules]

Fantastic news re Dod.

Others in recent years to debut in their first year on an AFL list:

Grundy- 7 games
English- 2 games
Jackson- 6 games

It’s rare. He’s a gem indeed.

 

[SainterinSydney]

Poor Essendon. After the week we've had, I expect our boys to be fired up for some revenge!

 

[Miha]

Just give him the TDK money

 

[gringo2011]

No Merrett or Shiel! If we lose this we’ll be the laughing stock of the comp.

We said that about WC.

 

[gringo2011]

Debuting as a ruck in your first year is very uncommon. Looks like we may have a real gem here.

Forced his way in by kicking the door down.

 

[ThomasR]

Just a thought, but;

Peter Wright: 2.03
Alex Dodson: 2.03
Max Heath: 2.07

Whats the max amount of players above 2m tall in a single match?

9 - take your pick from
Col (4) v Ess (5) R7 2024
Col (4) v Bris (5) R3 2024
Col (5) v Bris (4) R5 2022

7 is our record, always against Bris in '22 '23 and '24 when they have rolled out some combination (or all) of Daniher/Andrews/Hipwood/McInerney/Fort vs Marshall/King/Campbell

 

[BrutThough]

Saw Ch7s advertisement for this game earlier today and it was just 'Watch Nasiah Play'

 

[HitTheBoundary]

I would love a stat on the last time a first year ruck debuted/18 year old. I’m guessing it’s Grundy. Regardless , no one will care about TDK when Dodo is all aus.

Was funny to hear Todd Goldstine on the vfl broadcast, talking about him , now they’ll be rucking against each other.

"In his first game 17-year-old Ditterich did as he pleased at the Junction Oval finishing best on ground in an upset win over a team that had contested the previous nine finals series."

The day Carl arrived - 50 years on

It is 50 years ago since Carl Ditterich burst on to the scene with a best on ground performance in his debut match

www.saints.com.au

 

[The Cobra]

Really looking forward to Dodson debut. Saw him preseason and said this kid looks the business (can’t be bothered looking back 7 months- haha!)

Suggest a big upgrade on Moose - terrific kid, tries his heart out and way too hard on himself - but not AFL standard - no shame in that - few big guys make it.

 

[Dr Spaceman]

Really looking forward to Dodson debut. Saw him preseason and said this kid looks the business (can’t be bothered looking back 7 months- haha!)

Suggest a big upgrade on Moose - terrific kid, tries his heart out and way too hard on himself - but not AFL standard - no shame in that - few big guys make it.

I remember at the time we drafted him in the 2021 mid season draft that his fellow Sandringham Dragons ruck teammate Jacob Edwards went pick 1 to North Melbourne.

Edwards was really talked up prior to the draft and it looked like the Roos had managed to score another gun with their seemingly endless supply of low picks in every draft.

Fast forward to the end of 2023 and Edwards is delisted after having failed to play a senior game.

Regardless of what happens to Moose after this season he can hold his head high,

Having said that; Dodson’s the future.

 

[Saintos The ITK]

When you think about players who really made the wrong choice switching clubs chasing easy glory, Dylan Shields comes to mind. Probably ahead of Taranto and Hopper.

 

[bergholt]

I would love a stat on the last time a first year ruck debuted/18 year old. I’m guessing it’s Grundy. Regardless , no one will care about TDK when Dodo is all aus.

Was funny to hear Todd Goldstine on the vfl broadcast, talking about him , now they’ll be rucking against each other.

1992: Jason Ball played 1 game
1995: Daniel Bandy played 3 games
1997: Michael Gardiner played 10 games
1998: Beau McDonald played 3 games
1998: Brad Ottens played 12 games
2000: Josh Fraser played 21 games
2000: Stephen Doyle played 2 games
2001: Jamie Charman played 2 games
2005: Adam Pattison played 2 games
2005: Cameron Wood played 1 game
2006: Paddy Ryder played 9 games
2007: Matthew Leuenberger played 9 games
2007: Shaun Hampson played 2 games
2008: Ben McEvoy played 1 game
2008: Matthew Kreuzer played 20 games
2008: Tom Bellchambers played 3 games
2009: Nic Naitanui played 10 games
2009: Ty Vickery played 9 games
2009: Zac Clarke played 5 games
2011: Daniel Gorringe played 7 games
2011: Scott Lycett played 1 game
2012: Billy Longer played 5 games
2013: Brodie Grundy played 7 games
2013: Craig Moller played 1 game
2017: Sean Darcy played 8 games
2018: Tom De Koning played 2 games
2020: Luke Jackson played 6 games

So yeah looks like it used to happen quite a lot but much less the last 10 years or so.

Be great if he turns out as good as Jackson or TDK or Darcy or Grundy or Longer.