AFL Player 12: Will Setterfield - Welcome to Essendon!

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2024?
2024 My Boy Draft: Pick 17, mcgrath_truther

 

[Keystone agony]

Rosa is a smart and commonsense man

 

[EnolaGay]

Welcome to EFC, Will!

I like the look of this young fella, could be a steal.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Top ten draft pick! Nice!

 

[Vindicater]

Cool.

10-12 games of experience to help the young kids.

 

[King Patty]

Top ten draft pick! Nice!

He was in our considerations at pick #1 from memory.

Essendon’s Pick 1 conundrum: Andrew McGrath, Hugh McCluggage and Will Setterfield in line

The cases for Bombers’ three Pick 1 options

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[dank420_]

dodo 69D chess

 

[Bjchan13]

There's whispers dodo strongly considered him at #1

 

[Vander18]

Should never have come to this. He was best 22 IMO.

Hope he can stay healthy - we look better when he plays.

 

[jannissary]

Should never have come to this. He was best 22 IMO.

Hope he can stay healthy - we look better when he plays.

he's been in the system since 2017 and hasn't breached 100 games, in comparison, duz, since 2021, has played 91

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Never heard of him.

 

[jannissary]

he's been in the system since 2017 and hasn't breached 100 games, in comparison, duz, since 2021, has played 91

don't view this as a criticism, it's just the nature of his body. never been able to get it right, but we're a much better unit when hes playing

 

[eth-dog]

don't view this as a criticism, it's just the nature of his body. never been able to get it right, but we're a much better unit when hes playing

I view it as criticism and valid criticism.

We shouldn't be taking him back without at least looking at other options. Yes, he plays the defensive midfield role well when fit, but he's unavailable half the time so overall it's my first really big criticism of Rosa. I didn't love the El-Hawli and Edwards ones when they happened, but without having a look at a much bigger need (small forward) I really don't like this.

 

[jannissary]

I view it as criticism and valid criticism.

We shouldn't be taking him back without at least looking at other options. Yes, he plays the defensive midfield role well when fit, but he's unavailable half the time so overall it's my first really big criticism of Rosa. I didn't love the El-Hawli and Edwards ones when they happened, but without having a look at a much bigger need (small forward) I really don't like this.

given that he's coming off a significantly bad injury, that's the criticism i'd level agains the club, we don't want him starting on the injury list.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

don't view this as a criticism, it's just the nature of his body. never been able to get it right, but we're a much better unit when hes playing

yeah i was sad when we delisted him but it was the smart choice. the injury crisis isnt just down to poor S&C its also partly down to having a number of guys who are injury prone on the list. How many fingers and toes do we have to cross to hope all these guys come good.
Letting Draper walk and not overpaying for him was the right call, not rushing to re-sign setterfield and seeing how his injury rehab was progressing/filling out other list needs first was also the right call. The odds are they will both continue to struggle with injuries for rest of their careers.

 

[Keystone agony]

he's been in the system since 2017 and hasn't breached 100 games, in comparison, duz, since 2021, has played 91

He has played atleast 106 games since 2019 (including)

 

[Milanista28]

Round 1 midfield

Duursma Setterfield Fiorini
Blakiston Parish Merrett

 

[eth-dog]

He has played atleast 106 games since 2019 (including)

Yes, we know you like quoting the two actual injury free years he's had. From 2021 till now he's playeed 72 AFL and VFL games out of a possible 114 games. He misses a third of the season on average after those two years, without getting into the fact that before 2019/20 he was injury prone before that as well. Since coming over he's gone 11, 13, 13 games.

 

[Don Won]

“Recovering from a foot injury sustained near the end of last season, Setterfield is aiming for a return to action early in the 2026 season”

I’m reading this to say that he won’t be ready for round 1. We need to be more hard-edged with resigning uncontracted (perennially) injured players.

 

[crackers65]

This has to be his last, last chance. Even a sore little finger must be goodbye.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

He hasn’t even turned 28 yet. Good decision

 

[dank420_]

He will play 4 games, average 18 possessions, and then leave.

 

[Keystone agony]

Yes, we know you like quoting the two actual injury free years he's had. From 2021 till now he's playeed 72 AFL and VFL games out of a possible 114 games. He misses a third of the season on average after those two years, without getting into the fact that before 2019/20 he was injury prone before that as well. Since coming over he's gone 11, 13, 13 games.

I will take 16 games from him

A.Clarke️
Kondo️
Sharp left for 13️
Setterfield ️

Rosa getting it done right

 

[eth-dog]

I will take 16 games from him

A.Clarke️
Kondo️
Sharp left for 13️
Setterfield ️

Rosa getting it done right

Well it's on record that he's aiming for an "early season return" which means not round 1. Let's be generous and say round 5 return to the VFL. That leaves 19 games for him to play 16. Are you saying that he has to play 16 games at both levels for it to be correct?

 

[windyhill]

Love Setts. Good luck my son.

 

[Keystone agony]

Well it's on record that he's aiming for an "early season return" which means not round 1. Let's be generous and say round 5 return to the VFL. That leaves 19 games for him to play 16. Are you saying that he has to play 16 games at both levels for it to be correct?

Thought inside word ant555 said round 1 a chance?

I just think wed reached so close to the cliff edge with experience for this year and next year that he was required. Id be fine with 13-14 games, it just alleviates the intensity on guys like Robey in such high impactful roles

We dont want to turn Robey into what setterfield has become because we have limited options


The club must operate in a realistic world, accepting that there is a reasonable chance at least one, and possibly more of Gresham, Merrett, or Ridley will depart at the end of the year.