Competitions Essendon's GOAT draft

[boncer34]

For some off-season fun I'm proposing a draft of all Essendon players where posters get to name their best 23.

1,214 players have played for Essendon so entry is strictly capped at 52 posters.

Draft ordered will be a randomised snake order and of course each player can only be drafted once.

Once teams are drafted they'll be pitted against one another in series of polls until we have a winner.

Draft Order

Round 1

1. BomberTime - James Hird
2. Pweter - John Coleman
3. TheFrenchCut - Dick Reynolds
4. WN123
5. Stopher - Simon Madden
6. DapperDon - Bill Hutchinson
7. sup3rfish - Matthew Lloyd
8. Boncer34 - Ken Fraser
9. Vindicater - Gavin Wanganeen
10. TheUnicorn - Dustin Fletcher
    Dustin Fletcher

    Age

    50

    Ht

    198cm

    Wt

    92kg

    Pos.

    Def

    Career

    Season

    Last 5

    D

    16.0

    4star

    K

    12.3

    5star

    HB

    3.7

    3star

    M

    4.7

    4star

    T

    1.2

    3star

    MG

    301.6

    4star

    No current season stats available

    D

    14.2

    4star

    K

    11.4

    4star

    HB

    2.8

    3star

    M

    4.8

    5star

    T

    1.4

    4star

11. Blind Turn - Tim Watson

Round 2
1. Blind Turn - Albert Thurgood
2. TheUnicorn - Terry Daniher
3. Vindicater - Jobe Watson
4. Boncer34 - Michael Long
5. sup3rfish - Zach Merrett
6. Dapper Don - Jack Clarke
7. Stopher - Paul Salmon
8. WN123
9. TheFrenchCut - Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas

Age

48

Ht

192cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.5

4star

K

12.4

5star

HB

3.1

3star

M

6.0

5star

T

1.9

4star

G

1.9

5star

No current season stats available

D

17.2

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

4.8

4star

M

6.6

5star

T

0.6

3star

G

4.4

5star

10. Pweter - Leon Baker
11. BomberTime - Paul Vander Harr

Round 3
1. BomberTime - Marc Mercuri
2. Pweter - John Birt
3. TheFrenchCut - Michael Hurley

18

Michael Hurley

Age

35

Ht

193cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

6.4

5star

T

0.9

3star

MG

389.3

5star

D

16.5

4star

K

11.8

5star

HB

4.7

3star

M

6.3

5star

T

0.3

1star

MG

301.2

4star

D

15.0

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.4

5star

M

5.0

5star

T

2.0

4star

4. WN123
5. Stopher - Mark Harvey
6. DapperDon - Graham Moss
7. sup3rfish - Mark Thompson
8. Boncer34 - Tom Fitzmaurice
9. Vindicater - Sean Wellman

Sean Wellman

Age

51

Ht

193cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

4.5

3star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.0

3star

No current season stats available

D

8.0

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

0.8

3star

10. TheUnicorn - Joe Misiti

Joe Misiti

Age

51

Ht

186cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.8

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.6

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.5

3star

No current season stats available

D

22.2

5star

K

15.6

5star

HB

6.6

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.6

3star

11. Blind Turn - Wally Buttsworth

Round 4
1. Blind Turn - Keith Forbes
2. TheUnicorn - Blake Caracella

Blake Caracella

Age

48

Ht

186cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.5

4star

K

10.1

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

1.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

4.4

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

0.6

3star

3. Vindicater - Jason Johnson

Jason Johnson

Age

47

Ht

180cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.6

5star

K

13.0

5star

HB

7.5

5star

M

4.3

4star

T

2.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.8

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

1.2

2star

T

1.0

3star

4. Boncer34 - Barry Davis
5. sup3rfish - Alan Noonan
6. Dapper Don - Darren Bewick
7. Stopher - Gary O'Donnell
8. WN123
9. TheFrenchCut - Brendan Goddard
10. Pweter - Harold Lambert
11. BomberTime - Todd Goldstein

17

Todd Goldstein

Age

37

Ht

201cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

5.7

2star

HB

7.5

5star

CL

3.1

5star

HO

32.5

5star

D

16.7

4star

K

9.3

4star

HB

7.4

4star

CL

7.0

5star

HO

32.9

5star

D

5.2

2star

K

2.6

1star

HB

2.6

3star

HO

10.0

5star

Round 5
1. BomberTime - Paul Chapman

Paul Chapman

Age

44

Ht

179cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.7

5star

K

12.8

5star

HB

6.9

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

3.5

5star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

6.6

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

2.6

3star

M

1.0

1star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.2

3star

2. Pweter - Ted Freyer
3. TheFrenchCut - Neale Daniher
4. WN123
5. Stopher - Joe Daniher
6. DapperDon - Cale Hooker

26

Cale Hooker

Age

37

Ht

198cm

Wt

103kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

8.2

3star

HB

8.0

5star

M

6.3

5star

T

1.8

4star

MG

213.6

3star

D

11.8

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

0.8

1star

MG

107.0

2star

D

14.6

4star

K

3.2

2star

HB

11.4

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

7. sup3rfish - Paddy Ryder
8. Boncer34 - Geoff Blethyn
9. Vindicater - Damien Hardwick
10. TheUnicorn - Sam Durham
11. Blind Turn - Roger Merrett

Round 6
1. Blind Turn - Justin Madden
2. TheUnicorn - David Hille

David Hille

Age

44

Ht

202cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.4

3star

G

0.8

4star

No current season stats available

D

6.4

2star

K

4.2

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

2.2

3star

T

0.4

3star

G

0.2

3star

3. Vindicater - Anthony Daniher
4. Boncer34
5. sup3rfish
6. Dapper Don
7. Stopher
8. WN123
9. TheFrenchCut
10. Pweter
11. BomberTime

Round 7
1. BomberTime
2. Pweter
3. TheFrenchCut
4. WN123
5. Stopher
6. DapperDon
7. sup3rfish
8. Boncer34
9. Vindicater
10. TheUnicorn
11. Blind Turn

 

[Vindicater]

Give me that feminist boy Jobe Watson.

FB: ??? ??? Wanganeen
CHB: ??? ??? ???
C: ??? J. Watson ???
CHF: ??? ??? ???
FF: ??? ??? ???
R: ??? ??? ???

Int: ??? ??? ??? ???

boncer34

 

[NAB777]

Tim Watson

- still strangely underrated even by his own fans here it would seem. The explosive mid-forward every team needs.

Blind Turn you're up

Thread back on track.
This guy was the best player going around in the comp 1989, he was rated above Ablett in the press. Absolutely robbed of the Brownlow.
B&F in 85, which was possibly the best Essendon side in history.

 

[Blind Turn]

Thread back on track.
This guy was the best player going around in the comp 1989, he was rated above Ablett in the press. Absolutely robbed of the Brownlow.
B&F in 85, which was possibly the best Essendon side in history.

I’ve been expressing this about Timmy for many years. If you were there in the 80s you knew he was absolutely elite and was considered our talisman in one of the great sides of all time. Madden is my favourite all time player but I’ll concede that Timmy was The Man in that team but history seems to have been kinder to Simon when it comes to naming greats of the game and best-of teams.

 

[boncer34]

Michael Long

sup3rfish

 

[sup3rfish]

Great pick boncer34. He was my selection here but give me

Zach Merrett

DapperDon

 

[boncer34]

DapperDon

 

[DapperDon]

Jack Clarke

Stopher

 

[BomberTime]

Hey boncer34, with WN123 ’s pick due soon. Are we waiting another 24 hours for them to pick or we pushing on and letting them pick when they join?

 

[boncer34]

Hey boncer34, with WN123 ’s pick due soon. Are we waiting another 24 hours for them to pick or we pushing on and letting them pick when they join?

Push ahead. They've been online and not picked.

 

[boncer34]

Great pick boncer34. He was my selection here but give me

Zach Merrett

DapperDon

I thought maybe I was reaching a touch but I loved Longy. His 93 finals series was unbelievable.

I still remember commentators talking about what it'd mean when he won the Brownlow, not if, but when.

Those damn knees.

 

[Stopher]

Paul Salmon.

Keeping what would have to be the greatest ruck/forward combo ever alive. Imagine them in today's footy??

 

[Blind Turn]

Paul Salmon.

Keeping what would have to be the greatest ruck/forward combo ever alive. Imagine them in today's footy??

I really hope your next selection is Peter Somerville, followed by Steve Alessio.

 

[Stopher]

WN123

 

[BomberTime]

I think we are pushing ahead with TheFrenchCut

 

[TheFrenchCut]

Scott Lucas' left boot please

All yours Pweter

 

[Pweter]

Leon Baker

FB: ---- ---- ----
HB: ---- ---- ----
C: ---- Leon Baker ----
HF: ---- ---- ----
FF: ---- John Coleman ----
Fol: ---- ---- ----

Int: ---- ---- ---- ----
Sub: ----

BomberTime

 

[BomberTime]

Paul Vander Haar

Mark Mercuri

Pweter

 

[Pweter]

Paul Vander Haar

Mark Mercuri

Pweter

Well that's just cruel. Mercs was going to be my next pick

 

[BomberTime]

Well that's just cruel. Mercs was going to be my next pick

I loved Mercs. He’s yet another Bomber where you think what might have been…

 

[Pweter]

John Birt

FB: ---- ---- ----
HB: ---- ---- ----
C: ---- Leon Baker ----
HF: ---- ---- ----
FF: ---- John Coleman ----
Fol: ---- ---- John Birt

Int: ---- ---- ---- ----
Sub: ----

TheFrenchCut

 

[TheFrenchCut]

Michael Hurley

WN123 and Stopher

 

[Stopher]

Could we get clarification on WN123? So I'm not double-checking every time I pick?

 

[boncer34]

Could we get clarification on WN123? So I'm not double-checking every time I pick?

Just keep going.

 

[Stopher]

Sweet.

Mark Harvey.

DapperDon

 

[DapperDon]

Graham Moss

sup3rfish