Not bad, think the top 6 is bang on but I'd change the order. My guess at a top 10 by the end of 2021:
Realistically 7-10 could be anything.
1. Dusty
2. Fyfe
3. Danger
4. Cripps
5. Bont
6. Neale
7. Petracca
8. Oliver
9. Macrae
10. McCluggage
Wouldn't be surprised to see Rowell, Coniglio, J...
Back: Rance (better player than Hodge, but you would pick Hodge if selecting a team from scratch, outstanding leader)
Midfielder: Ablett jr
Ruck: Gawn
Forward: Buddy
Overall: Ablett jr
since 00
1. Gaz jnr
Throw a blanket over Fyfe, Dusty, Judd, Danger, Cousins etc (not including Voss, Hird and Buckley who played almost half of their careers in the 90s)
Although if I was doing a top 5 since 2000 (mids only)
1. Gaz jnr
2. Judd
3. Dusty
4. Fyfe
5. Danger
So no, not GOAT...
Love the Bont, will go down as a top 5 player for us.
His 25 now, needs to get a move on if his going to go down as the #1 dog or even top #3 (would need to dislodge one of Whitten, Grant or Hawkins).
FB: Williams - L Young - Butler
CHB: Daniel - Cordy - Crozier
C: B Smith - Dunkley - Hunter
HF: Dale - Ugle-Hagan - Vandermeer
FF: Schache- Naughton - Weightman
R: English - Bontempelli - Macrae
I/C: McLean - Richards - West - Cavarra
Have probably forgotten someone, but damn out midfield and...
You guys are the winners of the draft - well done.
McDonald should of gone #2 to Adelaide and the bid on Campbell was after your pick, which is all you can ask for.
Dogs or Brisbane
Dogs have a midfield of English, Bontempelli, Macrae, Dunkley, Hunter and B Smith all under 30 with Libba amd Treloar just 30 and tons of depth in McLean, Lippa, West etc
In 3 years you would also expect Naughton and JUH to be a formidable forward combination, hopefully some...
Then we keep him. Not too phased, just hope the club doesn't fold and trade him because they don't want a player who has requested a trade.
Dunkley, Merrett & Shiel would be a formidable midfield (with McGrath, Heppell, Caldwell as well). I would just do the trade if i was Essendon. Two first...
Toughy, last year I would of said no issues with any of Dusty, Fyfe or Danger as #1. But I reckon Dusty is now #1, no issue with people who put Fyfe #1 though.
I have based it off a little bit of this years form + what they have achieved over the past few years, which is why Steele isn't on...
Dusty and Danger will go down as all time legendary players.
Selwood and Cotchin both outstanding captains.
I'd probably go Danger + Selwood if I could take a duo as 18 year olds, couldn't go wrong with either pair though.