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Weekly Prize - Join Any Time - Tip Round 9
The Golden Ticket - Corporate tickets, functions, Open Air Boxes at the Adelaide Oval, ENGIE, Gabba, MCG, Marvel, Optus & People First Stadiums. Corporate Suites at the Gabba, MCG and Marvel.
8 Winner: myblueroan
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AFL Player 5: Elijah Tsatas - dropped 😱
No shock there for me. Been saying similar for a while. Thankfully someone in the media has finally done some actual leg work and not just opened the VFL stats page. -
Recruiting AFL Trade & Free Agency XIII
We need more. Simple. -
Coaching Staff Former Coach James Hird
rent free baby rent free.- Words: 5
- ant555
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- Forum: Essendon History
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Coaching Staff Former Coach James Hird
I know. Pretty good, isn't it? Personally, I like this quote about you "No you just want to have a vague whinge to make yourself feel better but contribute nothing." :):) Does it still grind your gears that I won poster of the year? I mean you seriously went back through hundreds of posts of...- Words: 65
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Coach Men's Senior Coach: Brad Scott
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AFLW AFLW 2026
There is probably a thread for this but anyway. Preseason Draft just done. https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2013839/aflw-emma-dineen-becomes-a-don Seems like a good fit. -
Team Mgmt. Makeup of our team II - Strengths & deficiencies, player development
It is but would still be a bit of a spur for a player to see the opposition rate them as selfish. -
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Team Mgmt. Makeup of our team II - Strengths & deficiencies, player development
The fact the opposition have called Langford selfish is a better indicator of where he is at. I do not feel for him at all. -
Coaching Staff Former Coach James Hird
- ant555
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Coach Men's Senior Coach: Brad Scott
You can lay it at the feet of the coach. He has to get them up, but it is still just as much about the leadership on the field. Would you say the young blokes failed to get up for the game? Blame the coach as much as you want. He has to sell the message and there are times when it looks like... -
Coach Men's Senior Coach: Brad Scott
If the leadership is poor as far as the experienced players go then where does the coach go with that ? Our leadership level has been a hobby horse of mine for years. It has been poor. We have had average captains backed up by a coffee club leadership group. The depth is horrendous and it is a... -
Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XVIII
Basically showing that the time table to do a rebuild off a low base is longer than simply 4 or 5 years. -
Unofficial Preview Discussion/Changes v GWS - SAT 9th May @ 4.15pm
Because Bryan and Visintini have been injured. -
Coach Men's Senior Coach: Brad Scott
And total lack of defence. When your defence makes Parish look like Cameron Ling you have an issue. -
Coach Men's Senior Coach: Brad Scott
Melbourne and Hawthorn are both sides coming off Premierships. It is not the same comparison. How many premiership leaders do we have running around? It is not about teaching defence. It is about gradually removing the players who do not get it, which we have not done in the past and it is also... -
AFL Player 16: Archie Perkins
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Unofficial Preview Discussion/Changes v GWS - SAT 9th May @ 4.15pm
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AFL Player 30: Nate Caddy - "I'm leaving this club, definitely, for sure"
Think there is way too much being read into it. The young guys are a pretty tight knit group, and he is not going to get out of his contract at the end of this year or the next. They would not release Merrett. There is zero chance Caddy gets a trade. He was just a frustrated young lad who was... -
Analysis Why are we s**t?
We actually cannot go back to square one now given we have actually gone to the last 3 drafts with a clear plan, and we have actually addressed a few issues in the football department as far as funding development, fitness and a restructured recruiting team. They can fire Scott at the end of the... -
AFL Player 16: Archie Perkins
I also said "midfield rotations" ;) Anyway, the point was it was not new. He had played midfield minutes in a lot of his 100 games. -
Recruiting AFL Draft Watch 2026
Well, you would think they would be looking but Brody Mihocek's old man played for us and we never looked at him. Strange things sometimes happen. We never really had much interest in Seb Ross either who was Tim Watsons nephew. Snell has been playing well for Gippy so far as a KPD. Has played... -
Analysis Why are we s**t?
One reason we are shit right now is the fact we are playing 10 or so players most weeks who have under 40 games experience. It is a necessity and the right thing to do but it also places extra straws on the camel given some senior guys have their own issues. Lot of comment about how average... -
Coach Men's Senior Coach: Brad Scott
Yes and it is why the Jay zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz snooooozzzzzzzzzzze article today was so lazy it is not funny. Yes our defence is not getting any better and it has to but when 10 of the team have played under 40 games you are going to end up with more defensive issues as you are trying to get... -
AFL Player 13: Nik Cox - Returns to AFL level after 630 days out due to concussion
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AFL Player 16: Archie Perkins
You have a poor memory. It is not a new role. He has played plenty of midfield rotations. They have been keen to play him midfield since he was drafted. He was played at half forward early this year in the AFL but all his VFL practice matches were midfield. It is not a new role. -
AFL Player 13: Nik Cox - Returns to AFL level after 630 days out due to concussion
I have had a keen eye on him as I rated him in that draft so have not missed much of his football. I do not think there has been enough sample size to say he has been tried and failed as a defender. Yes he did have a couple of games as a KPD but he is not actually a KP player. He is a 200cm... -
Coach Men's Senior Coach: Brad Scott
Do not disagree. I was on board for trading Parish when he had 1 year left on his last contract when he had value. It is a strange double standard in a way, but would we be in the same situation if Parish had not been injured most of the last two seasons? In Brads first year Parish did actually... -
AFL Player 16: Archie Perkins
I was actually surprised that he has only played 1 VFL game in 2022. Two at the end of 2024 and 1 late in 2025. The fact is he has virtually had no real run at it as far as VFL goes. I think he has also only played 5 or 6 VFL practice matches in that period as well. Last year in his one VFL game...