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We have the 2024 forward incarnation thread, the midfield mix is and has been the biggest worry for us for so long. I think we bat deep enough, its just the attitude change we need from senior players and the improved development from the guys under tiers 1 and 2 that sees this group finally...

Seems I've become pretty famous around here for my way of explaining and backing up my views with SuperCoach stats, recently used Brownlow votes as another way of identifying how reliant a club was on a select few guys throughout this year. My SuperCoach idea is that it is a common, well...

Maybe it's time to re write this thread title into Mature Aged Draft Prospects 2022; 2022 Fothergil - Round - Mitchell award with it's stories history of rewarding winners with AFL chances has been given out tonight. 23 year old, 198cm key defender Ethan Phillips won this years version on the...

This is coming up a few times across multiple threads so have at it I'll assemble my thoughts and post them soon enough but to start we don't have nearly enough, if any leaders from on field let alone off it.

Posted in the test match thread but probably don't want to clog it up but I feel this guy, barring injury, could very well go down as one of the all time greats. His average (24ish) is right up there amongst the best, his strike (48) is right up amongst the greatest and whilst he is only 22...

(On the phone so bare with me) Haven’t watched nearly as much football as I would like but at the half way point of the year is enough time to start forming a team of 22 Under 22. From my team? I’m not sure if Jones, Perkins or Cox have done enough to get in the team. Bryan has only played...

Wouldn’t mind keeping this one to ourselves but give me some names of guys you think could get drafted. Not many from my AFL clubs VFL list have jumped off the sheet yet. We usually have one or two burst into draft calculations but we did leave our list acquisitions late so middled up something...

This(EasternSeaboard) VFL competition is going to fast track some guys ontoAFL lists imho. A number of reasonable talls already showing talent too good for the lower level. Wooler, Poulter, Hammelman, Crossley, Goddard. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Any one over the border heading west making waves and putting there hand up to be drafted? Heard a young ruck in WA is doing soe good things. 22 years old, name escapes me but wins a reasonable amount of hitouts. Any inside leaning midfielders? Essendon could use one or two haha

Delete if not allowed mods but a great success from the cricket boards has been bscure players from yesteryear you remember. One guy who isn’t that old but never lived up to any sort of potential was Jordan Mutch. The former England youth player has become a sort of journeyman starting with...

From Herald Sun in regards to VFL list sizes next year. Will directly impact the undrafted kids next year VFL clubs will have smaller lists but pools of 19-year-old players next year Paul Amy, Caulfield Glen Eira Leader October 25, 2019 5:30pm Subscriber only Smaller lists, a new father-son...

We must be the only team/forum who don't have a where are they now or it is buried deep in the hangar or something. Anyways, thought it could be a bit of fun to hear where former Essendon players are currently plying there football and any accolades they may have won. I'll kick things off with...

Have been watching the VFL for almost a decade now and was trying to think of the top 10 VFL listed players we have had in our time as the Bendigo Diggers, Bendigo Gold and now as a VFL stand alone side For mine Ben Duscher still remains the best player we have had. We've had some seriously...

A lot of local leagues and even state leagues are doing countdowns for their top 20 - 30 players. Wondering who you guys would genuinely think are top 20 (state league listed) players in the VFL this year? From Essendon, Im not sure we have anyone in that top tier, perhaps Aaron Heppel is...

Getting in early gents Just the one trade for mine (Kitty - $358,900) Out; Venables, Kitty In; Menegola, $10,000 - $25,000 Leave me with 24 trades for the rest of the year but only two more upgrades up forward to complete. 3 more upgrades in defence (if it looks like Finlayson, Murray...

Following in the footsteps of the best australian test bowlers of this century, thought it'd be interesting to see who they thought was the best batsmen this century. Obviously you can't go past Ricky Ponting who scored over 11,000 test runs this century at an average of 53.48. Matt Hayden...

VFL fixture was released today, pouring over it and it might be easier for everyone to see what games double up and what doesn't. Anyways; AFL Round 1 Fri 23 Mar 7:50pm Crows (Etihad Stadium) VFL not started AFL Round 2 Sat 31 Mar 4:40pm Dockers (Perth Stadium) VFL not...

Might be time for a thread dedicated to the new netball league. To be honest, thought the ANZ championship was a good introduction to netball in Australia (and New Zealand). In saying that, Netball Australia is riding the coat tails of the AFL and the new AFLW on top of the success from local...

With the off season done and dusted, time to look to the future and see which young player/fringe 22 will cement themselves in the top 15 players by seasons end. A few very, very good candidates and some controversy by leaving a couple of guys out, but here are my candidates. (qualification...

Something like 8 of the last 11 F/R medalists have ended up on AFL lists including Nic Newman last year. Who is the leading candidate for this years crop? eth-dog seems to think Matt Hanson (Werribee) is the man to beat. Been a big advocate of our very own Aaron Heppell but the one to beat...

not missing the only bloody game this side of town. Anyways, the team; B A.Heppell - Ambrose (?) - Browne HB Hardingham - Freezer - Kav C Tippa - Ashby - Polkinghorne HF McLeod - J.Langford - Fantasia F O'Brien - Muller - McKernan R Tagliabue - Schroder - Chappy I/C (from) Hickey -...

Hi guys, how we all doing? Have been enjoying the fantasy draft that the Essendon board has been holding involving all the AFL listed players. Have gone through each Melbourne clubs forum and selected you guys as the more keen and avid watchers of VFL watchers having attended multiple games...

Thanks to Kakkle for the idea. A lot of conjecture about who is whose favourite etal. Time to put it on record on who is your "boy" Ill kick things off. As much as I want multiple players, the one who i am still claiming we drafted on the back of multiple chance meetings with AD is none other...

Would absolutely love to hear what other people have to say about this kid. Any chance @Skiposs has created a short video on him from the champs?

With the EPL season now in full swing, surely we have enough soccer fans on Essendon BigFooty to warrant a thread? (I couldn't find one in the last 3 pages) As a spurs fan really looking forward to the game against the reds tonight (1030pm AEST) with a top of the table clash against my boys...

Bit of speculation on who is our most improved player this year Is it the blonde bombshell who stepped up in the absence of a brownlow medalist? Is it the man many wanted delisted due to poor disposal that has transformed into one of our most reliable small defenders? Maybe the Imp who has...

Hi guys As we are all on this very forum, most are the part time/amateur recruiter looking to spot the next rookie ruck men or elite midfielder in the later rounds, if ever there was an opportunity to get an insight into the mind and workings of something that resembles an AFL recruiter then...

Having completed just over half the games for the year, the seconds remain in touch with the top 8 sitting on 20 points, nicely with a healthy percentage of 104.35%. A 5 wins - 5 losses record has seen us take it up to some of the best sides in the comp but ultimately falling short in both...

A bottom 4 quality side at the moment and sadly because the AFL feel the need to look all high and mighty won't even get compensation of a top 10 draft pick. Our club is royally stuffed in 5 - 7 years unless Adrian and Merv Keane can snag us 3 - 4 quality draftees later in the draft. And make it...

Chris25, taken the liberty of trolling through endless threads of players and teams finding the out of contract guys. Could we maybe sticky this as it is an informative thread for people wanting to find opposition players that are out of contract? Anyways, here it is: Adelaide Crows: Out of...