Delisted #20: Zac Clarke - Delisted - 24/10

[citizen-erased]

Or bring in a number 2 for one year and then Draper takes over. Cos you know, Bellchambers is still a good #1.

He is.
If there was faith we could keep him on the park, a solid second ruck would work for me too.
I'd even take a look at Soldo - once Nank is back i can see Nank and Chol being the Tigers preferred.
Soldo may end up being perennial 2nd ruck (either to Bellchambers or Draper), but it's better than being 3rd

 

[jmoo wan]

Or bring in a number 2 for one year and then Draper takes over. Cos you know, Bellchambers is still a good #1.

Zac Clark is #2

 

[Lore]

Resumes running in 5 weeks time...

Zac Clarke is due to commence running in five weeks, after sustaining a stress fracture of his fibula late in the season.

Injury update: Post-season

A host of Bombers are set to undergo post-season surgery.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[owen87]

Resumes running in 5 weeks time...

Injury update: Post-season

A host of Bombers are set to undergo post-season surgery.

www.essendonfc.com.au

Just in time to be ready for the 2020 VFL season!

 

[Mikevk123]

Are we keeping him ?

 

[BrunoV]

How could we be at the point we'd be discussing his injury progression as though it is of any relevance to Essendon fans?

 

[Beerfish]

How could we be at the point we'd be discussing his injury progression as though it is of any relevance to Essendon fans?

Has he been delisted?

 

[BrunoV]

Has he been delisted?

Exactly.

His season is over.

 

[CBombers17]

And yet still slightly quicker than T-Bell

 

[Lore]

Delisted after playing nine games this year. Thanks for your service Zac.

The club has made further changes to its list with Zac Clarke, Trent Mynott, Jake Long and Tuth (Tom) Jok informed they will not be offered contracts for the 2020 season.

After 11 years and 101 games with Fremantle, Clarke arrived at the Bombers at the end of 2018 and played nine games for the red and black this season.

from member email

 

[eth-dog]

Not overly surprising with the addition of Phillips.

 

[Beerfish]

Thank you for your service Zac.

 

[Burzum]

Thanks Zac Tried hard and didn't deserve some of the abuse he copped from the supporters.

 

[fairbump_playon]

loved how he improved quite a bit after a couple of the worst games ever played by anyone.
that showed real grit.
thanks zac - all the best.

 

[Don Won]

Thank Zac. Lots of AFL ruck attributes: Tall, youngish, fit and tall...could have been anything really.

 

[srobbo]

Got another AFL year that he wouldn’t have got anywhere else. I think he’d be happy with that.

 

[Foxx]

So now we only have 2 fit ruckman for the first half of the year. I assume we are taking Clarke in the rookie draft.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Got another AFL year that he wouldn’t have got anywhere else. I think he’d be happy with that.

It's not beyond the realms of possibility he gets a gig somewhere else given there seems to be a permanent shortage of backup rucks

 

[srobbo]

It's not beyond the realms of possibility he gets a gig somewhere else given there seems to be a permanent shortage of backup rucks

Just need to comb all local leagues to find an upgrade on Zac.

 

[Don Won]

So now we only have 2 fit ruckman for the first half of the year. I assume we are taking Clarke in the rookie draft.

He is already on the Rookie list. I don't claim to know all the machinations of the draft and list management, but if we wanted Clarke as a rookie we would not have had to delist him.

Edit. In terms of listed ruckmen, Stewart, Daniher and McKernan are cover for Bellchambers, Phillips and Draper. It's just that this year we had the perfect storm where 3-5 of these guys were out at any one time.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Good luck to him. Hope he earned some half-decent coin in the AFL etc. A Freo supporter I know couldn’t believe we recruited him and after this year I’d have to agree. Simply not AFL standard. But anyway.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

So now we only have 2 fit ruckman for the first half of the year. I assume we are taking Clarke in the rookie draft.

Good chance we draft one I reckon. National or rookie draft. We’ve got The Established, The Anointed and The Backup. Just need The Project and we’ll have the full set of rucks.

 

[eth-dog]

Good chance we draft one I reckon. National or rookie draft. We’ve got The Established, The Anointed and The Backup. Just need The Project and we’ll have the full set of rucks.

Enter Riley Bowman...

 

[owen87]

Enter Riley Bowman...

He'd be fodder at AFL level if he has to play as a ruck in 2020 unfortunately.

 

[yodellinhank]

That norf game tho