Retired #3: Paul Chapman

[LukeParkerno1]

Well, he's been injured for most of it and hasn't done a preseason. Did you expect him to come back in and get 20+ and run like a gazelle. Not his fault he gets picked to play.

I expect him to not give stupid 50's and to not turn the ball over every time:

 

[windyhill]

Blessing in disguise for me, looked like a hammy waiting to happen v briz. Wasn't stretching out, was running in big arcs and missed two sitters you'd put your house on him kicking. Plenty of physio for the great man and we'll see him back for dreamtime.

 

[yaco55]

Le Cras was lucky on the basis that he delivered the bump after Hoskin-Elliott disposed of the ball. You should get an extra grading on this basis.

 

[rines]

Chappy deserves his week off.. it was a sloppy act and he had prior record.. so for me that is the system working.

The Le Cras one is the flip side.. dodgy decision, shit decision.. should have been 4+ weeks to start, comes down to 3 with good record and early plea. It was down right dangerous and could have seen a player out for months with a broken jaw, or worse.

 

[daffo]

LeCras was very lucky to only get a week.
Chappy should accept.

 

[Doss]

Just been thinking a bit about Chappy's role in the side and club generally...

I'm personally extremely happy. He started the season on fire in terms of goals- and that has died off- but I think his Richmond game underlined what else he brings to the side.

Eight tackles- that's real grunt. I thought he was one of the key reasons early on that Richmond were completely worried out of possession, in terms of the pressure (both real and perceived) that he applied.

Obviously, I'd like him to be kicking more goals, but if he plays like he did against Richmond every week, then we're doing very well.

And it's not exactly reinventing the wheel to say this, but the thought of having him around our young players fills me with considerable happiness. You couldn't ask for many better to learn from. If he tells you to jump, you only ask how high and whether he wants you to jump again after hitting the ground.

 

[eth-dog]

But he's an old injury proned player with bad hamstrings! BigFooty says so!

 

[HirdyLannister]

Too slow to tackle and has no defensive pressure also!

 

[Doss]

Too slow to tackle and has not defensive pressure also!

Dude- said it before and I'll say it again. Emoticons and sarcasm go hand in hand.

 

[HirdyLannister]

Dude- said it before and I'll say it again. Emoticons and sarcasm go hand in hand.

u wot m8?

 

[Kakkle]

409th most goals kicked for Essendon.


Essendon through and through

Update.

383rd.

(Has only kicked 2 goals since that post )

 

[Kakkle]

10th game this weekend in Red & Black.


#Milestone.

 

[JD11]

who was the last bald regular in our team?

 

[eth-dog]

who was the last bald regular in our team?

Murphy?

 

[Old Campaigner]

who was the last bald regular in our team?

Zaka sometimes has a bit of a skinhead thing going on.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

who was the last bald regular in our team?

Dean Wallis although he was injured a lot.

 

[efcboy]

Suspect Chappy is not happy at present. The club (as advised by AFL) told Chappy that the ASADA stuff would not impact 2014. And look what's happening. He was loving his footy early on but has looked unhappy in recent times since this resurfaced. Understandable.

 

[Kakkle]

Suspect Chappy is not happy at present. The club (as advised by AFL) told Chappy that the ASADA stuff would not impact 2014. And look what's happening. He was loving his footy early on but has looked unhappy in recent times since this resurfaced. Understandable.

You never saw him play at Geelong then.

 

[monty1104]

Murphy?

Ugh, I had forgotten about him. Spud of the highest degree.

 

[eth-dog]

Ugh, I had forgotten about him. Spud of the highest degree.

Good at Carlton, spud for us though

 

[Kakkle]

Good at Carlton, spud for us though

His first year with us was pretty good. 23 games, 24 goals. I'd love to know why he only lasted 1 year at Geelong despite having a fairly solid season.

 

[Andronicus]

His first year with us was pretty good. 23 games, 24 goals. I'd love to know why he only lasted 1 year at Geelong despite having a fairly solid season.

I thought he was just universally hated by the playing group.

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

I thought he was just universally hated by the playing group.

Justin Murphy? He was playing for Geelong when Darren Milburn lined up Steve Silvagni in 2001. Showed his disgust and I think it was Matty Scarlett who nearly knocked him out one night at training after an altercation. I'm only remembering hearsay as I was out of the country at the time, but yeah. That's what I remember.

 

[Doss]

Justin Murphy? He was playing for Geelong when Darren Milburn lined up Steve Silvagni in 2001. Showed his disgust and I think it was Matty Scarlett who nearly knocked him out one night at training after an altercation. I'm only remembering hearsay as I was out of the country at the time, but yeah. That's what I remember.

Reckon I've heard that Scarlett actually gave him one or two after Murphy turned up to Geelong's 2001 Mad Monday when he'd already been told he wasn't welcome.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

His first year with us was pretty good. 23 games, 24 goals. I'd love to know why he only lasted 1 year at Geelong despite having a fairly solid season.

Yeah i say Murphy was the best one out of the Carlton rejects.