Delisted #38: Rhett Montgomerie - Not offered a contract for 2024 - 28/8

[Harlequin]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2023 (Category A Rookie)
2023 My Boy Draft: Pick 23, eth-dog

 

[citizen-erased]

Been solid all year, why not in the Ridley replacement convo? we got him for this situation, no?

my personal opinion only, this is a chance to trial a potential future backline with Baldwin (FB), Zerk (CHB) and Lav (3rd tall)
If that works, you'd wager Ridley comes in for Lav moving forward and that's our set of tall backs, w/Reid and Hayes developing and Cox an option to slide back and Lav a very good back up defender.

 

[MiguelM]

Been solid all year, why not in the Ridley replacement convo? we got him for this situation, no?

Or even Heppell

 

[fishardansin]

my personal opinion only, this is a chance to trial a potential future backline with Baldwin (FB), Zerk (CHB) and Lav (3rd tall)
If that works, you'd wager Ridley comes in for Lav moving forward and that's our set of tall backs, w/Reid and Hayes developing and Cox an option to slide back and Lav a very good back up defender.

If Mongomerie doesn't play this week, then surely he's done at the end of the year.

 

[citizen-erased]

If Mongomerie doesn't play this week, then surely he's done at the end of the year.

Suspect he is. Punt taken, has been good in vfl by all reports. But id wager weideman then baldwin are seen as ahead of him this week.
Quite possibly cox or even heppell as well.

We have too many defenders.

 

[bombreys]

Been solid all year, why not in the Ridley replacement convo? we got him for this situation, no?

I don't think the coaches rate him - I don't think he's in any current or future plans unfortunately.

 

[Lore]

Rhett Montgomerie​

18 disposals, 12 marks, one goal

Rhett’s defending so well at the moment, and like the defensive group as a whole has just continued to improve as the year’s gone on. Michael Hurley has done a great job in building a trust amongst the back six, and Rhett is really benefitting from that, especially as an intercept player. We put him forward late after we’d gone down a couple of players, and he fought through some difficult cramping to hit the scoreboard which was a bonus.

VFL player review: Rd 20 v Southport

10 AFL-listed Dons suited up against the Sharks.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[Runk]

If Mongomerie doesn't play this week, then surely he's done at the end of the year.

Picked it like a dirty nose I'd say. Clearly not going to be in Essendon's plans 2023. Shame

 

[VelvetSledge]

Delisted. Thanks Monty!

 

[eth-dog]

Think they saw him as a state league player and that's it. He was better than McDonagh but in the end he couldn't get in when Ridley went down says a lot.

 

[andleanback]

Stiff. Not sure why they bothered to rookie him in the first place

 

[Zach Package]

Sorry Rhett, you uprooted your life, Central Districts are playing finals without you but despite being our best player in the VFL you never thought you were actually going to play, did you?

 

[BrunoV]

For what it's worth I reckon he was worth a punt.

He has obvious ability but overall mobility struck me as a problem. Sometimes you gotta see how that can change with the pros.

I reckon he's too slow and not big enough to plonk at half back to use that intercept marking ability so I'm not unhappy about the delisting.

I suppose he may also have been squeezed because we drafted Heppell.

Either way he's a mile off being more than depth and Scott didn't trust him anyway.

 

[Vindicater]

Stiff. Not sure why they bothered to rookie him in the first place

Because they thought he might be able to go up a level but have decided not. Rookie slots should be used like this.

 

[boncer34]

Because they thought he might be able to go up a level but have decided not. Rookie slots should be used like this.

What did he show this year that we didn't see last year?

 

[andleanback]

Because they thought he might be able to go up a level but have decided not. Rookie slots should be used like this.

Played pretty good vfl. Never gave him a chance to see if he could go up a level…

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

The best Rhett since Rhett Biglands

Rhett Biglands

Age

46

Ht

200cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.7

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.7

2star

HO

14.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

9.2

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

2.2

2star

HO

6.2

5star

.

 

[eighties_bomber]

nothing against Rhett, im sure he tried his best....but this was just another Dudoro, hail mary, wast of time pick! what a ******* prick he is!

 

[Pweter]

I suppose he may also have been squeezed because we drafted Heppell.

One of your best lines Bruno!

 

[Pweter]

nothing against Rhett, im sure he tried his best....but this was just another Dudoro, hail mary, wast of time pick! what a ******* prick he is!

Yep, the rookie draft is where you find your generational talents and we fluffed it again

 

[eighties_bomber]

Yep, the rookie draft is where you find your generational talents and we fluffed it again

your mate Dudoro could have 3 top 10 picks and would * it up! Oh hang on, he already managed to do that in 2020!

 

[Pweter]

your mate Dudoro could have 3 top 10 picks and would * it up! Oh hang on, he already managed to do that in 2020!

I think you over-rate my faith in Dodoro, and significantly so.

 

[eth-dog]

nothing against Rhett, im sure he tried his best....but this was just another Dudoro, hail mary, wast of time pick! what a ******* prick he is!

Who would you have taken instead?

 

[citizen-erased]

Who would you have taken instead?

Stocker for me.

 

[boncer34]

Who would you have taken instead?

You

 

[JT_the_Man]

Thought he was a bit hard done by tbh, could’ve done worse than to at least give him a crack when Ridley was out. All the best to him.