Retired #45: Conor McKenna ☘️ - Returning to the AFL to play with Brisbane - 17/11

[Keystone agony]

Why? If he couldn't get a game that would suggest he's surplus to requirements.

Depth is important

 

[BrunoV]

only thing I can see is if Jones gets Carlton a compensation pick, Conor would get us one (same principle).

Depending what type of contract he signs and given his age (also placed quite highly in our BnF in '18 and '19....9th then 4th), I'd expect 23 as the pick.

Don't want the pick.

I want the player. His 2020 was horrible which I think clouds what he was on track to become.

Could get 100 to 150 games from him still and he could be one of the best half backs in the game.

 

[citizen-erased]

on the HBF conversation, it wouldn't surprise me if we slid him onto the wing. his running ability and kicking are exactly the tools you want from a player there.

 

[The Dustbin]

No X around

 

[boncer34]

Depth is important

We wouldnt have delisted such a ready made player if we needed depth.

 

[Keystone agony]

We wouldnt have delisted such a ready made player if we needed depth.

We would have, if he was just no good

I suppose i forgot we have Mcgrath, Hind and Redman but also Ollie Lord for another year

 

[boncer34]

only thing I can see is if Jones gets Carlton a compensation pick, Conor would get us one (same principle).

Depending what type of contract he signs and given his age (also placed quite highly in our BnF in '18 and '19....9th then 4th), I'd expect 23 as the pick.

It's not though. Conor quit under his own steam. Jones was hamstrung by a league rule.

 

[boncer34]

We would have, if he was just no good

ya don't say

 

[faible]

this will be huge if he comes back. it’s no coincidence that ALL of our on field and off field issues can be traced directly back to his departure.

I actually think it was the retirement of Josh Green that really set the slide in motion personally.

 

[citizen-erased]

It's not though. Conor quit under his own steam. Jones was hamstrung by a league rule.

I'd argue Conor quit after the AFL took a swipe at him for not doing anything wrong.
Still quit earlier than he would have otherwise.

 

[andleanback]

Hard pass

Don’t think he’d come back to essendon regardless.

 

[boncer34]

I'd argue Conor quit after the AFL took a swipe at him for not doing anything wrong.
Still quit earlier than he would have otherwise.

You can argue that.

The AFL would never agree though.

 

[Howard Moon]

hes pretty much given us the most elaborate trip to the shops for a hot dog ever performed

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Bring him in.

 

[Corleone]

Would love to have him back, he's a good person and you can never have too many of them around.

 

[citizen-erased]

You can argue that.

The AFL would never agree though.

that's fine. I just want us to argue it.

its more I don't think Carlton deserve anything for Jones than I think we do for McKenna.
But if they get one, I want one too.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

lol I bet he ****ing does go to Geelong

 

[thepokey]

Every other club better keep their filthy mits off him. Especially Geelong who get whoever they want

 

[Bunk Moreland]

A bit surprised to hear this given the way he was treated by the media and the clip he gave them on the way out.

Dollar dollar bills y'all speaks louder I guess.

It was always going to happen. Romance fizzles out, the prospect of earning money doesn't.

Nice if he wants to come back to Essendon but not massively fussed if he doesn't. Without a coach we're a shit-tip right now. He'd be a nice addition but is hardly going to change our trajectory significantly.

 

[Beerfish]

lol I bet he ******* does go to Geelong

Couldn't blame him really.

We're pretty much the same cluster**** we were when he left.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Really - how much do Gaelic players earn? I was under the impression he was always coming back.

 

[citizen-erased]

Couldn't blame him really.

We're pretty much the same cluster* we were when he left.

Hey Conor, welcome back. We kept your room just as you left it.

 

[eth-dog]

Irish speedster eyes AFL return, several clubs circling

Conor McKenna could be back in the AFL after a season back in Ireland

www.afl.com.au

 

[Maddogm]

The AFL would never agree though.

Yeah, that would require them to take responsibility for something

 

[joey_jo_jo]

whats the reason we arent being named as one of the clubs in the running for his signature? Is he not keen on coming back to this cluster**** of a club or are we not interested in another running HB (personally I would take him over hind in a heartbeat).