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

[Doss]

Has there been an obligatory Guinness reference yet?

 

[Vander18]

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/video/...na-and-adrian-dodoro-interview-october-3-2014

Love it, he's absolutely unintelligible. Seems like a ripping lad and more importantly we clearly think he can play a bit.

Hype train!

Gold....for minutes at a time I couldn't understand a single word he said....

 

[daz17]

I'm sold already. Going to be a gun.

 

[mad_monkey_j]

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/video/...na-and-adrian-dodoro-interview-october-3-2014

Love it, he's absolutely unintelligible. Seems like a ripping lad and more importantly we clearly think he can play a bit.

Hype train!

 

[rines]

Watched it a second time and can officially translate:

Something something something half back something something Kennelly
Something good something mumble something club
Something yeah something you know something yeah
something pre-season something fitness something yeah
Something November something something something
REDACTED
Something something so yeah

 

[VelvetSledge]

My bloodline is majority Irish and even I had no f*ckin idea what he said.

Must be a Northerner.

 

[Autobahn]

My bloodline is majority Irish and even I had no f*ckin idea what he said.

Must be a Northerner.

He doesn't even know how to spell Connor. What a rebel, I like him.

 

[jmoo wan]

I'm not entirely sure how this rookie B spot works, but Dodoro clearly said at the start, "He selected us", and C-Mac was asked explicitly at the ned, "Why did you choose Essendon? I have no freaking clue how he answered though - something about being the first to contact him, and keeping track of his progress, and potatoes.

But given the comments made by opposition supporters and others, this is a pretty good get it seems, and he must've been aware of the shit going on? So much for Essendon being the last place any 18 year old would want to go, huh Purple and Wallace?

 

[eth-dog]

My bloodline is majority Irish and even I had no f*ckin idea what he said.

Must be a Northerner.

I can understand him. Then again, my line hails from Londonderry, about an hours drive from Belfast so...

 

[MNC Bomber]

Watched it a second time and can officially translate:

Something something something half back something something Kennelly
Something good something mumble something club
Something yeah something you know something yeah
something pre-season something fitness something yeah
Something November something something something
REDACTED
Something something so yeah

I'm sure he said he wants to be a "fashion athlete" twice

 

[BrunoV]

I'd say that this is a serious coup for the club but then we identified him and did all the leg work so he was essentially ours to lose.

When you're talking about the most highly credentialed Irish recruit (in terms of his age, obvious ability, etc) it gets hard not to just expect him to turn into a gun.

 

[Whispering_Jack]

Get that man a translator!

 

[RearNaked]

name is very close to the next UFC FW and LW champ

 

[Old man fletch]

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Mickey would be a great nickname for him too. Works on so many levels.

 

[jmoo wan]

his twitter https://twitter.com/CMckenna7

and #7 just happens to be vacant now

 

[Duckworth]

I think this is him too...

 

[rines]

I think this is him too...

Can see why he got top 5 agility score.. looks like he can really move laterally..

Hope we can help this kid make it. Would be fantastic to have him screaming down a wing.. our own Hanley!!

 

[duckdog]

Get that man a translator!

nowhere near that bad if you're tuned in properly

 

[Whispering_Jack]

nowhere near that bad if you're tuned in properly

It's pretty bad. I was concentrating pretty hard because of what was said on here and it was tough.

 

[duckdog]

It's pretty bad. I was concentrating pretty hard because of what was said on here and it was tough.

fair enough, maybe just listen and not watch his mouth, that may help

 

[Burzum]

My bloodline is majority Irish and even I had no f*ckin idea what he said.

Must be a Northerner.

Yeah, plays for Tyrone.

 

[Boundary Boy]

I hope Johnny Rayner doesnt throw a tantrum and gets jealous of our shiny new "running machine" rookie..

"We love you both equally, no really.. now who wants ice cream?!"

Rayner gorn unless the Board stump up rookie salary to keep him for a 2nd year. Surely they could find $50k.

 

[Beerfish]

Rayner gorn unless the Board stump up rookie salary to keep him for a 2nd year. Surely they could find $50k.

I'd sure hate to lose him without even having seen him play. Surely there's room for both?

 

[eth-dog]

Why the hell would Rayner be gone? Still plenty left in the cap.