Delisted # 8: Martin Gleeson - Not offered a contract, finishes his Essendon career on 97 AFL games

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Not offered another contract in 2022
Last Game Played: Elimination Final, 2021
Injury Status: n/a

 

[boncer34]

Does this feel like the wheels are turning from what the 'old' Essendon would do?

Circa 2010, Marty would have been kept toget him to 100 games and because he's a great clubman not what is in the club's best interests.


I always liked Marty, but this is 100% the right call imho.

Who'd we drag to 100 games aside from Davey around 2010?

 

[eorl]

Who'd we drag to 100 games aside from Davey around 2010?

Dean Rioli

 

[GUMBLETRON]

Who'd we drag to 100 games aside from Davey around 2010?

And it's looking suspiciously like that was in the club's best interests. I can vividly imagine the usual suspects melting over his kids coming through but Alwyn being three games short of F/S qualification.

 

[boncer34]

And it's looking suspiciously like that was in the club's best interests. I can vividly imagine the usual suspects melting over his kids coming through but Alwyn being three games short of F/S qualification.

If I could like this more than once I would.

 

[owen87]

Imagine if Marty has a son that's the next Gary Ablett Jnr, solving our on-going midfield woes in 2035, and we miss being able to take him because we didn't nurse him to 100 games.

 

[eth-dog]

Imagine if Marty has a son that's the next Gary Ablett Jnr, solving our on-going midfield woes in 2035, and we miss being able to take him because we didn't nurse him to 100 games.

Aka the Josh Kelly conundrum

 

[GUMBLETRON]

Particularly given he wouldn't have even needed to take the medical sub vest off.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Imagine if Marty has a son that's the next Gary Ablett Jnr, solving our on-going midfield woes in 2035, and we miss being able to take him because we didn't nurse him to 100 games.

Just bring him out of retirement in his 30s for a couple of games

 

[pazza]

Has come out and said he wants to play on. Can't blame him.

 

[EnolaGay]

Has come out and said he wants to play on. Can't blame him.

Hope he does, good luck to the cyborg!

 

[DERO]

Core strength.