Competitions Essendon All Time Draft Game

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Draft order.

  1. RedmanWasHere - Dick Reynolds
  2. Shermy - John Coleman
  3. Bipolarbear - James Hird
  4. Pweter - Simon Madden
  5. Soprano 4 Pyros - Tim Watson
  6. BrunoV - Paul Salmon
  7. Jmoo Hird - Jobe Watson
  8. Boncer34 - Matthew Lloyd
  9. Eth-dog - Dustin Fletcher
  10. Eth-dog - Bill Hutchinson
  11. boncer34 - Terry Daniher
  12. Jmoo Hird - Michael Long
  13. Bruno V - Mark Mecuri
  14. Sporno 4 Pyros - Gavin Wanganeen
  15. Pweter - Jack Clarke
  16. Bipolarbear - Albert Thurgood
  17. Shermy - Scott Lucas
  18. Redmanwashere - David Hille
  19. Redmanwashere - Don McKenzie
  20. Shermy - Wally Buttsworth
  21. Bipolarbear - Ken Fraser
  22. Pweter -Tom Fitzmaurice
  23. Sporno 4 Pyros - John Birt
  24. BrunoV - Leon Baker
  25. Jmoo Wan - Joe Daniher
  26. Boncer34 - Geoff Blethyn
  27. Eth-Dog - Graham Moss
  28. Eth-Dog - Alan Noonan
  29. Boncer34 - Mark Thompson
  30. Jmoo Wan - Jake Stringer
  31. Bruno V - Neale Daniher
  32. Sporno 4 Pyros - Mark Harvey
  33. Pweter - Paul Vander Haar
  34. Bruno v - Paddy Ryder
  35. Shermy - Darren Bewick
  36. Redmanwashere - Zac Merrett
  37. Redmanwashere - Keith Forbes
  38. Shermy - Joe Misiti
  39. Bipolar Bear - Garry O'Donnell
  40. Pweter - Darren Williams
  41. Sporno 4 Pyros - Roger Merrett
  42. Bipolar Bear - Fred Baring
  43. Jmoo Wan - James Kelly
  44. Boncer34 - Brendon Goddard
  45. eth-dog - Ron Evans
  46. Eth-dog - Michael Hurley
  47. Boncer34 - Cale Hooker
  48. Jmoo Wan - Justin Madden
  49. Bipolar Bear - Jason Johnson
  50. Sporno 4 Pyros - Kevin Walsh
  51. Pweter - Anthony Daniher
  52. Bipolar Bear - Geoff Leek
  53. Shermy - Sean Well man
  54. Redmanwashere - Barry Davis
  55. Redmanwashere - Garry Foulds
  56. Shermy - Steven Alessio
  57. Bipolar Bear - Damian Hardwick
  58. Pweter - Scott Cummings
  59. Sporno 4 Pyros - AMT
  60. BrunoV - Merv Neagle
  61. Jmoo Hird - Ted Richards
  62. Boncer34 - John Barnes
  63. eth-dog - Hugh Mitchell
  64. eth-dog - Adam Cooney
  65. Boncer34 - Bill Busbridge
  66. Jmoo Hird - Reg Burgess
  67. BrunoV - Ken Fletcher
  68. Sporno - Billy Duckworth
  69. Pweter - Des Tuddenham
  70. Bipolar Bear - Alwyn Davey
  71. Shermy - Gary Moorcroft
  72. Redmanwashere - Ron Andrews
  73. Redmanwashere - Blake Caracella
  74. Shermy - Sean Denham
  75. Bipolar - Paul Barnard
  76. Pweter - Harold Lambert
  77. Sporno - Jack Jones
  78. BrunoV - Jake Carlisle
  79. Jmoo Cant Tag - Paul Chapman
  80. Boncer34 - Damian Cupido
  81. Eth-dog - Tom Reynolds
  82. Eth-dog - Michael Hibberd
  83. Boncer34 - Darcy Parish
  84. Jmoo Who - Dyson Heppell
  85. BrunoV - Derek Kickett
  86. Sporno - Glenn Hawker
  87. Pweter - Phil Carmen
  88. Bipolar - Alan Ezard
  89. Shermy - Adam Ramanauskas
  90. Redmanwashere - Mark Johnson
  91. Redmanwashere - Percy Ogden
  92. Shermy - Allan Hird And
  93. Bipolar bear - Mark McVeigh
  94. Pweter - Scott Camporeale
  95. Sporno - Bryan Wood
  96. BrunoV - Paul Weston
  97. Jmoo Wan - David Zaharakis
  98. Boncer34 - Mal Michael
  99. Eth-Dog - Brent Stanton
  100. Eth-Dog - Adam McPhee
  101. Boncer34 - Dean Rioli
  102. Jmoo Wan - Greg Anderson
  103. Bruno - Dean Solomon
  104. Sporno - Justin Blumfield
  105. Pweter - Tony Buhagiar
  106. BiPolar - Jordan Ridley
  107. Shermy - Peter Sommerville
  108. Redmanwashere - Ted Freyer
  109. Redmanwashere - Darryl Gerlach
  110. Shermy - Andrew McGrath
  111. Bipolarbear - Ted Fordham
  112. Pweter - Ian Shelton
  113. Sporno - Shane Heard
  114. Bruno - Jason Winderlich
  115. Jmoo Wan - Courtenay Dempsey
  116. Boncer34 - Andrew Lovett
  117. Eth-Dog - Justin Murphy
  118. Eth-Dog- Tom Bellchambers
  119. Boncer 34 - Adam Saad
  120. Jmoo Wan - Andrew Welsh
  121. BrunoV - Jayden Laverde
  122. Sporno - Chris Daniher
  123. Pweter - Norm McDonald
  124. Bipolar bear - Ricky Olarenshaw
  125. Shermy - Bachar Houli
  126. Redmanwashere - Bill Brittingam
  127. Redmanwashere - Alec Epis
  128. Shermy - Les Gardiner
  129. Bipolarbear - Ernie Cameron
  130. Pweter - Geoff Raines
  131. Sporno - Dylan Shiel
  132. BrunoV - Connor McKenna
  133. Jmoo Wan - Devon Smith
  134. Boncer34 - Orazio Fantasia
  135. eth-dog - David Shaw
  136. eth-dog - Matthew Stokes
  137. Boncer34 - Nick Hind
  138. Jmoo Boncer - Chris Heffernan
  139. BrunoV - James Stewart
  140. Sporno - Gordon Lane
  141. Pweter - Russell Blew
  142. Bipolar - Angus Monfries
  143. Shermy - Clyde Donaldson
  144. Redmanwashere - Neil Clarke
  145. Redmanwashere - Robin Close
  146. Shermy - Nik Cox
  147. Bipolar - Mal Pascoe
  148. Pweter - John Williams
  149. Sporno - Bob Syme
  150. Bruno - Che Cockatoo Collins
  151. Jmoo - Dean Wallis
  152. Boncer - Jimmy Sullivan
  153. eth-dog - Jake Melksham
  154. eth-dog - David Grenvold
  155. Boncer - Mark Jamar
  156. Jmoo - Ryan Crowley
  157. Bruno - Mason Redman
  158. Sporno - Gordon Abbott
  159. Pweter - Syd Barker Snr
  160. Bipolar - Mark Williams
  161. Shermy - Paddy Shea
  162. Redmanwashere - Max Crow
  163. Redmanwashere - Elton Plummer
  164. Shermy - Len Bowe
  165. Bipolar - Tayte Pears
  166. Pweter - Kyle Langford
  167. Sporno - Ted Leehane
  168. Bruno - Nathan Lovett-Murray
  169. Jmoo - Ricky Dyson
  170. Boncer - Frank Maher
  171. Eth - Heath Hocking
  172. Eth - Roy McConnell
  173. Boncer - Billy Griffith
  174. Jmoo - Charlie Payne
  175. Bruno - David Myers
  176. Sporno - Tony Elshaug
  177. Pweter - Neville Fields
  178. Bipolar
 
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Missed the tag for some reason.

Heath Hocking. Buddha at his best was one of the best taggers in the competition but even if he wasn't playing a lockdown role he was still a very effective blocker at stoppages and would be useful to the likes of Mitchell, Cooney and Hutchinson if this side ever played a game. Some of the names that went before him are baffling (even one of mine in Murphy) and I'm very happy to get him so late in the piece.

Roy McConnell. Wikipedia says McConnell was a strong, dashing defender. He was well known as close playing spoiler with good spring and unexpected speed in his long legs. Surprisingly, he had a vision range of not much more than fifty yards, but this never affected his play. He had a remarkable ability for such a big man and was a top full back and centre half back during his career. He was a member of the 1949 and 1950 premiership teams and burst into League prominence by beating Carlton star, Jack Howell, in the 1949 grand final

FB: David Shaw - Roy McConnell - Dustin Fletcher
HB: Adam McPhee - Michael Hurley - Michael Hibberd
MF: Brent Stanton - Hugh Mitchell - Justin Murphy
HF: Jake Melksham - Alan Noonan - Mathew Stokes
FF: Tom Bellchambers - Ron Evans - Tom Reynolds
OB: Graham Moss - Adam Cooney - Bill Hutchison
IC: David Grenvold - Heath Hocking - ??? - ???
 
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I'm gonna take the kind of player I think BrunoV would've loved if he was playing now.

Billy Griffith

Triple premiership player - as rover in 1901 and then amusingly as full back in 1911 and 1912. He was also captain from 1907 to 1909.

jmoo wan
 

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FB: Griffith - Mal Michael - Bill Busbridge
HB: Saad - Cale Hooker - Hind
MF: Lovett - Goddard - Sullivan
HF: Cupido - Terry Daniher - Fantasia
FF: Rioli - Matthew Lloyd - Geoff Blethyn
OB: Jamar - Thompson - Maher
IC: Barnes - Parish - ??? - ??
 
boncer34 said:
You're slower than Dean Wallis running around Fraser Brown
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It’s taking me longer to search to see if players are taken. But I have found a hidden gem:

Charlie Payne

In the mould of James Stewart (kind of):

Payne started his VFL career in 1962 as a forward, at the age of just 17, topping Essendon's goalkicking in his first two seasons, with 39 and 36 goals respectively. He was at full-forward in Essendon's 1962 premiership side but played in the back pocket in their premiership three years later. He would remain in defence for most of his career but was also used as a follower
 
I'll take my man David Myers.

191cm, 92ks | inside mid and occasional half back

Played 122 games for Essendon between 2008 and 2019. He kicked 40 goals.

Drafted as an inside midfielder who played as a running defender who had a decent turn of pace and a cannon for a left boot. He spent his early years at Essendon being shuffled around the ground, even playing on Adam Goodes at one time - that is, when his hamstrings gave him a clear enough run at it. Said hamstring injuries reduced his mobility over time limiting him to 47 of a possible 112 games in his first 5 years. He then filled out and became about as big a body as you can get at 191cm.

2013 and 2014 were his best years which netted him 38 games in total. He was an important part of our inside midfield group mainly playing more defensive roles around stoppages and acting as a battering ram. During this period he laid some loose/stoppage tags and belted up the likes of Ziebell and Priddis who were some of the most prolific inside mids at the time. I remember him disciplining Dusty who was attempting a 'don't argue'. He was a real brute.

While he lost the speed he had he was still effective on the outside because of his ability to hit a target effortlessly over 60m (with a total range which gets pretty close to 70m).

2015 and 2016 were lost years. While he was solid in 2017 and 2018 he faded quickly in 2019. He at least had the dignity to drop himself as he lost form in 2019 and then drove our VFL campaign to a prelim. At the lower level he was a man among boys.

I was told by someone who had spoken to Dr Reid in 2014-ish who quoted the doc as saying Myers was one of the most impressive players during the supplements saga. He was a sounding board for many of the players and a real leader. His standing was recognised a few times when he was included in the leadership group. I understand there was a time when, his body permitting, he was a realistic chance of inheriting the captaincy from Jobe (or at least in the conversation as a bridge between Jobe and Heppell).
 
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Neville Fields

Most improved in 71, B&F in 72 and state representative. Enjoyed a goal with 193 from 200 career games. Later in his career was traded to South Melbourne for one Terry Daniher, however he's in this team for his early 70s form.

FB: Tom Fitzmaurice - Anthony Daniher - John Williams
HB: Harold Lambert - Ian Shelton - Norm McDonald
C: Scott Camporeale - Jack Clarke - Russell Blew
HF: Phil Carman - Paul Vander Haar - Des Tuddenham
FF: Tony Buhagiar - Scott Cummings - Syd Barker Sr
R: Simon Madden (c) - Geoff Raines - Daisy Williams
INT: Kyle Langford - Neville Fields - ??? - ???

Bipolarbear
 
eth-dog said:
Missed the tag for some reason.

Heath Hocking. Buddha at his best was one of the best taggers in the competition but even if he wasn't playing a lockdown role he was still a very effective blocker at stoppages and woulf be useful to the likes of Mitchell, Cooney and Hutchinson if this side ever played a game. Some of the names that went before him are baffling (even one of mine in Murphy) and I'm very happy to get him so late in the piece.

Roy McConnell. Wikipedia says McConnell was a strong, dashing defender. He was well known as close playing spoiler with good spring and unexpected speed in his long legs. Surprisingly, he had a vision range of not much more than fifty yards, but this never affected his play. He had a remarkable ability for such a big man and was a top full back and centre half back during his career. He was a member of the 1949 and 1950 premiership teams and burst into League prominence by beating Carlton star, Jack Howell, in the 1949 grand final

FB: David Shaw - Roy McConnell - Dustin Fletcher
HB: Adam McPhee - Michael Hurley - Michael Hibberd
MF: Brent Stanton - Hugh Mitchell - Justin Murphy
HF: Jake Melksham - Alan Noonan - Mathew Stokes
FF: Tom Bellchambers - Ron Evans - Tom Reynolds
OB: Graham Moss - Adam Cooney - Bill Hutchison
IC: David Grenvold - Heath Hocking - ??? - ???
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Hocking is another of those guy whose best 70 odd games finds his way into any of these sides.

I was torn between Hocking and NLM.

I needed the versatility of NLM and thought the combination of NLM and Myers made more sense.
 
BrunoV said:
Hocking is another of those guy whose best 70 odd games finds his way into any of these sides.

I was torn between Hocking and NLM.

I needed the versatility of NLM and thought the combination of NLM and Myers made more sense.
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I would have picked both Buddha and Nat Rat for those picks if you had chosen Myers first. I needed the 7th defender and another midfielder. The next 2 are going to be annoying, the guys I want are extremely unlikely to slip through IMO.
 
Alright. I need some mongrel in my team. KYLE REIMERS
Shermy
 
I'll take 2 time premiership player Bill Sewart

From australianfootball.com
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A superbly gifted centreman, Bill Sewart joined Essendon in 1905 from Castlemaine, and went on to play a total of 171 VFL games over the next 11 seasons. He was in the centre when the Same Old won consecutive premierships in 1911 and 1912, and was widely regarded as one of the leading players of his era. A Big V representative in 1906, 1907 and 1912, Sewart joined Footscray as coach in 1919, and promptly steered the club to that year's VFA premiership.
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RedmanWasHere
 
Shermy said:
I'll take 2 time premiership player Bill Sewart

From australianfootball.com
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A superbly gifted centreman, Bill Sewart joined Essendon in 1905 from Castlemaine, and went on to play a total of 171 VFL games over the next 11 seasons. He was in the centre when the Same Old won consecutive premierships in 1911 and 1912, and was widely regarded as one of the leading players of his era. A Big V representative in 1906, 1907 and 1912, Sewart joined Footscray as coach in 1919, and promptly steered the club to that year's VFA premiership.
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RedmanWasHere
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Thanks Shermy.

As I took Dick Reynolds with my first pick, as he famously wore No. 3, I'll close my team with another one.

YEP!

This is a No. 3 bookend.

Welcome aboard Norm Beckton.
 
RedmanWasHere said:
Thanks Shermy.

As I took Dick Reynolds with my first pick, as he famously wore No. 3, I'll close my team with another one.

YEP!

This is a No. 3 bookend.

Welcome aboard Norm Beckton.
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Um, you have two.
 
boncer34 said:
Yes
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Okay.

Thank you for that.


FB: M. Johnson, A. Epis, D. McKenzie.
HB: G. Foulds, R. Andrews, E. Plummer.
C: N. Beckton, B. Davis, P. Ogden.
HF: D. Reynolds, B. Caracella, B. Brittingham.
F: M. Crow, K. Forbes, R. Close.
R: Hille, Z. Merrett, N. Clarke.
IC: D. Gerlach, T. Freyer, G. Gosper.

I completely forgot I selected Gerlach and Freyer.

I've lost my way in this thread so apologies if I seem slow.

Gonna add another name to the interchange bench.

With pick 181, I select Geoff Gosper.

Shermy is on the clock.
 
I'll go with Damien Peverill

Bipolarbear
 
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