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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 - [PLAYERCARD]Dustin Fletcher[/PLAYERCARD]
  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 - [PLAYERCARD]Scott Lucas[/PLAYERCARD]
  18. Redmanwashere - [PLAYERCARD]David Hille[/PLAYERCARD]
  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 - [PLAYERCARD]Jake Stringer[/PLAYERCARD]
  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 - [PLAYERCARD]Joe Misiti[/PLAYERCARD]
  39. Bipolar Bear - Garry O'Donnell
  40. Pweter - Darren Williams
  41. Sporno 4 Pyros - Roger Merrett
  42. Bipolar Bear - Fred Baring
  43. Jmoo Wan - [PLAYERCARD]James Kelly[/PLAYERCARD]
  44. Boncer34 - Brendon Goddard
  45. eth-dog - Ron Evans
  46. Eth-dog - [PLAYERCARD]Michael Hurley[/PLAYERCARD]
  47. Boncer34 - [PLAYERCARD]Cale Hooker[/PLAYERCARD]
  48. Jmoo Wan - Justin Madden
  49. Bipolar Bear - [PLAYERCARD]Jason Johnson[/PLAYERCARD]
  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 - [PLAYERCARD]Steven Alessio[/PLAYERCARD]
  57. Bipolar Bear - Damian Hardwick
  58. Pweter - Scott Cummings
  59. Sporno 4 Pyros - AMT
  60. BrunoV - Merv Neagle
  61. Jmoo Hird - [PLAYERCARD]Ted Richards[/PLAYERCARD]
  62. Boncer34 - John Barnes
  63. eth-dog - Hugh Mitchell
  64. eth-dog - [PLAYERCARD]Adam Cooney[/PLAYERCARD]
  65. Boncer34 - Bill Busbridge
  66. Jmoo Hird - Reg Burgess
  67. BrunoV - Ken Fletcher
  68. Sporno - Billy Duckworth
  69. Pweter - Des Tuddenham
  70. Bipolar Bear - [PLAYERCARD]Alwyn Davey[/PLAYERCARD]
  71. Shermy - [PLAYERCARD]Gary Moorcroft[/PLAYERCARD]
  72. Redmanwashere - Ron Andrews
  73. Redmanwashere - [PLAYERCARD]Blake Caracella[/PLAYERCARD]
  74. Shermy - Sean Denham
  75. Bipolar - Paul Barnard
  76. Pweter - Harold Lambert
  77. Sporno - Jack Jones
  78. BrunoV - Jake Carlisle
  79. Jmoo Cant Tag - [PLAYERCARD]Paul Chapman[/PLAYERCARD]
  80. Boncer34 - [PLAYERCARD]Damian Cupido[/PLAYERCARD]
  81. Eth-dog - Tom Reynolds
  82. Eth-dog - [PLAYERCARD]Michael Hibberd[/PLAYERCARD]
  83. Boncer34 - [PLAYERCARD]Darcy Parish[/PLAYERCARD]
  84. Jmoo Who - Dyson Heppell
  85. BrunoV - Derek Kickett
  86. Sporno - Glenn Hawker
  87. Pweter - Phil Carmen
  88. Bipolar - Alan Ezard
  89. Shermy - [PLAYERCARD]Adam Ramanauskas[/PLAYERCARD]
  90. Redmanwashere - [PLAYERCARD]Mark Johnson[/PLAYERCARD]
  91. Redmanwashere - Percy Ogden
  92. Shermy - Allan Hird And
  93. Bipolar bear - [PLAYERCARD]Mark McVeigh[/PLAYERCARD]
  94. Pweter - [PLAYERCARD]Scott Camporeale[/PLAYERCARD]
  95. Sporno - Bryan Wood
  96. BrunoV - Paul Weston
  97. Jmoo Wan - [PLAYERCARD]David Zaharakis[/PLAYERCARD]
  98. Boncer34 - [PLAYERCARD]Mal Michael[/PLAYERCARD]
  99. Eth-Dog - [PLAYERCARD]Brent Stanton[/PLAYERCARD]
  100. Eth-Dog - [PLAYERCARD]Adam McPhee[/PLAYERCARD]
  101. Boncer34 - [PLAYERCARD]Dean Rioli[/PLAYERCARD]
  102. Jmoo Wan - Greg Anderson
  103. Bruno - [PLAYERCARD]Dean Solomon[/PLAYERCARD]
  104. Sporno - [PLAYERCARD]Justin Blumfield[/PLAYERCARD]
  105. Pweter - Tony Buhagiar
  106. BiPolar - [PLAYERCARD]Jordan Ridley[/PLAYERCARD]
  107. Shermy - Peter Sommerville
  108. Redmanwashere - Ted Freyer
  109. Redmanwashere - Darryl Gerlach
  110. Shermy - [PLAYERCARD]Andrew McGrath[/PLAYERCARD]
  111. Bipolarbear - Ted Fordham
  112. Pweter - Ian Shelton
  113. Sporno - Shane Heard
  114. Bruno - [PLAYERCARD]Jason Winderlich[/PLAYERCARD]
  115. Jmoo Wan - [PLAYERCARD]Courtenay Dempsey[/PLAYERCARD]
  116. Boncer34 - Andrew Lovett
  117. Eth-Dog - [PLAYERCARD]Justin Murphy[/PLAYERCARD]
  118. Eth-Dog- [PLAYERCARD]Tom Bellchambers[/PLAYERCARD]
  119. Boncer 34 - [PLAYERCARD]Adam Saad[/PLAYERCARD]
  120. Jmoo Wan - [PLAYERCARD]Andrew Welsh[/PLAYERCARD]
  121. BrunoV - [PLAYERCARD]Jayden Laverde[/PLAYERCARD]
  122. Sporno - Chris Daniher
  123. Pweter - Norm McDonald
  124. Bipolar bear - Ricky Olarenshaw
  125. Shermy - [PLAYERCARD]Bachar Houli[/PLAYERCARD]
  126. Redmanwashere - Bill Brittingam
  127. Redmanwashere - Alec Epis
  128. Shermy - Les Gardiner
  129. Bipolarbear - Ernie Cameron
  130. Pweter - Geoff Raines
  131. Sporno - [PLAYERCARD]Dylan Shiel[/PLAYERCARD]
  132. BrunoV - Connor McKenna
  133. Jmoo Wan - [PLAYERCARD]Devon Smith[/PLAYERCARD]
  134. Boncer34 - [PLAYERCARD]Orazio Fantasia[/PLAYERCARD]
  135. eth-dog - David Shaw
  136. eth-dog - Matthew Stokes
  137. Boncer34 - [PLAYERCARD]Nick Hind[/PLAYERCARD]
  138. Jmoo Boncer - [PLAYERCARD]Chris Heffernan[/PLAYERCARD]
  139. BrunoV - [PLAYERCARD]James Stewart[/PLAYERCARD]
  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 - [PLAYERCARD]Jake Melksham[/PLAYERCARD]
  154. eth-dog - David Grenvold
  155. Boncer - [PLAYERCARD]Mark Jamar[/PLAYERCARD]
  156. Jmoo - [PLAYERCARD]Ryan Crowley[/PLAYERCARD]
  157. Bruno - [PLAYERCARD]Mason Redman[/PLAYERCARD]
  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 - [PLAYERCARD]Tayte Pears[/PLAYERCARD]
  166. Pweter - [PLAYERCARD]Kyle Langford[/PLAYERCARD]
  167. Sporno - Ted Leehane
  168. Bruno - [PLAYERCARD]Nathan Lovett-Murray[/PLAYERCARD]
  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 - [PLAYERCARD]David Myers[/PLAYERCARD]
  176. Sporno - Tony Elshaug
  177. Pweter - Neville Fields
  178. Bipolar
 
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B: Damien Hardwick, Fred Baring, ----
HB: [PLAYERCARD]Mark McVeigh[/PLAYERCARD], [PLAYERCARD]Jordan Ridley[/PLAYERCARD], ----
C: ----, Gary O'Donnell, [PLAYERCARD]Jason Johnson[/PLAYERCARD]
R: Geoff Leek, Ernie Cameron, James Hird (c),
HF: Ted Fordham, Ken Fraser, Mark Williams
F: Alan Ezard, Albert Thurgood, [PLAYERCARD]Alwyn Davey[/PLAYERCARD]
INT: Angus Monfries, [PLAYERCARD]Kyle Reimers[/PLAYERCARD], Hugh Torney, ----

Hugh Torney - Premiership ruckman and a spectacular mark. Needed a second.
Pweter
 
Everyone should apologise to Tony Elshaugh and Neville Fields. Elshaugh was a very good player in a premiership side and nifty was a star.
 
Greg Stockdale

Left footer from the 1920s who started at HBF before swinging forward to great effect showing his versatility. 2 time premiership player, 1 time league leading goal kicker, 3 time club leading goal kicker, 1 time best and fairest winner, vice captain and Victorian representative.

FB: Tom Fitzmaurice - Anthony Daniher - John Williams
HB: Harold Lambert - Ian Shelton - Norm McDonald
C: [PLAYERCARD]Scott Camporeale[/PLAYERCARD] - 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: [PLAYERCARD]Kyle Langford[/PLAYERCARD] - Neville Fields - Greg Stockdale - ???

Sporno 4 Pyros
 

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Thanks for the ceasefire over Christmas boncer34 it reminded me of that film about how they stopped fighting during Christmas WW1 and everyone got along for 24 hours so the top brass then decided to bomb the shit out of each other for the next few Christmases so that it would never happen again.

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To keep the Christmas theme going I googled “Noel Essendon” and came up with…

Noel Allanson
Member of the 1950 Premiership team
EFC Hall of Fame
Played cricket at state level
Celebrated his 96th birthday on Christmas Day.

FB: Billy Duckworth, Kevin Walsh, Gavin Wanganeen
HB: Shane Heard, Mark Harvey, Glenn Hawker
C: [PLAYERCARD]Justin Blumfield[/PLAYERCARD], [PLAYERCARD]Dylan Shiel[/PLAYERCARD], Bryan Wood
HF: Ted Leehane, Roger Merrett, Jack Jones
FF: Tony Elshaug, Gordon whopper Lane, AMT
R: Bob Syme, Timmy Watson, John Birt
INT: ??? Gordon Abbott, Noel Allanson, Chris Daniher

BrunoV
 
Hmm, I think I'm going to have to go with big [PLAYERCARD]Jason Laycock[/PLAYERCARD].

201cm, 105kg | Ruck / full forward. He played 58 games for Essendon kicking 36 goals between 2003 and 2010.

A prodigiously talented ruck and tall forward, Laycock was a fitting selection at # 10 in the 2002 AFL draft.

He was one of the earlier, experimental models of the sort of player it has taken the industry a long time to get right at the draft table. Some of the big kids lumber too much or are not natural footballers. Some do not really play as big men, crashing packs and taking contested marks. I do not believe any of these criticisms apply to the big man from Devonport, Northern Tassie. His problem was the lack of desire to push himself to be a professional resulting in the career ending spiral of poor conditioning and injury. He was good enough to coast through 7 years on an AFL list.

When fit he got around the ground with better than average mobility for a man his size, without said mobility being spectacular, and he was also a beautiful kick of the ball. I wouldn't say he was a pack crashing, body crunching type but he was a high quality contested/pack mark who could probably play forward well enough to make a career as a second ruck / key forward in modern terms, though he was also capable of playing as the #1 ruck. His ruckwork was Bellchambers quality in terms of his ability to hit the ball creativeily and to advantage.

His career may have peaked with what should have been recognized with an ANZAC day medal as a third year player in 2005, collecting 18 disposals, 7 marks (most of which were contested), 2 goals and 7 hitouts. That started a 3 week run which may have been his form. In that third game, against Adam Goodes (when the Swans still played him in the ruck) he had 10 touches, 25 hit outs and kicked 2 goals.

He didn't play a lot in 2006 but I recall him forming a promising partnership with Hille and some of that is born out by the numbers, with Laycock showing an ability to find enough of the ball while playing forward.

2007 was his best year capped by a 14 possessions, 2 goal and 28 hitout game against Melbourne/[PLAYERCARD]Jeff White[/PLAYERCARD] and 20 possessions, 17 hit outs and 1 goal against Carlton ([PLAYERCARD]Cain Ackland[/PLAYERCARD]).

I wanted a guy to give me flexibility with the use of Ryder and Salmon depending on the opponent. Laycock is my man as he can play in a forward pocket and be dangerous enough to occupy a quality defender or he could play as the number 1 ruck.

Over to you jmoo wan
 
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[PLAYERCARD]Ben Howlett[/PLAYERCARD] and [PLAYERCARD]Will Snelling[/PLAYERCARD]

FB: David Shaw - Roy McConnell - [PLAYERCARD]Dustin Fletcher[/PLAYERCARD]
HB: [PLAYERCARD]Adam McPhee[/PLAYERCARD] - [PLAYERCARD]Michael Hurley[/PLAYERCARD] - [PLAYERCARD]Michael Hibberd[/PLAYERCARD]
MF: [PLAYERCARD]Brent Stanton[/PLAYERCARD] - Hugh Mitchell - [PLAYERCARD]Justin Murphy[/PLAYERCARD]
HF: [PLAYERCARD]Jake Melksham[/PLAYERCARD] - Alan Noonan - [PLAYERCARD]Mathew Stokes[/PLAYERCARD]
FF: [PLAYERCARD]Tom Bellchambers[/PLAYERCARD] - Ron Evans - Tom Reynolds
OB: Graham Moss - [PLAYERCARD]Adam Cooney[/PLAYERCARD] - Bill Hutchison
IC: David Grenvold - Heath Hocking - [PLAYERCARD]Ben Howlett[/PLAYERCARD] - [PLAYERCARD]Will Snelling[/PLAYERCARD]

boncer34
 

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I'll take our 1973 best and fairest winner who kicked 40 goals as a rover Andy Wilson

FB: Griffith - [PLAYERCARD]Mal Michael[/PLAYERCARD] - Bill Busbridge
HB: Saad - [PLAYERCARD]Cale Hooker[/PLAYERCARD] - Hind
MF: Lovett - Goddard - Sullivan
HF: Cupido - Terry Daniher - Fantasia
FF: Rioli - Matthew Lloyd - Geoff Blethyn
OB: Jamar - Thompson - Maher
IC: Barnes - Parish - Hills - Wilson
 
I’m going Michael Symons he took some good marks, I guess.


FB: [PLAYERCARD]Courtenay Dempsey[/PLAYERCARD] – Dean Wallis – [PLAYERCARD]Andrew Welsh[/PLAYERCARD]

HB: Dyson Heppell – [PLAYERCARD]Ted Richards[/PLAYERCARD] - [PLAYERCARD]James Kelly[/PLAYERCARD]

C: Greg Anderson –- Reg Burgess - Michael Long

HF: [PLAYERCARD]David Zaharakis[/PLAYERCARD] – [PLAYERCARD]Jake Stringer[/PLAYERCARD] – [PLAYERCARD]Paul Chapman[/PLAYERCARD]

FF: [PLAYERCARD]Ryan Crowley[/PLAYERCARD] – Joe Daniher - [PLAYERCARD]Devon Smith[/PLAYERCARD]

FOL: Justin Madden – Jobe Watson - [PLAYERCARD]Chris Heffernan[/PLAYERCARD]

IC: -Michael Symons - [PLAYERCARD]Dale Kickett[/PLAYERCARD] - - Charlie Payne - Ricky Dyson

BrunoV
 
I’m going Michael Symons he took some good marks, I guess.


FB: Courtenay Dempsey – Dean Wallis – Andrew Welsh

HB: Dyson Heppell – Ted Richards - James Kelly

C: Greg Anderson –- Reg Burgess - Michael Long

HF: David Zaharakis – Jake Stringer – Paul Chapman

FF: Ryan Crowley – Joe Daniher - Devon Smith

FOL: Justin Madden – Jobe Watson - Chris Heffernan

IC: -Michael Symons - Dale Kickett - - Charlie Payne - Ricky Dyson

BrunoV
Would make the "Best Biceps" Team of the Century without doubt
 
[PLAYERCARD]Jake Kelly[/PLAYERCARD].

190cm, 90kg | shut down defender (small to tall).

110 games for Adelaide from 2015 to 2020. He's kicked 1 goal.

A solid defender for Adelaide who has the ability to shut down quality smalls and more than pinch hit on talls. I am operating on the assumption he has crossed from Adelaide to play mainly on small and mid-sized forwards to free up Redman to play more of a running role. That is how I'd use him in my team.
 

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Ok I was saving my last spot for either Doc Whielden or Peter Bradbury (who was a very handy player and part of the 1984 Premiership side) but I’ve decided to delve deeper and go back to the 1911-12 Premiership sides.

Paddy Shea
155 games(142 EFC)164 goals
Leading goal scorer 1909 (40 goals)
2 flags -1911, 1912
Victorian representative
Played cricket at state level

He played mostly as a half forward flanker and was one of the first players to use the 'banana kick' as well as the 'checkside' punt

"Paddy was an accomplished drop, punt and place kick and he was the only forward I knew (and still know [viz., in 1954]) who could make a ball swerve in the air from his boot as a bowler can from his hand.
He could stand near a boundary post and swing it with certaintv between the goal posts.
That master football tactician Jack Worrall, who coached Essendon after he left Carlton, had to see Paddy at practice before he was convinced of his ability.
Worrall had never before seen it in his many years association with the game as player and coach." — George Hale, in The Sporting Globe, 5 June 1954.

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FB: Billy Duckworth, Kevin Walsh, Gavin Wanganeen
HB: Shane Heard, Mark Harvey, Glenn Hawker
C: [PLAYERCARD]Justin Blumfield[/PLAYERCARD], [PLAYERCARD]Dylan Shiel[/PLAYERCARD], Bryan Wood
HF: Ted Leehane, Roger Merrett, Jack Jones
FF: Tony Elshaug, Gordon whopper Lane, AMT
R: Bob Syme, Timmy Watson, John Birt
INT: Paddy Shea, Gordon Abbott, Noel Allanson, Chris Daniher

Pweter
 
Ok I was saving my last spot for either Doc Whielden or Peter Bradbury (who was a very handy player and part of the 1984 Premiership side) but I’ve decided to delve deeper and go back to the 1911-12 Premiership sides.

Paddy Shea
155 games(142 EFC)164 goals
Leading goal scorer 1909 (40 goals)
2 flags -1911, 1912
Victorian representative
Played cricket at state level

He played mostly as a half forward flanker and was one of the first players to use the 'banana kick' as well as the 'checkside' punt

"Paddy was an accomplished drop, punt and place kick and he was the only forward I knew (and still know [viz., in 1954]) who could make a ball swerve in the air from his boot as a bowler can from his hand.
He could stand near a boundary post and swing it with certaintv between the goal posts.
That master football tactician Jack Worrall, who coached Essendon after he left Carlton, had to see Paddy at practice before he was convinced of his ability.
Worrall had never before seen it in his many years association with the game as player and coach." — George Hale, in The Sporting Globe, 5 June 1954.

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FB: Billy Duckworth, Kevin Walsh, Gavin Wanganeen
HB: Shane Heard, Mark Harvey, Glenn Hawker
C: Justin Blumfield, Dylan Shiel, Bryan Wood
HF: Ted Leehane, Roger Merrett, Jack Jones
FF: Tony Elshaug, Gordon whopper Lane, AMT
R: Bob Syme, Timmy Watson, John Birt
INT: Paddy Shea, Gordon Abbott, Noel Allanson, Chris Daniher

Pweter
My dude, I grabbed him at 161
 
[PLAYERCARD]Stewart Crameri[/PLAYERCARD]

Strong as an ox but a great athlete, this 3 time leading goal kicker rounds out my 22.

FB: Tom Fitzmaurice - Anthony Daniher - John Williams
HB: Harold Lambert - Ian Shelton - Norm McDonald
C: [PLAYERCARD]Scott Camporeale[/PLAYERCARD] - 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: [PLAYERCARD]Kyle Langford[/PLAYERCARD] - Neville Fields - Greg Stockdale - [PLAYERCARD]Stewart Crameri[/PLAYERCARD]

Bipolarbear
 
Stewart Crameri

Strong as an ox but a great athlete, this 3 time leading goal kicker rounds out my 22.

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 - Greg Stockdale - Stewart Crameri

Bipolarbear
nice one! he’d fit really nicely into our current team I think.
 

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