Roast Essendon in no mans land

[Shane Heard]

I thought that was South Africa.

Nope. Russia. Assad lets him stay in a guesthouse out the back.

 

[Shane Heard]

Jordan Ridley is the only other not inside the recent draft crop I'd say had AA potential. Merrett is elite.

Caldwell is better than Ridley.

Archie Roberts came runner up bnf this year after only 27 games second season.

He’s definitely one who will become elite for us.

 

[WillHayward]

So starting CBAs for 2026

Starting: Bryan Caldwell Durham Merrett
Rotations: Tsatsas Parish Sharp Robey Visentini Wright

It's not great but it's also not terrible. Should be looking to snag 8-10 wins.

 

[Saint]

I think we're slowly getting the age profile right. We've got some older guys ageing out, but a lot of promise in our Under 24 group, just hoping that a few of them can become better than good players and injuries stay away for a sustained period.

I can see a good team emerging in 2 years' time if we get a bit of luck with injuries and no younger players want to leave.

 

[jdstorm]

So starting CBAs for 2026

Starting: Bryan Caldwell Durham Merrett
Rotations: Parish Sharp Robey Visentini Wright

3 rucks seems unlikely.

Starting trio seems locked in. Rotations still a lot up for grabs with Parish Tsatsas, Sharpe, Robey, Johnson competing for 3 spots

 

[Vindicater]

So starting CBAs for 2026

Starting: Bryan Caldwell Durham Merrett
Rotations: Tsatsas Parish Sharp Robey Visentini Wright

It's not great but it's also not terrible. Should be looking to snag 8-10 wins.

I think Sharp will be starting midfield by the end of the year. Probably for Caldwell.

Gives you

Sharp: Defensive Ball winning bull.
Durham: athletic tagger/burst player.
Merrett: Ball winning and class.

Caldwell, Robey and Parish rotating through.

Merrett likely leaves end of the year and Martin replaced him as class player.

 

[CanuckSuns]

I am new to the AFL, so I checked Essendon's history. They haven't won more than 12 games since 2013 (14-8). What happened to such a (historically) successful franchise?

 

[projectv]

I am new to the AFL, so I checked Essendon's history. They haven't won more than 12 games since 2013 (14-8). What happened to such a (historically) successful franchise?

James Hird.

 

[Pistol Night]

James Hird.

Combined with Dank and Robinson it was an Avengers like hit squad

 

[Shane Heard]

I am new to the AFL, so I checked Essendon's history. They haven't won more than 12 games since 2013 (14-8). What happened to such a (historically) successful franchise?

Never call an AFL club a franchise.

Only Port, Giants, Swans, Lions and Adelaide can be anywhere related to a franchise because they’re owned by the AFL commission. Although Port don’t really count because they don’t generate new supporters. They just rely on their feral masses to sporn brainwashed kids.

We’re not the NFL.

And your sentence at the end should’ve read “…to such a successful foundation superpower club.”

 

[LeBronco]

Never call an AFL club a franchise.

Only Port, Giants, Swans, Lions and Adelaide can be anywhere related to a franchise because they’re owned by the AFL commission. Although Port don’t really count because they don’t generate new supporters. They just rely on their feral masses to sporn brainwashed kids.

We’re not the NFL.

And your sentence at the end should’ve read “…to such a successful foundation superpower club.”

Plenty of young people support Port Adelaide the problem they have is their small footprint outside of SA. The average age of Adelaide's supporter base would be far higher than that of Port Adelaide.