Competitions Essendon's GOAT draft

boncer34 · Jan 4, 2026

For some off-season fun I'm proposing a draft of all Essendon players where posters get to name their best 23.

1,214 players have played for Essendon so entry is strictly capped at 52 posters.

Draft ordered will be a randomised snake order and of course each player can only be drafted once.

Once teams are drafted they'll be pitted against one another in series of polls until we have a winner.

Draft Order

Round 1

BomberTime - James Hird
Pweter - John Coleman
TheFrenchCut - Dick Reynolds
WN123
Stopher - Simon Madden
DapperDon - Bill Hutchinson
sup3rfish - Matthew Lloyd
Boncer34 - Ken Fraser
Vindicater - Gavin Wanganeen
TheUnicorn - Dustin Fletcher

Dustin Fletcher

Age
50

Ht

198cm

Wt
92kg

Pos.
Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D
16.0

4

K
12.3

5

HB
3.7

3

M
4.7

4

T
1.2

3

MG
301.6

4

No current season stats available

D
14.2

4

K
11.4

4

HB
2.8

3

M
4.8

5

T
1.4

4
Blind Turn - Tim Watson

Round 2
1. Blind Turn - Albert Thurgood
2. TheUnicorn - Terry Daniher
3. Vindicater - Jobe Watson
4. Boncer34 - Michael Long
5. sup3rfish - Zach Merrett
6. Dapper Don - Jack Clarke
7. Stopher - Paul Salmon
8. WN123
9. TheFrenchCut - Scott Lucas
10. Pweter - Leon Baker
11. BomberTime - Paul Vander Harr

Round 3
1. BomberTime - Marc Mercuri
2. Pweter - John Birt
3. TheFrenchCut - Michael Hurley
4. WN123
5. Stopher - Mark Harvey
6. DapperDon - Graham Moss
7. sup3rfish - Mark Thompson
8. Boncer34 - Tom Fitzmaurice
9. Vindicater - Sean Wellman
10. TheUnicorn - Joe Misiti
11. Blind Turn - Wally Buttsworth

Round 4
1. Blind Turn - Keith Forbes
2. TheUnicorn - Blake Caracella
3. Vindicater - Jason Johnson
4. Boncer34 - Barry Davis
5. sup3rfish - Alan Noonan
6. Dapper Don - Darren Bewick
7. Stopher - Gary O'Donnell
8. WN123
9. TheFrenchCut - Brendan Goddard
10. Pweter - Harold Lambert
11. BomberTime - Todd Goldstein

Round 5
1. BomberTime - Paul Chapman
2. Pweter - Ted Freyer
3. TheFrenchCut - Neale Daniher
4. WN123
5. Stopher - Joe Daniher
6. DapperDon - Cale Hooker
7. sup3rfish - Paddy Ryder
8. Boncer34 - Geoff Blethyn
9. Vindicater - Damien Hardwick
10. TheUnicorn - Sam Durham
11. Blind Turn - Roger Merrett

Round 6
1. Blind Turn - Justin Madden
2. TheUnicorn - David Hille
3. Vindicater - Anthony Daniher
4. Boncer34 - Reg Burgess
5. sup3rfish - Dyson Heppell
6. Dapper Don - Des Tuddenham
7. Stopher - James Kelly
8. WN123
9. TheFrenchCut - Adam Ramanaskus
10. Pweter - Bill Duckworth
11. BomberTime - Garry Foulds

Round 7
1. BomberTime - Ted Richards
2. Pweter - Geoff Raines
3. TheFrenchCut - Adam Cooney
4. WN123
5. Stopher
6. DapperDon - Billy Griffith
7. sup3rfish - Jordan Ridley
8. Boncer34 - Syd Barker
9. Vindicater - Adam McPhee
10. TheUnicorn - David Zaharakis
11. Blind Turn - Fred Baring

Round 8
1. Blind Turn - Merv Neagle
2. TheUnicorn - Nate Caddy
3. Vindicater - Don Mckenzie
4. Boncer34 - Ken Fletcher
5. sup3rfish - Alan Ezard
6. Dapper Don - Tom Reynolds
7. Stopher -
8. TheFrenchCut - Bachar Houli
9. Pweter - Norm Beckton
10. BomberTime - Scott Cummings

Round 9
1. BomberTime - Anthony McDonald-Tippungwuti
2. Pweter - Ian Shelton
3. TheFrenchCut - Dean Rioli
4. Stopher
5. DapperDon - Kevin Walsh
6. sup3rfish - Mal Michael
7. Boncer34 - John Barnes
8. Vindicater - Brent Stanton
9. TheUnicorn
10. Blind Turn

Round 10

1. Blind Turn -
2. TheUnicorn -
3. Vindicater -
4. Boncer34 -
5. sup3rfish -
6. Dapper Don -
7. Stopher -
8. TheFrenchCut -
9. Pweter -
10. BomberTime -

Round 11
1. BomberTime
2. Pweter
3. TheFrenchCut
4. Stopher
5. DapperDon
6. sup3rfish
7. Boncer34
8. Vindicater
9. TheUnicorn
10. Blind Turn

Round 12
1. Blind Turn -
2. TheUnicorn -
3. Vindicater -
4. Boncer34 -
5. sup3rfish -
6. Dapper Don -
7. Stopher -
8. TheFrenchCut -
9. Pweter -
10. BomberTime -

Round 13
1. BomberTim
2. Pweter
3. TheFrenchCut
4. Stopher
5. DapperDon
6. sup3rfish
7. Boncer34
8. Vindicate
9. TheUnicorn
10. Blind Turn

Round 14
1. Blind Turn -
2. TheUnicorn -
3. Vindicater -
4. Boncer34 -
5. sup3rfish -
6. Dapper Don
7. Stopher -
8. TheFrenchCut -
9. Pweter -
10. BomberTime -

Round 15

1. BomberTime
2. Pweter
3. TheFrenchCut
4. Stopher
5. DapperDon
6. sup3rfish
7. Boncer34
8. Vindicate
9. TheUnicorn
10. Blind Turn

Round 16
1. Blind Turn -
2. TheUnicorn -
3. Vindicater
4. Boncer34 -
5. sup3rfish -
6. Dapper Don -
7. Stopher -
8. TheFrenchCut -
9. Pweter -
10. BomberTime -

Round 17
1. BomberTime
2. Pweter
3. TheFrenchCut
4. Stophe
5. DapperDon
6. sup3rfish
7. Boncer34
8. Vindicater
9. TheUnicorn
10. Blind Turn

Round 18
1. Blind Turn -
2. TheUnicorn -
3. Vindicater -
4. Boncer34 -
5. sup3rfish -
6. Dapper Don -
7. Stopher -
8. TheFrenchCut -
9. Pweter -
10. BomberTime -

Round 19
1. BomberTime
2. Pweter
3. TheFrenchCut
4. Stopher
5. DapperDon
6. sup3rfish
7. Boncer34
8. Vindicater
9. TheUnicorn
10. Blind Turn

Round 20
1. Blind Turn -
2. TheUnicorn -
3. Vindicater -
4. Boncer34 -
5. sup3rfish -
6. Dapper Don -
7. Stopher -
8. TheFrenchCut -
9. Pweter -
10. BomberTime -

Round 21
1. BomberTime
2. Pweter
3. TheFrenchCut
4. Stopher
5. DapperDon
6. sup3rfish
7. Boncer34
8. Vindicate
9. TheUnicorn
10. Blind Turn

Round 22
1. Blind Turn -
2. TheUnicorn -
3. Vindicater -
4. Boncer34 -
5. sup3rfish -
6. Dapper Don
7. Stopher -
8. TheFrenchCut -
9. Pweter -
10. BomberTime -

Round 23
1. BomberTime
2. Pweter
3. TheFrenchCut
4. Stopher
5. DapperDon
6. sup3rfish
7. Boncer34
8. Vindicate
9. TheUnicorn
10. Blind Turn

DapperDon · 2026-01-28T19:25:30+1100

I choose All Australian, 2 x premiership player Kevin Walsh

B: ... Cale Hooker ...
HB: ... Kevin Walsh ...
C: ... Jack Clarke ...
HF: ... ... ...
F: ... Tom Reynolds Darren Bewick
Fol: Graham Moss Bill Hutchison Des Tuddenham

Int:

Stopher sup3rfish

sup3rfish · 2026-01-29T08:49:34+1100

Mal Micheal

DapperDon

boncer34 · 2026-01-29T08:51:21+1100

Sorry all I'll update now

DapperDon · 2026-01-29T08:51:29+1100

sup3rfish said:
Mal Micheal

DapperDon

I think it's boncer34

But happy to take another pick

boncer34 · 2026-01-29T09:07:44+1100

I'll take premiership ruckman turned politician John Barnes.

boncer34 · 2026-01-29T09:07:58+1100

Vindicater

boncer34 · 2026-01-29T09:15:34+1100

FB: ---- ---- ----
HB: Fletcher Fitzmaurice Davis
C: Burgess ---- Long
HF: ---- Fraser ----
FF: Barker Blethyn ----
Fol: Barnes ---- ----
Int: ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Vindicater · 2026-01-29T11:42:41+1100

Was an absolute whipping boy but I thought he was an excellent player during one of our worst periods.

Brent Stanton to run the tram tracks on the wings.

FB: Hardwick A. Daniher Wanganeen
CHB: McPhee ??? Wellman
C: Stanton J. Watson ???
CHF: ??? ??? ???
FF: ??? ??? ???
R: McKenzie J. Johnson ???

Int: ??? ??? ??? ???

TheUnicorn

TheUnicorn · 2026-01-29T13:34:12+1100

Adam Saad

FB: ---- Dustin Fletcher ----

HB: Adam Saad ---- ----

C: ---- ---- Blake Caracella

HF: Nate Caddy Terry Daniher ----

FF: ---- ---- ----

Fol: David Hille Joe Misiti Sam Durham

Int: ---- ---- ---- ----

Blind Turn

Shermy · 2026-01-29T16:06:53+1100

it would be worth putting this one against the last all time draft we did to see how they differ.

TheUnicorn · 2026-01-29T16:08:30+1100

Shermy said:
it would be worth putting this one against the last all time draft we did to see how they differ.

Can anyone post the link to the old one? I can't seem to find it.

Blind Turn · 2026-01-29T17:18:49+1100

TheUnicorn said:
Can anyone post the link to the old one? I can't seem to find it.

Competitions Thread 'Essendon All Time Draft Game'

Nov 20, 2021

We've done this before but it's the off season so let's do it again. The aim is to pick the best 22 of all time for players that have represented Essendon, you get that player at their peak regardless of if that peak happened while wearing the red sash.

Draft order will be randomised, hopefully kick it off sometime later this week.

Participants
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