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

TheFrenchCut · Jan 17, 2026

Brendon Goddard

Pweter

EnolaGay · Jan 17, 2026

Can't believe Rene Kink is still on the board

Pweter · Jan 17, 2026

Harold Lambert

FB: ---- ---- ----
HB: Harold Lambert ---- ----
C: ---- Leon Baker ----
HF: ---- ---- ----
FF: ---- John Coleman ----
Fol: ---- ---- John Birt

Int: ---- ---- ---- ----
Sub: ----

BomberTime

BomberTime · Jan 17, 2026

Can I get a ruling? Are we taking players at their best perhaps at another team or when they were in Essendon colours only?

sup3rfish · Jan 17, 2026

BomberTime said:
Can I get a ruling? Are we taking players at their best perhaps at another team or when they were in Essendon colours only?

I'm voting the best regardless. Original post just states players who have pulled on the essendon jumper

Pweter · Jan 17, 2026

BomberTime said:
Can I get a ruling? Are we taking players at their best perhaps at another team or when they were in Essendon colours only?

At their peak I'd say, they just needed to play for us at some point

BomberTime · Jan 17, 2026

Ok, they weren’t at their peak at Essendon but both outstanding players.

Todd Goldstein

Paul Chapman

——-- ——- —-—-
——- ——— —-—-
——— ———- —-
Mercuri Vander Hird
———- ———- Chapman
Goldstein ——- ——-

Pweter

Pweter · Jan 17, 2026

Ted Freyer

FB: ---- ---- ----
HB: Harold Lambert ---- ----
C: ---- Leon Baker ----
HF: ---- Ted Freyer ----
FF: ---- John Coleman ----
Fol: ---- ---- John Birt

Int: ---- ---- ---- ----
Sub: ----

TheFrenchCut

TheFrenchCut · Jan 17, 2026

I think Harvs was taken earlier Pweter

Pweter · Jan 17, 2026

TheFrenchCut said:
I think Harvs was taken earlier Pweter

Right you are, not sure how I missed it but that I did. Fixed now and over to you

TheFrenchCut · Jan 17, 2026

Neale Daniher

Over to you Stopher

B: ... ... ...
HB: Goddard Hurley N.Daniher
C: ... ... ...
HF: ... Lucas ...
F: ... ... ...
Fol: ... ... D.Reynolds

Blind Turn · Jan 17, 2026

Pweter said:
At their peak I'd say, they just needed to play for us at some point

This would make the decision to pick Geoff Raines a controversial one considering the abysmal Essendon career he had

Pweter · Jan 17, 2026

Blind Turn said:
This would make the decision to pick Geoff Raines a controversial one considering the abysmal Essendon career he had

I'm just going by previous iterations of this game where this was the case.

No more name dropping!

Stopher · Jan 18, 2026

Even at Essendon, he actually stood up in big games. A point reinforced at the Lions.

Joe Daniher

DapperDon

DapperDon · Jan 18, 2026

Cale Hooker

B: ... Hooker ...
HB: ... ... ...
C: ... ... ...
HF: ... ... ...
F: ... ... Bewick
Fol: Moss Hutchison Clarke

Int:

sup3rfish

ant555 · Jan 18, 2026

I can take over WN123's spot if needed. Happy to start with what is left.

sup3rfish · Jan 19, 2026

Paddy Ryder

boncer34 your up

Vindicater · Jan 19, 2026

ant555 said:
I can take over WN123's spot if needed. Happy to start with what is left.

boncer34 · Jan 19, 2026

ant555 said:
I can take over WN123's spot if needed. Happy to start with what is left.

If you want. Or if you want when we did this a couple of years ago someone did a "best of the rest" at the end of the draft and it was damn near nearly the best team.

boncer34 · Jan 19, 2026

Geoff Bleythn

Vindicater

TheUnicorn · Jan 19, 2026

boncer34 said:
If you want. Or if you want when we did this a couple of years ago someone did a "best of the rest" at the end of the draft and it was damn near nearly the best team.

Who won last time

DapperDon · Jan 19, 2026

sup3rfish

ant555 · Jan 19, 2026

boncer34 said:
If you want. Or if you want when we did this a couple of years ago someone did a "best of the rest" at the end of the draft and it was damn near nearly the best team.

Will do a best of the rest :thumbsu:

NAB777 · Jan 19, 2026

Jeez, you'd be disappointed to win a Normie & not be considered as good an Essendon player as Todd Goldstein

Vindicater · Jan 19, 2026

Damian Hardwick

TheUnicorn

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