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 - Adam Saad
10. Blind Turn - Jake Stringer

Round 10

1. Blind Turn - Darcy Parish
2. TheUnicorn - Kyle Langford
3. Vindicater - Mark McVeigh
4. Boncer34 - Mark Johnson
5. sup3rfish - Jason Winderlich
6. Dapper Don - Nic Martin
7. Stopher - Scott Camporeale
8. TheFrenchCut - Dylan Shiel
9. Pweter - Jack Jones
10. BomberTime - Dean Solomon

Round 11
1. BomberTime - Scott Camporeale
2. Pweter - Greg Anderson
3. TheFrenchCut - Mark Jamar
4. Stopher
5. DapperDon - Alwyn Davey
6. sup3rfish - Courtney Dempsey
7. Boncer34 - Brian Walsh
8. Vindicater - Hugh Mitchell
9. TheUnicorn - Andrew McGarth
10. Blind Turn - Darren "Daisy" Williams

Round 12
1. Blind Turn - Glenn Hawker
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

TheUnicorn · Jan 25, 2026

NAB777 said:
Thank God.
Some of the players getting selected before some of the 80's premiership heroes is interesting.

Apologies

Stopher · Jan 26, 2026

Apologies again, I've been out of action for a couple of days

happy to wait for my next turn in order.

Vindicater · Jan 26, 2026

Stopher said:
Apologies again, I've been out of action for a couple of days happy to wait for my next turn in order.

Just take your picks now that you missed.

boncer34 · Jan 26, 2026

A man who often is overshadowed by his son but was still a brilliant footballers. Ken Fletcher.

boncer34 · Jan 26, 2026

sup3rfish

boncer34 · Jan 26, 2026

Blind Turn said:
There’s some interesting teams emerging. Bonce has all oldies, with only Longy post-1980. Unicorn has all recents with only TD pre-1990. And Vindicator has focused on getting their defence in order.

Long is an oldie?

Blind Turn · Jan 26, 2026

boncer34 said:
Long is an oldie?

Well, he’s not a ‘Baby Bomber’ anymore

…and yes, we are getting old too…

Blind Turn · Jan 26, 2026

Quick Stopher before sup3rfish takes Mark Alvey ahead of you.

Howard Moon · Jan 26, 2026

Blind Turn said:
I really hope your next selection is Peter Somerville, followed by Steve Alessio.

If Somerville entered any GOAT draft it would be the 4 legged beared variety

Pweter · Jan 26, 2026

Blind Turn · Jan 26, 2026

Pweter said:

Maybe sup3rfish played the part of Beerfish a bit too heavily this weekend. Cosplay at its worst.

sup3rfish · Jan 26, 2026

Sorry gents. Happy Australia Day
Alan Ezard for me please

DapperDon

DapperDon · Jan 26, 2026

I choose the brother of King Richard, who while not at his brothers level of stardom still had a career where he averaged over 3 goals a game. A Premiership Player and 4 time Club Leading Goal Kicker

Tom Reynolds

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

Int:

Stopher remember to take 2 players.

Pweter · Jan 27, 2026

Carn....

Blind Turn · Jan 27, 2026

Pweter said:
Carn....

I hope Stopher is alright. Sounded a bit occupied in their last post.

Must be time to play TheFrenchCut

TheFrenchCut · Jan 27, 2026

Bachar Houli

Pweter

B: ... ... ...
Hb: N.Daniher Hurley Houli
C: ... Cooney Ramanauskas
Hf: ... Lucas ...
F: ... ... ...
Fol: ... Goddard D.Reynolds
I:

Pweter · Jan 27, 2026

Dual premiership ruckman, B&F winner and club captain, Norm Beckton

FB: ---- Billy Duckworth ----
HB: Harold Lambert ---- ----
C: ---- Geoff Raines ----
HF: ---- Ted Freyer ----
FF: ---- John Coleman ----
Fol: Norm Beckton Leon Baker John Birt

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

BomberTime

BomberTime · Wednesday at 6:35 AM

Scott Cummings

Anthony McDonald-Tippungwuti

——-- ——- ———
Foulds Richards ——
——— ——— ——
Hird Vander Mercuri
Chapman Cummings Tippa
Goldstein ——- ——-

Pweter

TheUnicorn · Wednesday at 8:23 AM

BomberTime said:
Scott Cummings

Anthony McDonald-Tippungwuti

——-- ——- ———
Foulds Richards ——
——— ——— ——
Hird Vander Mercuri
Chapman Cummings Tippa
Goldstein ——- ——-

Pweter

My AMT

Pweter · Wednesday at 8:35 AM

Ian "Bluey" Shelton. Dual premiership CHB who retired from the VFL at 25.

Strong, courageous, dual sided, tough as old boot laces. Missed the 64 season due to a serious eye injury sustained on the farm but returned in 65 and played on with compromised vision in one eye in his final season as vice captain in a premiership side.

FB: ---- Billy Duckworth ----
HB: Harold Lambert Ian Shelton ----
C: ---- Geoff Raines ----
HF: ---- Ted Freyer ----
FF: ---- John Coleman ----
Fol: Norm Beckton Leon Baker John Birt

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

TheFrenchCut

I Remember Bluey · Wednesday at 10:08 AM

Pweter said:
Ian "Bluey" Shelton. Dual premiership CHB who retired from the VFL at 25.

Strong, courageous, dual sided, tough as old boot laces. Missed the 64 season due to a serious eye injury sustained on the farm but returned in 65 and played on with compromised vision in one eye in his final season as vice captain in a premiership side.

FB: ---- Billy Duckworth ----
HB: Harold Lambert Ian Shelton ----
C: ---- Geoff Raines ----
HF: ---- Ted Freyer ----
FF: ---- John Coleman ----
Fol: Norm Beckton Leon Baker John Birt

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

TheFrenchCut

My user name agrees with you

TheFrenchCut · Wednesday at 4:10 PM

Dean Rioli

Stopher

B: ... ... ...
Hb: N.Daniher Hurley Houli
C: ... Cooney Ramanauskas
Hf: ... Lucas D.Rioli
F: ... ... ...
Fol: ... Goddard D.Reynolds

TheUnicorn · Wednesday at 4:15 PM

Stopher already missed his last 2 turns we gonna wait for him a 3rd time? :think:

BomberTime · Wednesday at 5:55 PM

I would think move ahead?

TheUnicorn · Wednesday at 7:14 PM

DapperDon Stopher

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