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

boncer34 · Saturday at 12:44 PM

Need to start looking at my last line of defense and who better to start with then premiership player Mark Johnson.

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

TheFrenchCut I think we keep moving and hope Stopher just picks up at some point.

TheFrenchCut · Saturday at 1:39 PM

Dylan Shiel

Pweter

Pweter · Saturday at 2:12 PM

High flying triple premiership star Jack Jones, ready to cause matchup nightmares on the HFF

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

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

BomberTime

BomberTime · Saturday at 4:08 PM

Dean Solomon

Scott Camporeale

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

Pweter

Pweter · Saturday at 4:19 PM

Dual All Australian with the hall of fame mullet:

Greg Anderson

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

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

TheFrenchCut

TheFrenchCut · Saturday at 5:58 PM

I'll be selecting All-Australian and prominent Russian based ruckman, Mark Jamar.

Stopher DapperDon

DapperDon · Saturday at 10:29 PM

Alwyn Davey

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

Int:

DapperDon · Saturday at 10:30 PM

Stopher
sup3rfish

Pweter · Saturday at 11:01 PM

DapperDon said:
Alwyn Davey

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

Int:

Good Food Wow GIF by For(bes) The Culture

sup3rfish · Sunday at 10:46 AM

Courtney Dempsey

boncer34
Stopher

Blind Turn · Sunday at 10:54 AM

DapperDon said:
Alwyn Davey

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

Int:

Subtle yet on point.

boncer34 · Sunday at 9:44 PM

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

I'm going to name someone I actually knew, absolute ripper bloke but little left field.

Brian Walsh - Was a rover/forward pocket whos probably best known for topping Carltons goal kicking in 1973, a year they were runners up.

Transferred to us midway through 75 after having a falling out at Carlton. Played our last 10 games of that season for 33 goals whilst averaging 23 disposals. This includes a 28 disposal, 7 goal herculean effort in the last round as we stunned minor premiers Hawthorne.

Sadly injuries meant we never saw the best of him long but still had a very respectable 100 goals from 51 games.

boncer34 · Sunday at 9:44 PM

Vindicater

Vindicater · 2026-02-02T07:50:04+1100

Will take Hugh Mitchell and plonk him at Full Forward.

A general forward and later a Ruck/Rover. Gives me flexibility in the forward line and the ability to pick a big boy later.

FB: D. Hardwick A. Daniher G. Wanganeen
CHB: M. McVeigh ??? S. Wellman
C: B. Stanton J. Watson A. McPhee
CHF: ??? ??? ???
FF: ??? H. Mitchell ???
R: D. McKenzie J. Johnson ???

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

TheUnicorn

TheUnicorn · 2026-02-02T08:45:42+1100

Andrew McGrath

FB: Andrew McGrath Dustin Fletcher ----

HB: Adam Saad —— ----

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

HF: Nate Caddy Terry Daniher Kyle Langford

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

Fol: David Hille Joe Misiti Sam Durham

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

Blind Turn

Blind Turn · 2026-02-02T14:34:58+1100

Glenn Hawker

One of the most composed players in my time and a silky kick to leading forwards. A true utility, I have the flexibility to move him as I fill my team.

1986 BnF.

Blind Turn · 2026-02-02T14:41:29+1100

Darren Daisy Williams

Another 84/85 hero who adds serious toughness and pack reading and allows me to use Forbes as a forward threat.

FB: ---- F Baring ----
HB: G Hawker W Buttsworth ----
C: ---- D Parish M Neagle
HF: ---- A Thurgood ----
FF: K Forbes R Merrett J Stringer
Fol: J Madden T Watson D Williams
Int: ---- ---- ---- ----
Sub: ----

TheUnicorn
Stopher don’t leave the great Simon Madden out of the final battle. Hope you’re doing alright mate.

Blind Turn · 2026-02-02T14:46:48+1100

boncer34
Camporeale needs to be added to BomberTime’s picks as they added two players in their last post.

TheUnicorn · 2026-02-02T14:55:18+1100

Can’t have Caddy without…

Isaac Kako

FB: Andy McGrath - Dustin Fletcher - ----

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

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

HF: Nate Caddy - Terry Daniher - Kyle Langford

FF: Isaac Kako - ---- - ----

Fol: David Hille - Joe Misiti - Sam Durham

Int: David Zaharakis - ---- - ---- - ----

Vindicater

Pweter · 2026-02-02T15:07:11+1100

Blind Turn said:
Darren Daisy Williams

Another 84/85 hero who adds serious toughness and pack reading and allows me to use Forbes as a forward threat.

FB: ---- F Baring ----
HB: G Hawker W Buttsworth ----
C: ---- D Parish M Neagle
HF: ---- A Thurgood ----
FF: K Forbes R Merrett J Stringer
Fol: J Madden T Watson D Williams
Int: ---- ---- ---- ----
Sub: ----

TheUnicorn
Stopher don’t leave the great Simon Madden out of the final battle. Hope you’re doing alright mate.

Loved Daisy as a kid.

Are our teams playing according to current rules and protocols? If so Daisy will play about 2 games a year, missing the rest due to concussion protocols. He was tough and never shied away from putting his head over the ball, but bloody hell his head got taken off almost every other week too.

Vindicater · 2026-02-02T16:32:51+1100

Going to go for a second ruckman in the gentle giant Geoff Leek to sit on the bench and rotate with Don McKenzie who can go forward if needed.

FB: D. Hardwick A. Daniher G. Wanganeen
CHB: M. McVeigh ??? S. Wellman
C: B. Stanton J. Watson A. McPhee
CHF: ??? ??? ???
FF: ??? H. Mitchell ???
R: D. McKenzie J. Johnson ???

Int: G. Leek ??? ??? ???

boncer34

ant555 · 2026-02-02T16:40:37+1100

Blind Turn said:
Glenn Hawker

One of the most composed players in my time and a silky kick to leading forwards. A true utility, I have the flexibility to move him as I fill my team.

1986 BnF.

Blind Turn said:
Darren Daisy Williams

Another 84/85 hero who adds serious toughness and pack reading and allows me to use Forbes as a forward threat.

FB: ---- F Baring ----
HB: G Hawker W Buttsworth ----
C: ---- D Parish M Neagle
HF: ---- A Thurgood ----
FF: K Forbes R Merrett J Stringer
Fol: J Madden T Watson D Williams
Int: ---- ---- ---- ----
Sub: ----

TheUnicorn
Stopher don’t leave the great Simon Madden out of the final battle. Hope you’re doing alright mate.

About time someone picked up these two. :thumbsu:

The Airing of Grievances · 2026-02-02T17:10:34+1100

With a couple of teams still looking for a key forward to kick the goals, I'm a little surprised that the only player to top both the VFL and WANFL goalkicking is still available.

NAB777 · 2026-02-02T18:44:18+1100

ant555 said:
About time someone picked up these two.

Yeah, beat me to it...I am taking this thread too seriously!!

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