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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
  1. BomberTime - James Hird
  2. Pweter - John Coleman
  3. TheFrenchCut - Dick Reynolds
  4. WN123
  5. Stopher - Simon Madden
  6. DapperDon - Bill Hutchinson
  7. sup3rfish - Matthew Lloyd
  8. Boncer34 - Ken Fraser
  9. Vindicater - Gavin Wanganeen
  10. TheUnicorn - Dustin Fletcher
  11. 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 - Isaac Kako
3. Vindicater - Geoff Leek
4. Boncer34 - Frank Maher
5. sup3rfish - Devon Smith
6. Dapper Don - Alec Epis
7. Stopher -
8. TheFrenchCut - Matthew Stokes
9. Pweter - Norm McDonald
10. BomberTime - Michael Hibberd

Round 13
1. BomberTim - Chris Heffernan
2. Pweter - Gordon Lane
3. TheFrenchCut - Jake Carlisle
4. Stopher
5. DapperDon - Steven Alessio
6. sup3rfish - Dean Wallis
7. Boncer34 - Damian Cupido
8. Vindicater - Billy Griffiths
9. TheUnicorn - Andrew Welsh
10. Blind Turn - Tony Buhagiar

Round 14
1. Blind Turn - Bryan Wood
2. TheUnicorn - Leroy Jetta
3. Vindicater - Len Bowe
4. Boncer34 - Bill Brittingham
5. sup3rfish - Justin Blumfield
6. Dapper Don - Ron Evans
7. Stopher -
8. TheFrenchCut - Andrew Lovett
9. Pweter - Gary Moorcroft
10. BomberTime - Paul Weston

Round 15

1. BomberTime - Sean Denham
2. Pweter - Phil Carman
3. TheFrenchCut - Mark Williams
4. Stopher
5. DapperDon - Paul Bardnard
6. sup3rfish - Mason Redman
7. Boncer34 - Derek Kickett
8. Vindicate - Charlie Payne
9. TheUnicorn - Zach Reid
10. Blind Turn - Bill Busbridge

Round 16
1. Blind Turn - Shane Heard
2. TheUnicorn - Archie Roberts
3. Vindicater - Davis Shaw
4. Boncer34 - Ryan Crowley
5. sup3rfish - Connor McKenna
6. Dapper Don - Orazio Fantasia
7. Stopher -
8. TheFrenchCut - Mark Baguley
9. Pweter - Jack Garden
10. BomberTime - Jake Melksham

Round 17
1. BomberTime - Chris Daniher
2. Pweter - Neil Clarke
3. TheFrenchCut - Ricky Dyson
4. Stopher
5. DapperDon - Glenn Manton
6. sup3rfish - Angus Monfries
7. Boncer34 - Justin Murphy
8. Vindicater - Bill Sewart
9. TheUnicorn - Damien Peverill
10. Blind Turn - Greg Stockdale

Round 18
1. Blind Turn - Dale Kickett
2. TheUnicorn - Sam Draper
3. Vindicater - Greg Sewell
4. Boncer34 - Harry Hunter
5. sup3rfish - Che Cockato Collins
6. Dapper Don - Ernie Cameron
7. Stopher -
8. TheFrenchCut - Justin McCarthy
9. Pweter - Les Gardiner
10. BomberTime - David Grenvold

Round 19
1. BomberTime - Heath Hocking
2. Pweter - Howard Okey
3. TheFrenchCut - Massimo D'Ambrosio
4. Stopher
5. DapperDon - Russell Blew
6. sup3rfish - David Myers
7. Boncer34 - Darryl Gerlach
8. Vindicater - Geoff Gosper
9. TheUnicorn - James Stewart
10. Blind Turn - Max Crow

Round 20
1. Blind Turn - Tony Elshaug
2. TheUnicorn - Nick Hind
3. Vindicater - Percy Ogden
4. Boncer34 - Stewart Crameri
5. sup3rfish - Peter Wright
6. Dapper Don - Trav Colyer
7. Stopher -
8. TheFrenchCut - Danny Jacobs
9. Pweter - Wally Chalmers
10. BomberTime - Peter Somerville

Round 21
1. BomberTime - Jye Caldwell
2. Pweter - Neville Fields
3. TheFrenchCut - Brad Plain
4. Stopher
5. DapperDon - Rene Kink
6. sup3rfish - David Calthorpe
7. Boncer34 - Rick Olarenshaw
8. Vindicate - Paul Hills
9. TheUnicorn - Ben Howlett
10. Blind Turn - Alan Stonehan

Round 22
1. Blind Turn - Ron Andrews
2. TheUnicorn - Angus Clarke
3. Vindicater - John Williams
4. Boncer34 - Jack Baggot
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
 
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FB: Johnson ---- ----
HB: Fletcher Fitzmaurice Davis
C: Burgess ---- Long
HF: ---- Fraser ----
FF: Barker Blethyn ----
Fol: Barnes ---- Maher
Int: ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

sup3rfish
 
Devon Smith

DapperDon
 
I'll take 2 times premiership player, 4 time Victorian player and Italian Team of the Century Half Back Flanker

Alec Epis


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

Int:

TheFrenchCut
Stopher

When this round ends do we start picking off Stopher's players?
 
DapperDon said:
I'll take 2 times premiership player, 4 time Victorian player and Italian Team of the Century Half Back Flanker

Alec Epis


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

Int:

TheFrenchCut
Stopher

When this round ends do we start picking off Stopher's players?
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Who gets prioritised though? If SMadden goes to anyone other than me I’ll tear the place down.
 

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DapperDon said:
I'll take 2 times premiership player, 4 time Victorian player and Italian Team of the Century Half Back Flanker

Alec Epis


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

Int:

TheFrenchCut
Stopher

When this round ends do we start picking off Stopher's players?
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No. They've disappeared into the ether.
 
I mean, that could work to.
 
Indigenous Team of the Century HBF, dual premiership player and B&F winner. It has to be Norm McDonald, providing explosive dash out of defence that wouldn't be out of place in the modern game.


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

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

BomberTime
 

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Michael Hibberd

Chris Heffernan

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

Pweter
 
Gordon Lane - triple premiership player, he was rated by Jack Dyer in 1946 as "the best centre half forward in the game".

Kicked 6 goals in the 1942 VFL Grand Final and 7 in 1946.

Freyer moves to the pocket.

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

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

TheFrenchCut
 
BomberTime said:
Michael Hibberd

Chris Heffernan

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

Pweter
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I feel like Hibberd is roughly the 10th time someone has taken the guy I intended to take next in the 4-5 picks before me. He was an absolute gun with us.
 
TheFrenchCut said:
I feel like Hibberd is roughly the 10th time someone has taken the guy I intended to take next in the 4-5 picks before me. He was an absolute gun with us.
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I reckon it would've happened multiple times to most of us
 
Pweter said:
I reckon it would've happened multiple times to most of us
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I take your point, but I feel like 10 times for the exact next player you intend to take would be more than most.

But anyway, I need a key defender so I'm grabbing Jake Carlisle, who before his back injuries and our unfortunate move to throw him forward, was on track to be one of the best in the comp for a long time.

B: ... Hurley ...
Hb: N.Daniher Carlisle Houli
C: Rama Shiel Goddard
Hf: ... Lucas D.Rioli
F: ... ... M.Stokes
Fol: Jamar Cooney D.Reynolds
I:


Stopher DapperDon
 

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Underrated premiership player who I was actually shocked hadn't been selected yet, a good ruckman and handy marking forward and also another Italian team of the Century player
Steven Alessio

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

Int:

sup3rfish
Stopher
 
Damian Cupido

He is the ultimate "what if he got his shit together" story.

Had 1 year where he felt compelled to prove himself and did he ever with his 39 goal season in 2003.

Since being delisted due to his inability to give a shit at the end of 2005, he proved his talent by kicking goals for fun in State and Local leagues, clearly far to good of a player for those levels.
 
FB: Johnson ---- ----
HB: Fletcher Fitzmaurice Davis
C: Burgess ---- Long
HF: ---- Fraser Walsh
FF: Barker Blethyn Cupido
Fol: Barnes ---- Maher
Int: ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Vindicater
 
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