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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 - Jeff Gamble
6. Dapper Don - Nathan Lovett-Murray
7. Stopher -
8. TheFrenchCut - Tom Bellchambers
9. Pweter - Percy Bushby
10. BomberTime - Frank Dunnell

Round 23
1. BomberTime - Tayte Pears
2. Pweter - Andy Wilson
3. TheFrenchCut - Patrick Voss
4. Stopher
5. DapperDon - Craig Bird
6. sup3rfish - Scott Gumbleton
7. Boncer34
8. Vindicate
9. TheUnicorn
10. Blind Turn
 
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Justin Murphy

Vindicater
 
FB: Johnson Brittingham ----
HB: Fletcher Fitzmaurice Davis
C: Burgess Crowley Long
HF: Kickett Fraser Walsh
FF: Barker Blethyn Cupido
Fol: Barnes ---- Maher
Int: Murphy ---- ---- ---- ----
 
As I said in a previous post I have loved reading up on all these old legends.

I am taking Bill Sewart. Known as "Pimp" he was one of our best centreman from before the war and actually participated in the pioneer game in London in 1916 which was the first international game of Aussie rules.

Unfortunately he died from TB which he contracted during the war so we lost our on seeing his absolute best most likely.

Shifted him into the middle so Wanganeen could go back and McVeigh can shift to a half forward slot.

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

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

TheUnicorn
 
Damien Peverill

FB: Andy McGrath - Dustin Fletcher - Zach Reid

HB: Adam Saad - Andrew Welsh - Archie Roberts

C: Damien Peverill - Sam Durham - Blake Caracella

HF: David Zaharakis - Terry Daniher - Kyle Langford

FF: Leroy Jetta - Isaac Kako - Nate Caddy

Fol: David Hille - Joe Misiti - ----


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



Blind Turn
 
Greg Stockdale

178cm dual premiership ‘forward’. He broke the league record for most goals in a season with 68 in 1923 after starting his career as a HB. Won our goalkicking x 3, managed ten goals in a game, and kicked 5 out of our 6 goals in a prelim final. Some sort of player for his time and even by today’s statistical standards he would be considered a star.
 
Dale Kickett

A player who I loved watching back in the day for his combination of flair and toughness. Found his home as a dashing defender at Freo where he won a BnF. Gives my team some indigenous flavour and adds another dimension to my defensive set-up.

FB: Dale Kickett F Baring B Busbridge
HB: G Hawker W Buttsworth S Heard
C: B Wood D Parish M Neagle
HF: K Forbes A Thurgood. G Stockdale
FF: T Buhagiar R Merrett J Stringer
Fol: J Madden T Watson D Williams
Int: ---- ---- ---- ----
Sub: ----

TheUnicorn
 
Sam Draper



FB: Andy McGrath - Dustin Fletcher - Zach Reid

HB: Adam Saad - Andrew Welsh - Archie Roberts

C: Damien Peverill - Sam Durham - Blake Caracella

HF: David Zaharakis - Terry Daniher - Kyle Langford

FF: Leroy Jetta - Isaac Kako - Nate Caddy

Fol: David Hille - Joe Misiti - ----


Int: Sam Draper - ---- - ---- - ----

Vindicater
 
Greg Sewell. Essendon hall of fame player and premiership half forward and winger. Was one of Jack Clarkes partners in crime in a stacked midfield rotation.

Was also our president during some pretty successful times in the 80s.

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

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

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boncer34 said:
FB: Johnson Brittingham Hunter
HB: Fletcher Fitzmaurice Davis
C: Burgess Crowley Long
HF: Kickett Fraser Walsh
FF: Barker Blethyn Cupido
Fol: Barnes ---- Maher
Int: Murphy ---- ---- ---- ----
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I'll take Hall of Fame full back Harry Hunter
 
I select Ernest James "Ginger" Cameron, another "What could have been" player.

A rover, nicknamed "Ginger", he made his debut for Essendon in 1905. Cameron was a back-to-back Best and Fairest winner for Essendon, winning the award in 1911 and 1912. After breaking his leg during the 1912 finals series he was forced to retire from the game at just 23.



B: ... Cale Hooker Paul Barnard
HB: Alec Epis Kevin Walsh Glen Manton
C: E.J Cameron Jack Clarke Nic Martin
HF: Tom Reynolds Steven Alessio Orazio Fantasia
F: Alwyn Davey Ron Evans Darren Bewick
Fol: Graham Moss Bill Hutchison Des Tuddenham

Int:

TheFrenchCut
 

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Rounding out the starting 18 is Les Gardiner. A triple premiership defender who played back pocket in 46 and 50 flags and back flank in 1949.


FB: Neil Clarke - Billy Duckworth - Les Gardiner
HB: Harold Lambert - Ian Shelton - Norm McDonald
C: Greg Anderson - Geoff Raines - Jack Garden
HF: Jack Jones - Gordon Lane - Phil Carman
FF: Ted Freyer - John Coleman - Gary Moorcroft
Fol: Norm Beckton - Leon Baker- John Birt

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

BomberTime
 
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David Grenvold

Heath Hocking

Solomon Weston Hibberd
Grenvold Richards Daniher
Camporeale Hird Foulds
Melksham VanderHaar Mercuri
Chapman Cummings Tippa
Goldstein Heffernan Denham
Hocking

Pweter
 
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BomberTime said:
David Grenvold

Sam Draper

Solomon Weston Hibberd
Grenvold Richards Daniher
Camporeale Hird Foulds
Melksham VanderHaar Mercuri
Chapman Cummings Tippa
Goldstein Heffernan Denham
Draper

Pweter
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I think Draper has already been selected
 
DapperDon said:
I think Draper has already been selected
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Yeah he has, the sticky post hasn't been updated for the last 10 or so picks and Draper was one of them.

BomberTime have another go, I'll wait before making my next pick.
 
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Howard Okey, affectionately known as Dokie*, a "fast, clever and reliable" half forward/midfielder who won the 1929 B&F, and represented Victoria in 31 and 32 when he also topped our Brownlow votes across both seasons.

FB: Neil Clarke - Billy Duckworth - Les Gardiner
HB: Harold Lambert - Ian Shelton - Norm McDonald
C: Greg Anderson - Geoff Raines - Jack Garden
HF: Jack Jones - Gordon Lane - Phil Carman
FF: Ted Freyer - John Coleman - Gary Moorcroft
Fol: Norm Beckton - Leon Baker- John Birt

Int: Howard Okey ---- ---- ----
Sub: ----

*may or may not be true, but it's my team and we're running with it!

TheFrenchCut
 
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