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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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I Select Russell Blew

A pacy wingman, Blew debuted for Essendon in 1960. In 1964 he finished second in the best and fairest awards and represented Victoria at interstate football. He was a premiership player with Essendon in 1962 and 1965.

B: ... Cale Hooker Paul Barnard
HB: Alec Epis Kevin Walsh Glen Manton
C: Russell Blew 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: E.J Cameron ... ... ...

sup3rfish
 

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David Myers

boncer34
 
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 Gerlach ---- ---- ----

Darryl Gerlach

Vindicater
 
Taking the little flanker Geoff "Goo" Gosper. Played on both the back and forward flank and in the guts at times. Tied for the Crighton Medal with my ruckman D. McKenzie in 1968.

Plonk him in the forward pocket to round out my starting 18.

TheUnicorn

Still can't believe Hugh Torney is still available. If I didn't already have two ruckmen he would be one of my next picks.

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. G. Gosper
R: D. McKenzie J. Johnson B. Sewart

Int: G. Leek ??? ??? ??? ???
 
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James Stewart


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 - James Stewart - ---- - ----

Blind Turn
 

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Max Crow

I liken him to what Jake Carlisle was like. Hands like buckets. Could play either end and pinch hit in the ruck. Also went to St Kilda but unlike Carlisle, won a BnF in his first year there. He was a real forward threat and won our goalkicking in ‘77. To highlight his marking, in 1978 he had a 5 week hot streak where he took 63 marks!
 
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Tony Elshaug

Added some real class as a rover in our dominant mid-80s team. Also knew where the goals were and was a good player at Melbourne too, kicking goals in most games he played.

Crow and Elshaug are perfect versatile bench players to add.

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: M Crow T Elshaug ---- ----
Sub: ----

TheUnicorn
 
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Nick Hind


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 – James Stewart – Nick Hind – ----





Vindicater
 
Blind Turn said:
Tony Elshaug

Added some real class as a rover in our dominant mid-80s team. Also knew where the goals were and was a good player at Melbourne too, kicking goals in most games he played.

Crow and Elshaug are perfect versatile bench players to add.

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: M Crow T Elshaug ---- ----
Sub: ----

TheUnicorn
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Much of your team takes me back to when I was a wide eyed 9yo.

Hawker, Heard, Neagle, Merrett, Budgie, Watson, Williams, Elshaug -> the good times were going to last forever!
 
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Pweter said:
Much of your team takes me back to when I was a wide eyed 9yo.

Hawker, Heard, Neagle, Merrett, Budgie, Watson, Williams, Elshaug -> the good times were going to last forever!
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We are a similar vintage make. I became fully invested at the same time that Sheeds entered the club. Had vague memories of 79-80 but I was too young then to have much understanding of the players’ ability. It was the streak of 16 wins in ‘81 that got me excited about my team.

This poster was the first I had on my wall. All my early heroes are there (VanderHaar, N Daniher and Heard were absent but have their pics in the action shots).

IMG_1881.webp
 
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Blind Turn said:
We are a similar vintage make. I became fully invested at the same time that Sheeds entered the club. Had vague memories of 79-80 but I was too young then to have much understanding of the players’ ability. It was the streak of 16 wins in ‘81 that got me excited about my team.

This poster was the first I had on my wall. All my early heroes are there (VanderHaar, N Daniher and Heard were absent but have their pics in the action shots).

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There ya go, Justn Madden once had a beard!

My interest started peaking in 83.
 
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Blind Turn said:
I think Justin Madden’s beard is up now.

I reckon Pweter might’ve had his team saved ready to go for his next post.
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Yeah this, was pre-loading ready for a plug and play (I hadn't added my pick though). Have edited.

Sorry folks!
 
Going back to the golden oldies for "The Butcher" Percy Ogden. One of the original great rovers, he captain-coached us and is one of our all time record holders in state representation. He will come off the bench to crack some heads.

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 - G. Gosper
R: D. McKenzie - J. Johnson - B. Sewart

Int: G. Leek - P. Ogden ??? ??? ???

boncer34
 
Stewart Crameri

sup3rfish
 
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