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 - 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 -
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 · 2026-02-19T08:27:29+1100

FB: Johnson Brittingham Hunter
HB: Fletcher Fitzmaurice Davis
C: Burgess Crowley Long
HF: Crameri Fraser Walsh
FF: Barker Blethyn Cupido
Fol: Barnes Kickett Maher
Int: Murphy Gerlach ---- ---- ----

boncer34 · 2026-02-19T08:28:04+1100

Vindicater said:
Also boncer34 Can we get a cleanup of the list once you get some time please

Done.

Apologies all, didnt realise how many I'd missed.

sup3rfish · 2026-02-19T09:09:55+1100

Peter Wright please

Pweter · 2026-02-19T09:50:44+1100

DapperDon

sup3rfish · 2026-02-19T10:38:18+1100

Pweter said:
DapperDon

Thank you, sorry forgot to tag them

DapperDon · 2026-02-19T10:54:24+1100

I'll take Trav Colyer, bit off speed and run and carry to come off the bench

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 Trav Colyer ... ...

TheFrenchCut

TheFrenchCut · 2026-02-19T20:22:02+1100

Danny Jacobs

B: Mark Baguley Michael Hurley Danny Jacobs
Hb: Neale Daniher Jake Carlisle Bachar Houli
C: Brendon Goddard Dylan Shiel Adam Ramanauskas
Hf: Andrew Lovett Justin McCarthy Dean Rioli
F: Mark Williams Scott Lucas Matthew Stokes
Fol: Mark Jamar Adam Cooney Dick Reynolds
I: Massimo D'Ambrosio Ricky Dyson

Pweter

Pweter · 2026-02-19T21:56:53+1100

Dual premiership wingman from 1911/12, Wally Chalmers, another of a generation who had their career heavily impacted by WWI.

He was recognised as the best wingman in the league in 1911 when he also represented the VFL.

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 - Wally Chalmers ---- ----
Sub: ----

BomberTime

BomberTime · 2026-02-19T23:50:54+1100

Jye Caldwell

Peter Somerville

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

Pweter

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