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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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Christ
 
Definitely didnt get that tag
 
Jack Baggott

A man that played just 19 games for Essendon.

However he played 128 games for Richmond, won their goal kicking twice, played off the half back line in 2 flags, played 4 games for Victoria and was inducted into Richmond's hall of fame in 2019.
 

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Nathan Lovett-Murray

TheFrenchCut
 
Tom Bellchambers

Pweter
 
Percy Bushby, won the 1944 B&F in an era where Reynolds, Buttsworth and Hutchinson dominated the Crichton. Dual premiership player, state representative and All Australian, as a ruck/defender he adds real depth and flexibility to the side.

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 - Neville Fields - Percy Bushby

BomberTime
 
Frank Dunell

Tayte Pears


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

Pweter
 
I'll take goal kicking rover and 73 Crichton Medal winner Andy Wilson

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 - Neville Fields - Percy Bushby - Andy Wilson

TheFrenchCut
 
Patrick Voss

B: Mark Baguley Michael Hurley Ricky Dyson
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 Brad Plain Tom Bellchambers Patrick Voss

DapperDon
 
I select Craig Bird

B: Paul Barnard Cale Hooker Billy Griffith
HB: Alec Epis Kevin Walsh Orazio Fantasia
C: Russell Blew Jack Clarke Nic Martin
HF: Tom Reynolds Steven Alessio Rene Kink
F: Alwyn Davey Ron Evans Darren Bewick
Fol: Graham Moss Bill Hutchison Des Tuddenham

Int: E.J Cameron Glen Manton Trav Colyer Nathan Lovett-Murray Craig Bird

sup3rfish
 

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Arguably the greatest what could have been (typical Essendon fashion)
Scott Gumbleton

boncer34
 
Allan Belcher
 
**** it. Even with two ruckmen already he is too good to pass up.

I am taking Hugh Torney who as a ruckman came second in the Brownlow and won a best and fairest and was also a noticable goal kicker. He can play in my forward half and relief ruck down there to allow McKenzie and Leek to hang back as a spare behind the ball.

Moves Gosper onto the bench as a utility who can go anywhere needed.


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 - H. Torney
R: D. McKenzie - J. Johnson - B. Sewart

Int: G. Leek - P. Ogden - P. Hills - J. Williams - G. Gosper

Done and dusted. Mix of old and new players and plenty of grunt.

TheUnicorn
 

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Xavier Duursma

Love his work rate. Can kick a goal and gets back to defend. Very happy to have him as my X-factor off the bench. And my team gets the bow and arrow for some show-boating to go with Stringer’s theatrics and the Budgie throwing opposition headbands into the crowd.

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 R Andrews A Stoneham X Duursma
 
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