Essendon's list, post-draft

[Ben the Gooner]

Key Backs:
Dustin Fletcher
Paddy Ryder
Tayte Pears
Michael Hurley

Small Backs:
Henry Slattery
Tyson Slattery
David Myers
Jarrod Atkinson
Jay Nash

Key Forwards:
Matthew Lloyd
Scott Lucas
Jay Neagle
Scott Gumbleton
Michael Still

Small Forwards:
Alwyn Davey
Leroy Jetta
Angus Monfries
John Williams

Utilities:
Nathan Lovett-Murray
Adam McPhee
Cale Hooker
Darcy Daniher

Wingers:
Jason Winderlich
Andrew Lovett
Ricky Dyson
Courtenay Dempsey

Midfielders:
Mark McVeigh
Brent Stanton
Jobe Watson
Brent Prismall
Bachar Houli
Kyle Reimers
Sam Lonergan
David Zaharakis
Andrew Welsh
Heath Hocking
Rhys Magin#

Ruckmen:
David Hille
Jason Laycock
Tom Bellchambers

By small, I mean not tall, not short, if that makes sense.
Underlined players are going to retire soon.
# means a rookie.
I only placed people in one category, and didn't count pinch-hitting.

Looks to be a pretty good spread.

Discuss.

 

[Spikey]

How many PSD picks have we got?

 

[dave_27]

Wingers:
Jason Winderlich
Andrew Lovett
Ricky Dyson
Courtenay Dempsey

Midfielders:
Mark McVeigh
Brent Stanton
Jobe Watson
Brent Prismall
Bachar Houli
Kyle Reimers
Sam Lonergan
David Zaharakis
Andrew Welsh
Heath Hocking
Rhys Magin#

Ordinary.

 

[Spikey]

You're gonna get Reimered for that.

 

[stay true]

Agreed, very good spread indeed. Throw Prismall into the draft group and we've done pretty damn well at the draft again.

Pretty exciting list.

 

[Gus2Gumby]

NAB Cup Rd 1

B: H.Slattery Hurley Ryder
HB: Myers Pears Nash
C: Winderlich Watson Dempsey
HF: Monfries Gumbleton Jetta
F: Still Neagle Davey
R: Laycock Stanton Houli
INT: Bellchambers Reimers Daniher
Zaharakis T.Slattery Hooker

EMG: Lonergan Hocking Magin

 

[Spikey]

How many PSD picks have we got?

*cough*

 

[stay true]

*cough*

1 pick son.

 

[High Ryder]

1...

 

[sikmoe]

Dont we have 2 picks for the PSD?

 

[efcboy]

looks obvious we need to rookie draft a ruckman and take a midfielder/winger in the PSD for mine (de boer, cockie, cousins???)

 

[efcboy]

Dont we have 2 picks for the PSD?

no we opened up 6 slots thru delistings/retirements. we drafted 4 players and the other spot you may have overlooked was trading in prismall leaving 1 spot on primary list.

 

[sikmoe]

no we opened up 6 slots thru delistings/retirements. we drafted 4 players and the other spot you may have overlooked was trading in prismall leaving 1 spot on primary list.

oh yeah thats right. thanks

 

[Smyth94]

Ordinary.

Rubbish

Wingers:
Jason Winderlich
Andrew Lovett
Ricky Dyson
Courtenay Dempsey

Midfielders:
Mark McVeigh
Brent Stanton
Jobe Watson
Brent Prismall
Bachar Houli
Kyle Reimers
Sam Lonergan
David Zaharakis*
Andrew Welsh
Heath Hocking
Rhys Magin#

And I suppose drafting Rich would've made that list look promising?

Bolded players are fantastic midfield prospects, just because they're not A graders now doesn't mean they will never become A graders.

Ablett, Corey and Bartel were nobodies at Geelong, now they're the most feared combo in the land.

Be patient and have faith.

 

[marcuz]

Rubbish



And I suppose drafting Rich would've made that list look promising?

Nope, one player doesnt make it really good which is what makes it ordinary.

Bolded players are fantastic midfield prospects, just because they're not A graders now doesn't mean they will never become A graders.

Of those bolded players, 4 are wingers/flankers while one is a genuine engine room player(Lonergan). Lets not forget prismall was aided at geelong by the fact that he was so far down the pecking order in terms of the oppositions focus that he ran around with no opponant. While there is some talent there its hardly chock full of class.

Luckily we'll have enough talent up forward to mask an average midfield.

Ablett, Corey and Bartel were nobodies at Geelong, now they're the most feared combo in the land.

Nobodies? Hardly.

Ablett, Corey, Bartel, Selwood were some of the most coveted players out of their particular drafts.

 

[Hencho]

Meh...I just think about those eight straight weeks where our injury toll wasn't so bad and we were playing great football with our current midfield who were predominantly 1st-3rd year players bar a couple and it makes me think that they'll be able to hold there own if they can stay fit. Good times ahead I think...

 

[Skeeta Olly]

Key Forwards:
Matthew Lloyd
Scott Lucas
Jay Neagle
Scott Gumbleton
Michael Still

Not much there if Lloyd and Lucas become injured, i guess that's where your utilities come into it.

 

[Charliebrow 16]

Not a bad looking side. Still very young, backline looks very promising with the inclusion of Hurley.

 

[Smyth94]

Nope, one player doesnt make it really good which is what makes it ordinary.

Nobodies? Hardly.

Ablett, Corey, Bartel, Selwood were some of the most coveted players out of their particular drafts.

Once you're in the AFL system you're just another playing trying to make it.

Bartel, Corey and Ablett were under-performing and even their own supporters were questioning their ability at one stage.

Of those bolded players, 4 are wingers/flankers while one is a genuine engine room player(Lonergan). Lets not forget prismall was aided at geelong by the fact that he was so far down the pecking order in terms of the oppositions focus that he ran around with no opponant. While there is some talent there its hardly chock full of class.

Luckily we'll have enough talent up forward to mask an average midfield.

That argument is flawed, you're working under the assumption that those players will stay in their positions for the rest of their careers.

Also, midfields aren't compromised of the starting 6 players, wingers and flankers are becoming more and more important whereby there can be as many as 10 players rotating through the middle

You do realise that for a wide range of reasons not every 18 year old can't step into a midfield role at AFL level straight away.

 

[Sigmund]

Utilities:
Nathan Lovett-Murray
Adam McPhee
Cale Hooker
Darcy Daniher

Wingers:
Jason Winderlich
Andrew Lovett
Ricky Dyson
Courtenay Dempsey

Midfielders:
Mark McVeigh
Brent Stanton
Jobe Watson
Brent Prismall
Bachar Houli
Kyle Reimers
Sam Lonergan
David Zaharakis
Andrew Welsh
Heath Hocking
Rhys Magin#

Ruckmen:
David Hille
Jason Laycock
Tom Bellchambers

Some big holes her I am afraid - the other areas look good though

 

[Sigmund]

NAB Cup Rd 1

B: H.Slattery Hurley Ryder
HB: Myers Pears Nash
C: Winderlich Watson Dempsey
HF: Monfries Gumbleton Jetta
F: Still Neagle Davey
R: Laycock Stanton Houli
INT: Bellchambers Reimers Daniher
Zaharakis T.Slattery Hooker

EMG: Lonergan Hocking Magin

Serious???

 

[CarlosHernandez]

Not much there if Lloyd and Lucas become injured, i guess that's where your utilities come into it.

Other than the future of our club?

I can't wait to see Jay and Gumby getting consistent time on the park this season!

 

[stugots]

some have defined the midfield as 'ordinary'

think i'll go with 'mostly inexperienced' for the next year or 2...

 

[DaSawx]

some have defined the midfield as 'ordinary'

think i'll go with 'mostly inexperienced' for the next year or 2...

agreed

 

[LeeARM]

knights wants daniher to become a backman, doesnt he?