News Mid-Season Draft

[The Royal Sampler]

As far as I’m concerned, Essendon picked him to spite us or “Wait, if Collingwood wants him he must be good. Let’s just take him”

He should have refused the interview. “You’re only interested in me now? GAGF!” Lacks commitment. Delist.

 

[Bianconeri]

As far as I’m concerned, Essendon picked him to spite us or “Wait, if Collingwood wants him he must be good. Let’s just take him”

Do you seriously believe that or are you just taking the piss?

 

[Mark W]

has the club released Mason yet?

there's no spot for him in the VFL now. He can't play in front of West or Howes.

Except Mason is skinny, and mobile and more like a 3rd tall. No reason at all he cant play alongside of them

 

[gouki88]

has the club released Mason yet?

there's no spot for him in the VFL now. He can't play in front of West or Howes.

Don't think they're like-for-like necessarily. Mason is a bit smaller and a much better runner than the other two. With our lack of aerial presence sometimes in the VFL, think there is room for all

 

[riddick78]

He should have refused the interview. “You’re only interested in me now? GAGF!” Lacks commitment. Delist.

Or grabbed his hamstring when he walked in.

 

[gouki88]

Or grabbed his hamstring when he walked in.

"I would have answered your call quicker, but it took me a while to get to my phone thanks to my degenerative knee condition and arthritis"

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Or grabbed his hamstring when he walked in.

Then for the Pies’ post-draft press conference…

 

[Jen2310]

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Do you seriously believe that or are you just taking the piss?

Oh, I’m sorry.

Regale me with all the tales of how well Essendon and their recruiting department has been run the last…decade or so

 

[Jen2310]

 

[Bianconeri]

Oh, I’m sorry.

Regale me with all the tales of how well Essendon and their recruiting department has been run the last…decade or so

After you regale me with all the tales of how well our recruiting department has identified key forwards the last…decade or so

 

[TradeDraft]

I reckon we would

Media love they stopped May getting to our 1st Pick

 

[TradeDraft]

This is a Mid-Season Rookie Draft so the Expectations for these Players we got

Seen in past IF we got 50 or so Games out of them we did a Very Good Job

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

After you regale me with all the tales of how well our recruiting department has identified key forwards the last…decade or so

Leppa's first round in List Management netted us West

Then immediately identified May and (now obviously) Howes

So even from a small sample size, not bad? Further to that, the club has been run decently well post McGuire leaving too

 

[gouki88]

Leppa's first round in List Management netted us West

Then immediately identified May and (now obviously) Howes

So even from a small sample size, not bad? Further to that, the club has been run decently well post McGuire leaving too

Maybe Essendon are different in their AD (after Dodo) era?

 

[Bianconeri]

Leppa's first round in List Management netted us West

Then immediately identified May and (now obviously) Howes

So even from a small sample size, not bad? Further to that, the club has been run decently well post McGuire leaving too

Essendon have new recruitment staff as well…

 

[Jen2310]

Essendon have new recruitment staff as well…

I'm still convinced Dodoro is pulliing the strings from the outside lol aka to screw us.

 

[BillyElliott]

I'm still convinced Dodoro is pulliing the strings from the outside lol aka to screw us.

Let's hope so. It's clearly working out better for us than them

 

[manicpie]

When can we expect these two fine specimens to grace our turf Jen2310

 

[Jen2310]

When can we expect these two fine specimens to grace our turf Jen2310

I assuming they are arriving today given the scorboard had "Welcome Roan Steele and Noah Howes"
But wonder if they'll train with the vfl tonight, otherwise first session would be Tuesday

 

[nahnah]

I reckon we would

Media love they stopped May getting to our 1st Pick

We don’t really have a history of using 2nd’s on older players like Geelong do in the draft so I would say no

 

[manicpie]

I assuming they are arriving today given the scorboard had "Welcome Roan Steele and Noah Howes"
But wonder if they'll train with the vfl tonight, otherwise first session would be Tuesday

Thanks jen

 

[Apex36]

It's unbelievable how many people on here are upset that Essendon took May considering none of us had heard of him until two days ago.

I’m upset for May rather than us, because the youth development at the bombers is god awful compared to us.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Essendon have new recruitment staff as well…

That's fine

When Ralph seems to confirm Essendon never spoke to the kid, I take that as them not having had any real interest in him.

Maybe that's an assumption I shouldn't be making? Roan had a medical, we spoke to May and told him we'd take him if he's available.

That says to me that "Collingwood has interest in player (x)"

 

[Mollythedolly]

I reckon we would

Media love they stopped May getting to our 1st Pick

I doubt we would have. A choice between 2 very speculative KPFs, both of whom we’d been linked to, is hardly worth the cost to available picks in the ND given we likely need every available point to secure all the NGA and FS picks we’re linked to.