Traded Orazio Fantasia [traded with #73 to Port for #29 and 2021 R3]

[Schnitzengruben]

Essendon have a habit of ruining players and absolutely tanking their trade value, and then complaining that they don't still get top dollar for them at the trade table.

You're lucky to have gotten a half eaten sandwich for Fanta after his last couple of years. Thankfully for him and us, he seems to be getting his career back on track now that he's at a good club.

Love the mental gymnastics lol. Just admit you were wrong champ, it happens to the best of it. Once you leave your ego at the door you can focus on how to improve your poor takes. It's a win-win for everyone.

 

[freddy mercury]

Wanted to go home but only wanted to go to port Adelaide. Good luck to him. Anything to get out of the absolute stain of a football club he once played at.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Wait, do Port fans actually want him now?

Shocked to be sitting here.

He’s always had the talent and I fully expected him to get back to his best this year, between the injuries and his mind clearly being elsewhere he was never going to get back to that at Essendon.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Love the mental gymnastics lol. Just admit you were wrong champ, it happens to the best of it. Once you leave your ego at the door you can focus on how to improve your poor takes. It's a win-win for everyone.

I wasn't wrong, I was happy to trade #29 for him the whole time. It was dipshits claiming he was still worth a first rounder because of his one good season three years ago I took issue with.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Fantasia couldn't get on the park for two seasons at Essendon, finds himself at a new club and immediately puts up 6 scoring shots in a half.

Joe Daniher couldn't get on the park for three seasons at Essendon, finds himself at a new club and suddenly hasn't missed a training session and has so far kicked 4 goals in an internal trial and 4 goals in a scratcher against GC last week.

Maybe rather than whingeing about getting 'unders' at the trade table, Essendon fans should be wondering what is going wrong at their club that they can't get the best out of these guys when they're there?

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

This trade is pretty easy, pick 29 + 65 for Fantasia plus a future third

I said this on October 8th 2020 (got a couple of laugh reactions btw), port fans always wanted him just for the correct price

 

[Daine]

I said this on October 8th 2020 (got a couple of laugh reactions btw), port fans always wanted him just for the correct price

Nah a large base of Port supporters were adamantly against recruiting him at ANY price. Look here for dozens of examples:

News - Orazio Fantasia departs for Carlton

So sounds like Fantasia is seeking a trade back to SA. In my opinion I don’t think we require him at Port Adelaide.

www.bigfooty.com

 

[Schulzenfest]

I said this on October 8th 2020 (got a couple of laugh reactions btw), port fans always wanted him just for the correct price

Look if we're being honest this is certainly not true of all Port fans. But it's no more unreasonable than the few Bombers flogs on here who were demanding first rounders for him.

 

[Dez!]

And now you will see why Essendon didn't want to let him go cheaply

That's 2 players we have now given you for unders but yeah Essendon hard to deal with

It was a pre-season game against witches hats, calm down.

 

[big boy jackavoy]

I'm taking pick 29 over a Diva who refuses to do his job any day.

But his talent was never in question.....well actually it was for the Port fans who were adamant Motlop was better

Hyping him up saying that Essendon got robbed then saying

It was a pre-season game against witches hats, calm down.

took the words out of my mouth

 

[Wild Bill]

Essendon have a habit of ruining players and absolutely tanking their trade value, and then complaining that they don't still get top dollar for them at the trade table.

You're lucky to have gotten a half eaten sandwich for Fanta after his last couple of years. Thankfully for him and us, he seems to be getting his career back on track now that he's at a good club.

If Fantasia and Daniher come good it’s says a lot about the environment they wanted out of.

 

[Foxx]

"Essington hard to deal with".
nek minnit..

 

[JayJ20]

Fantasia couldn't get on the park for two seasons at Essendon, finds himself at a new club and immediately puts up 6 scoring shots in a half.

Joe Daniher couldn't get on the park for three seasons at Essendon, finds himself at a new club and suddenly hasn't missed a training session and has so far kicked 4 goals in an internal trial and 4 goals in a scratcher against GC last week.

Maybe rather than whingeing about getting 'unders' at the trade table, Essendon fans should be wondering what is going wrong at their club that they can't get the best out of these guys when they're there?

Maybe wait the year before declaring Fantasia fit. Soft tissue injury galore. I'm happy with the second rounder for a guy that's done nothing for 3 years.

Daniher was fine in the last month of the season. We got him right and then he left. I believe his injuries are behind him.

I'm sad Saad and McKenna left because they gave everything when they played for us, but I don't care about the other two. A little bitter about Daniher leaving given how we travelled the world to help him, but feeling apathetic about Fantasia.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Maybe Port fans should focus on getting him through a season first before they start getting cocky.

 

[big boy jackavoy]

Maybe Port fans should focus on getting him through a season first before they start getting cocky.

We aren’t even hyping him up we’re saying that he played a good game. A bunch of bombers supporters just came into the thread saying how wrong we were.

 

[Runnin Blue]

Wanted to go home but only wanted to go to port Adelaide.

This lie keeps getting repeated. To be fair, it’s the media’s fault for perpetuating it.

His preference was always the Crows. He tried several times to get to them, but the Crows didn’t want him due to their current list situation. It was only after failing to get to the AFC that his preference changed to “only Port”.

That being said, good luck to them and him. They snagged a good player.

 

[SherbertLemon]

FMD he’s done nothing yet everyone let’s just calm the hell down and wait until mid season

He still has a s**t haircut too

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

This lie keeps getting repeated. To be fair, it’s the media’s fault for perpetuating it.

His preference was always the Crows. He tried several times to get to them, but the Crows didn’t want him due to their current list situation. It was only after failing to get to the AFC that his preference changed to “only Port”.

That being said, good luck to them and him. They snagged a good player.

Hahahahahha the delusion on this one

Source: trust me bro

 

[citizen-erased]

I'm taking pick 29 over a Diva who refuses to do his job any day.

But his talent was never in question.....well actually it was for the Port fans who were adamant Motlop was better

29 ended up being a good chunk of the Caldwell deal.
So happy with that (or we could have baulked at Shiel and drafted Caldwell anyway, but anyhoo)

 

[Schulzenfest]

This lie keeps getting repeated. To be fair, it’s the media’s fault for perpetuating it.

His preference was always the Crows. He tried several times to get to them, but the Crows didn’t want him due to their current list situation. It was only after failing to get to the AFC that his preference changed to “only Port”.

That being said, good luck to them and him. They snagged a good player.

Nobody believes you. Stop trying.

 

[WN123]

If Fantasia and Daniher come good it’s says a lot about the environment they wanted out of.

Tend to agree.
Fantasia and Daniher kicked 180 goals between them in 2016 and 2017. (Fantasia was only 20 and 21). If they suddenly get back to fitness and form now they are gone you have to ask what was happening in between.

 

[owen87]

you have to ask what was happening in between.

Learnings. Many Learnings.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Looks like fitting in like a glove at Port.
Fantastic debut

 

[BombersDave]

He just seems far more mentally at home back in SA. If he can hit his pre-injury form at Port he could quickly become their barometer like he was at the Bombers.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Not a single Essendon supporter is surprised.