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[Anzacday]

We have a designated page for us.
A lot going on at Essendon lately.
Seems like the perfect time to start one for everyone else.

 

[Couch Coach]

Every time I read too much of the Grundy trade thread I feel the need to head over the the Essendon page to make me feel better:

• Sheedy trying to get Hird back
• B&F:

1. Peter Wright - 242 votes hahahaha
2. Zach Merrett - 230
3. Matt Guelfi

35

Matt Guelfi

Age

26

Ht

184cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

8.1

3star

HB

6.1

4star

M

3.2

3star

T

2.9

4star

G

0.2

2star

D

10.5

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

5.5

3star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.5

2star

G

0.0

1star

D

17.2

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

0.2

3star

- 211 Really!
4. Mason Redman

27

Mason Redman

Age

26

Ht

187cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.2

4star

K

10.1

4star

HB

5.1

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.7

4star

MG

262.0

4star

D

12.0

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

4.2

3star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.8

3star

MG

210.3

3star

D

12.0

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

5.0

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.4

4star

MG

144.2

3star

- 209
5. Jordan Ridley

14

Jordan Ridley

Age

25

Ht

195cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.6

4star

K

11.1

4star

HB

4.5

3star

M

6.4

5star

T

1.7

4star

MG

244.8

4star

D

17.0

4star

K

11.9

5star

HB

5.1

3star

M

6.7

5star

T

1.7

3star

MG

265.4

4star

D

13.8

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

4.2

4star

M

5.2

5star

T

1.4

4star

MG

208.2

4star

- 191
6. Jayden Laverde

15

Jayden Laverde

Age

28

Ht

193cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.8

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.8

4star

MG

152.8

2star

D

8.8

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.5

3star

MG

116.5

2star

D

11.2

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

3.6

5star

MG

141.2

3star

- 180
7. Jake Kelly

29

Jake Kelly

Age

29

Ht

190cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.5

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

6.3

4star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.6

4star

MG

157.8

2star

D

8.1

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.6

4star

MG

104.1

2star

D

14.8

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

5.8

4star

M

6.0

5star

T

4.2

5star

MG

107.0

2star

- 179 Dropped and still came 7th
8. Nic Martin - 164
=9. Darcy Parish

3

Darcy Parish

Age

26

Ht

180cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.4

5star

K

9.2

4star

HB

11.2

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

3.3

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

16.6

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

9.1

5star

M

1.4

2star

T

2.0

3star

CL

3.1

4star

D

22.2

5star

K

7.6

3star

HB

14.6

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

4.4

5star

CL

3.6

5star

- 155
=9. Dylan Shiel

9

Dylan Shiel

Age

31

Ht

182cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.6

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

12.2

5star

M

3.1

3star

T

3.9

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

23.4

5star

K

13.6

5star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.2

2star

T

3.4

4star

CL

6.4

5star

D

19.8

5star

K

8.4

4star

HB

11.4

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

3.8

5star

- 155
=9. Nick Hind

19

Nick Hind

Age

29

Ht

180cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.5

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

1.9

4star

MG

117.0

2star

D

9.5

2star

K

4.0

1star

HB

5.5

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

2.0

3star

MG

117.0

2star

D

10.2

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

- 155 Dropped and still came 9th
12. Andrew McGrath

1

Andrew Mcgrath

Age

25

Ht

180cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

11.1

5star

M

1.6

2star

T

6.4

5star

MG

252.9

4star

D

22.7

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

11.1

5star

M

1.6

2star

T

6.4

5star

MG

252.9

4star

D

22.0

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

11.0

5star

M

1.2

2star

T

6.4

5star

MG

219.0

4star

- 141
- New CEO

'Deeply sorry' NAB chair and CEO both resign after horror week

National Australia Bank has been plunged into turmoil, with chairman Ken Henry and chief executive Andrew Thorburn both resigning in the wake of blistering criticism from the banking royal commission and a deepening crisis over alleged rorts by a former senior staffer.

www.smh.com.au

• Cult favourite Tippa retires and now wants to play for another club
• Slobbo is one of their fans.

 

[gouki88]

Every time I read too much of the Grundy trade thread I feel the need to head over the the Essendon page to make me feel better:

• Sheedy trying to get Hird back
• B&F:

1. Peter Wright - 242 votes hahahaha
2. Zach Merrett - 230
3. Matt Guelfi - 211 Really!
4. Mason Redman - 209
5. Jordan Ridley - 191
6. Jayden Laverde - 180
7. Jake Kelly - 179 Dropped and still came 7th
8. Nic Martin - 164
=9. Darcy Parish - 155
=9. Dylan Shiel - 155
=9. Nick Hind - 155 Dropped and still came 9th
12. Andrew McGrath - 141
- New CEO

'Deeply sorry' NAB chair and CEO both resign after horror week

National Australia Bank has been plunged into turmoil, with chairman Ken Henry and chief executive Andrew Thorburn both resigning in the wake of blistering criticism from the banking royal commission and a deepening crisis over alleged rorts by a former senior staffer.

www.smh.com.au

• Cult favourite Tippa retires and now wants to play for another club
• Slobbo is one of their fans.

Basket case club.

 

[Harry O]

Logue to North deal effectively done for North’s 2 2023 assistance picks given by afl recently
The future second likely to go to Melbourne as part of Jackson deal and then traded for Grundy

 

[Soups]

Hahaha sitting back watching Essendon implode is hilarious. Merge with Norf you minnows.

 

[Jafo]

the calamity continues

Yeah wow. Lasted one day.

 

[GoldenMagpie16]

 

[Kirby]

The Essendon stuff is just so damn entertaining. What a laughing stock!

It's like they crossed Phyllis Diller with Krusty the Clown. Total shitshow.

Surely Scott Morrison has the free time to take over..........oh wait

 

[swoop42]

I wrote a while back that I could see parallels between the administration of the Essendon Football Club and the Victorian Liberal Party.

I'm sticking with that.

 

[Kirby]

 

[jimmy35]

What a ******* shitshow

 

[Jafo]

The Essendon stuff is just so damn entertaining. What a laughing stock!

It's like they crossed Phyllis Diller with Krusty the Clown. Total shitshow.

Surely Scott Morrison has the free time to take over..........oh wait

Apparently also missed a chance to snare Harmes from Dees coz Scott wasn’t able to attend meeting last weekend.

Josh Mahoney took the meeting instead.

 

[eyeroller]

It's North and Essendon battling it out for the most disastrous off season award

 

[swoop42]

I hear James Hird is available.

 

[GCMagpie]

 

[gouki88]

The Essendon stuff is just so damn entertaining. What a laughing stock!

It's like they crossed Phyllis Diller with Krusty the Clown. Total shitshow.

Surely Scott Morrison has the free time to take over..........oh wait

Hird for CEO

 

[Apples]

This guy keeps nailing it. Not sure how he survives at a Murdoch rag, but there you go!

God saved Essendon from Andrew Thorburn

The appointment of the former NAB CEO to run the Essendon Football Club landed like a turd in the punch bowl.

www.afr.com

 

[WalterBlaknWhte]

This guy keeps nailing it. Not sure how he survives at a Murdoch rag, but there you go!

God saved Essendon from Andrew Thorburn

The appointment of the former NAB CEO to run the Essendon Football Club landed like a turd in the punch bowl.

www.afr.com

The AFR is owned by Nine Entertainment

 

[Vicky Park]

Essendon is the gift that keeps on giving. Ineptitude followed by bungling with a large dose of arrogance and something called ‘Sheedy’. Keep it up Bombers.

P.S. Sadly I think they now have a proper coach.

 

[Doc1763]

I can't believe a person had to resign just because of his religious beliefs. This world is getting more ridiculous by the day

It wasn't because of his religious beliefs. He couldn't stay on the Board of the church and be ceo of Essendon because of the publication of the pastors beliefs that abortion is similar to concentration camps and homosexuality is a sin.

 

[manicpie]

It wasn't because of his religious beliefs. He couldn't stay on the Board of the church and be ceo of Essendon because of the publication of the pastors beliefs that abortion is similar to concentration camps and homosexuality is a sin.

So what, they're his beliefs. No one has to adhere to them

 

[Doc1763]

Its not a good look for Essendon if he's on the board of that church at the same time as he's ceo of the club.

 

[Anzacday]

So what, they're his beliefs. No one has to adhere to them

He probably knew it would’ve been a massive, (ongoing) distraction for the Club.
Coupled with the potential to alienate sponsors and supporters alike he made the call.
Saved himself and his Club, (team) from a fair bit of heartache.
Made the right call imo.

 

[gouki88]

I have no doubt he made the right call but it shouldn't have ever got to that stage. There are Christians as CEO's and on boards all over the country. Gotta love the Afl, blessed are the AFL

It's a completely untenable position. Essendon has a heap of LGBTI+ employees (as do all the clubs now with, especially with their AFLW teams), as well as fans. His position as chair of this happy clappy church was going to make those employees feel unsafe. It already saw queer fans hand in their membership publicly.

Don't get it twisted - he chose to remain aligned with his bigoted institution over Essendon. Society has no obligation to tolerate intolerance.

 

[Anzacday]

There are Muslim members on boards who have the same beliefs, how come they don't have to resign

I literally had a response typed to this post and then thought better of it, thought I’d wait.

I have no doubt he made the right call but it shouldn't have ever got to that stage. There are Christians as CEO's and on boards all over the country. Gotta love the Afl, blessed are the AFL

Here it is….

No offence intended here I just want use your post to illustrate a point.
Asking us to answer on behalf of someone else and linking in a different set of beliefs as a comparison.
The thread will end up discussing Muslims and then other religions and be completely off topic.
That said, it really is his choice.
The reasoning behind it is more relevant than trying to find comparisons and reasons for him to stay.
Edit: On that basis, to prevent further quoting (derailing) I will delete your posts.