Tippa is returning in 2023

[Osho]

Rejoice, all fans, rejoice.

 

[74561347]

Good. Hopefully he has his body right because if it wasn't for injuries Kurt Tippett

Kurt Tippett

Age

38

Ht

202cm

Wt

106kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.8

3star

K

6.7

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

6.6

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.0

4star

could have been anything

 

[Danw0w]

Good for footy

 

[Osho]

Forgot to attach this.

Walla returns: Bombers confirm McDonald-Tipungwuti for 2023

Beloved Essendon goalsneak Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti will be wearing red and black again in 2023. The Bombers confirmed on Thursday that the 29-year old, who…

www.theroar.com.au

Just what the new coach / fans need.
Hope he can be footy fit asap.

 

[windyhill]

 

[Shai]

I don't find it strange that 2 out of 5 posts in this thread mention his fitness.

Good luck to both him and Ess, he is absolutely a very talented player but this stinks of show me the money.

 

[Hoops]

Risk of a BF pile on... Come at me!
How does he bypass the draft?

No, I don't know how the system works.

 

[Pklz]

Says a lot about the culture at Essendon that a bloke that clearly couldn't meet the standards it takes to be an AFL player is able to walk straight back in the door no questions asked.

 

[bomberlegend2007]

Says a lot about the culture at Essendon that a bloke that clearly couldn't meet the standards it takes to be an AFL player is able to walk straight back in the door no questions asked.

Says a lot about you that you don’t factor in his mental health issues that were well documented last year and the grind he went through to get on a playing list in the first place.

 

[Power Raid]

Absolutely awesome

 

[TerryWallet]

I like Tippa. He was great to watch. Pretty much the only player i liked to see do well when watching Bombre games. Good player to watch, at his best.

But it pretty clearly seemed like he wanted to go to Freo, but Freo had enough concerns to only offer him a train-on spot.

Essendon, needing a positive story to once again try to win over fans, offered him a 1 year contract, regardless of his history and regardless of his preferment to be elsewhere.

And yes, i'm well aware he will now be publicly saying he's rapt to be back at The Hangar.

 

[citizen-erased]

Says a lot about the culture at Essendon that a bloke that clearly couldn't meet the standards it takes to be an AFL player is able to walk straight back in the door no questions asked.

Same guy who played 115 afl games yeah?

 

[Osho]

Says a lot about the culture at Essendon that a bloke that clearly couldn't meet the standards it takes to be an AFL player is able to walk straight back in the door no questions asked.

Oh pkleez.

 

[Jobe Watson]

Says a lot about the culture at Essendon that a bloke that clearly couldn't meet the standards it takes to be an AFL player is able to walk straight back in the door no questions asked.

Take it to the Paddy Dow thread.

 

[dave10]

Says a lot about the culture at Essendon that a bloke that clearly couldn't meet the standards it takes to be an AFL player is able to walk straight back in the door no questions asked.

He’s been training for months. There’s been a prolonged period of conversations and training, as well as demonstrated changes to his lifestyle driving confidence that for him, things are back as they were with confidence required standards will be adhered to. Its a one year deal, so not too much risk in any case. It’s a good news story. Good for Essendon, it’s fans and the game broadly.

 

[Xtreme]

Risk of a BF pile on... Come at me!
How does he bypass the draft?

No, I don't know how the system works.

Dodoro is not just the king of the off-season for no reason!!

 

[dave10]

I like Tippa. He was great to watch. Pretty much the only player i liked to see do well when watching Bombre games. Good player to watch, at his best.

But it pretty clearly seemed like he wanted to go to Freo, but Freo had enough concerns to only offer him a train-on spot.

Essendon, needing a positive story to once again try to win over fans, offered him a 1 year contract, regardless of his history and regardless of his preferment to be elsewhere.

And yes, i'm well aware he will now be publicly saying he's rapt to be back at The Hangar.

Thsts not how it works. Thsts a cynics view. I’m sure you’re taking the kids honestly believing the Club would just bring him in for a sugar hit to fans.

He was a 35 goal a season forward. Essendon clearly lack a small pressure forward to cover a list gap between now and emergence of Daveys.

His life has been reset along the lines of where things were pre 2022. He’s been back training for months and been in extended dialogue with club.

There’s no risk, he won’t be taking a list spot of anyone better than him and he will be a terrific mentor for the indigenous boys about to arrive. It can only be a good result, at low risk with little to lose.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Risk of a BF pile on... Come at me!
How does he bypass the draft?

No, I don't know how the system works.

Retirements aren't official until the final list lodgement deadline prior to the draft. Or that's what I've gathered.

So he has basically just cancelled his initial retirement announcement, he never 'officially' left the list.

 

[Osho]

Thsts not how it works. Thsts a cynics view. I’m sure you’re taking the kids honestly believing the Club would just bring him in for a sugar hit to fans.

He was a 35 goal a season forward. Essendon clearly lack a small pressure forward to cover a list gap between now and emergence of Daveys.

His life has been reset along the lines of where things were pre 2022. He’s been back training for months and been in extended dialogue with club.

There’s no risk, he won’t be taking a list spot of anyone better than him and he will be a terrific mentor for the indigenous boys about to arrive. It can only be a good result, at low risk with little to lose.

Career resurrection.
Who doesn't like a resurrection story? Good for the soul. Hope it goes well.

 

[dave10]

Career resurrection.
Who doesn't like a resurrection story? Good for the soul. Hope it goes well.

I just re read my post. Appalling case of fat fingers and auto spell inserting wrong word!!

 

[Cleavy]

imagine how pissed off Tom Browne is that Mitch Cleary broke the story...

 

[Osho]

Th

I just re read my post. Appalling case of fat fingers and auto spell inserting wrong word!!

Thst's not a prob !

 

[Sentinel]

One small complication which I think the AFL must have had to address is the midseason draft. Essendon picked up 2 players in the midseason draft (D'Ambrosio and Menzie) including with one list spot opened up by his retirement that eventually wasn't, they otherwise would have only had 1 pick. It's an unusual circumstance and you would strongly assume this wasn't the aim from Essendon in the first place, but such a thing does comprise the MSD a little.

 

[Bianconeri]

One small complication which I think the AFL must have had to address is the midseason draft. Essendon picked up 2 players in the midseason draft (D'Ambrosio and Menzie) including with one list spot opened up by his retirement that eventually wasn't, they otherwise would have only had 1 pick. It's an unusual circumstance and you would strongly assume this wasn't the aim from Essendon in the first place, but such a thing does comprise the MSD a little.

Tippa didn’t play all year, it doesn’t compromise the msd at all.

 

[dave10]

Th
Thst's not a prob !