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Have essendon been made to look stupid?

With the comments coming from Mark Harvey ( saying that he had fun playing games with the essendon people and clagging up our time so no trade was made) has this made Knighter look silly.

Coming into trade week we had Bradley, Johnson and Dyson as potential trades to another team. Out of these 3 the first to get delisted on form would have to have been Dyson. Freo offer him a 3 year deal so we think that we must keep him and give him a 2 year deal. 1 year was the maximum he deserved at essendon.

At the start of trade week Bradley for a first round was the option with supposedly 8 clubs interested but maybe not at that asking price. Here you have a KPP with nearly 50 games who is just 22 and was a first round pick, everyone would have been somewhat happy with that but instead we look at getting a pick in the 40's from freo who then change their mind.

Mark Johnson was being looked at by port but freo kept them at bay by showing more interest.

Mark Harvey is a bitter stupid man, you should never burn your own backyard and that is what he has done. He would have been welcomed back to essendon with open arms now with the contempt he has shown us and our club he cant expect anything but verbal insults from the members. Poaching our support staff, trying to poach players and also being bitter about not being offered the essendon job 12 months ago. really harvs I would expect better and will be giving it to you all guns blazing next time you come to melbourne.

History shows that essendon wont be down for long and that freo are under-achieving. When they sack you harvs in 3 years time enjoy the bed you have made for yourself.

To the essendon fools that believe dyson is worth a 2 year deal wake up. Even donsman4eva (who is his biggest follower) would admit 1 year to prove himself would be enough.

We now have to get rid of MJohnson, Peverill just to get 5 picks in the draft. Those that think we need these players are kidding themself as we have heaps that can play on ball - with dyson, rama, hocking adding to last years onballers. Big doubt still exists over Bradley who should be safer that Lee and Johns but this is not the case.
 
1) we wont take 5 picks in the draft
2) what did Harvs say? When did he say it?
 
I actually believe Pev's should be kept and Dyson 1 year contract only, bradley should now be offered a 2 year contract, because i think he will be a better player under Knights, because he will be able to play in one position not allover the ground.
Johns,JJ,MJ,Lee, should be delisted.
 

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1) we wont take 5 picks in the draft
2) what did Harvs say? When did he say it?

Why wont we take 5 picks in the draft, clubs usually take 6-7? Is there something you know or is just this your opinion

Saturday morning Herald Sun where he was quoted as saying he had fun playing games with essendon.
 
I actually believe Pev's should be kept and Dyson 1 year contract only, bradley should now be offered a 2 year contract, because i think he will be a better player under Knights, because he will be able to play in one position not allover the ground.
Johns,JJ,MJ,Lee, should be delisted.

Pev is a player we have too many like and his disposal is not great.

Johns, JJ and Lee are all contracted so would have to be paid out.

Bradley whilst I am a fan would like to see only given 12 months and see his development. If it has stalled we will be in this position in 12 months time and we have other KPP who may have gone past him.
 
Why wont we take 5 picks in the draft, clubs usually take 6-7? Is there something you know or is just this your opinion

Saturday morning Herald Sun where he was quoted as saying he had fun playing games with essendon.

It's not a particularly deep draft, and going with a few things Knights has said the pervading idea is that we'll only use 4 picks.
 
to expect harves to do anything but look out for freo is naive, & along the way of course he's going to have as much fun as he can at anyone else's expenses.

you reckon he's bitter abt not getting the ess gig? i doubt that, & would think that he would agree a coaching role outside of ess is what he needs to take the next step

never hear a bad word against harve's
 
Have essendon been made to look stupid?

With the comments coming from Mark Harvey ( saying that he had fun playing games with the essendon people and clagging up our time so no trade was made) has this made Knighter look silly.

Coming into trade week we had Bradley, Johnson and Dyson as potential trades to another team. Out of these 3 the first to get delisted on form would have to have been Dyson. Freo offer him a 3 year deal so we think that we must keep him and give him a 2 year deal. 1 year was the maximum he deserved at essendon.

At the start of trade week Bradley for a first round was the option with supposedly 8 clubs interested but maybe not at that asking price. Here you have a KPP with nearly 50 games who is just 22 and was a first round pick, everyone would have been somewhat happy with that but instead we look at getting a pick in the 40's from freo who then change their mind.

Mark Johnson was being looked at by port but freo kept them at bay by showing more interest.

Mark Harvey is a bitter stupid man, you should never burn your own backyard and that is what he has done. He would have been welcomed back to essendon with open arms now with the contempt he has shown us and our club he cant expect anything but verbal insults from the members. Poaching our support staff, trying to poach players and also being bitter about not being offered the essendon job 12 months ago. really harvs I would expect better and will be giving it to you all guns blazing next time you come to melbourne.

History shows that essendon wont be down for long and that freo are under-achieving. When they sack you harvs in 3 years time enjoy the bed you have made for yourself.

To the essendon fools that believe dyson is worth a 2 year deal wake up. Even donsman4eva (who is his biggest follower) would admit 1 year to prove himself would be enough.

We now have to get rid of MJohnson, Peverill just to get 5 picks in the draft. Those that think we need these players are kidding themself as we have heaps that can play on ball - with dyson, rama, hocking adding to last years onballers. Big doubt still exists over Bradley who should be safer that Lee and Johns but this is not the case.

If this was intentional on Harvey's behalf, it doesn't at all surprise me. A great player for the club, but was NEVER going to be coach and I don't believe he has senior coaching ability. He is and has been a player's man before a club's man, too friendly with players in English. I wish him all the best but I don't think he will change the Docker's fortunes.

Fremantle have had a series of weak coaches, this is a continuation IMO.
 
Why wont we take 5 picks in the draft, clubs usually take 6-7? Is there something you know or is just this your opinion

Saturday morning Herald Sun where he was quoted as saying he had fun playing games with essendon.

Well unless he was quoted in the Hard Copy, he certainly wasn't quoted saying that in the online version.

I would doubt anyone would be stupid enough to say something like that about any club as it would only come back to bite them later.

I think you have your wires crossed on that one.
 

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Have essendon been made to look stupid?

With the comments coming from Mark Harvey ( saying that he had fun playing games with the essendon people and clagging up our time so no trade was made) has this made Knighter look silly.

Coming into trade week we had Bradley, Johnson and Dyson as potential trades to another team. Out of these 3 the first to get delisted on form would have to have been Dyson. Freo offer him a 3 year deal so we think that we must keep him and give him a 2 year deal. 1 year was the maximum he deserved at essendon.

At the start of trade week Bradley for a first round was the option with supposedly 8 clubs interested but maybe not at that asking price. Here you have a KPP with nearly 50 games who is just 22 and was a first round pick, everyone would have been somewhat happy with that but instead we look at getting a pick in the 40's from freo who then change their mind.

Mark Johnson was being looked at by port but freo kept them at bay by showing more interest.

Mark Harvey is a bitter stupid man, you should never burn your own backyard and that is what he has done. He would have been welcomed back to essendon with open arms now with the contempt he has shown us and our club he cant expect anything but verbal insults from the members. Poaching our support staff, trying to poach players and also being bitter about not being offered the essendon job 12 months ago. really harvs I would expect better and will be giving it to you all guns blazing next time you come to melbourne.

History shows that essendon wont be down for long and that freo are under-achieving. When they sack you harvs in 3 years time enjoy the bed you have made for yourself.

To the essendon fools that believe dyson is worth a 2 year deal wake up. Even donsman4eva (who is his biggest follower) would admit 1 year to prove himself would be enough.

We now have to get rid of MJohnson, Peverill just to get 5 picks in the draft. Those that think we need these players are kidding themself as we have heaps that can play on ball - with dyson, rama, hocking adding to last years onballers. Big doubt still exists over Bradley who should be safer that Lee and Johns but this is not the case.

you haven't been in darwin recently have you? :D
 
If this was intentional on Harvey's behalf, it doesn't at all surprise me. A great player for the club, but was NEVER going to be coach and I don't believe he has senior coaching ability. He is and has been a player's man before a club's man, too friendly with players in English. I wish him all the best but I don't think he will change the Docker's fortunes.

Fremantle have had a series of weak coaches, this is a continuation IMO.
M.Harvey Vs M.Knights Vs K.Sheedy
you make the call bro
 
M.Harvey Vs M.Knights Vs K.Sheedy
you make the call bro

You have no idea of Mark Harvey, at least we know what we're getting.

Gerard Neesham, Damian Drum, Chris Connolly... please!

Kevin Sheedy was mouldy old cheese, Knights is fresh as a daisy... he'll lead with his own psyche, Harvey will lead with Sheedy's old school psyche! Good luck with that!!! :D
 
Looks like Harvey and Freo will get bradley now, if they are still interested and for free.

Well done knighter - you said at the start of trade week you wanted a 1st round pick for him. You were going to accept a 3rd round and now he is delisted. You now look like a joke, asking for a first round pick on a person you were going to delist.

Hope that lunch break on the last day of trade day was nice as it may have cost you getting a draft pick for bradley.

Essendon are headed for 3 years of mediocrity under our current regime, was it inherited or is it just being born. To keep so many old blokes (over 28) on the list and cull people less than 23 is ridiculous
 

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Looks like Harvey and Freo will get bradley now, if they are still interested and for free.

Well done knighter - you said at the start of trade week you wanted a 1st round pick for him. You were going to accept a 3rd round and now he is delisted. You now look like a joke, asking for a first round pick on a person you were going to delist.

Hope that lunch break on the last day of trade day was nice as it may have cost you getting a draft pick for bradley.

Essendon are headed for 3 years of mediocrity under our current regime, was it inherited or is it just being born. To keep so many old blokes (over 28) on the list and cull people less than 23 is ridiculous

How many blokes are 28 and over? Lloyd, Lucas, Michael, Fletcher and J Johnson? All contracted players correct me if I'm wrong. Besides, would you release any of them bar JJ?

Campo, 32, Hird, 34, Bolton, 28, Heffernan, 28, M Johnson, 29... what more do you want?

Keep the good work up Knighter! :thumbsu:
 
Do people want to bottom out for 5 more years or do they want to build a winning culture with the young players we have now? If it's the latter then you don't get rid of every single player over 28, the young players need vets to learn from, look up to and learn how to win from
 
How many blokes are 28 and over? Lloyd, Lucas, Michael, Fletcher and J Johnson? All contracted players correct me if I'm wrong. Besides, would you release any of them bar JJ?

Campo, 32, Hird, 34, Bolton, 28, Heffernan, 28, M Johnson, 29... what more do you want?

Keep the good work up Knighter! :thumbsu:

Spot On!! only older guy not legitamately "first picked" is JJ..
 

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