Certified Legendary Thread We Are Essington - He’s back for Round 2!

[jezion]

hes back

 

[cAsEy_18]

Ty Zantuck had a shot for goal one night, I reckon it was the worst kick I have ever seen. The thing almost went backwards.

The only silver lining in that was Robert Walls was commentating and had spent the previous 30secs mentioning how free Zanuck was and no one was going near him. Had he kicked the goal, Walls really would had a spring in his step. Alas.

 

[EnolaGay]

After scouring through the player archives I thought it would be interesting to start a lively debate on the All Essington team of the last 15 years:

FB: Zantuck D Daniher Steinberg
HB: Pears Bradley Hardingham
C: Dyson Slattery Lovett
HF: J Merrett Gumbleton Reimers
FF: Jetta Neagle Williams
R: Laycock Prismall Myers
INT: Cupido Johns Kommer Lonergan

Zantuck or Hardingham can be thrown forward when we’re down 30 in the last quarter.

Bradley takes the number one defender for mine with Pears and Steinberg both going third man up in every marking contest. Daniher to shutdown Fevola.

Prismall and Myers can throw their big bodies around at the contest. Both are inside bulls, which we’ve been crying out for.

Blistering one-way gut-running provided by Lovett and Dyson.

Hank Slattery can shutdown the opposition’s best mid and grab 20 himself.

Gumbleton can pinch hit in the ruck to give the ANZAC medallist a spell. Rest Laycock forward and watch him pluck anything and everything that comes in.

Jetta, Reimers and Shotgun Williams will feast off the Neagle crumbs. J Merrett gives you the option of a negating half forward role. All can and should be rotated through the midfield.

The mercurial Cupido coming off the bench is such a luxury to have, although starting him in the guts would not be out of the question for some added X factor at the stoppages.

If we do make the eight with this team, I don’t think anyone would want to play us. If we add another big bodied mid in the offseason we could challenge top four next year no doubt.

Looks solid - I'd swap out Pears for Aaron Henneman (better defensively), Lonergan for Mark Alvey (more size on the inside), Mark Fraser for Lovett (similar speed but added toughness) and Jetta for Daniel McAlister (high draft pick who's ready for a break out season).

 

[Milanista28]

Ty Zantuck had a shot for goal one night, I reckon it was the worst kick I have ever seen. The thing almost went backwards.

The only silver lining in that was Robert Walls was commentating and had spent the previous 30secs mentioning how free Zanuck was and no one was going near him. Had he kicked the goal, Walls really would had a spring in his step. Alas.

 

[EnolaGay]

So much Essington in that clip, Laycock, Cupido, Zantuck.....how the hell did we have the lead???

 

[Milanista28]

This is probably the right thread to ask this...

Is 2010- 2019 the worst decade in our clubs history, it may end with a Joe Daniher trade, that has to sum up Essington.

Cupido4lyfe possible content "The decade that was"

 

[bombre-boy]

We were pretty shizen in the 70's

 

[Doss]

1930s is the worst decade in Essendon’s history without any doubt. We didn’t make the finals even once.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

i took 2 weeks to watch this

FMD we are rubbish

 

[Milanista28]

Any drug sagas in the 30s or 70s?

 

[Doss]

No, we were just s**t.

 

[ubuntu]

Courtney Johns stiff to miss.

 

[TheBrightSide]

Courtney Johns stiff to miss.

Was named on the interchange list.
Some amazing talent sitting on the pine.

 

[windyhill]

Any drug sagas in the 30s or 70s?

No, plenty of N.Z meat though.

 

[Haychh]

Just saw the video on Facebook and came here to comment, guessing it will be up soon. Get the tissues ready guys

 

[mitch-wa]

Just saw the video on Facebook and came here to comment, guessing it will be up soon. Get the tissues ready guys

Just saw it too but now it’s gone again

 

[Haychh]

Just saw it too but now it’s gone again

Damn it is too, didn’t last long

 

[mitch-wa]

Damn it is too, didn’t last long

Not on YouTube either

 

[ubuntu]

For those that didn't see it?

 

[DapperJong]

Don’t do this to me

 

[Cupido4lyfe]

couple of mistakes in the first upload I couldn't live with...

 

[DapperJong]

AAAAAARRRRRRGH HOLD ME

 

[isthisit13]

I feel broken

 

[Mr Bultitude]

 

[TheFrenchCut]

Watching him play in any guernsey other than Essendon's is going to be straight up balls isn't it

 

[JayDon]

Show big Joe that and he stays!