AFL Player # 7: Indefatigable Zach Merrett (c) - 5 time Crichton Medallist! 🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2027
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 10, I Remember Bluey

 

[horj89]

I assumed he was gone after Butler got a week. Confusion reins supreme.

 

[jmoo wan]

Merrett all good to play. No case to answer

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that is ridiculous - we should appeal

 

[DERO]

Nah, he didn't pin the arm. Nothing to see here.

Sicily though... Hmmmm.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

 

[windyhill]

200 on the horizon for The Great Man.

 

[citizen-erased]

Butler and zachy not too dissimilar other than butlers looked liked it had more force
Zach started with.arms around the body and cincotta had both free, but he grabs one on the way down

Take that as a win.
Merrett, parish, caldwell, hobbs, martin, perkins should test brayshaw, serong, jaeger, johnson and odriscoll.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

200 on the horizon for The Great Man.

Very young to reach 200 games, particularly for a bloke who has played bugger all finals.

Has only missed 30-odd games in 10 years.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Very young to reach 200 games, particularly for a bloke who has played bugger all finals.

Has only missed 30-odd games in 10 years.

Yeah, on pace to play 325!

 

[bommer16]

Has clearly demonstrated he is versatile playing forward on Sunday and is very deserving of the captaincy. Football brain - he just knows what do with every possession. Very rarely wastes a kick or handball. Got loads of grunt and competitiveness. I have complete trust in him as the leader of our group. That has been reflected in how the team plays currently and where we sit on the ladder this year.
200 games already at his age! Wow.

 

[VelvetSledge]

Game 200 against the Cats in that shithole tin can down the highway.

Ugh.

 

[Lore]

Watch to the end haha, I think they all like him now

 

[Lore]

Even ant555's mate seems happy with him

 

[Lore]

 

[Lore]

eDPS ^ he gave a shout out to your boy Tsatas too

 

[Lore]

Just found this on the club website from when he was mic'd up during the game a couple of weeks ago;

https://www.essendonfc.com.au/video/1361553/rd-12-merrett-mic-d-up?videoId=1361553&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1687154524001

I saw a bit of it on AFL360 that week when Merrett was a guest for players night, but apparently they played a bit more of it in some of their other shows that week, which I didn't see or have time to hunt for.

Certainly wasn't the whole 7 minutes worth

 

[Lore]

haha gives Ray a bit of lip. Balll Ray? Rayy!!

Then at the centre bounce, "where's the hold?!" couple of seconds later "and where's that one?!"

Collides with Drapes who was pretty much laid out and somehow Merrett is on his feet and away...

Interesting tackle he laid on Wardlaw too

 

[andleanback]

haha gives Ray a bit of lip. Balll Ray? Rayy!!

Then at the centre bounce, "where's the hold?!" couple of seconds later "and where's that one?!"

Collides with Drapes who was pretty much laid out and somehow Merrett is on his feet and away...

Interesting tackle he laid on Wardlaw too

Yep they’re the ones I’ve been talking about puts some much force into some of his tackles that he takes players to ground. Going to get a few suspensions unless he changes that action.

 

[Zach Package]

Goliath

 

[Vander18]

This has been coming for a while now….I questioned his appointment as skipper and I was 100% wrong.

That tackle on Allir was what great captains give you - exactly what’s needed at exactly the right moment. Inspirational.

 

[TheUnicorn]

When he came flying from out of screen to apply a pressure in the last 3 minutes

 

[Schnitzengruben]

He's working his backside off. Best season of his career imo.

 

[ghostdog]

Captaincy has elevated Zach's game to another level. Was brilliant tonight.

 

[Yoda_]

Is a genuine dark horse to top the Brownlow count*






*albeit ineligible


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[andleanback]

This has been coming for a while now….I questioned his appointment as skipper and I was 100% wrong.

That tackle on Allir was what great captains give you - exactly what’s needed at exactly the right moment. Inspirational.

Yep has taken his game to another level. The inconsistency in effort and performance we used to see has disappeared, after he has taken on the responsibility of captaincy and has to live the standards he sets.

 

[MiguelM]

I think he is a bit wasted in the backline. Would rather Hind come in and Merrett midfield/forward IMO.