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I feel like he could be playing a lot of VFL again next year, we really need to prioritise Tsatas if he has a great preseason.

I am staggered that Shiel hasn't found a new home through this trade period, either through him looking or us pushing him out.

Well look at that...Silly Saints missing out on 3 top 10 picks, melts are glorious. Back in your hole Stavros!

I'm proposing...Is that you SOS?

Rotham hell no and Finn no...Prior probably fits a need, but meh x 3

Admittedly I haven't seen much of Saad play, but the supporter expectation on him are quite big...What type of player is he? I have seen he is a HB, wing, HF...Kako and El Hawli better deliver from round 1 given the expectations from supporters.

I have seen a few posts on Twitter that the Crows are going hard at Sam Draper...Is there a way we can get pick 4 somehow with some picks going back to Adelaide as well?

Gotta feel for Kaine, has all the attributes to be a very good defender and has all the skills we lack in the back 6. I understand the decision in that we can't keep him on the list when he is constantly injured, but he is the type that another club will take a risk on and get the rewards...

Definition of a lemon trade on both sides...I really wanted him to work out for us and was close to Brownlow favourite until he was suspended in 2020 and then injuries ruined his time at the club and was plying that mid/forward role really well until injury last year. Whatever we get for him...

Why did Dodo select a player with quite a few weaknesses with pick 5? I wanted Phillipou so bad...I have faith Tsatas can be a good player for us, but his weaknesses are a worry. Hasn't played much over the past 2-3 years Kicking Ability to attack the contest/scared of contact

I don't buy into that - For me year 1 was 2023 because the off field was blown up and I am not passing on past failures to Scott. Scott absolutely gets to assess the list, particularly if he wants to implement a game plan and we don't have the cattle for it. I have always firmly believed you...

Are you suggesting we've woken up and need to chew our arm off and sneak out? 😂

How is it year 5 under Scott next year?

Well we aren't getting that man and who would want to touch Essendon if we sacked Scott next year? The optics of that would be a disaster

Absolutely, that would be the dream. I think progress has been made this year, but I think there still needs to be significant turnover of the list. Brad inherited the list and he and Rosa need time to turn it over.

Did the club not make significant changes off field? Did the club go out and search for an experienced coach? I can't see Barham/Vozzo making the call to move Scott on when everyone is preaching stability. If they move on Brad Scott next year, the club will prove even more how incompetent they...

So who is the right man for the job? Hird/Thompson failed Worsfold failed Rutten failed Yze would have crashed and burned. If we sack Scott, we will become a poison chalice. I think we have yo be patient (hate saying that when it comes to Essendon), but the money spent on development will...

President, coach, CEO, restructure, new staff, list manager...They blew everything up off field. Is that not blowing it up? Brad Scott won't be fired next year if we miss finals. I don't think people realise how bad things were off field and Scott probably didn't even realise. I am okay with...

Not Brad Scott specifically, but they blew it up to get an experienced coach in. They pursued Brad after Clarko and Lyon said no

Not Brad Scott specifically, but they blew it up to get an experienced coach in. They pursued Brad after Clako and Lyon said no

I really hope we don't go down the Petracca path, I'd much rather the club aims to drag Harley Reid out of Perth. What he is doing at 19 in the midfield is remarkable. He is definitely a generational player and he would do more for Essendon than Petracca would imo.

I don't believe that Barham and the current board would make a move on Brad Scott in year 3 when they blew everything up to get him. It also depends on the internal conversations around where they think they're actually at. If we miss finals, I am certain Scott won't be sacked.

There is no chance Scott gets sacked next year.

We need a couple of elite kicks back there - I can't keep watching McGrath turn it over by foot. Baldwin in for Laverde and that is an upgrade in all areas, ability to intercept mark, decision making and kicking. Reid needs a run at it, but we can't depend on that at this point. El Hawli...

How important is Reid to us, god I hope he gets a run at it. I'd prefer Baldwin as KPD3, but not sure he gets another year.

So which tall forward was Heppell playing on? Heppell's form has most definitely dipped as the year has gone on and he wasn't playing VFL either.

Club was damned if you do, damned if you don't. If Heppell played and we lost by 39 points, the media and fans would've said "this club isn't serious, finals on the line and the club gifted a farewell game". Heppell's refusal to play VFL is disappointing and might have worked against him. Did...

I wouldn't take any notice of this from Sam Edmund, it is 100% pure speculation and such low hanging fruit that is likely Sam guessing.

Yep 100% - Play him as the clearance inside mid or don't play him.