Team Mgmt. 2021 starting 22

brutus76 · Feb 27, 2021

Redders Hooksy The Riddler
The Hind Stewie Hepp
The Parish Caldwell Zerrett
Champagne Ham #5 Big "H" Langers
Tippa Stringer The Waterboy

Draperman The Shield Pigeodo

INT: Wright/Bryan, The Guelf, Perkinator, The Cox. Mingma, Baby Ham #33, Franga (4 of these)

Bombers36 · Feb 27, 2021

Hopefully Stringer is available by round one - thats only 3 weeks away though...Right now I'd have;-

Francis Hooker Hind
Ridley Stewart Heppell
Langford McGrath Merrett
Perkins Jones Smith
Waterman 2MP Tippa

Draper Parish Shiel

Bench: Caldwell Ham Guelfi Stringer/Snelling

Cox/Cahill/Laverde next in line

eth-dog · Feb 27, 2021

Your club's best 22 heading into the 2021 season

How your team looks on paper heading into Round 1.

www.sen.com.au

FB: Nick Hind

19

Nick Hind

Age
29

Ht

180cm

Wt
78kg

Pos.
D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D
10.7

3

K
7.2

3

HB
3.5

3

M
2.0

2

T
1.9

4

MG
117.0

2

D
9.5

2

K
4.0

1

HB
5.5

3

M
2.0

2

T
2.0

3

MG
117.0

2

D
10.2

3

K
7.2

3

HB
3.0

3

M
2.0

3

T
2.2

4

/ Aaron Francis / Jordan Ridley

14

Jordan Ridley

Age
25

Ht

195cm

Wt
94kg

Pos.
Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D
15.6

4

K
11.1

4

HB
4.5

3

M
6.4

5

T
1.7

4

MG
244.8

4

D
17.0

4

K
11.9

5

HB
5.1

3

M
6.7

5

T
1.7

3

MG
265.4

4

D
13.8

4

K
9.6

4

HB
4.2

4

M
5.2

5

T
1.4

4

MG
208.2

4

HB: Dyson Heppell / Cale Hooker

26

Cale Hooker

Age
35

Ht

198cm

Wt
103kg

Pos.
D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D
16.2

4

K
8.2

3

HB
8.0

5

M
6.3

5

T
1.8

4

MG
213.6

3

D
11.8

3

K
5.8

2

HB
6.0

3

M
5.0

5

T
0.8

1

MG
107.0

2

D
14.6

4

K
3.2

2

HB
11.4

5

M
4.4

4

T
1.4

4

/ Patrick Ambrose

29

Patrick Ambrose

Age
32

Ht

191cm

Wt
92kg

Pos.
Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D
11.3

3

K
5.6

2

HB
5.6

4

M
3.6

4

T
3.2

5

MG
123.0

2

No current season stats available

D
11.6

3

K
6.4

3

HB
5.2

4

M
4.2

4

T
4.4

5

C: Kyle Langford

4

Kyle Langford

Age
27

Ht

192cm

Wt
88kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
15.7

4

K
8.3

3

HB
7.3

5

M
3.9

4

T
3.3

5

G
0.7

4

D
17.4

4

K
9.0

4

HB
8.4

4

M
4.4

4

T
1.6

3

G
0.7

4

D
8.2

2

K
3.2

2

HB
5.0

4

M
2.0

3

T
2.6

4

G
0.6

3

/ Dylan Shiel

9

Dylan Shiel

Age
31

Ht

182cm

Wt
84kg

Pos.
Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D
24.6

5

K
12.3

5

HB
12.2

5

M
3.1

3

T
3.9

5

CL
4.9

5

D
23.4

5

K
13.6

5

HB
9.8

5

M
2.2

2

T
3.4

4

CL
6.4

5

D
19.8

5

K
8.4

4

HB
11.4

5

M
2.4

3

T
2.6

4

CL
3.8

5

/ Jye Caldwell

6

Jye Caldwell

Age
23

Ht

183cm

Wt
83kg

Pos.
M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D
13.3

3

K
6.8

3

HB
6.5

4

M
3.3

3

T
3.7

5

CL
1.8

4

D
14.3

3

K
7.0

3

HB
7.3

4

M
3.3

3

T
3.3

4

CL
1.8

4

D
13.6

4

K
7.0

3

HB
6.6

4

M
3.8

4

T
3.8

5

CL
1.6

4

HF: Jayden Laverde

15

Jayden Laverde

Age
28

Ht

193cm

Wt
92kg

Pos.
Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D
11.8

3

K
6.3

2

HB
5.4

4

M
3.9

4

T
2.8

4

MG
152.8

2

D
8.8

2

K
5.0

2

HB
3.8

3

M
3.3

3

T
2.5

3

MG
116.5

2

D
11.2

3

K
5.4

2

HB
5.8

4

M
3.2

4

T
3.6

5

MG
141.2

3

/ Harry Jones / Devon Smith

5

Devon Smith

Age
31

Ht

176cm

Wt
78kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
18.8

5

K
11.1

4

HB
7.8

5

M
3.3

3

T
5.3

5

G
0.9

4

D
16.3

4

K
9.1

4

HB
7.1

4

M
2.3

2

T
5.0

5

G
0.6

4

D
15.6

4

K
9.2

4

HB
6.4

4

M
3.0

3

T
4.0

5

G
0.2

3

FF: Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti

43

Anthony...

Age
31

Ht

171cm

Wt
78kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
12.6

3

K
7.6

3

HB
5.1

4

M
3.3

3

T
3.9

5

G
1.1

4

D
8.7

2

K
4.5

2

HB
4.2

3

M
1.7

2

T
3.8

4

G
1.2

5

D
16.8

4

K
9.6

4

HB
7.2

5

M
3.2

4

T
3.2

5

G
0.0

1

/ Peter Wright / Jake Stringer

25

Jake Stringer

Age
30

Ht

192cm

Wt
92kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
12.9

3

K
8.5

3

HB
4.4

3

M
3.3

3

T
2.5

4

G
1.8

5

D
8.5

2

K
7.0

3

HB
1.5

1

M
2.8

3

T
3.8

4

G
2.5

5

D
7.2

2

K
4.8

2

HB
2.4

3

M
2.6

3

T
1.4

4

G
1.4

5

FOL: Sam Draper / Zach Merrett / Andrew McGrath

1

Andrew Mcgrath

Age
26

Ht

180cm

Wt
83kg

Pos.
Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D
22.7

5

K
11.6

4

HB
11.1

5

M
1.6

2

T
6.4

5

MG
252.9

4

D
22.7

5

K
11.6

4

HB
11.1

5

M
1.6

2

T
6.4

5

MG
252.9

4

D
22.0

5

K
11.0

4

HB
11.0

5

M
1.2

2

T
6.4

5

MG
219.0

4

INT: Will Snelling

11

Will Snelling

Age
26

Ht

175cm

Wt
79kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
14.1

4

K
4.7

2

HB
9.4

5

M
1.8

2

T
4.8

5

G
0.8

4

D
12.6

3

K
4.3

2

HB
8.3

4

M
1.3

1

T
5.6

5

G
0.4

3

D
16.2

4

K
5.2

2

HB
11.0

5

M
2.4

3

T
3.8

5

G
1.2

4

/ Brayden Ham

33

Brayden Ham

Age
25

Ht

182cm

Wt
77kg

Pos.
M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D
10.7

3

K
7.7

3

HB
3.0

3

M
3.1

3

T
2.0

4

CL
0.6

3

D
11.5

3

K
8.3

3

HB
3.3

2

M
2.8

3

T
1.5

2

CL
0.5

3

D
10.0

3

K
7.2

3

HB
2.8

3

M
3.4

4

T
2.4

4

CL
0.6

3

/ Darcy Parish

3

Darcy Parish

Age
26

Ht

180cm

Wt
81kg

Pos.
Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D
20.4

5

K
9.2

4

HB
11.2

5

M
3.2

3

T
3.3

5

CL
3.2

5

D
16.6

4

K
7.4

3

HB
9.1

5

M
1.4

2

T
2.0

3

CL
3.1

4

D
22.2

5

K
7.6

3

HB
14.6

5

M
3.2

4

T
4.4

5

CL
3.6

5

/ Nik Cox

On the brink: Brandon Zerk-Thatcher

25

Brandon...

Age
25

Ht

195cm

Wt
91kg

Pos.
Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D
11.5

3

K
8.5

3

HB
3.0

3

M
4.5

4

T
1.5

3

MG
148.5

2

D
12.0

3

K
7.0

3

HB
5.0

3

M
3.0

3

T
0.0

1

MG
124.0

2

D
11.5

3

K
8.5

4

HB
3.0

3

M
4.5

5

T
1.5

4

MG
148.5

3

, James Stewart

17

James Stewart

Age
30

Ht

199cm

Wt
99kg

Pos.
Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D
11.4

3

K
6.8

3

HB
4.7

3

M
4.1

4

T
1.9

4

MG
193.5

3

No current season stats available

D
12.4

4

K
7.0

3

HB
5.4

4

M
3.8

4

T
0.8

3

MG
200.4

4

, Zach Reid, Tom Cutler

12

Tom Cutler

Age
29

Ht

192cm

Wt
89kg

Pos.
D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D
18.1

4

K
11.7

4

HB
6.4

4

M
4.7

4

T
1.7

4

MG
317.5

4

D
15.5

4

K
9.5

4

HB
6.0

3

M
4.5

4

T
1.5

2

MG
317.5

4

D
12.0

3

K
8.4

4

HB
3.6

3

M
3.0

3

T
1.0

3

, Ned Cahill

28

Ned Cahill

Age
23

Ht

178cm

Wt
77kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
7.0

2

K
2.0

1

HB
5.0

4

M
3.0

3

T
2.0

4

G
0.0

1

D
7.0

1

K
2.0

1

HB
5.0

3

M
3.0

3

T
2.0

3

G
0.0

1

D
7.0

2

K
2.0

1

HB
5.0

4

M
3.0

3

T
2.0

4

G
0.0

1

, Archie Perkins

Injured: Michael Hurley

18

Michael Hurley

Age
34

Ht

193cm

Wt
94kg

Pos.
Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D
18.3

5

K
12.1

4

HB
6.2

4

M
6.4

5

T
0.9

3

MG
389.3

5

D
16.5

4

K
11.8

5

HB
4.7

3

M
6.3

5

T
0.3

1

MG
301.2

4

D
15.0

4

K
7.6

3

HB
7.4

5

M
5.0

5

T
2.0

4

It’s a new era at Essendon in 2021 and that’s reflected in what shapes as a vastly different best 22 without the likes of Adam Saad

42

Adam Saad

Age
29

Ht

178cm

Wt
79kg

Pos.
Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D
17.5

4

K
10.0

4

HB
7.5

5

M
3.0

3

T
2.7

4

MG
349.1

5

D
20.7

5

K
12.0

5

HB
8.7

4

M
3.3

3

T
2.4

3

MG
388.3

5

D
17.6

5

K
10.4

4

HB
7.2

5

M
4.2

4

T
1.2

3

, Joe Daniher and Orazio Fantasia

14

Orazio Fantasia

Age
28

Ht

180cm

Wt
73kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
13.6

3

K
7.4

3

HB
6.2

4

M
3.6

4

T
3.1

5

G
1.4

5

D
9.8

2

K
5.4

2

HB
4.4

3

M
3.0

3

T
1.2

2

G
0.2

3

D
12.0

3

K
4.6

2

HB
7.4

5

M
3.4

4

T
2.2

4

G
0.0

1

at the club.

Nick Hind

19

Nick Hind

Age
29

Ht

180cm

Wt
78kg

Pos.
D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D
10.7

3

K
7.2

3

HB
3.5

3

M
2.0

2

T
1.9

4

MG
117.0

2

D
9.5

2

K
4.0

1

HB
5.5

3

M
2.0

2

T
2.0

3

MG
117.0

2

D
10.2

3

K
7.2

3

HB
3.0

3

M
2.0

3

T
2.2

4

is expected to fill Saad’s role and play early, while reigning best and fairest winner Jordan Ridley

14

Jordan Ridley

Age
25

Ht

195cm

Wt
94kg

Pos.
Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D
15.6

4

K
11.1

4

HB
4.5

3

M
6.4

5

T
1.7

4

MG
244.8

4

D
17.0

4

K
11.9

5

HB
5.1

3

M
6.7

5

T
1.7

3

MG
265.4

4

D
13.8

4

K
9.6

4

HB
4.2

4

M
5.2

5

T
1.4

4

MG
208.2

4

forms a key part of the back six which will welcome Dyson Heppell this year.

Further up the field, Kyle Langford

4

Kyle Langford

Age
27

Ht

192cm

Wt
88kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
15.7

4

K
8.3

3

HB
7.3

5

M
3.9

4

T
3.3

5

G
0.7

4

D
17.4

4

K
9.0

4

HB
8.4

4

M
4.4

4

T
1.6

3

G
0.7

4

D
8.2

2

K
3.2

2

HB
5.0

4

M
2.0

3

T
2.6

4

G
0.6

3

will be looking to continue his improvement of late, while Jye Caldwell

6

Jye Caldwell

Age
23

Ht

183cm

Wt
83kg

Pos.
M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D
13.3

3

K
6.8

3

HB
6.5

4

M
3.3

3

T
3.7

5

CL
1.8

4

D
14.3

3

K
7.0

3

HB
7.3

4

M
3.3

3

T
3.3

4

CL
1.8

4

D
13.6

4

K
7.0

3

HB
6.6

4

M
3.8

4

T
3.8

5

CL
1.6

4

was impressive in the side’s scratch match against Carlton on Thursday and is likely to play.

Top-10 draft picks Nik Cox and Archie Perkins are well in the frame to make their debuts in Round 1 as well.

How the side shapes up in the forward line is probably of most interest, with Harry Jones and Peter Wright set to play early on.

Pretty clear that they're not across the fact Ambrose is playing forward, Laverde's playing back, as well as Ambrose and Stringer both being injured.

ghostdog · Feb 27, 2021

Bombers36 said:
Hopefully Stringer is available by round one - thats only 3 weeks away though...Right now I'd have;-

Francis Hooker Hind
Ridley Stewart Heppell
Langford McGrath Merrett
Perkins Jones Smith
Waterman 2MP Tippa

Draper Parish Shiel

Bench: Caldwell Ham Guelfi Stringer/Snelling

Cox/Cahill/Laverde next in line

Cox stiff if 'right now' is the consideration. Played a better prac match than Perkins and sounds like he has trained better too.

Nuggs Bunny · Feb 27, 2021

ghostdog said:
Cox stiff

Hehehehehehehe

ghostdog · Feb 27, 2021

Nuggs Bunny said:
Hehehehehehehe

I knew that would happen as soon as I wrote it.

Godzke · Feb 28, 2021

Bombers36 said:
Hopefully Stringer is available by round one - thats only 3 weeks away though...Right now I'd have;-

Francis Hooker Hind
Ridley Stewart Heppell
Langford McGrath Merrett
Perkins Jones Smith
Waterman 2MP Tippa

Draper Parish Shiel

Bench: Caldwell Ham Guelfi Stringer/Snelling

Cox/Cahill/Laverde next in line

That backline feels a bit too tall. Also doubt Perkins makes the round 1 team

Sadly i feel the coaches will be playing musical chairs with at least half a dozen players until midway through the season before figuring out who plays where. Laverde could've been primed for a big start but the move down back won't work.

essendon · Feb 28, 2021

I'm over Francis in our best team, simply not reliable.....needs to do a Ridley of last year to earn his stay otherwise send him back....

ant555 · Feb 28, 2021

eth-dog said:
Your club's best 22 heading into the 2021 season

How your team looks on paper heading into Round 1.

www.sen.com.au

Pretty clear that they're not across the fact Ambrose is playing forward, Laverde's playing back, as well as Ambrose and Stringer both being injured.

You should be across the fact that 80% of the media are not really across anything

elphamale · Feb 28, 2021

B: Ridley Hooker Redman
HB: Hind Stewart Heppell
C: Langford Caldwell Merrett
HF: Smith Jones Stringer
F: Waterman Wright Tippa
FOLL: Draper Shiel McGrath
INTER: Parish Cox Snelling Ham
Emerg: Guelfi Cahill Laverde BZT Bryan Perkins

Too unreliable & big ? on his tank: Francis (hence omitted)
Never to be seen again at AFL level: Cutler (OMG

)

Ash24 · Feb 28, 2021

Hey guys, fantasy question here.

Just wondering if the Bombers have any draftees from either 2020, or the last couple years who are doing well in the intra-club games/scratch match from this week. Would you expect them to be best 22?

Thanks in advance.

JT_the_Man · Feb 28, 2021

Ash24 said:
Hey guys, fantasy question here.

Just wondering if the Bombers have any draftees from either 2020, or the last couple years who are doing well in the intra-club games/scratch match from this week. Would you expect them to be best 22?

Thanks in advance.

Jones is a lock, Cahill and Cox both probably 50/50 at this stage, Perkins an outside chance.

If we sign Waterman he should play.

Jade · Mar 1, 2021

I'll have a dip at our Round 1 side:

FB: Cahill - Hooker - Hind
HB: Heppell - Francis - Ridley
C: Merrett - Langford - McGrath
R: Draper - Shiel - Caldwell
HF: Smith - Jones - Waterman
FF: AMT - Wright - Cox
Int: Guelfi, Ham, Parish, Redman

Jade · Mar 1, 2021

Ash24 said:
Hey guys, fantasy question here.

Just wondering if the Bombers have any draftees from either 2020, or the last couple years who are doing well in the intra-club games/scratch match from this week. Would you expect them to be best 22?

Thanks in advance.

Waterman and Jones should play round 1. Jones might be in and out if his form (as I would expect) is a bit up and down.

Cox is a good chance to play, but due to his size I suspect he's not a walk up start every week.

Cahill will play every week if fit. Peter Wright might be a decent mid-pricer, you'd think he plays most weeks.

Draper is an unholy monster and will be in the top 3 rucks in the game by seasons end.

eth-dog · Mar 1, 2021

Jade said:
I'll have a dip at our Round 1 side:

FB: Cahill - Hooker - Hind
HB: Heppell - Francis - Ridley
C: Merrett - Langford - McGrath
R: Draper - Shiel - Caldwell
HF: Smith - Jones - Waterman
FF: AMT - Wright - Cox
Int: Guelfi, Ham, Parish, Redman

Don't think Stewart gets a game at either end?

Jade · Mar 1, 2021

eth-dog said:
Don't think Stewart gets a game at either end?

Who does he replace?

eth-dog · Mar 1, 2021

Jade said:
Who does he replace?

If they insist on playing him defence (which I disagree with), Francis or Redman. If forward, Guelfi with Smith playing more middle.

Also think Snelling is a likely starter at this stage

eth-dog · Mar 1, 2021

Okay, what I think should happen for round 1 with what I have as their best 22 replacements in brackets:

FB: Aaron Francis - Cale Hooker - Nick Hind
HB: Jordan Ridley - Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (Michael Hurley/Paddy Ambrose) - Ned Cahill
MF: Kyle Langford - Jye Caldwell - Zachary Merrett
HF: Devon Smith - James Stewart - Will Snelling
FF: Alec Waterman - Peter Wright - Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
OB: Sam Draper - Andrew McGrath - Darcy Parish
IC: Dylan Shiel - Dyson Heppell - Brayden Ham - Matthew Guelfi (Jake Stringer)

Bjchan13 · Mar 2, 2021

eth-dog said:
Okay, what I think should happen for round 1 with what I have as their best 22 replacements in brackets:

FB: Aaron Francis - Cale Hooker - Nick Hind
HB: Jordan Ridley - Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (Michael Hurley/Paddy Ambrose) - Ned Cahill
MF: Kyle Langford - Jye Caldwell - Zachary Merrett
HF: Devon Smith - James Stewart - Will Snelling
FF: Alec Waterman - Peter Wright - Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
OB: Sam Draper - Andrew McGrath - Darcy Parish
IC: Dylan Shiel - Dyson Heppell - Brayden Ham - Matthew Guelfi (Jake Stringer)

Harry Jones?

eth-dog · Mar 2, 2021

Bjchan13 said:
Harry Jones?

Apparently has an ankle injury

Shane Heard · Mar 2, 2021

brutus76 said:
Redders Hooksy The Riddler
The Hind Stewie Hepp
The Parish Caldwell Zerrett
Champagne Ham #5 Big "H" Langers
Tippa Stringer The Waterboy

Draperman The Shield Pigeodo

INT: Wright/Bryan, The Guelf, Perkinator, The Cox. Mingma, Baby Ham #33, Franga (4 of these)

i love this squad

however..replace champagne ham with “ double smoked”

Shane Heard · Mar 2, 2021

Ash24 said:
Hey guys, fantasy question here.

Just wondering if the Bombers have any draftees from either 2020, or the last couple years who are doing well in the intra-club games/scratch match from this week. Would you expect them to be best 22?

Thanks in advance.

Matt “ Haircut 100 “ Guelfi

Breakout top 10 ..5th year ..76ith draft pick bolter

Lock. him. in

Bjchan13 · Mar 2, 2021

eth-dog said:
Apparently has an ankle injury

The Donners · Mar 2, 2021

Godzke said:
Laverde could've been primed for a big start.

I’ve heard that the past 6 years. Give it up man, he’s just not that good.

Godzke · Mar 2, 2021

The Donners said:
I’ve heard that the past 6 years. Give it up man, he’s just not that good.

No, I won't. I liked what I saw at the end of last season and this year could've been a Langford 2020 year for him.

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