Retired #3: Paul Chapman

[Whowants2know]

Now I know why he got reported, has plans next week Saturday Night

 

[EFC1981]

So will have 2 weeks off and come fully refreshed for Dreamtime and rip Richmond a new one works for me.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Would have been the first thing Dempsey has done all season!

Well, he's been injured for most of it and hasn't done a preseason. Did you expect him to come back in and get 20+ and run like a gazelle. Not his fault he gets picked to play.

 

[Beerfish]

Deserves a week for stupidity. Twice in one game is just dumb.

At least do it against Hawthorn or something. Who gives a shit about Brisbane?

 

[blitzer]

Oh well he was gonna get rested a few times this year anyway. I know we have the bye next week but the extra week might actually be beneficial for him at his age. I guess i never expected Winderlich/Chapman to play week in week out this year - probably only expecting about 22 games between the 2 of them during the regular season.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Well, he's been injured for most of it and hasn't done a preseason. Did you expect him to come back in and get 20+ and run like a gazelle. Not his fault he gets picked to play.

I expect him to not give stupid 50's and to not turn the ball over every time:

 

[windyhill]

Blessing in disguise for me, looked like a hammy waiting to happen v briz. Wasn't stretching out, was running in big arcs and missed two sitters you'd put your house on him kicking. Plenty of physio for the great man and we'll see him back for dreamtime.

 

[yaco55]

Le Cras was lucky on the basis that he delivered the bump after Hoskin-Elliott disposed of the ball. You should get an extra grading on this basis.

 

[rines]

Chappy deserves his week off.. it was a sloppy act and he had prior record.. so for me that is the system working.

The Le Cras one is the flip side.. dodgy decision, shit decision.. should have been 4+ weeks to start, comes down to 3 with good record and early plea. It was down right dangerous and could have seen a player out for months with a broken jaw, or worse.

 

[daffo]

LeCras was very lucky to only get a week.
Chappy should accept.

 

[Doss]

Just been thinking a bit about Chappy's role in the side and club generally...

I'm personally extremely happy. He started the season on fire in terms of goals- and that has died off- but I think his Richmond game underlined what else he brings to the side.

Eight tackles- that's real grunt. I thought he was one of the key reasons early on that Richmond were completely worried out of possession, in terms of the pressure (both real and perceived) that he applied.

Obviously, I'd like him to be kicking more goals, but if he plays like he did against Richmond every week, then we're doing very well.

And it's not exactly reinventing the wheel to say this, but the thought of having him around our young players fills me with considerable happiness. You couldn't ask for many better to learn from. If he tells you to jump, you only ask how high and whether he wants you to jump again after hitting the ground.

 

[eth-dog]

But he's an old injury proned player with bad hamstrings! BigFooty says so!

 

[HirdyLannister]

Too slow to tackle and has no defensive pressure also!

 

[Doss]

Too slow to tackle and has not defensive pressure also!

Dude- said it before and I'll say it again. Emoticons and sarcasm go hand in hand.

 

[HirdyLannister]

Dude- said it before and I'll say it again. Emoticons and sarcasm go hand in hand.

u wot m8?

 

[Kakkle]

409th most goals kicked for Essendon.


Essendon through and through

Update.

383rd.

(Has only kicked 2 goals since that post )

 

[Kakkle]

10th game this weekend in Red & Black.


#Milestone.

 

[JD11]

who was the last bald regular in our team?

 

[eth-dog]

who was the last bald regular in our team?

Murphy?

 

[Old Campaigner]

who was the last bald regular in our team?

Zaka sometimes has a bit of a skinhead thing going on.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

who was the last bald regular in our team?

Dean Wallis although he was injured a lot.

 

[efcboy]

Suspect Chappy is not happy at present. The club (as advised by AFL) told Chappy that the ASADA stuff would not impact 2014. And look what's happening. He was loving his footy early on but has looked unhappy in recent times since this resurfaced. Understandable.

 

[Kakkle]

Suspect Chappy is not happy at present. The club (as advised by AFL) told Chappy that the ASADA stuff would not impact 2014. And look what's happening. He was loving his footy early on but has looked unhappy in recent times since this resurfaced. Understandable.

You never saw him play at Geelong then.

 

[monty1104]

Murphy?

Ugh, I had forgotten about him. Spud of the highest degree.

 

[eth-dog]

Ugh, I had forgotten about him. Spud of the highest degree.

Good at Carlton, spud for us though