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

 

[Efc1robbo]

Really feel bad for Zach.

He is almost like how Brian Lara was in his era.
Pure champion with not enough help.

That’s a great call!

I can’t imagine how bad things would be without Zac.

His teammates have cost him any chance of being AA captain and Brownlow medalist

He is just a superstar, it’s his defensive effort when he doesn’t have the ball that I love the most.

 

[div12ressie]

That’s a great call!

I can’t imagine how bad things would be without Zac.

His teammates have cost him any chance of being AA captain and Brownlow medalist

He is just a superstar, it’s his defensive effort when he doesn’t have the ball that I love the most.

His tackling alone is so flipping elite

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Does he seriously drive a Urus?

Zach, what would the Cobden crew say.

I would have you in a Mustang at absolute best.

 

[Lore]

Does he seriously drive a Urus?

Zach, what would the Cobden crew say.

I would have you in a Mustang at absolute best.

Dutton Automotive comes through for us

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

I wouldn't mind seeing Zac tried as an elite kicking half back flanker. Martin moving onto the wing or forward line..

Then we would have Zac and Ridley as great kicks back there going through them as much as possible. Allowing Tsatas and Hobbs moving into the midfield, and out of the 2s...playing the roles they are good at (not playing wings or forward line), to assist Parish, Duzza, Caldwell and maybe Setterfield.

When we are playing a high press, and our forward 50 is congested those 2 entering 50 are well equipped to find targets.

He probably would not get tagged as often and would drive better standards of the back group.

 

[I Remember Bluey]

I wouldn't mind seeing Zac tried as an elite kicking half back flanker. Martin moving onto the wing or forward line..

Then we would have Zac and Ridley as great kicks back there going through them as much as possible. Allowing Tsatas and Hobbs moving into the midfield, and out of the 2s...playing the roles they are good at (not playing wings or forward line), to assist Parish, Duzza, Caldwell and maybe Setterfield.

When we are playing a high press, and our forward 50 is congested those 2 entering 50 are well equipped to find targets.

He probably would not get tagged as often and would drive better standards of the back group.

Sorry mate, but you can't win a Brownlow as a half back flanker and "My Boy" is going to win one before he retires (after he plays 400 games) and then he takes over as our Coach for the next 28years.

So in conclusion, he plays where he bloody well wants to until then.

 

[Nifft]

I wouldn't mind seeing Zac tried as an elite kicking half back flanker. Martin moving onto the wing or forward line..

Then we would have Zac and Ridley as great kicks back there going through them as much as possible. Allowing Tsatas and Hobbs moving into the midfield, and out of the 2s...playing the roles they are good at (not playing wings or forward line), to assist Parish, Duzza, Caldwell and maybe Setterfield.

When we are playing a high press, and our forward 50 is congested those 2 entering 50 are well equipped to find targets.

He probably would not get tagged as often and would drive better standards of the back group.

Also frees up Martin to go to wing/HFF. I don't mind this as some teams are tagging Zach, and that's less likely to happen if he starts at half back. We could switch after the bounce at times and get Zach running around the ground, and then rotate him back to HBF if he's getting tagged.

 

[bombreys]

Maybe HBF in two more years. Still too good in the middle

 

[naraku]

Absolute star!

 

[doug85]

That goal in the last was superb.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

How much does he win the BnF by?

 

[astrowizzle]

The most underrated player in the comp by a country mile. He carries this friggin team on his shoulders.

 

[bombadeer]

In the AA squad. Will he make the final 22?

 

[Beerfish]

In the AA squad. Will he make the final 22?

 

[Bunk Moreland]

The most underrated player in the comp by a country mile. He carries this friggin team on his shoulders.

All the media dropkicks are doing their AA teams and while most obviously have him in there, there are a number who have left him out.

It’s just jaw dropping. He’s one of the best few players in the freakin league.

 

[andleanback]

Has he been spotted in the room tonight ?

 

[MattyB3150]

Not on field so only chance is bench. Would be a slap in the face if he misses out. Arguably his greatest individual season to date.

 

[andleanback]

Not on field so only chance is bench. Would be a slap in the face if he misses out. Arguably his greatest individual season to date.

Doubt he makes it treloar and Neale confirmed on the bench, and maybe butters. Looks like he’s missed out. Can blame essendons drop off

 

[Pweter]

Couldn't have done much more to be AA. Oh well

 

[doug85]

He didn’t make it. Total BS

 

[Skipper_]

Pretty unlucky as he has made it in previous years where I don’t think he was as good as this year.

 

[Blind Turn]

Recency bias again. From being touted as possible AA captain to not even making it despite no huge drop off in his output.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

What a joke

 

[Rash]

im not even an bombers fan but i must admit its disgraceful merrett was snubbed.

 

[DERO]

im not even an bombers fan but i must admit its disgraceful merrett was snubbed.

Look, he was good but yoiu'd have gto leave someone out for him. Who do you move out to slot him in?