AFL Player # 7: Indefatigable Zach Merrett (c) - Your ANZAC Day Medallist - 25/4

[Beerfish]

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

 

[I Remember Bluey]

Afl360 last night admitted that the clips they showed earlier of the Zach strike were not the ones he was charged with.

It was an elbow to the guts that he was done for (they then showed the correct clip).

I took a screenshot but the quality is poor but it gives an idea of the hit.

 

[DERO]

^ This makes much more sense.

 

[Squeaky]

^ This makes much more sense.

It does explain a lot and I should probably retract my strong comments on Michael Christian...



But I won't, he can still get ****ed!

 

[jmoo wan]

Afl360 last night admitted that the clips they showed earlier of the Zach strike were not the ones he was charged with.

It was an elbow to the guts that he was done for (they then showed the correct clip).

I took a screenshot but the quality is poor but it gives an idea of the hit.

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but they are letting that moustache go un punished?

 

[astrowizzle]

I retract nothing
How many elbows get thrown in a game
God how much man handling does Merrett get every game yet he gets no protection.
How many times has he been reported for the softest gut punches yet dickheads like butters get off it again and again and again

If it was consistent no one would give a shit

 

[Kong]

I retract nothing
How many elbows get thrown in a game
God how much man handling does Merrett get every game yet he gets no protection.
How many times has he been reported for the softest gut punches yet dickheads like butters get off it again and again and again

If it was consistent no one would give a shit

Doesn't Merrett have a family connection to Collingwood? You'd think that'd help his cause.

 

[EnolaGay]

Doesn't Merrett have a family connection to Collingwood? You'd think that'd help his cause.

Wasn't he Zach "Macedonian Marvel" Merrett is his junior days?

 

[I Remember Bluey]

Doesn't Merrett have a family connection to Collingwood? You'd think that'd help his cause.

Is the Great Nephew of former Pies champion Thorold Merrett.

 

[Kong]

Is the Great Nephew of former Pies champion Thorold Merrett.

Oh yeah, I remember Thorold.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

What a player!!

 

[mcgrath_truther]

should captain AA this season, no one is even close to his leadership

 

[bommer16]

He wasn’t losing tonight.
He is amazing.
One of our best captains ever.

 

[windyhill]

They say Bont deserves a Brownlow, and he does, but this bloke, for pure brilliant consistency must be second in line.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Best game for the club?

 

[Vander18]

What a game, what a player, what a leader.

Willed us to victory tonight.

 

[quotemokc]

No single player on our list (aside from maybe Durham) works as hard as he does.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Might be the best player on the planet honestly.

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

Don't have words to describe how incredible he was tonight. Might be the best game I've ever seen him play.

 

[MightyDon]

Might be the best player on the planet honestly.

Lot of fluff around other players, he just gets it’s done, still so underrated

 

[bommer16]

I wish him every success he truly deserves it. Thank you Zach for choosing Essendon.

 

[TheFrenchCut]

Farken enormous.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Farken enormous.

Nah 180cm

 

[Bunk Moreland]

3 more Brownlow votes

 

[Petrify]

It's so clear he inspires others around him. The amount of run down tackles and defensive efforts others do because they see Zach do it is awesome

 

[Mercurial89]

Didn't see the arms out much, didn't do his little dive forward appeals either.

Just unrelenting not to be denied work rate and willed the team into the contest.
Huge game, I'd say possibly his best ever as far as impact both defensively and offensively.