Delisted # 8: Martin Gleeson - Not offered a contract, finishes his Essendon career on 97 AFL games

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Not offered another contract in 2022
Last Game Played: Elimination Final, 2021
Injury Status: n/a

 

[Falcon27]

All the best Marty. Certainly a club favorite

 

[ghostdog]

Well this makes me a bit sad. Glee never quite got past the level he was at before major injury, but had a legitimately good footy brain and plenty of composure. I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up coaching somewhere. Thanks for playing, Marty, and good luck to you.

 

[The Airing of Grievances]

Kind of inevitable given his recent form and our range of options in his position. But still a real shame that injury prevented him achieving the career he might have had. Was a seriously good aerialist for his size before the ankle. Best wishes for the future Marty.

 

[katana]

thought he'd play 200 games as a half-back stalwart after that match against freo in i think 2014. was stupidly composed, stepping around players, hitting up targets, backing himself to run with the ball. unfortunately things didn't pan out that way, not the least of reasons being how well redman, ridley, and hind have progressed. and then there's chaos that was our senior side under worsfold.

surely a team like north picks him up?

 

[Vander18]

Perfectly competent footballer and a very good human. Thanks for everything Marty.

Clubs needing help and experience in defence could do a lot worse.

 

[TheFrenchCut]

Was such a good story when he burst on the scene in 2014. Can remember the footage of him and Daniher on the bench being completely over the moon about playing AFL.

 

[BrunoV]

Disappointed that he didn't get to 100. He was a good enough player and seemed a genuinely good guy.

As others have said, injury and an unfortunate level of competition derailed his career. I'd go as far as saying that if we never recruited Ridley, Gleeson would be closing in on 150 games.

I hope he gets another opportunity.

 

[foj1]

Great bloke
great call
no composure and not physically competitive- should have never been picked in the final
the club is doing a lot right
i reckon he will be an asset to a local club
good luck

 

[Yoda_]

Great bloke
great call
no composure and not physically competitive- should have never been picked in the final
the club is doing a lot right
i reckon he will be an asset to a local club
good luck

Does this feel like the wheels are turning from what the 'old' Essendon would do?

Circa 2010, Marty would have been kept toget him to 100 games and because he's a great clubman not what is in the club's best interests.


I always liked Marty, but this is 100% the right call imho.

 

[srobbo]

Was there down at Colac the day of the ankle in 2018 & he was on the rise to being one of the better hybrid backs in the comp but sadly was only ever a shadow of it thereafter.

Not sure he gets picked up now though.

 

[TDay]

I'll miss him. Often I'd wonder why he was trying to mark it against a guy 10cm taller. And then he'd mark it

 

[crackers65]

Pre ankle injury he was becoming a very good player. Disappointed he didn’t get to 100 games but is probably the right decision.
Wish him all the best and if he doesn’t get another AFL job, I hope he goes to our VFL
team. Would be a good man to still have around the club.
It’s hard and brutal decisions like this that are needed to still lift us up the ladder. Still a few more to make in my opinion.

 

[Lore]

 

[Foxx]

Had a patch of half a season where he was a great AFL player.
Id say at least 50% of AFL listed players couldn't say the same thing..

 

[Beerfish]

Big, big fan of the Marty Party. He was going so, so well before that ankle. Would love to see another club pick him up.

 

[ghostdog]

Great bloke
great call
no composure and not physically competitive- should have never been picked in the final
the club is doing a lot right
i reckon he will be an asset to a local club
good luck

No composure? He was like some kind of junior Heppell.

 

[pazza]

VFL Captain? Because I think he won't be too far from the club itself as he is so popular in the playing group.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

I can still remember hearing Timmy on SEN saying that Jobe was telling him how good Marty was when he first arrived. 100 odd AFL games is a hell of an effort. All the best.

 

[blitzer]

Its a shame because without the ankle he would have been a 150-200 game player. These things happen though.
Thanks for your contributions Marty!

 

[yodellinhank]

Didn't he only roll it?

 

[Kakkle]

^Think people seriously underestimate how bad that injury was. He split his talus bone in half. Bruce Reid had only ever seen that injury once before.

Was becoming a seriously handy player for us in the second half of 2017, which ended in a very good finals game in an abysmal game against Sydney.

I think if the salary cap went back to normal along with list sizes he probably gets a look in as someone who can come in for a pinch for 4-6 games in a contending team. But I don't think he gets looked at, unfortunately. List spots seem to be at a premium.

I have no idea why, but I can see him so vividly in high-vis wear as our runner.

Obligatory -

 

[Beerfish]

Didn't he only roll it?

Yeah he was out of footy for over 600 days because he only rolled it.

^Think people seriously underestimate how bad that injury was.

Not many. In fact, I've only seen one.

 

[BrunoV]

^Think people seriously underestimate how bad that injury was. He split his talus bone in half. Bruce Reid had only ever seen that injury once before.

Was becoming a seriously handy player for us in the second half of 2017, which ended in a very good finals game in an abysmal game against Sydney.

I think if the salary cap went back to normal along with list sizes he probably gets a look in as someone who can come in for a pinch for 4-6 games in a contending team. But I don't think he gets looked at, unfortunately. List spots seem to be at a premium.

I have no idea why, but I can see him so vividly in high-vis wear as our runner.

Obligatory -

Is the mark at the top of each page the marking incident which resulted in the injury?

 

[foj1]

Does this feel like the wheels are turning from what the 'old' Essendon would do?

Circa 2010, Marty would have been kept toget him to 100 games and because he's a great clubman not what is in the club's best interests.


I always liked Marty, but this is 100% the right call imho.

Agree completely

 

[Darealrath]

Agree completely

Really though? Reminds me a bit of the Ricky Dyson delisting about a decade ago. Good enough to play seniors when called upon, similar age, but some physical weaknesses and unlikey to improve.