Adrian Dodoro: Football’s Biggest Fraud IMO

[Westlo]

Selects another tiny onballer in Darcy Parish at 4 & Francis at 5 in the 2015 draft when he had the opportunity to pick Jacob Hopper

lol @ bringing up Hopper, you don't know shit since GWS would've matched straight away.

I mean **** I want Dodo the **** out more than most but you can't hold Hopper over him.

 

[FairKouta]

I think the bombers need a hardness like the 2000s just one player with a bit of mongrel tippa. Stringer is False bravado

 

[HBF]

I’ve never heard of them (apart from Francis). What selections were these boys drafted at? Are they realistically going to step straight in? Also, I don’t see Francis as a KPD - is undersized and plays as an interceptor rather than a one-on-one defender.

I see Francis more as a 3rd tall, either back or forward. I don't see him as a key position player.

 

[faible]

I see Francis more as a 3rd tall, either back or forward. I don't see him as a key position player.

He's played pretty well alongside Hooker & Hurley or Ambrose & Hurley where he gets to take the #3 tall target and play a looser role; big step for Francis is whether he can play genuine CHB and take the #2 tall target and be an intercept player.

He's been asked to play well above his size this year and has struggled to get the offensive / defensive game right, but sometimes these big guys can take time and he had a bit of a slow start to his career.

If Francis is our Hurley replacement, we're relying on Zerk-Thatcher to be our Hooker replacement (or Brand, via the NGA who is a ~ 195cm KPD, but obviously unproven).

I'm not quite sure who Francis would compare to as a Defender right now; ideally he'd end up a McGovern type (similar height) who can play an aggressive offensive role but also defend, as I think Francis is at his best when he's attacking the ball and using his kicking. It would force forwards to play an accountable role on him which I think would suit him more as a player.

 

[Hot Diggity]

I suggest we petition Essendon's "leadership" to keep Dodoro in place. He's done a brilliant job at keeping their fans hopes up, but ultimately giving fans of 17 other clubs joy every year when it becomes apparent at around round 15 that they are shit... again.

Keep it up Adrian, we love you.

 

[citizen-erased]

I suggest we petition Essendon's "leadership" to keep Dodoro in place. He's done a brilliant job at keeping their fans hopes up, but ultimately giving fans of 17 other clubs joy every year when it becomes apparent at around round 15 that they are sh*t... again.

Keep it up Adrian, we love you.

why would you need a petition?

 

[TerryWallet]

Increasingly flabberbasted that Bombre fans are still talking in circles about Adrian. A little clip here, a little pat on the back there. A little well done Adrian here, a little well done Adrian but you coulda done a teeny bit better there.

17 yrs - Zero finals wins.....nearly 6,000 days with zero end in sight and Bombre's are still not completely sold on his extremely well earned title of Football's Biggest Fraud.

As the great philosopher Harry Who would say.....Amazing.

 

[evo]

I really don't understand the criticism - personally I think Adrian is doing a superb job. McKernan, Stewart, Laverde, Ham, Cutler and Redman: absolute top-notch players you can build a premiership around.

Not to mention an ingenious game plan that revolves around maximizing Hurley's possession count.

The Essendon faithful just need to be remain patient. Success is nigh.

 

[Love the Drake]

lol @ bringing up Hopper, you don't know sh*t since GWS would've matched straight away.

I mean fu** I want Dodo the fu** out more than most but you can't hold Hopper over him.

Ahhh. It’s you who knows SFA. Call his name out at pick 5 regardless. Essendon is/was in desperate need of a big bodied onballer. GWS would then have to match. Nothing at all to lose. Just shows Dodo got the players he targeted. Which is why he’s a dud.

 

[Hot Diggity]

why would you need a petition?

Indeed, you are right, we don't need a petition. Until we get rumblings that Dodo may be on his way out. Then we can start one.

 

[Tasmanian saint]

The question of getting rid of him isnt how well has he done, it’s could he have done better with the picks we’ve had? I’d argue slightly. In the top 31 of the Brownlow (11 votes or more) last year there were 9 players he could have drafted. 6 of them were from the same drafts as others, meaning he’s missed 5 picks since 07 for current elite midfield talent. Fyfe, Dangerfield, Parker, Seb Ross, Grundy, Gawn, Duncan, Neale, Yeo. I would have thought most teams would have missed much more than that considering Dangerfield was taken the highest at 10 and Fyfe was the next at 20.

Parker and maybe Dangerfield are the only two you’d suggest he should have taken given the draft and our lists at the time of drafting.

I’d argue he should have traded Daniher but that wouldn’t really have us performing better currently and we’d still be in the same position bar a Dylan Stephens. When it comes to the trades, FWIW I’ve heard he was overruled for both Stringer and Shiel.

So even though I think he’s more than competent at drafting. I’d let him go because he didn’t trade Daniher, overpaid for Shiel (and couldn’t convince power brokers otherwise) and his general inability to get us draft resources through trade.

Sure but he's looking okay, doesn't particularly appear to have the attributes to be a star, maybe his back injury took some pace. We need stars. We have no problem finding B grade players. It's A grade and above we need. Our midfield needs Dustin Martin or Dangerfield, not Heath Hocking.

that’s my point you have to actually go out and draft the Martins and Dangerfields every player that ever gets drafted has some kind of question mark over them including them two you need to actually take the chance though you can’t just go and buy every player needed that’s not sustainable something dodoro doesn’t seem to understand!

 

[faible]

Ahhh. It’s you who knows SFA. Call his name out at pick 5 regardless. Essendon is/was in desperate need of a big bodied onballer. GWS would then have to match. Nothing at all to lose. Just shows Dodo got the players he targeted. Which is why he’s a dud.

Except we were never getting Hopper, so what was the point aside from bidding GWS up? Which from memory, wasn't seen as the thing to do at the time to GWS / GCS in the first season of the bidding system.

Parish was the best performed midfielder in the draft across the entire season, he was exactly the player every phantom draft was saying we should target.

Callum Twomey's 2015 phantom draft

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The midfielder couldn't have done any more over two ultra-impressive seasons. He is a back-to-back under-18 All Australian, a member of the NAB AFL Academy and has been exceptional in nearly every important game he's played. Parish has dash and skill and is always on the move. He might look like an outside midfielder because of his run and flash, but he works brilliantly at the stoppages and fights above his weight. Towards the end of the season he also showed his overhead marking was developing nicely, and he's a steady kick at goal on the run. His size might see clubs place others ahead of him, but he has achieved more at under-18 level than any other midfielder in this draft. Dyson Heppell aside, Essendon's midfield stocks are quite bare beyond its veterans. Parish would be a smart choice.

But of course, being a hindsight hero means you never have to consider reality when launching criticism.

The problem with Dodoro isn't that he's woeful at what he does, it's that he's consistently average. If no one knew his name no one would care.

 

[SloppyJoe]

The title of this post is offensive and defamatory - it should be edited.

You can't call someone a fraud just because you think he is sub-par at his job and receives unwarranted praise.

And before you shoot off, I don't know Adrian and have no view (or interest) on whether criticism of his performance is fair or unfair.

 

[citizen-erased]

The title of this post is offensive and defamatory - it should be edited.

You can't call someone a fraud just because you think he is sub-par at his job and receives unwarranted praise.

And before you shoot off, I don't know Adrian and have no view (or interest) on whether criticism of his performance is fair or unfair.

you'll upset the Blues and Hawks fans though

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Except we were never getting Hopper, so what was the point aside from bidding GWS up? Which from memory, wasn't seen as the thing to do at the time to GWS / GCS in the first season of the bidding system.

Parish was the best performed midfielder in the draft across the entire season, he was exactly the player every phantom draft was saying we should target.

Callum Twomey's 2015 phantom draft

How did draft expert Cal Twomey's predictions stack up?

www.afl.com.au

But of course, being a hindsight hero means you never have to consider reality when launching criticism.

The problem with Dodoro isn't that he's woeful at what he does, it's that he's consistently average. If no one knew his name no one would care.

People don't want to piss off GWS either. With their outgoing trading you'd be a fool.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Except we were never getting Hopper, so what was the point aside from bidding GWS up? Which from memory, wasn't seen as the thing to do at the time to GWS / GCS in the first season of the bidding system.

Parish was the best performed midfielder in the draft across the entire season, he was exactly the player every phantom draft was saying we should target.

Callum Twomey's 2015 phantom draft

How did draft expert Cal Twomey's predictions stack up?

www.afl.com.au

But of course, being a hindsight hero means you never have to consider reality when launching criticism.

The problem with Dodoro isn't that he's woeful at what he does, it's that he's consistently average. If no one knew his name no one would care.

It was pragmatic drafting on Dodoro's behalf. Safest midfielder and highest ceiling prospect. Would have preferred Curnow and Francis, but it is what it is.

 

[Ambrosia]

It was pragmatic drafting on Dodoro's behalf. Safest midfielder and highest ceiling prospect. Would have preferred Curnow and Francis, but it is what it is.

What annoys me about the Francis pick and plenty of other Essendon picks is the lack of value placed on endurance/aerobic capacity. Being an elite runner clearly translates to the fast paced AFL extremely well.

 

[The 747]

Some of the criticism is warranted, some unfair. But the basics facts are that the team they put out each week has VFL standard players in important positions and obvious weaknesses and it is completely the list he built. Can't argue he hasn't had the picks available as they don't finish high on the ladder.

 

[HirdyLannister]

Some of the criticism is warranted, some unfair. But the basics facts are that the team they put out each week has VFL standard players in important positions and obvious weaknesses and it is completely the list he built. Can't argue he hasn't had the picks available as they don't finish high on the ladder.

Those draft penalties didn't happen then? Missed out on 3 X 1st round picks if I recall. Haven't had the picks

 

[Red Black and Blue]

What annoys me about the Francis pick and plenty of other Essendon picks is the lack of value placed on endurance/aerobic capacity. Being an elite runner clearly translates to the fast paced AFL extremely well.

Not sure it matters as his tank is up to standard now, but the rest of his game hasn’t translated.

 

[Ambrosia]

Those draft penalties didn't happen then? Missed out on 3 X 1st round picks if I recall. Haven't had the picks

Would be a good excuse for not winning a premiership but we haven’t gone close to anything resembling success in years

 

[Ambrosia]

Not sure it matters as his tank is up to standard now, but the rest of his game hasn’t translated.

There’s a big difference between elite tank and bottom range of AFL standard

 

[TerryWallet]

Of all Adrian's critics, the clearest critic of all was one James Albert Hird.

After sitting down after the 2011 season, with a Finals pummelling fresh in his mind, James sifted through the assembled EFC list provided by Adrian and decided there was only one course of action that could make something of this list....

....so out came the ol teledex and a phonecall was made to ol mate Shane.

I hope Ben Rutten finally gets the Adrian free chance at being successful that the previous 8 or so EFC coaches were denied.

It might take locking coterie king Mark Casey in the metaphoric cupboard, but cmon EFC, give Big Ben at least a chance of success.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

There’s a big difference between elite tank and bottom range of AFL standard

Not for the role though. McGovern is about as poor a runner as there is, Hodge wasn’t great after 25-26. Biggest issue for him is confidence.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Of all Adrian's critics, the clearest critic of all was one James Albert Hird.

After sitting down after the 2011 season, with a Finals pummelling fresh in his mind, James sifted through the assembled EFC list provided by Adrian and decided there was only one course of action that could make something of this list....

....so out came the ol teledex and a phonecall was made to ol mate Shane.

I hope Ben Rutten finally gets the Adrian free chance at being successful that the previous 8 or so EFC coaches were denied.

It might take locking coterie king Mark Casey in the metaphoric cupboard, but cmon EFC, give Big Ben at least a chance of success.

That was actually Bomber Thompson. Said they weren’t big enough.