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    Quote Originally Posted by ledge View Post
    Fletcher Roberts would be in that boat as well I imagine.
    A premiership medallion should void any Eker rights.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc26 View Post
    A premiership medallion should void any Eker rights.
    Yup, if you are good enough to play in a premiership then you aren't just hanging around making up the numbers on a list. You might wait years for that chance to roll around but if you are up and ready to go when that chance comes then you aren't just making up the numbers.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc26 View Post
    A premiership medallion should void any Eker rights.
    Surely the premiership medallion is the ultimate eker award.

    Fletcher is no less an eker on every criteria, but has what every eker actually seeks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bulldog Joe View Post
    Surely the premiership medallion is the ultimate eker award.

    Fletcher is no less an eker on every criteria, but has what every eker actually seeks.

    Player. Every player should be seeking a premiership or they are just wasting their time.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    Player. Every player should be seeking a premiership or they are just wasting their time.
    Absolutely.

    But is a special award for the Eker Hall of Fame.
    Life is to be Enjoyed not Endured

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bulldog Joe View Post
    Absolutely.

    But is a special award for the Eker Hall of Fame.
    We should build an eker HOF. If we build it they will come-because if there is one thing our club needs it's more ekers.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Re: Ekers

    A couple of elite ekers have come to my attention recently:

    Keegan Brooksby - classic backup ruckman eker. Rookie drafted by Gold Coast for the 2015 season. Played 11 games across 2015-2016 before being delisted and redrafted for 2017 where he added another 2 games before being delisted again. Most games came as a result of all the other ruckmen being injured. Picked up by West Coast in early 2019 as a pre-season supplemental selection he didn't play a game before being delisted again. Hawthorn now looking at adding him to their list. If picked up but fails to play again he will be up to 5 years on an AFL list for 14 games. That's how you eke.

    Darren Minchington - a rare small man eker. Admittedly heavily effected by injury during his long AFL career which unfortunately seems to have come to an end. On St Kilda's list for 7 seasons from 2012-2018 for just 28 games. Added an extra year with Hawthorn in 2019 for 0 games. Came close to returning to Hawthorn's list for 2020 but now out of the running for the spot that may go to Brooksby (see above). Vale Darren Minchington, we hardly knew you (because you averaged 3.5 games a season).
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    Minchington was a real talent, had a shocking run of injuries.

    Brooksby should be Eker royalty.
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    Being a really tall guy in the AFL seems like the easiest gig in Australian sports. Guys like Gorringe and Simpson are ekers extraordinaire when Gorringe barely played a game his entire career and Simpson somehow stuck around long enough to retire.

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    Ekers 2020

    Crows- Kyle Hartigan
    Lions- Cam Ellis-Yolmen (9 years, 39 games, delisted and redrafted by Crows, now at second team)
    Blues- Darcy Lang
    Pies- Lynden Dunn
    Dons- Andew Phillips (9 years for 41 games. At third club)
    Freo- Reece Conca
    Cats- Gary Rohan
    Suns- Anthony Miles
    GWS- Lachlan Keefe (11 years for 58 games, two clubs)
    Hawks- Keegan Brooksby
    North- Tom Campbell
    Dees- Brayden Preuss
    Port- Trent McKenzie
    Tigers- Nathan Broad
    Saints- Dean Kent
    Swans- Jackson Thurlow
    Eagles- Tom Hickey (3 clubs, 9 years, 99 games)
    Bulldogs- Roarke Smith

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    A shout out of credit to you Rocco. This thread is going strong into its 11th season. Easily the longest single running thread on WOOF. And interesting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bulldogtragic View Post
    A shout out of credit to you Rocco. This thread is going strong into its 11th season. Easily the longest single running thread on WOOF. And interesting.
    An Eker Thread
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    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    An Eker Thread
    Hahahahaha!
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Trent McKenzie still being on a list is a modern day miracle.
    Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.

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    Campbell still on Nths list, I actually feel sorry for him, I still rate him just doesn’t seem to get a gig.
    Whats his short fall ? Pace ?
    He is big , strong can take a mark and he is one of the rare ruckman who will fist the ball 30 Metres.
    Not to bad in front of goal either if you go by the way forwards are so bad nowadays.
    Bring back the biff

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