The official Sam Reid/Daniel Currie Memorial Eker Thread

[Twodogs]

Re: Ekers

I think it's best to wait until the end of the DFA periods and PSD before making any eker calls.

You never know who will get thrown a lifeline.

This is true.

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Ekers

I think it's best to wait until the end of the DFA periods and PSD before making any eker calls.

You never know who will get thrown a lifeline.

Exactly. DFA's make for added Ekerness too.

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Ekers

Indeed. They may have the talent of an eker but they break the rules by playing too much.

You can be an Eker and play a lot of games, however the legendary Ekers have as low a games to seasons ratio as possible.

The only thing that automatically disqualifies you is having an elite/award winning year.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Ekers

Can I nominate Stringer early?

[Twodogs]

Re: Ekers

Can I nominate Stringer early?

The AA Guernsey would make him ineligible for ekerness according to Rocco's 'no trophy' rule.

[macca]

Re: Ekers

Had to find the time to get Shaun McKernan stats:
52 Games ( 38 Crow, 24 games in 3 years at Essendon)
2014 Rookie Draft
2015 Promoted to Seniors list
2016 Delisted and then Rookie draft
2017 will be pickuped again in Rookie Draft , to enter his 10th AFL season next year!

Eker-Xtrodinary! Essendon have found their niche.

[jeemak]

Re: Ekers

Indeed a worthy applicant. I don’t think the committee will have any issues in pushing that one through.

[jazzadogs]

Re: Ekers

Dan Currie delisted. A disaster.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Ekers

Dan Currie delisted. A disaster.

Surely another club needs ruck depth. Surely. Surely! Surely... At WCE to replace Petrie, at least.

[soupman]

Re: Ekers

Footballs darkest day.

[Happy Days]

Re: Ekers

This has been one of the harshest list culls in eker history. I can't recall so many fringe ~28 year olds being cut at the end of any other season.

[Twodogs]

Re: Ekers

Laughed when I Read that TwoD. I've counselled many a North fan in my time behind goals. Perhaps there is some reciprocal 'small club' kindred spirit there. You sort of let them have their fun for a bit, then when reality sinks in, try not to cheer too hard for your own boys. It's a complex task that requires sensitivity!

I felt so sorry for Marco at one point that season I wrote to the club to try and encourage him and I got a reply! haha.
Brad Scott often used to say " On his day, Majak is unstoppable". Providing he had paddocks of space to run straight lines in and battler like Marco turtling behind him, that may have just been the case.

Cheesy was in the team at that point from memory. My favourite Bulldog eker of all time.

Sorry, no small club camaraderie for me. I hate North with a passion. It gave me great pleasure to point out that Majak was just a shitruck dining out on even shitrucker opponents.

How could you not love Cheesy Barlow?

[merantau]

Re: Ekers

Footballs darkest day.

In the years ahead followers of this thread will recall the exact circumstances they were in when they heard the tragic news.

[merantau]

Re: Ekers

Dan Currie's impact should not be measured by bald facts such as games played or possessions won.
No, his significance is rightly reflected by the fact that hid delisting was first reported on this site by a Woof member resident in Berlin. Thanks Jazzadogs

[jazzadogs]

Re: Ekers

Dan Currie's impact should not be measured by bald facts such as games played or possessions won.
No, his significance is rightly reflected by the fact that hid delisting was first reported on this site by a Woof member resident in Berlin. Thanks Jazzadogs

Berlin has seen some dark days, but none like this.