The official Sam Reid/Daniel Currie Memorial Eker Thread

[ledge]

Re: Ekers

Depending on which way you look at it . Is it good to have an Eker or not ?

[Bulldog Revolution]

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With Campbell gone who is our nominated eker?

I'm thinking Webb is probably best qualified with 24 games across 4 seasons and unlikely to add many (if any) games this season due to his unfortunate injury.

Roberts rates a mention with 49 games over 7 seasons (who knew he had been on the list that long?). His excellent 2016 season with 18 games probably saves him here.

Roberts is a fantastic nomination - hes a premiership playing eker - a model for others to aspire to

[Twodogs]

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With Campbell gone who is our nominated eker?

I'm thinking Webb is probably best qualified with 24 games across 4 seasons and unlikely to add many (if any) games this season due to his unfortunate injury.

Roberts rates a mention with 49 games over 7 seasons (who knew he had been on the list that long?). His excellent 2016 season with 18 games probably saves him here.

Roberts is a fantastic nomination - hes a premiership playing eker - a model for others to aspire to

Definitely Roberts IMO.

[Rocco Jones]

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A new year and a new list...

Crows- Cam Ellis Yolmen (8 years in system for 29 games. Massive bonus points for delisted then re-draft as rookie)
Lions- Josh Walker (8 years, 2 clubs, classic tall switchman Eker)
Blues- Andew Phillips (8 years for 37 games at two clubs. The main sub-species of Eker, the journeyman back up ruck)
Pies- Lynden Dunn (feel bad post knee but a true survivor, it's a badge of honour with him)
Dons- Shaun McKernan (11 years, 63 games, 2 clubs)
Freo- Shane Kersten
Cats- Gary Rohan (keeps getting rated as explosive and dangerous without ever getting near it, good on him)
Suns- Anthony Miles (8 years, 3 clubs, 72 games)
GWS- Dawson Simpson (the King of all Ekers. 13 years as a back up ruckman for 40 games at two clubs)
Hawks- Jonathon Ceglar
North- Tom Campbell
Dees- Sam Frost
Port- Trent McKenzie
Tigers- Mav Weller
Saints- Sam Rowe (super bonus picks due to SSP)
Swans- Jackson Thurlow
Eagles- Fraser McInnes (8 years, 14 games, delisted and re-draft as a rookie)
Bulldogs- Fletcher Roberts

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Ekers

Roberts has to take some heart out of that. Our Eker for sure, but a one club, premiership player Eker. Does that him the best current Eker, if there's such a thing? He's a free agent this year!

[Ghost Dog]

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GWS- Dawson Simpson (the King of all Ekers. 13 years as a back up ruckman for 40 games at two clubs)that's incredible. He's like that office worker who just does enough to keep his super kicking over and long service.

[hujsh]

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GWS- Dawson Simpson (the King of all Ekers. 13 years as a back up ruckman for 40 games at two clubs)that's incredible. He's like that office worker who just does enough to keep his super kicking over and long service.

Or he's the guy hanging around daring the company to make him redundant (without being bad enough to dismiss) while the company overlooks him for redundancy because he's been there for decades and would cost a small fortune to get rid of.

[boydogs]

Re: Ekers

Harsh on Melksham, he's a level above an eker IMO

Preuss maybe a better selection

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Ekers

Harsh on Melksham, he's a level above an eker IMO

Preuss maybe a better selection

Hmm, maybe. I just think Preuss is a bit young for a ruckman still but I get it. By the way, Eker is not meant to be a purely insulting term. It just means a player has never really hit star/gun status.

OK I am going with Sam Frost.

[merantau]

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Thanks for the input Rocco. You have an unmatched knowledge of each team's list and of player movements. If not for you I would never have heard of some of these players. Dawson Simpson is now the Eker's Eker. But can he ever aspire to the peak of flat lining achieved by the great Daniel Currie? For mine, the jury is still out.

[jazzadogs]

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I consider myself a bit of a footy nerd, could run through most current afl lists...but who the $#!@ is Fraser McInnes? 8 YEARS?!?

[Testekill]

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Thanks for the input Rocco. You have an unmatched knowledge of each team's list and of player movements. If not for you I would never have heard of some of these players. Dawson Simpson is now the Eker's Eker. But can he ever aspire to the peak of flat lining achieved by the great Daniel Currie? For mine, the jury is still out.

Currie is still the undisputed Eker champion but Simpson can't be that far off.

[Ghost Dog]

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Or he's the guy hanging around daring the company to make him redundant (without being bad enough to dismiss) while the company overlooks him for redundancy because he's been there for decades and would cost a small fortune to get rid of.

Good one! As the back up ruck, maybe he is like the only guy in the office who knows microsoft excel, so he keeps getting his contract renewed. I've worked with a few guys like that in my time. He's got one skill to pay many bills.

[Testekill]

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Good one! As the back up ruck, maybe he is like the only guy in the office who knows microsoft excel, so he keeps getting his contract renewed.

It's either that or just too much effort to actually get rid of him.

[Mofra]

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At the Bombers, surely Zac Clarke is pushing very hard to overtake McKernan?

Re-drafted from the WAFL after a long career in Sandi's shadow. McKernan was a highly rated junior at least.
Toss of the coin for me.

David Armatige must be happy Sam Rowe was rookied by the Saints, otherwise he'd be my pick as next cab off the rack. Maybe we need a rookie-Eker list for the second best Eker at each club?