How Essendon lost the chance to draft Marcus Bontempelli

[jeemak]

Re: How Essendon lost the chance to draft Marcus Bontempelli

I question the timing of this article, alongside a number of pieces throughout the first half of this week that don't cut to the core of the problems directly affecting EFC at the moment.

They are a middle of the road team, that is at the older end of the age spectrum because they have been poorly coached and because they managed their list poorly in the years leading up to 2012. What sort of material impact do they really think the draftees they weren't able to select in the the last two or three years would be having now?

If I was to be cynical I'd suggest this is another deflection from HS writers away from the issue at hand which is; their current coach and golden boy is only moderately good at what he does from a coaching perspective, and that he's screwed the club for now and for the coming years.

What a sob story.

[The Underdog]

Re: How Essendon lost the chance to draft Marcus Bontempelli

Are you sure? I think he said Fyfe.

That's what I heard too. Don't recall Bont being mentioned. I actually got the impression it was a few years ago before Fyfe was FYFE.
By the by, it was a cracking interview with Bevo. The comments about the effect of Clay's injury on the group in the St Kilda game and how he could have managed it better were illuminating.

[Webby]

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"The club had a plan to draft Marcus Bontempelli"

- Seems a long bow to me! We drafted Bont with pick 4 in 2013... Essendon were stripped of pick 9 were they not??

Who else did the have a 'plan' to pick? Tom Boyd??

Beat up!... Nonetheless, I hope they suffer in their jocks. I've been making the observation of late that Carlton are the new Richmond... I look forward to seeing Essendon becoming the new Carlton!

[jeemak]

Re: How Essendon lost the chance to draft Marcus Bontempelli

"The club had a plan to draft Marcus Bontempelli"

- Seems a long bow to me! We drafted Bont with pick 4 in 2013... Essendon were stripped of pick 9 were they not??

Who else did the have a 'plan' to pick? Tom Boyd??

Beat up!... Nonetheless, I hope they suffer in their jocks. I've been making the observation of late that Carlton are the new Richmond... I look forward to seeing Essendon becoming the new Carlton!

Webster, the article states pick nine was going to be used with Crameri to secure our pick four.

I don't blame you for not taking notice of HUN detail..........there's usually a distinct lack of it!

[Greystache]

Re: How Essendon lost the chance to draft Marcus Bontempelli

I question the timing of this article, alongside a number of pieces throughout the first half of this week that don't cut to the core of the problems directly affecting EFC at the moment.

They are a middle of the road team, that is at the older end of the age spectrum because they have been poorly coached and because they managed their list poorly in the years leading up to 2012. What sort of material impact do they really think the draftees they weren't able to select in the the last two or three years would be having now?

If I was to be cynical I'd suggest this is another deflection from HS writers away from the issue at hand which is; their current coach and golden boy is only moderately good at what he does from a coaching perspective, and that he's screwed the club for now and for the coming years.

What a sob story.

Exactly right. They lost a first and second round pick 2 years ago and lost a second round pick last year and had their first pick bumped down a few places. To suggest two 19 year olds, and an 18 year old picked in the 30's, would be making them more competitive is about relevant to where they're at as whether Demetriou tipped off Essendon about an imminent drugs investigation. It's a pimple on the arse of the actual issue.

The Essendon gazette is just embarrassing. It's not just the journalists that are embarrassing themselves, but the chief editor should be fired for continually allowing this drivel to go to print.

[comrade]

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Exactly right. They lost a first and second round pick 2 years ago and lost a second round pick last year and had their first pick bumped down a few places. To suggest two 19 year olds, and an 18 year old picked in the 30's, would be making them more competitive is about relevant to where they're at as whether Demetriou tipped off Essendon about an imminent drugs investigation. It's a pimple on the arse of the actual issue.

The Essendon gazette is just embarrassing. It's not just the journalists that are embarrassing themselves, but the chief editor should be fired for continually allowing this drivel to go to print.

Imagine the outrage when we take Carlisle!

[Webby]

Re: How Essendon lost the chance to draft Marcus Bontempelli

the article states pick nine was going to be used with Crameri to secure our pick four.

I don't blame you for not taking notice of HUN detail..........there's usually a distinct lack of it!

Still seems a long bow. Particularly two years on. The club would be mad to trade pick 4 for 9 + Crameri. Admittedly I only skimmed the article, but it all seems too convenient a segue into a sob story. I think recruiters are pretty selective in revisiting history with t20 hindsight when recalling which of their 50+ schemes they'd have hatched!

[Webby]

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Imagine the outrage when we take Carlisle!

Interesting you say that..! Dog mad family. Dog mad Jake as a kid!
It'd be nice having two Jakes up forward - or maybe back!!

[comrade]

Re: How Essendon lost the chance to draft Marcus Bontempelli

Interesting you say that..! Dog mad family. Dog mad Jake as a kid!
It'd be nice having two Jakes up forward - or maybe back!!

One back, one forward = one flag

[jeemak]

Re: How Essendon lost the chance to draft Marcus Bontempelli

Still seems a long bow. Particularly two years on. The club would be mad to trade pick 4 for 9 + Crameri. Admittedly I only skimmed the article, but it all seems too convenient a segue into a sob story. I think recruiters are pretty selective in revisiting history with t20 hindsight when recalling which of their 50+ schemes they'd have hatched!

Mate, don't disagree. It's a classic case of revisionism to suit a current narrative certain types within the media want to push.

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: How Essendon lost the chance to draft Marcus Bontempelli

I question the timing of this article, alongside a number of pieces throughout the first half of this week that don't cut to the core of the problems directly affecting EFC at the moment.

They are a middle of the road team, that is at the older end of the age spectrum because they have been poorly coached and because they managed their list poorly in the years leading up to 2012. What sort of material impact do they really think the draftees they weren't able to select in the the last two or three years would be having now?

If I was to be cynical I'd suggest this is another deflection from HS writers away from the issue at hand which is; their current coach and golden boy is only moderately good at what he does from a coaching perspective, and that he's screwed the club for now and for the coming years.

What a sob story.

It is a beautiful sob story.

LET THEM CRY!!!!

[boydogs]

Re: How Essendon lost the chance to draft Marcus Bontempelli

So instead of Bonts & Crameri, we would have had Dom Sheed (11), Crameri & Zac Merrett (26)

Bonts is a special talent, but that wouldn't have been too bad

[Maddog37]

Re: How Essendon lost the chance to draft Marcus Bontempelli

I had a magical plan to marry Jen Hawkins after wooing her with my charismatic persona and devilish good looks but then I woke up.

[comrade]

Re: How Essendon lost the chance to draft Marcus Bontempelli

So instead of Bonts & Crameri, we would have had Dom Sheed (11), Crameri & Zac Merrett (26)

Bonts is a special talent, but that wouldn't have been too bad

Not bad but Bont & Crameri is better.

[comrade]

Re: How Essendon lost the chance to draft Marcus Bontempelli

I had a magical plan to marry Jen Hawkins after wooing her with my charismatic persona and devilish good looks but then I woke up.

"How Maddog37 lost the chance to marry Jen Hawkins"