Essendon Off Season Updates and Discussion Thread

[Nige]

Hearing Johannisen and pick 22 for Crameri.

Think people are dreaming there

Dear god that's a horrid trade for WB there.

Yeah, wouldn't be good at all.

[Jukes]

Think you guys are underestimating how good Crameri is. And how shower the dogs' forward line is.

[Mailman the 2nd]

Think you guys are underestimating how good Crameri is. And how shower the dogs' forward line is.

Crameri is barely worth a top 30 pick, let alone 22 and another player

[Nige]

Think you guys are underestimating how good Crameri is. And how shower the dogs' forward line is.

Crameri is barely worth a top 30 pick, let alone 22 and another player

Yeah, he's not that great to be worth JJ and a pick in the 20s.

[silloc]

gonna get ugly

[specky92]

Don't know why we'd want Johannisen unless we develop him into the speedy mid or crumbling forward pocket we need, :/

[silloc]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-10-07/myers-not-for-sale

Good, after all the effort we've put into him, i'd hate to see him have another break out year somewhere else.

honestly i'd prefer us to stay quiet during the draft

[tbagrocks]

This club is so flowered ::)

[PICCOLLO]

The likely prospect of losing Gumby and Crameri means Ess need to nab Heath Shaw or Chappy me thinks.  I'd much prefer to see Crameri stay tbh. Injury prone but a gun.

[specky92]

The likely prospect of losing Gumby and Crameri means Ess need to nab Heath Shaw or Chappy me thinks.  I'd much prefer to see Crameri stay tbh. Injury prone but a gun.

crammers isn't exactly injury prone, never played under 16 games when in our best 22, I'd love chappy, I reckon he'd give us a real crack at the top 4

[kilbluff1985]

The likely prospect of losing Gumby and Crameri means Ess need to nab Heath Shaw or Chappy me thinks.  I'd much prefer to see Crameri stay tbh. Injury prone but a gun.

so losing 2 forwards means we need to get a defender? don't see how that works :o

[T Dog]

The likely prospect of losing Gumby and Crameri means Ess need to nab Heath Shaw or Chappy me thinks.  I'd much prefer to see Crameri stay tbh. Injury prone but a gun.

so losing 2 forwards means we need to get a defender? don't see how that works :o

Its obvious..Didak and Pods... ;D

[kilbluff1985]

nah with Crameri gone we can play Joe, Belly and Ryder and not be to tall

i don't want Didak will just stop Merrett, O'Brien, Kavanagh, Dell' Olio getting games and developing into good players

[silloc]

yeah, we can play both ruckman without having to flip a coin, and with joe - hurley combo. I've said it multiple times i'd also like to see hardingham spend some time up forward. So we could easily get rid of 2 key forwards and get a shaw type player. hibo could slot into the midfield like nothing.

edit: Hardingham could play pretty well as a defensive forward, can contest packs with his leap, whilst still being small and fast enough to crumb, his one weakness (disposal) isn't as crucial in attack.

[Nige]

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