Essendon

[The Bedge]

Congratulations to Andy McGrath for winning the Rising Star

Fair player, well deserved.

[PatowalongaPirate]

Congratulations to Andy McGrath for winning the Rising Star

Well earned.

[beef]

I guess that was punishment for the drugs saga

[Jim05]

Guy McKenna has moved on to a role at Cricket Victoria and Skipworth takes on the midfield role
James Kelly has turned down a gig with the AFL and will be the new Performance and Development Coach at the club

[PatowalongaPirate]

Guy McKenna has moved on to a role at Cricket Victoria so we now need a new midfield coach.
James Kelly has turned down a gig with the AFL and will be the new Performance and Development Coach at the club

Hayden Skipworth has moved from forward coach to midfield coach. Paul Corrigan is the new forward coach.

John Worsfold – Senior Coach
Mark Neeld – Game Performance Coach
Rob Harding – Game Intelligence & Opposition Strategy Coach
Paul Corrigan – Performance Coach, Forwards
Hayden Skipworth – Performance Coach, Midfield
Mark Harvey – Performance Coach, Backs
Dan Jordan – VFL Head Coach
Mark Corrigan – Performance Coach
James Kelly – Performance Coach

[tigerpie]

pack a day as an AFL midfielder...crazy
makes me wonder what % of players are regular smokers. Jesse Hogan likes a dart too doesn't he?

Hodgey smoked like a train in the off season. But gave up during in season....apparently?
No idea how, as a midfielder, you could do it at that level?

[heater31]

pack a day as an AFL midfielder...crazy
makes me wonder what % of players are regular smokers. Jesse Hogan likes a dart too doesn't he?

Hodgey smoked like a train in the off season. But gave up during in season....apparently?
No idea how, as a midfielder, you could do it at that level?

Stiffy Johncock did it and would sink a carton of piss on their training day off

[tigerpie]

pack a day as an AFL midfielder...crazy
makes me wonder what % of players are regular smokers. Jesse Hogan likes a dart too doesn't he?

Hodgey smoked like a train in the off season. But gave up during in season....apparently?
No idea how, as a midfielder, you could do it at that level?

Stiffy Johncock did it and would sink a carton of piss on their training day off

Stiffy's ol man didn't mind a dart at the breaks. Geez Jack could play!

[Jim05]

Joe Daniher wins his first Crichton Medal.
Goddard runner up
Heppell third

[PatowalongaPirate]

Well done Joe.

A little surprised Zach Merrett wasn’t top 3.

[Jim05]

Well done Joe.

A little surprised Zach Merrett wasn’t top 3.

Only 2 votes between 2nd and 4th.
Zach's suspension possibly cost him the win

[LMA]

Joe Daniher wins his first Crichton Medal.
Goddard runner up
Heppell third

Good to see a forward get some love
Plenty more big things to come for Joe I reckon

[Lightning McQueen]

Well done Joe.

A little surprised Zach Merrett wasn’t top 3.

Very, I thought Heppell had an ordinary year after I thought he could give the Brownlow a nudge after a season's rest.

[Booney]

Joe Daniher wins his first Crichton Medal.
Goddard runner up
Heppell third

Not voting on how big a wanker they are then?

( Well done to the Moe )

[Jim05]

Joe Daniher wins his first Crichton Medal.
Goddard runner up
Heppell third

Not voting on how big a wanker they are then?

( Well done to the Moe )

If they were voting on that Goddard would of won by the length of the straight

[Lightning McQueen]

Joe Daniher wins his first Crichton Medal.
Goddard runner up
Heppell third

Not voting on how big a wanker they are then?

( Well done to the Moe )

If they were voting on that Goddard would of won by the length of the straight

He would've won the last 8 Handblow Medals.

[woodublieve12]

When Goddard missed out I sure hope there was no nibbles on the table.

[LMA]

When Goddard missed out I sure hope there was no nibbles on the table.

Just an array of prosthetic foreheads

[PatowalongaPirate]

Trade Wrap -

In: Devon Smith, Adam Saad, Jake Stringer, GWS 2018 second round pick (as part of Devon Smith deal)

Out: Jobe Watson, Heath Hocking, Brent Stanton, James Kelly, pick 11 (as part of Devon Smith deal), pick 30 (as part of Jake Stringer deal), future second round pick (as part of the Adam Saad deal), future third round pick (as part of Devon Smith deal)

The completed deals:

- Secured former GWS player Devon Smith, the Giants 2017 second round pick (currently 25) and the Giants 2018 second round pick in exchange for pick 11 and the Dons 2018 third round pick.

- Secured former Gold Coast player Adam Saad in exchange for the Dons 2018 second round pick.

- Secured former Western Bulldogs player Jake Stringer in exchange for pick 25 (originally obtained from GWS as part of the Smith deal) and pick 30 in the 2017 National Draft.

In a nutshell:

Assuming the Bombers and Giants finish relatively close together on the ladder in 2018, the Dons secured Devon Smith, Jake Stringer and Adam Saad for pick 11, pick 30 and a future third round pick.

Draft picks:

2017 – 48, 67, 85

2018 picks – 1st round, GWS second round, no third round pick, 4th round, 5th round etc.

[Spargo]

Smith, Stringer, Saad.
Your tackling coach is going to be racking up the overtime now...