Hopefully he’s his ■■■■■ just like that flog Maynard at Collingwood is!
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If Fanta is a late OUT again against Coll in Rd.23, I’m gonna go schiz!
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LOL! Wob and @Houli_Dooley can vouch for my levels of disgust when we heard Raz was a late out on Anzac Day this year!!
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Star Bomber wants to head home, Port in box seat - http://m.afl.com.au/news/2019-07-03/star-bomber-wants-to-head-home-port-in-box-seat
EXCITING Essendon forward Orazio Fantasia has indicated a desire to return home to South Australia, with Port Adelaide believed to be his preference in that scenario.
Both the Power and Crows are aware of Fantasia’s wish, but the Norwood product’s longstanding relationship with Nathan Bassett has Port Adelaide in the box seat if Essendon agrees to trade him in 2019.
The Bombers are understood to have long known Fantasia would request a trade home at some stage in his career, but wouldn’t give the young star up without a fight.
That’s four for Fantasia
@AFLThe biggest stumbling block is that Fantasia signed a two-year contract extension in August last year to remain at Tullamarine until the end of 2021.
That contract will take him through to free agency, where the 23-year-old would be able to walk to the team of his choice.
THE RUN HOME Is Port too unreliable to play finals?
However, clubs are increasingly preferring to trade players in Fantasia’s situation before they reach free agency, to ensure they receive maximum compensation.
Essendon doesn’t have a first-round pick in this year’s draft – using it as part of the Dylan Shiel deal – and hasn’t selected there since 2016, but that would be the minimum requirement to prise Fantasia from the Bombers.
Fantasia played in Norwood’s 2013 SANFL senior premiership team, coached by Bassett, who also mentored him in his junior days.
Bassett joined Essendon as an assistant coach soon after that Grand Final triumph, about a month before they drafted Fantasia with the No.55 selection.
“We have a really strong relationship,” Fantasia said of Bassett at the time.
“Working with ‘Bass’ … has taught me a lot as both a player and as a person. I think I have grown and matured under him, and it is going to be good to work under him again.”
Bassett spent two years at the Bombers before crossing to the Power after the 2015 season, and is currently the club’s forwards coach.
Fantasia, whose girlfriend and immediate family live in Adelaide, has kicked 105 goals in 69 matches for Essendon and become an integral part of its attack.
He enjoyed a breakout season in 2016, booting 29 goals, then followed up with 39 the next year, but a series of injuries and illness have limited his appearances this season and last.
Wtf
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
LOL John Ralph special right there.
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I feel sick
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Just checked the date, it’s not April 1.
We are back in the first round of the draft baby!
Fark! Fark! Fark!
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Me too.
So help me god if this gives a ryder trade legs…
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Where is there any info about him and his desire to head home though? That’s just guessing. Would be shattered if he does though.
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Well at least Port can’t try and jib us like they did with the last guy that had 2 years left on a contract with us. Pay up you feral ■■■■■. PS: PLEASE STAY RAZ!!
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■■■■ thank ■■■■. Injury prone and worth a 1st
my heart just broke
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Wtf is this legit? No quotes but surely there is something well m own to publish that article.
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Look forward to 4 months of ‘essendon is hard to deal with’ after we refuse to trade him for pick 35
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If he decided he wanted to go I wouldn’t complain.
Ive said before he’s our most important player, but he misses so much footy.
We should get well compensated, any of their gun kids from Vic?
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Cue Blitz melt down…
Everyone just relax. He’s still contracted.
We need to focus on Draper, Parish, Francis, Clarke, Redman for now as they ain’t!
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