#41 Saad El-Hawli - thru 2025

Yeah, but routine is everything for professional athletes so it would be pretty disruptive to their normal preparation.

When he was drafted where did he play

Where did he play last year

Where is he playing this year

The trouble is essendumb take the natural footballer out of players and try to make them into something else

Knowing essendumb we will get Reid and play him as a forward pocket

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Have we reverse developed him yet?
What’s happened to him this preseason? Quiet in first outing? Has he been Essingtoned?

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El-Hawli was playing flank/wing at Northern Bullants. That’s where he’s playing in the VFL, isn’t it?

He did play as a small forward at Werribee for a season I think.

Yes exactly my thoughts

He should be playing in Shiel’s spot, his VFL form doesn’t warrant it, but Shiel’s AFL form warrants a swap imo. Won’t happen but wish it would, he couldn’t do much worse than Dylan.

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Will debut against port

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He comes in after a disappointing VFL performance, but we really lack speed across the ground. He has an important skill set we desperately need.

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Let’s farken goooo!!

Go well son

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I think he’ll thrive in the big league. Hopefully they dropped McGrath.

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Great news. A night game too so will be a lot easier for him during Ramadan.

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Who’s spot do we think he’s taking?

He will just be made to play in an unfamiliar position, lose his confidence and join the others in battling on.

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As the sub, 5min left in the final quarter. Port are up by 84 points.

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Better not be made sub

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Exactly…then do a Massimo

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Im hoping he plays half back and we shuffle Shiel to onball rotation, and possibly even omit one of Prior or Reid if no matchup and don’t want him forward.

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Is this official?

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The PR dept at EFC stuffed up the debut announcement- the game is on Thursday, not Saturday.
Hopefully SEH is on the ball.

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yes it is, on essendons instagram

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