5 things you are legitimately looking forward to this season

Football Discussion Dustin Fletcher Hangar
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1 watching the implosion of the fans of whatever team we DO manage to beat
2 seeing a bunch of kids and fringe players get a lot more game time than they would in a normal season
3 The season ending
4 The season ending
5 The season ending

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  1. Any win Essendon have - think 5 is a reasonable expectation.
  2. The end of the 2016 season
  3. How Laverde and McKenna progress
  4. NOT seeing Ambrose in the ruck
  5. Much maligned James Gwilt winning the B&F
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Nice thread.

  1. Darcy Parish. Was so excited we picked him at the draft. Was over the moon to see him play with Dys but that will have to wait a while…oh well…anticipation has also been my favourite thing.
  2. Will Hams. Lot of love for this kid. Nothing would make me happier than to see him succeed.
  3. The first blitz game day thread when we win
  4. The reaction from all the naysayers when we win more games than we are expected to
  5. Ryan Crowley. Not only do I think he’ll have a massive effect on our players and contribute hugely to the team, but his experience coming back from a ban will be invaluable to our boys when they do the same.
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  1. Zach Merrett
  2. Darcy Parish
  3. Jayden Laverde
  4. Kyle Langford
  5. Aaron Francis

Plus the end of the season.

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  1. Brendan Godards movie. It’s totally set up for a this moment
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  1. Finding out whether I care any more than I did in the last few rounds of last season.
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  1. Kids - Who steps up
  2. Coach - Game plan
  3. Forward line - Joey Kicking 50 & Small forwards
  4. Crowley - Puncturing Mitchell’s lungs
  5. Win(s) against Carlton and Port
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1.the draft
2.Hopefully all our players returning
3.Crowley v Boomer/Mitchell
4. Edwards, Tippa, Parish, Eades, Francis, Laverde, Langford,
5. Something bad happening to the AFL or Port Adelaide.

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Parish
Langford
2 pick
Daniher
Zerrett

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Small forwards!

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1 - Youngsters: There are so many I’ve got hopes for, that I won’t be singling any out
2 - Any of the 12 announcing/confirming that they’ll stay (I’m starting from the default position that they’ll all leave, so imo any staying is a bonus - Heppell and Hurley being the most important and Hooker not far behind)
3 - Forward line / Ball movement - This will be fascinating. Surely they’ll be better than last year. Maybe not consistent, but hopefully it’s the start of something new
4 - End of season
5 - The draft

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  1. The players cleared.
  2. AFL to disconnect with ASADA
  3. The AFL ASADA and WADA investigation to be found corrupt
  4. An official apology to Hird for slandering his reputation.
  5. All 12 players to commit to 2017 and beyond!!

Oh and 2 wins - 1 against Carlton and 1 against Port.

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1. The club under John Worsfold, he has certainly talked the talk over the off season and has been handed a challenge like no coach ever has, he has runs on the board. Can't wait to see what he produces.
  1. TIPPA

You used to be cool, man.

Get your priorities right.

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  1. TIPPA
  2. Seeing the boys give it their all
  3. TIPPA slotting goal of the year
  4. Tippa taking mark of the year
  5. Tippa winning Essendon’s best and fairest
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  1. Stokes’ fashion sense
  2. Parish getting a haircut
  3. Endless comments about Gach’s leap
  4. The rapport between Luey and Cooney in rehab
  5. Following Jake Carlisle on Snapchat
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That the clubs professional indemnity insurers pay out the upcoming 34 player damages settlements in full, and the the club stays solvent.

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4. The rapport between Luey and Cooney in rehab

Gold!

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TIPPA
TIPPA
TIPPA
TIPPA
TIPPA

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Everyone else has already covered the kids so…

  1. FarkCarlton winning the wooden spoon, again

  2. EADPort missing finals, again

  3. 9THmond losing an elimination final, again

  4. Norf deluding themselves, again

  5. Being the most hated club in the history of the competition, again

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  1. The excitement of our youth
  2. Returning of our 12 heroes, praying we retain as many as possible
  3. Finally some zippy, pacy goal sneak options
  4. What Woosha can extract from the circumstances
  5. Sticking it up every single carnt club we beat

As far as non-EFC:

  1. Boomer retiring; and hopefully Buddy too
  2. Carlton successfully winning 1 game
  3. Geelong’s bottomless salary cap under investigation for fitting so many star players in
  4. Norf sliding to 12th as their pensioners become cooked. The club promptly folding as a result.
  5. Someone else winning the flag that isnt Hawthorn

One can dream