Best ANZAC Day team 1995 onwards

As per article in the HS-
Sheedy, Malthouse name their best Anzac Day teams - with selection based on form on the actual day itself more than on career form.

I think Cupido should get a nod for 2005.

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Hird was the word on ANZAC day

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Our team that lines up tomorrow.
:+1::sunglasses:

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Surely shheds did it wrong, you’re not supposed to list cockatoo-collins as an emergency, just bring him in from nowhere

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How is Cupido not in there. That was the best game he ever played for us.

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IN: Hurley, M Johnson, Rioli, Z Merett, Cupido
Out: Hooker, O’Donnell, Lovett-Murray, Misiti, Denham

IMO
B: M Johnson Fletcher McVeigh
HB: Barnard Hurley Wellman
C: Zaharakis Hird © Lovett
HF: Mercuri Lucas** Caracella
F: Cupido Lloyd Rioli
R: Ryder Watson J Johnson
Int: J Daniher Stanton Heppell Z Merrett
Emg: Olerenshaw, Crameri Peverill

Essendon wins
1999, 2000,2001,2003,2004,2005,2009,2013,2017
Brownlow votes
Mercuri 4
lloyd 2
Hird 12
Lucas 3
Lovett 4
Ryder 3
Crameri 2
Cupido 1
Daniher 1
Heppell 4
Z Merrett 2
Wellman 1
Watson 2
Zaharakis 3
Olerenshaw 1

Top 5 stats DT in wins
2000 - lucas, Hird lloyd, Caracella JJ
2001 Mercuri, Hird, Barnard, Solomon Caracella
2003 Hird, Lloyd, Cupido, JJohnson, McVeigh
2004 Hird, Lucas, Pevrill, Rioli, Hille
2005 Peverill, Lovettt, Hird, Fletcher, Welsh
2009 Stanton, Ryder, McPhee, Dyson Lovett-Murray
2013 Zaharakis, Stanton, Watson, Bellchambers, Windelich
2017, Merrett, Daniher, Fantasia, Watson, Hurley

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Out: Stanton
In: Long

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Nah.

Denham goes first. He only played 3 ANZAC days.

Stanton was arguably as good a performer at the MCG as Jobe - certainly much closer to him. IMHO Jobe was a much betrer suited to the smaller grounds.

Actually Long is a terrible suggestion too.
1995 9k 9hb 0g 3tk
Broken
2000 11k 3hb 0g 1tk
2001 4k 3hb 0g 1tk (think he got injured???)
Pesky facts.

Don’t care about your stats.
I can remember Long being awesome on ANZAC Day, and I can remember Stanton having dreadful, dreadful ANZAC Day’s twice.

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Also, not all possessions are equal, particularly when you’re talking about Long.

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The one that played in 2000 was pretty good, I think I just pick that one.

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I miss Andrew Lovett, how good would he be in this team we have right now.

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All due respect, but how does Mark McVeigh get a game ahead of Mark Johnson, Zac Merrett and at least half a dozen others?

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Not sure what his form was like on the day, but I wouldn’t go into an Anzac Day game without Dean Solomon.

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Fantasy teams huh?

B - Hird Hird Hird
HB - Hird Hird Hird
C - Hird Hird Hird
HF - Hird Hird Hird
F - Hird Hird Hird
R - Hird Hird Hird
Int - Hird Hird Hird Bolton

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I have no memory of Sean Denham being particularly good on Anzac day.

Sheeds is such a character.

Also, thread needs more Jason Laycock.

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My wife was saying something similar to me the other day. Strange, i didn’t even think she knew anything about football

Lol at farking Barnard still getting a gig. Sheeds would play him on DeGoey tomorrow.

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I’m not sure that joke works as well you think it does.

Unless your name is Jason. In which case… Good one.

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