The Don The Stat 2025 Player Reviews are here. Part 1 is up now, covering Andy McGrath to Peter Wright. Featuring friend of the show Rick Edwards
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Back again for Part 2 of our DonTheStat Player Review for 2025, featuring the great Rick Edwards.
Will Rick break into a soliloquy? Do my children interrupt us with more vomiting? Youāll have to listen to find out
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Itās time to reclaim āOld Essendonā
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tās the DonTheStat night of nights, the Jack Kirby Medal Listen as
Jono and Ian relive Season 2025 and announce the winner of our Best and Fairest award
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A video version of the Kirby medal is also available on Youtube
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The Zach Merrett trade period- the case For and Against
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I wasnāt sure which case I preferred until I read the very last line! 
Iām still tossing and turning in my mind, tbh. Thanks for another great article.
Now, Iām just trying to help and I hope Iām not being overly picky, but there are about 5 or 6 obvious typos in there.
Alsoā¦
The teams that what? Donāt leave me hanging! 
Haha, whoops.
Iāve cleaned up the article and finished that paragraph, should be updated soon.
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Weāre back baby!
Jono and Ian return to review Essendonās trade period, why the Hawks arrogance and laziness cost them Zach Merrett and to preview the Dons 2025 National Draft
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Great episode, lots of ground covered. Always a good listen.
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Rick Edwards joins the show to discuss Essendonās upcoming Draft options.
Rick gives us his eyewitness accounts of Duursma, Duff-Tytler, Robey, Sweid, El-Achkar and many more
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Ian has put together a video analysing Essendonās current list by position and using that to determine the Draft needs heading in to next week
You can also read the companion article on the Don The Stat Website here: https://www.donthestat.com/post/essendon-2025-draft-preview-list-needs-positional-depth-best-23-analysis
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Are you ready for some Hot Takes?
Listen in as Jono gets put in the hot seat as I challenge him with takes from the Don The Stat community
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Really enjoyed,
Great pod
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Essendon has 18 out of contract players heading in to 2026.
Whoās Safe and Whoās in Trouble? Watch the video below to find out
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Don The Stat Wrapped 2025 is live.
Vozzo exit, full draft review (Robey/Farrow/Sharp), list gaps, leadership group + the stats thatāll define 2026.
How many wins have you got us for next year? 
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Thank you for this late season podcast & for the content during the year. I started listening to this one walking the dog this morning.
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How will 2026 play out for the Bombers?
Ianās put the optimistic and the pessimistic cases for 2026 down in this new article.
Are you dreaming of success? Or preparing for disappointment? Let me know in the comments below
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Iām trying to brace for disappointment, but itās bloody hard given the high quality off season work our content creators have gifted us this year.
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Iām saying no idea this year. No expectations for anyone and just see what happens.
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