Are you serious ?
We would be in an even deeper shitehole without Sheedy.
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I assume thatâs the agreement.
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Going by the evidence this year with senior players getting a free ride when it comes to selection, I wouldnât hold my breath.
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Never assume anything with this club
True. You canât get rid of all senior players. Whether you think heâs a leader or not he has some value. Itâs the other fringe players the club overrates that concerns me.
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The worst thing about this year is that Collingwood are 1st on the ladder and Fark Carlton are 5th and the form team.
I get that we arenât as advanced as those teams, but after 20 years we farking should be!
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This gets me really down. Especially fark carlton. They have been crap alongside us this whole time but have now gotten much better, whilst we are even worse. Pies are always up and about every few years so you get used to that.
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pretty sure you assumed that last year too, like most did.
howâd that turn out ?
He ainât playing vfl, I know people want to live in that delusional fairyland til next season so they have to resign themselves to knowing next year is gonna suck.
but legit no one can be this naive surely that they think hepp ainât playing 24 weeks (if fit ) next season.
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Im not doing that
For 2024, Iâd be thinking and go with âŚ
List cull:
Snelling
Shiel #
Stringer #
Kelly
= Weâd be paying out at least part of their 2024 salary
Retirees:
Tippa
Phillips
On the 2024 watchlist i.e. they must progress
Perkins
Ried
Cox
Thatâs a bit rough on Heppell. He was All Australian, Rising Star, Crichton medalist. If he had have played more footy in his peak years of 2014-20 heâd be considered one of our greats. Saga and foot injury robbed us
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âŚI can live with Hepps going around again if there was an imaginary agreement in place where he would lead a defence with names like Baldwin, Reid and hell, even Mass getting games into them. The issue is, itâs more likely going to be him lining up next Kelly and Lav again.
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You know whatâs sombering for this club.
If you did a combined ladder from 2019 to 2023, we would be sitting 6th last.
Over this period, we will likely only take one top 7 selection at the draft - Tsatas. Suns will likely have 6, North 5, Hawks 4, Crows 3.
Just classic Essendon that we suck at even being bad
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Of course he wants to hang around and get the big bucks despite his weak form. He should show some leadership for once and pull the pin.
And for those saying he should play VFL: He would not even be any good âleadingâ the VFL side - he would set a bad example for them too
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Missed a year due to saga, and in 2020 had foot injury, but besides that hardly missed a game.
Pendlebury is still a star and Heppell isnât.
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How can we take it seriously Billy, if you donât ??
Did you know pendelz plays basketball?
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Whereâs Stewart, Lord, Guelfi
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A player doesnât need to have been a âstarâ to warrant an extra year post 30.
Hepps is on the slide no question.
Wouldnât surprise to see Pendles drop off next year.