Never liked him, but Des Tuddenham coming from Collingwood (as a former Captain) to be Captain Coach of Essendon in 1973 was big. It was our much less successful version of Carlton’s move on Barassi.
Appreciate the pick up on Graham Moss and Barry Davis by Swoodley above.
Obviously I wasn’t happy about losing Stephen Carey and Bradbury for Raines and Richardson, and Neagle was a big loss.
Oh, and Ron Andrews to Collingwood, although this was more to do with not being favoured by Sheedy and just looking for an opportunity at the end of his career, but not how you like to see a favourite go out.
Same with Big Rog. His trade probably cost us a flag.
Sheeds has said many times that if we kept Rog we might have pinched the '89 or '90 flag but then we almost certainly wouldn’t have won '93. I don’t think Rog would have made much difference in '89 against the Gazza freak show or a Hawthorn team hell bent on winning back-to-back, and we still should have won 1990 anyway.
Biggest bona fide defections away from EFC in my opinion: (in chronological order)
Tom Fitzmaurice
Barry Davis
Merv Neagle
Roger Merrett
Greg Anderson
Gavin Wanganeen
No.30 (I’m still too bitter)
Same with Big Rog. His trade probably cost us a flag.
Sheeds has said many times that if we kept Rog we might have pinched the '89 or '90 flag but then we almost certainly wouldn’t have won '93. I don’t think Rog would have made much difference in '89 against the Gazza freak show or a Hawthorn team hell bent on winning back-to-back, and we still should have won 1990 anyway.
Biggest bona fide defections away from EFC in my opinion: (in chronological order)
Tom Fitzmaurice
Barry Davis
Merv Neagle
Roger Merrett
Greg Anderson
Gavin Wanganeen
No.30 (I’m still too bitter)
How do you leave out Graham Moss who left us for Claremont because Essendon didn’t seem to be going anywhere?
Wow...I must be older than a lot of you posting in here, but I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned either Barry Davis .....
Good call. Until last year Barry Davis was the one which stung most for me. Club captain and my favourite player, until Timmy came along to bring even greater honour to #32.
But Ryder’s departure is on a whole different level of low. The deception - taking advantage of the club’s darkest hour and at the same time using his wife as an excuse - all to chase a flag. He was previously one of my current-day favourites, but now I feel embarrassed that I supported him and have nothing but utter contempt for that pathetic excuse for a human being.
Same with Big Rog. His trade probably cost us a flag.
Sheeds has said many times that if we kept Rog we might have pinched the '89 or '90 flag but then we almost certainly wouldn’t have won '93. I don’t think Rog would have made much difference in '89 against the Gazza freak show or a Hawthorn team hell bent on winning back-to-back, and we still should have won 1990 anyway.
Biggest bona fide defections away from EFC in my opinion: (in chronological order)
Tom Fitzmaurice
Barry Davis
Merv Neagle
Roger Merrett
Greg Anderson
Gavin Wanganeen
No.30 (I’m still too bitter)
How do you leave out Graham Moss who left us for Claremont because Essendon didn’t seem to be going anywhere?
I guess because Graham Moss didn’t defect to a club in the same league as Essendon
The ones that got to me were Fields, Roberts and Cassin.
Loved them all but all left within a few years of each other.
Fields was my first hero and he leaving for the Swans really hurt.
But at least the deal worked in our favour.
Never really have a problem with any of them as mostly there reasons for the decisions made. Have defended wanganeen for wanting to go home and captain port, thinks that’s fair enough.
Ryder is ■■■■■■■ scum and much as I find it hard to wish harm on him and have deleted a few things I was gonna wish on him I agree with efc1robbo regards the knee.