15 signed so far, not including Akuei.
Good.
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Think the article said injury!?
Stop it Essendon. What will I sook about if you keep doing things I like? My Bitz posting will be very rare.
I am sure most will know that we ‘lost’ 2 players in the Draft:
#67 James Barrat to St Kilda
#66 Jobe Shanahan to West Coast
They weren’t VFL players. They played what, two games.
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James played only 1 game but Jobe played 3 games on permits (11 goals, 1 behind)
We effectively replaced them with Gerryen and Lav/Baldwin (hopefully Reids playing AFL)
No we’ve replaced them with whatever Coates league players get allocated to us, the same way they replaced Harley Reid from last year.
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Essendon has tossed a potential lifeline to key forward Tyler Sellers, who was let go by North Melbourne after spending this year on the rookie list.
The Kangaroos signed Sellers under the SSP rule after a sparkling 2023 debut VFL season in which he booted 30 goals and ran second in the best and fairest.
The 22-year-old Old Scotch product played two AFL games last season.
At VFL level he booted another 30 goals from 15 matches, including a bag of six in Round 1 against Northern Bullants.
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My guy Rosa just smashing it out of the park
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Unprecedentedorganisation by EFC.
This is terrific and will really help our young player development.
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Wait, are you saying we have a guy who can put together a whole VFL squad earlier than the week before the season?
What kind of witchcraft is this?
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Very significant development this off season with club being so aggressive on VFL recruitment(also re-signings). About time!!!.. but with recruiting 7 x 18 year olds… i am so glad they got their act together… and in a big way.
Best off season for VFL as i can remember.
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Cant wait for the fixture release.
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Do we expect these guys to be playing many games?
If there is a small injury list, there might only be a handful of spots available in the VFL side
Yeh I would suggest they will. No doubt it’s very rare to not have VFL and AFL listed injuries.
Developed a good employment program for VFL players i hear to help with their income.
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I assume their local clubs enjoy it when they can’t get a game in the VFL side
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The transformation of the VFL program is one of the few shining lights of the club at the moment.
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Well, it’s about bloody time. I don’t know if it was X’s doing, but the absolute lack of regard for our VFL program was a critical development failing. Whoever it was should hang their head/s in shame…
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