Welcome to Essendon - #49 Jaiden Hunter - cower before him, 2024

we must be a club with a high number of guys with acl injury history on the list

Davey 2 Baldwin 2, Draper, now this guy, probably forgetting someone else.

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If he’s half as good as the bloke chasing him in this photo we’re on to a winner.

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nic martin ‘youre picking up this guy whos the targét version of stewart or im taking my services to south beach fremantle’

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Looks a strong one grab mark in those highlights and a prodigious and accurate kick.

Now if we could just get some mids into the vfl team to feed him him and voss…

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Haiden Junter

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sounds like a star wars character

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im gonna hype this guy as much as BIG BOI BLADWIN

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which is the odd part about people saying, oh now jones has competition and has to earn his spot and yada yada.

he could easily be in and out before jones even rocks up to say hi how are you new bloke.

seems an odd selection moreso spot selection not player.
A he will struggle to get in the side once wright comes back
B the side will struggle if he is playing and wright or weed aren’t (obviously moreso wright).

at least with previous selections they’ve filled a need at the time, tall player isn’t exactly a need that’s being screamed out for.

2MP
VOSS
THIS GUY
STRINGER
LANGFORD
DAVEY(S)
fk ur 666 afl

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Great selection.

Now we need to find out why so many Americans are talking about his laptop.

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maybe hes just betting on himself to impress and get a legit contract by the end of the year.

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Waiting for the “moment Jaiden gets a call from Dodoro” video

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6mth contract? Can he walk away and return to the draft at the end of the year? What hold have we got on this guy if he does shine??

Signing him on?

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indentured servitude really.

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Jaiden Hunter joins the Dons

Essendon have selected Jaiden Hunter with pick 9 in the mid-season rookie draft.

The Bombers are excited to welcome Jaiden Hunter to the club following tonight’s 2023 Mid-Season Draft.

With Pick No.9 in the draft, Essendon selected the key forward from Perth Football Club to increase their attacking stocks.

At 196cm, Hunter is a threat up forward with a strong presence and contested marking ability.

The 21-year-old has kicked 11 goals across his three WAFL games this season, including a five-goal haul against South Fremantle on the weekend.

Hunter has had limited opportunity at state league level throughout the past two years, recently with an ACL injury that cost him the entire 2022 season.

In 2020, Hunter stood out during his WAFL Colts year while demonstrating his versatility throughout Western Australia’s Under-18’s All-Star campaign.

National Recruiting Manager Rob Forster-Knight,

“Jaiden is a very athletic player, 196cm tall and very competitive while also having the versatility to play down the other end, if needed, which was also very attractive to us,” Forster-Knight said.

“He has missed a bit of footy over the past couple of years but the way he has returned to football at league level has been very impressive, cementing his spot as a key forward and hitting the scoreboard

“In time, we think he can really complement some other players we have on our list and we know he will work hard once at the club.”

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Like Tsatas

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Our website has given him #0.

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He has missed a bit of footy over the past couple of years…

He’ll fit right in with all our other young players as they have so much in common.

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