Misfits, Teachers Pets and Sheedy Project Players 22

[Windy_Hill]

Throughout Sheedy's career as Essendon coach, he was famous for championing the underdog. Over his 27 years, more dead set duds got a game with the famous black and red than perhaps for all other clubs combined. To be fair, some players managed to eke out reasonable careers. On the other hand, some were simply out of their depth. However, being loved by Sheeds was a passport to footballing success no matter your talent.

I am going to have a crack at a starting 22 but please help me fill in the blanks

FB: Dean Wallis Ty Zantuck Danny McAlister
HB: Mark Bolton Kevin Walsh Paul Hamilton
C:
HF: Ed Considine Trevor Spencer
FF: Courtney Johns Damien Cupido

Ruck: Aaron Henneman, , Tony Antrobus
I/C: Peter Somerville

[robrulz5]

Kepler Bradley would have to be in the team. Possibly Marc Bullen.

[Sismis]

Hardly think you can say cupes was a Sheedy fave. Misfit i suppose fits.

[Ossie]

Brad Fox

Walshy is a bit tough on him to be selected....won 2 P'ship medals.

He did but he was still very much a project player.

What about a few project / recyled bods in ...:

Mark Alvey
Richard Cole
Jordan Bannister
Tim Darcy
James Davies
Ben Doolan
Peter Filandia
David Flood
Rob Forster-Knight
Mark Fraser
Ilija Grgic
Ben Haynes
Sam Hunt

That's all I can think of for now.

[bomberdonnie]

Doc Wheeldon would fit nicely in the empty pocket

[DYSON#2]

Shane Harvey?

[Megan]

God I'd forgotten half these players ever played for us... good times!

[robbie67]

Judd "not Chris" Lalich

[robbie67]

Mark "dud of a son" Fraser

[BenDoolan]

Brad Fox

Walshy is a bit tough on him to be selected....won 2 P'ship medals.

He did but he was still very much a project player.

What about a few project / recyled bods in ...:

Mark Alvey
Richard Cole
Jordan Bannister
Tim Darcy
James Davies
Ben Doolan
Peter Filandia
David Flood
Rob Forster-Knight
Mark Fraser
Ilija Grgic
Ben Haynes
Sam Hunt

That's all I can think of for now.

Sheesh, that's unfair! I was lighting up the BT footy league here last year - absolutely blitzed it!

And yeah, Richard Coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooole. What a disgrace!

[s'dreams]

Not quite on topic but

Would have thought that Ilia played more than the records show =D>

Another project player would have to be Mal Michael

Also the Henman did win a premiership medal – but for whatever reason barely played CHB again.

Anyway …some beauties (can you pick the rationale?)

1986 - Draft selection: 9, Andrew Payze, Draft selection: 35, Peter Reid, Draft selection: 48, Stephen Riley

1987 - Draft selection: 19, Jamie Cox, Draft selection: 32, John Cook, Draft selection: 58, Peter Bennett

1988 - Draft selection: 26, David Regan, Draft selection: 37, Michael Strickland, Draft selection: 65, Rod Saunders, Draft selection: 79, Simon Jorgensen, Draft selection: 107, Darren Mead

1989 - Pre season: 9, Brian Hinkley, Pre season: 23, Paul McWilliam, Pre season: 37, Rodney Lawson, Pre season: 51, Gary Barlow, Draft selection: 11, Darren Smith, Draft selection: 26, Alister Carr, Draft selection: 40, Travis St.Clair, Draft selection: 46, Shane Radbone, Draft selection: 58, Jason Dullard, Draft selection: 65, Alan Schwartz, Draft selection: 72, Glenn Crawford, Draft selection: 86, Gerrard Harrington, Draft selection: 99, Nick Tsiotanis, Draft selection: 100, David Pittman, Draft selection: 114, Jason Walsgott

1990 - Pre season: 54, Rohan Welsh, Mid season: 37, Andrew Mills, Mid season: 43, Michael Thomson, Draft selection: 21, Richard Ambrose, Draft selection: 24, John Fidge, Draft selection: 37, Glen Hoffman, Draft selection: 51, Jarrod Carter, Draft selection: 65, Stephen Fry, Draft selection: 93, Adam Houlihan

1991 - Pre season: 19, Matthew Medew, Pre season: 36, Darren Williams, Pre season: 50, Michael Stickland, Mid season: 13, David McMurray, Mid season: 26, Rod Saunders, Draft selection: 48, Kevin Mitchell, Draft selection: 60, James Billington, Draft selection: trade, Russell Evans from North Melbourne.
Draft selection: trade, Shane Strempel from Brisbane.

1992 - Pre season: 9, Allan Schwartz, Pre season: 23, Paul McMaster, Mid season: 7, Kane Batzloff, Mid season: 22, John McNamara, Mid season: 33, Eric Lissendon, Mid season: 40, Daniel Winkel, Mid season: 45, Mark Garthwaite, Draft selection: 27, Kieran Murrihy, Draft selection: 72, Matthew Wadewitz, Draft selection: 102, Jason Bell, Draft selection: 117, Vince Cappadona

1993 - Pre season: 42, Brad Fox, Pre season: 56, Brendan Duncan, Pre season: 66, Darren Bartsch, Mid season: 23, Danny Morgan, Draft selection: 19, Robert Stevenson, Draft selection: 29, Scott Mollard, Draft selection: 36, Julian Kirzner (Odd one out)

1994 - Draft selection: 39, Stephen Carter,

1995 - Draft selection: 15, Darren Wheildon

1996 - Pre season: 14, Richard Peck, Draft selection: 21, Tim Williams, Draft selection: 66, Paul Hills

1997 - Draft selection: 52, Jordon Doering,

1998 - Draft selection: 23, Chris Ladhams,

1999 - Draft selection: 45, Marcus Pickett

2000 - Draft selection: 74, Michael Davis, Rookie Elev: Adam Switala

2001 - Draft selection: 34, Simon O'Keefe,

But some real project players

1989 - Pre season: 46, Neale Daniher from Essendon. Played 7 games with Essendon.

1990 - Pre season: 54, Rohan Welsh
Mid season: 14, Paul Morrish from Richmond. Played 7 games with Essendon.
Mid season: 27, David Robertson from Euroa played 3 games with Essendon.

1991 - Pre season: 58, Shane Heard from Essendon. Played 11 games with Essendon.
Draft selection: 21, Willie Dick from Perth. Played 7 games with Essendon.

1992 - Draft selection: 57, Russell Williams from South Fremantle. Played 3 games with Essendon.

1993 - Pre season: 28, Lachlan Ross from West Adelaide. Played 2 games with Essendon.

1995 - Pre season: 33, Mathew Banks from Eastern U18. Played 3 games with Essendon

1996 -Draft selection: 25, Andrew Bomford from Sydney Reserves. Played 13 games with Essendon.
Draft selection: 54, Matthew Watson from Essendon Reserves. Played 1 game with Essendon.

1999 - Draft selection: trade, Jonathon Robran from Hawthorn. Played 8 games with Essendon.

2000 - Draft selection: 17, James Davies from Xavier. Played 3 games with Essendon.
Draft selection: 32, Sam Hunt from Geelong U18. Played 7 games with Essendon.
Draft selection: 47, Jordan Bannister from Calder U18. Played 14 games with Essendon.
Rookie Elev: Rookie Elev, Cory McGrath from South Fremantle. Played 28 games with Essendon.

2001
Draft selection: 18, Shane Harvey from Northern U18. Played 11 games with Essendon.
Draft selection: 64, Daniel McAlister from Essendon. Played 6 games with Essendon.

2002
Draft selection: 27, Darren Walsh from Sandringham played 2 games with Essendon.

2004
Pre season: 6, Ty Zantuck from Richmond played 6 games with Essendon (OMG I thoufght he played more ....Yikes!!!)

Thank goodness our recruiting is a bit better these days .. cheers - STI

[Rossoneri]

Does leroy Jetta count?

[DC]

LMAO ross.

Yeah, Richard cole was a disgrace, but retaining Henno and Bolts that long was just wrong. Sheeds coached himself out of a job.

Zantuck was actually prolly the worst. I cant believe some people here thought he could hold down CHB for us.

HERE IS ONE MASSIVE DONKEY OF A PLAYER THAT PEOPLE HAVE FORGOTTEN - JOEL REYNOLDS
Our very own WindyHill said he would be EFC's next Brownlow Medalist! Sorry Windy, but that was a shocking call mate.

[ealesy]

How long was Corey McGrath on our list?

What is more unbelievable is that after we got rid him of him Carlton picked him up and he spent a good 3-5 years playing senior football for them!!

[DC]

I think he was part of the Murphy, Alan trade ealesy.

Man how many throw aways did Sheeds waste draft picks on? We could have being drafting young kids and blooding new players. Instead wasting spots on the list with has beens or never was beens.

[Windy_Hill]

HERE IS ONE MASSIVE DONKEY OF A PLAYER THAT PEOPLE HAVE FORGOTTEN - JOEL REYNOLDS
Our very own WindyHill said he would be EFC's next Brownlow Medalist! Sorry Windy, but that was a shocking call mate.

I was in Rehab at the time - not really thinking straight

[Mick]

Here is some more names from the '80s:
Andrew Merryweather
Brian Winton

[nomolos]

Didnt think Somerville was that bad towards the end of his career.

1995 - Draft selection: 15, Darren Wheildon - He would have been an absolute gun for us but damn that Taxi.

Draft selection: trade, Shane Strempel from Brisbane - By then it was too late Walls had his head punched in.

[Megan]

God did we only get six games out of D Mac? God it felt like longer

[BenDoolan]

God did we only get six games out of D Mac? God it felt like longer

It's because those 6 games took 6 years