Draper has all the makings of a dominant ruck for a long time.

Brought to you by The Golden Ticket - For Medallion Club tickets. It is a big task to get Essendon back to challenging at the top of the ladder, with the Bombers' competition-leading drought without a finals win extending to 16 years. I would move McGrath our and PArish back in. - All the Comp Entries are here, Aus v NZ Women's Internationals, ODIs/T20s, Geelong v Essendon - Sunday September 6 - 3:35PM AEST (GABBA), Round 16: Geelong vs Essendon, 'Gabba, Sunday 06/09/2020 @ 3:35 PM AEST, Round 12: St Kilda v Essendon, The Gabba, 16/8/20, 3.35pm AEST, Round 12: St Kilda vs Essendon, Woolloongabba, Sunday 16/08/2020 @ 3:35 PM AEST, Round 9: Essendon v Brisbane, Friday 31/7/20, Metricon Stadium, 8.10pm AEST. Jordan Ridley (333 votes) Zach Merrett (308) Adam Saad (292) Kyle Langford (281) Andrew McGrath (270) Darcy Parish (263) Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (261) Devon Smith (253) It was a good year for some younger Essendon midfielders. Kyle Langford, who remains out of contract, also put in a career-best year to finish fourth in the best and fairest, while Darcy Parish settled into a more permanent midfield slot and finished sixth overall. We'll agree to disagree. Merrett and Saad both had consistently strong seasons, despite the rollercoaster that was the Bombers’ 2020.

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The Cats eased off thereafter, winning by 66 points, but when the game was up for grabs the Bombers were found wanting. A huge part of the club's hopes in the future. Watch Essendon's press conference after round five's match against Collingwood. You can access more content with Watch AFL. The 21-year-old became Essendon's intercept king in the backline, playing every game and offering a calming presence in the air and with his brilliant foot skills. IT WILL be remembered as a messy year for Essendon. Darcy Parish is a classy outside midfielder, who despite his flaws, should be a top five pick. After a promising start to the season, when they won four of their first five games, the Bombers only won two of their next 12 games, and one of their last 10 of the season, to finish the year mired in 13th position on the ladder. McGrath to be in the All-Australian side.

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I think he's been a bit overrated on here but I reckon he does have one genuinely elite attribute. execution is what is stopping Parish being spoken about as being as good as McGrath/Shiel/Merrett.

I feel like this is the same old complaint at the moment. “Jordan is an unassuming, determined and driven young man who is a wonderful teammate and has commanded the respect of the playing group, and especially fellow defenders. “This is a season in which Jordan announced himself as a key part of the club’s future and he should be incredibly proud of his commitment, drive and output this year,” Worsfold said on the night.

“While this season has been disappointing from a win-loss ratio, we have a very exciting emerging group coming through, and that is reflected in our overall votes with Zach Merrett, Adam Saad, Kyle Langford, Andrew McGrath and Darcy Parish all placing as the top six placegetters behind Jordan.
D. A bitterly disappointing campaign for the Bombers, who dropped out of the finals, were out of reach of the best sides and appear some time from being a contender. I rate Parish's midfield ability higher than McGrath's right now. Damian Barrett and Callum Twomey with all the latest news, Richmond players name their best performer in finals, Get ready for a special Toyota AFL Grand Final by looking back on the best the host…, Brisbane CEO Greg Swann says his club will only have a small loss, Joel Selwood says his side is "as healthy as what we've ever been" ahead of Thursday….