10 Best Essendon Players of the 21st Century!

[@SonyCamry]

Anyone else miss jobe Watson? Really miss having a big strong leader in the middle of the ground He was an absolute beast Real shame he will be tainted due to the ASADA bullshit .

[@kickupastorm2024]

Me I like 31 player

[@Les_Grossman80]

I hated Jobe at the start due to his poor disposal but who he grew into was just incredible. A Nick Reiwoldt like gas tank that just blew guys up in the last. How many times did he get over ten possies in the last quarter. I went from yelling at him to every time he touched the ball screaming "CAPTAIN AWESOME"

[@everythingessendon548]

I miss Jobe :(

[@SonyCamry]

@@Les_Grossman80 yes there were times he'd literally put the team on his back and drag us over the line

[@Les_Grossman80]

@@SonyCamry absolutely. A game against West Coast over here ( WA ) pretty sure he got 14 plus in the last and he dragged that side to a win. I think Zac is very similar but obviously better skill wise. But I don't think ( My Opinion) he's quite hit that Jobe level. Like Hird and Voss and Selwood. Just grab the game by the plums and say "Come with me farkers"

[@Lmclean89]

My guess before watching: 1. James Hird 2. Matthew Lloyd 3. Jobe Watson 4. Zach Merrett 5. Dustin Fletcher 6. Michael Hurley 7. Jason Johnson 8. Scott Lucas 9. Jason Winderlich 10. Brent Stanton

[@everythingessendon548]

Man Jason Winderlich coulda been a real player if his body held up

[@68doggydog]

I used to love watching Winderlich eith the ball ❤

[@zingleraster9124]

Great list. Stanton worth a mention. Dishonourable mention to Matthew Knights for white anting Lloyd’s career towards the end. Flog of a coach. With that I loved Lucas’ raking left foot goals & Fletch’s barrels.

[@Les_Grossman80]

Disagree. Sure Stanton was loyal and had a huge gas tank but he was no better than Peverill and we now have his clone for 5 years but probably worse in Darcy Parish. Both turnover kings.

[@everythingessendon548]

Matthew Knights robbed Lloyd of 1000 career goals :(

[@thatgnaralooguy]

@@Les_Grossman80 blah blah blah.

[@Les_Grossman80]

@@thatgnaralooguy you have a problem with me having an opinion mate?

[@Ageofredemption]

Jason Johnson was our most important player from 2001-2005

[@HeavyCarts]

It is hard to win a Crichton, let alone 2 in 2 different positions. Lukas was a true champion

[@everythingessendon548]

Wish I coulda seen more of him

[@thatgnaralooguy]

@@everythingessendon548 should have mentioned Lucas kicking 7 in the last quarter 2007?

[@slingblade8963]

Honourable mention, Nick Kommer.

[@everythingessendon548]

A true champion

[@TheLaughingMagpie]

Surprised Walla wasn’t mentioned

[@andrewforbes146]

Hooker was so under rated awesome pplayer

[@andrewforbes146]

Fletch was my fav player

[@Drakenhax]

Hurls was under 18 All Australian Full Back. We threw him fwd because of necessities. But he was always a defender.

[@mattisvettelfan5]

Yeah Lloyd was special in some way underrated outside of Essendon I first got into Essendon in around 2005 and instantly was my Favourite player was lucky to meet him as a kid and had a picture his average from 2000 to 2003 was one of the highest ever about 5 Goals a game one thing that did surprise me when I realized he never Won a Crichton

[@everythingessendon548]

Yeah wild that a player that good never won a best and fairest

[@thatgnaralooguy]

I wish Lloyd had won multiple premierships.

[@everythingessendon548]

I wish we could win premierships 🥲

[@thatgnaralooguy]

@@everythingessendon548 a final would be nice. To think that this club wouldn't be competitive for so long, after how this century began.

[@Littleyeti7]

List created by ‘Matthew Lloyd’ The AFL’s Scottie Pippen

[@kickupastorm2024]

Dustin fletcher was a very good player I ain’t gonna lie tho I remember he kick a half Field goal

[@everythingessendon548]

I miss Fletcher, had another 20 years left in him

[@Capital.Bomber]

Great assessment F! We have had some real champs this century. Pity the teams as a whole haven’t risen around them. And a pity some of the comments and rhetorical questions haven't been a bit more respectful. Controversial topic where everyone may not agree, but I wish some of the trolls would give it a break! Go Bombers 2024.

[@everythingessendon548]

Hopefully the next few years gives us some more blokes to chuck on the list. Cheers mate!

[@roscomcneill9370]

James hird 2003 missed 6 games through injury and only finished 3 votes behind the winner

[@everythingessendon548]

What a gun

[@Les_Grossman80]

Bro. Ramanauskas and McGrath both won the Norwich if I'm not wrong. That's three in around 20 years. Edit - my bad. Rama was runner up.

[@everythingessendon548]

Shoutout to Andy :P

[@kyalking1313]

No Mark Johnson you lost me my friend why?

[@everythingessendon548]

Just thought Hooker played more and earnt more accolades at a harder time for the club, Johnson was right in the mix though

[@sweatyfootenjoyer]

Are the games numbers messed up?

[@morkusmorkus6040]

No. Its the games they played in the 2000's, not their total career games.

[@sweatyfootenjoyer]

Ohhhh I see now. Probably worth putting in brackets the career to put stats into perspective.

[@everythingessendon548]

Yeah coulda explained that better :P

[@kickupastorm2024]

Sadly is how it is 😔

[@Littleyeti7]

I get its from 2000 onwards, but Hird is always above Lloyd.

[@hookinmouthtackle8508]

No way Merrett gets in front of Watson

[@everythingessendon548]

Maybe recency bias, just think he’s been at an elite level for longee

[@HeavyCarts]

@@everythingessendon548 it is not recency bias. Merrett has years left and has achieved almost as much as Watson has already. Merrett deserves to be above Jobe.

[@kickupastorm2024]

How about Tim Weston?

[@everythingessendon548]

Just 2000s onwards, he will be in an all time best player video later on though

[@bomberhill_05]

I agree with basically all of it but as much as I loved hooker (one of my favs ever) I reckon zaharakis than hooker in terms of talent. Zaharakis was a gun off the bat but declined around 2019. Hooker was the other way around, he was a dud in his first few years and just got better

[@everythingessendon548]

Zaharakis was also huge for us in 2016 when Hooker was absent

[@jamestulk5111]

Has there been 10?

[@everythingessendon548]

Only just

[@kickupastorm2024]

When is Dyson retiring?

[@everythingessendon548]

Probably this year if I had to guess

[@john8443]

Every player in 2000 team is better than any player since bar Merrett

[@Mark-yh4jn]

Hello thanks for All amazing awesome vlogs could I please be all your best friend ever and all your family best friend ever

[@everythingessendon548]

Cheers mate!

[@Mark-yh4jn]

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[@Voraten]

LLoyd Hird Fletcher Jobe Lucas Merret Tipper J Johnson Hurley Heppel

[@everythingessendon548]

Can’t believe I didn’t give Walla an honourable mention

[@nickgianna7386]

So that Top Ten says it all why Essendon hasn't won a Final in 20 years not one is considered a Superstar Player in my opinion...

[@Les_Grossman80]

All those players are superstars. Every single one. Bit hard to chuck in any new kids as you don't know yet. People like you who "support" Essendon blow my mind.

[@DRebie]

😂😂😂 Lloyd, Lucas, Fletcher, Hird, Watson etc You obviously don’t watch enough football to understand I guess

[@Les_Grossman80]

@@DRebie I know right. I think he's confused. And Hooks and Hurls had a bunch of All Australian. The kind of supporter that has a picture of Dodoro on his wall and throws darts at it.

[@everythingessendon548]

Lloyd is crying right now

[@psymgee]

Zaharakis doesn't even deserve an honourable mention. He had a few epic clutch moments then just years of inconcistency

[@everythingessendon548]

Was pretty great in the early 2010s, won a Crichton

[@robkirchhof133]

i'll stand up for him. All we have, pretty much, are a few happy memories over the last 24 years. he gave his best...