Brad Johnson's List Analysis - Essendon - The Late Trade - Day 4 (28.09.26)
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A feature on the late trade each and every year is Brad Johnson's analysis of every single club's list. He works his way up from the bottom of the ladder to the top reaches. And that means that uh the starting point for the 2026 Brad Johnson list analysis is the Essendon Football Club. It
is Damo, so we've got a number of categories here. We'll go the engine room, the spine, the kids, the next captain, the game style, the green light, what you like most about, what I like most about the list, the red flags, of course, and then the committee decision, the board decision at the end, and some of the decisions they need to make to focus on.
How would Zach Merrett's possible departure reshape Essendon's midfield?
So we'll start rolling through the the engine room. The engine room of of this year included Zach Merritt, Nick Nick Martin's injured, of course, but I've thrown him in for the future. Uh Dyson Sharp. Sullivan Roby, Sam Durham, Jai Caldwell, Will Setterfield, Darcy Parish. That was the engine room for the uh for the bombers. Now a couple of well one change in particular will happen there, and that is Zach Merritt will be out of the out of the engine room. But are you sure? Well, no, we're not sure. We're not sure. We're not a hundred percent sure, are we? He's contracted still. He's still contracted, and if he stays, we know what we're gonna get. We'll say that again for Zach Merritt. The return of Nick Martin's really important, but the ride.
of Dyson Sharp this year and Sullivan Roby, I think is really yeah. You like 'both, eh?' They're very good players. Sullivan Roby will be really strong player. Um and I'd like to see now under Mark McVay Sam Durham get back in in amongst the um you know the the clearance side of the of the game for for the bombers and his toughness around the ball was pushed to the flanks a little bit at different uh at different stages. So that's the engine room side of things.
Can Essendon build a stronger spine around Ben McKay, Nate Caddy and Peter Wright?
Their spine it goes McCall I read I've got merit there, but I've got to change it. We know we've got to change that, right? So let's just put Durham at at in the center. Nate Caddy, Peter Wright. What do you think of the spine?
Well, are you locking Mackay in? I know he's
listening. No, but but he couldn't get a game. No, but what Where out where else are we going? When you when you look at um, you know, their their full back, you know, r it could go read somebody else, I suppose, but they don't really have that that next one. So that's why the the challenge is for m McVeigh to get McKay, you know, back and motivated and up and and up and running in that particular role. The kids are pretty good at at the bottom, especially their top end sorry just to put those spots. Just take on the spine.
You you I know you love Nate Caddy and that's you're not on your own there, obviously. But just remind people what he did last year with a team that finished last and the amount of shots that goal in his.
This young man's getting the looks. He needs to clean up his goal kicking because he missed some easier opportunities throughout the year. But when it's his in his vicinity, he's he's winning more than he's losing, that's for sure. So the positive The positiveness is already there. And when they get, you know, more players around him, better delivery, a deeper midfield, look out for this young man to really uh, you know, win a few Coleman's along the way. Is that uh is that good?
Which young Essendon players could become breakout contributors?
And the kids? The kids are the kids are caddy, uh Sharp, Roby, uh Roberts, of course, uh across halfback. Artemis showed a little bit. Clark uh on on the wing at the end of the season, got back. Farrow's not a bad little player as well. Kaka. De Wicks, Vizantini, and Allachkar. So when you when you read those out, they're all they're all senior players.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:04–1:01
2
How would Zach Merrett's possible departure reshape Essendon's midfield?
1:01–1:58
3
Can Essendon build a stronger spine around Ben McKay, Nate Caddy and Peter Wright?
1:58–3:20
4
Which young Essendon players could become breakout contributors?
3:20–4:30
5
Who could become Essendon's next captain after Andrew McGrath?
4:30–5:01
6
What game style should Mark McVeigh bring to Essendon?
5:01–6:16
7
What are Essendon's list strengths, draft opportunities and biggest match-winning gaps?
6:16–8:13
8
How can Essendon develop its next leadership group from its young players?
8:13–12:04
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