Henrietta Lumbago

And not having Wines, leaves the door open for Vandenberg and others..who might end up being better players than Wines at the end of their careers.

Most teams take about 12 midfielders into any game, so if Melksham is your 5th or 6th midfielder, then he makes our team easily.I believe if we can get him cheap, late second rounder or third rounder, as they said in the Sunday footy show, then he is worth it. I think he is a big improvement on our current fringe players if we can get him for not much cost. They also talked about Jack Watts, and mentioned that he doesn't really have any value on the market, straight swap for Melksham?

How is my position so ridiculous.....I have mentioned that he is rated by certain Essendon supporters I know. I have agreed with STMJ who suggests if we can get him with a third rounder or for little cost that he would be a good depth player, who may need a change of clubs to get the best out of himself. I don't rate Jack Watts as a player and I don't think other clubs will take Watts because he lacks the football fundamentals, he doesn't compete hard enough. His value is a third rounder or Jake Melksham.... It's my opinion...you don't know how Melksham will go for us if we draft him, but If he does succeed I will be one to remind you of all the negative crap you have spoken about him, grow up or fcuk off.

Done in a heartbeat..

No offence to Watts because I think he has been good for our club in a few ways, but try selling a player who has played almost every game for the year and only managed 18th in the B&F, straight swap for Melksham is a huge win for us, again, I think Howe has the most value on the market, but whoever takes him has not drafted a match winner, Howe can be handy and I will be sad to see him go, but he is never going to be that player for us, which is not to say his best football isn't ahead of him (at another club)...

We have given Watts and Howe ample opportunity to show what they are capable of and as we have seen they are not match winners or the players we expected them to be...some Essendon supporters might say they same about Melksham....I would be happy with a straight swap with eithor Watts, Garland or Howe for Melksham...although Howe possibly has higher value to certain clubs.

Watts and Howe are the players which we have given games to and are still coasting and enjoying the ride....we have put 100 games into each of the roughly...so they should be winning us games...but they rant and I don't think they every will, therefore I rate Melksham higher, deal with it.

Some would say it is because of our 15th to 22nd players selected which is why we are a bottom 6 team, if we can improve these players any possible way then we will improve dramatically, other say we lack A grade talent at the top end, others say we lack depth....I know where I stand..

Hasn't it always been like this...??

I rate Melksham higher than Watts, Garland and Howe ( who I think all will go ) but that's my opinion, which everyone is entitled to. Melksham would be between the 15th and 22nd player I choose to be in the team and he gets a spot on the bench easily...

Jetta Dunn LumumbaFrost McDonald Salem Vince Tyson Melksham/Vandenberg Kent Pedersen Brayshaw Petracca Hogan Garlett Gawn Jones Viney Ex Bench: Trengove, Dawes, Grimes, Stretch, ANB IMO...Melksham makes our team easily, I think he can have more of an impact on games compared to the players I have put on the bench.

He is a huge upgrade on these guys, make no mistake about that...

Keep going mate, they will figure it out eventually....

TBH this is some of your finest work................

I used to actually like your posts and agreed with most of them, but for you not see how Melksham would be in our best 22, that's a bit of a worry.....they have in a way served their time already, any punishment they will be given will consider how the past 2 years or so has affected them all...So what's you're opinion of Goodwin now??

Laughable.

So Melksham who would be in our best 22 easily, just explain exactly how that doesn't improve our depth FMD

Come on..they will get away with it...surely moving to a new environment would be a good thing for the Essendon 34

Ok Machsy....I just wanted to mention that some Essendon supporters actually do rate Melksham, as you can see in the posts above some are calling him their whipping boy etc I just wanted to share the opinion of Essendon supporters that I have spoken to about him...I don't really see how or why you would have a problem with that...? But hey nothing has changed apart from your name right?

You don't know how many a Essendon supporters I have spoke to about Melksham....you're assuming I based my comments on just one Essendon supporters opinion....you're wrong.

You're making sense STMJ, I hope people read your posts and learn a thing or two.

Well done simpleton, is there something wrong with putting that out there?? Earlier posts say that he is Essendons whipping boy etc etc well I suppose that it depends on who you talk to..Same like Jack Watts, some dislike him and some don't .....but who is right at the end of the day?

So that means you would prefer M. Jones getting games ahead of Melksham, you actually want us to win games of football don't you...? If he doesn't cost us much, then he is worth having on the list right? Even if he is just a depth player (which he wouldn't be btw)...

Steve, you are one person on here who I constantly agree with......Having spent last night with a very passionate female Essendon supporter, we talked about Melksham and both like the way he goes about his football....some people on here say that Essendon supporters dislike him etc etc but that just isn't true.He would easily be in our best 22... and as you say he would be a much better option than M Jones, Mckenzie etc We need midfielders so why are people more interested in half forwards like Tom Lynch and not Melksham....

That must be a joke right?