Don The Stat

To react to the AFL National Draft of 2022 Jasper Chellappah of the Inner Sanctum has kindly joined Ian to go over Essendon's selections. We hear what it was like in the room, what decisions the recruiting team had to make and what Essendon's new selections can bring to the side heading in to 2023. 

You can follow Jasper at https://twitter.com/Jasperc53?s=20&t=3hY42wm5efZnFIMqtqqsIg

With the Essendon Board election under way Ian is joined by Mike Read, an Essendon fan who has been looking closely at the board election process. We discuss the background to the current elections and the importance of members votes in shaping the direction of the club moving forward. 

You can follow Mike on Twitter at https://twitter.com/mike_read_?s=20&t=s4E1viNendnkLFIKmy5roA

Jono and Ian are joined by Inner Sanctum draft expert Jasper Chellappah. We talk about all the football department additions and player movements of the past month for the Bombers before Jasper takes us in depth into the 2022 draft and what to expect to happen with Essendon's picks on the night. We take some audience questions and put down our predictions for what will happen with pick 4 and an Alwyn Davey Jnr bid. 

You can find Jasper on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Jasperc53?s=20&t=dJU71y686IA-bpsmlN0r_w

Jasper's Inner Sanctum Power Rankings for the 2022 Draft: https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/afl-phantom-draft-2022-how-will-the-first-round-play-out/

Just a quick update on plans for the show for the rest of 2023 as well as a request for listeners to fill in a short anonymous questionnaire regarding the show.

You can find the questionnaire here: https://donthestat.podbean.com/p/don-the-stat-listener-questionnaire-2022/

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Ian looks into the appointment of Brad Scott as Essendon coach with Ricky Mangidis, who worked closely with Brad during his time at North Melbourne. We examined what kind of coach Brad is, what his strengths and weaknesses are and how he'll respond to the challenge of coaching Essendon. 

*Jono is currently overseas and was unavailable for this episode.

You can follow Ricky Mangidis at https://twitter.com/rickm18 and see his AFL analysis at https://theshinboner.com/

Jono and Ian answer questions submitted by listeners regarding the Essendon. 

Topics covered in this episode:

• Where to play Massimo D'Ambrosio

Ian and Jono review the year that was for the Essendon Football Club. We look at the positives, the concerns and project ahead the areas that the new coaching staff will need to work on to make Essendon a Premiership force in the years to come. 

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In the fourth in our series of Bonus Fan interviews, Jono and Ian speak with the man behind the fantastic 150th year celebrations at Essendon Dr Dan Eddy. We go into how he got involved in the process, the favourite things that he discovered and what didn't make the final product. 

You can follow Dan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DanEddyBooks35?s=20&t=uG9ezZxh0giCsAsjL4QAKA

Purchase books from Dan's back catalogue at https://www.daneddybooks.com/

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Jono and Ian complete the review of the final game of Essendon's 2022 season before giving our thoughts on the turbulent events of the week. We put on our list manager jackets with the out of contract players and look forward to the upcoming AFLW season. 

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Jono flies solo tonight with a different perspective on the events of the week before jumping in to the final match preview of the year against Richmond.

Don the Stat is recorded live via Twitter Spaces, you can join in at https://twitter.com/JonathanJWalsh