If he doesnt get traded this year and is out of contract next year then the value to Essendon drops enormously. Dons lock in reigning club champion on improved long-term deal. He's proven he can perform on a wing, meaning we can address the inside midfield weakness without removing him and he's young enough to viable post rebuild. We have established a really strong culture, and with the inclusion of the ten boys, we can't wait to get on with business and train hard over the pre-season. Zach Merrett inks a three-year contract extension with Essendon that will keep him at the club until the end of 2018. How is your club's draft hand looking after the preliminary finals? View Zachary Merritt’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Internally it must not be a happy place. ESSENDON'S best and fairest winner Zach Merrett will be tied to the Bombers for at least the next five years after signing a new contract extension. Still buoyant from the news that Jobe Watson will return in 2017, the Dons announced on Monday that Merrett had agreed to a three-year contract extension. One of the brightest sparks to rise from Essendon's dark recent history, Zach Merrett, has committed to the Bombers until the end of 2021. Also need to take in to account the bad will created if a team constantly blocks players. Height ... Supercoach Price: $603,100 Supercoach Profile. Merrett is worth more than that imo. Where do I sign? However, you can still subscribe via the Apple App Store or the Google Play. Zach inked a three-year deal tying him to the club until 2018. "It's exciting to see Zach commit to the club long term, he is an important part of our future and we look forward to watching him grow as player and leader," he said. Given how much comparable players have gone for in the past, and Carlton's draft position, 2x 1st round pick seems overs, we are talking about 2x top 10 picks here, not whatever Beams/Gibbs traded for. "Team success is why we play the game, and I'm really looking forward to working hard and gaining as much experience from people both inside and outside the club to help the team achieve our vision.". Would go our first and second this year, plus our first next year for Merrett and Saad. Star onballer who enters the 2020 season off the back of another sensational year in the red and black. Merrett has played 59 games for the club since joining the Bombers via pick No.26 at the 2013 NAB AFL Draft. Cats fans get THAT finals feeling as Gary Ablett kicks one of his iconic running…, Access All Areas discusses how Geelong will match up on Dustin Martin, and why…, Enjoy the epics finals we'll never forget from the past 20 years, including a Giants…. "My decision to re-sign was based on the fact I believe we have a really tight group who want to achieve success together, we want to play finals and win finals," Merrett said. We paid pick 9(1,469 draft points) & pick (1,329 draft points) and recieved Dylan + GWS 2nd round pick (17 = 1,025 draft points) which would seem to me that Dylan is worth aproximately one top 2 pick or equivalent in draft points to that. Should be similar to the Neale to Brisbane trade. People need to stop talking about value in terms of the round of the pick. The midfielder last year signed a contract that was to end in 2018, but the club has moved to lock in the 20-year-old by adding another three years to his stay. Worsfold handed the captaincy to Merrett late in the year while stand-in skipper Brendon Goddard was injured, and said the damaging on-baller had been the club's most consistent player in its wooden-spoon season. Age: 25yr Games: 142 Born: October 3, 1995 Origin: Sandringham Dragons. Follow Zach Merrett's progress through AFL. "The Club is really well placed with John [Worsfold] at the helm. Would happily give up pick 5 and something else on top. "Essendon is where I want to play my footy. If Essendon were to trade, they'd likely want picks for the now and not future picks. AFL Fantasy Price: $860,000 Contract Status: RFA at the end of 2021 AFL Player Contracts. Zachary has 5 jobs listed on their profile. JavaScript is disabled. He is an absolute gun. Merrett, 20, stepped up in the absence of the Bombers' suspended players this season and averaged 30 possessions per game. Hard to tell from the low quality dig, are you suggesting 2 late firsts is unders for him? The positive news for the Bombers follows last week's confirmation that Essendon had re-signed exciting forward Jayden Laverde to a new two-year deal and that banned skipper Jobe Watson will return to the club next season. The Bombers managed just three wins and endured a difficult season with 12 players serving doping bans, but most of them have signed on for 2017. Really comes down to Dodo - do they hold firm and hope he stays on beyond next year; do they hold firm and just settle for compensation next year if he leaves: or do they look to trade now to secure a better deal. GC should be absolutely all over this if there is any truth. Zachary Merrett #7 Essendon Bombers. He won Essendon's best and fairest award, and became the club's third-youngest skipper, behind Simon Madden and Tim Watson, when he filled in for acting captain Brendon Goddard. Catchup on all the latest action from the, Bombers lock in young star for five more years, Richards chaired off but remains a GF chance. Bomber Zach Merrett signs contract extension. Season Highlights 25 disps (13 kicks 12 hballs), 7 marks and 9 tackles in Rd 18 19-pt loss to Melbourne at Metricon Stadium (19 Sep 2020): 24 disps (16 kicks 8 hballs), 4 marks and 5 tackles in Rd 17 50-pt loss to Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval (12 Sep 2020): 33 disps (19 kicks 14 hballs) and 5 marks in Rd 15 15-pt loss to West Coast at the Gabba (1 Sep 2020) ESSENDON'S best and fairest winner Zach Merrett will be tied to the Bombers for at least the next five years after signing a new contract extension. Don't see why we would be likely to move him on. Going off what a 29 year old Gibbs got traded for Merrett is worth 5 firsts and prime Gary Ablett. Bomber Zach Merrett signs contract extension Updated September 26, 2016 — 2.18pm first published at 1.28pm Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size Hopefully he enjoyed QLD life this year, wants out of the bubble and the Suns throw big $$$ at him. Richmond and Geelong have an abundance of premiership experience, Port Adelaide finished on top of the ladder after an incredible season that no one…, Ruckman Nic Naitanui has won his first John Worsfold Medal ahead of consistent…, This content is unavailable in your region. Adelaide Crows Women's Team: 2 x AFLW premiers! We have established a really strong culture, and with the inclusion of the 10 boys, we can't wait to get on with business and train hard over the pre-season. Comedy festival isnt on this year bud, maybe keep practicing though. Gostaríamos de exibir a descriçãoaqui, mas o site que você está não nos permite. You can access more content with Watch AFL. Merrett declared he was optimistic about the future. Possibly a future first with a second rounder coming back instead but imagine Blues push back on that. ", "Team success is why we play the game, and I'm really looking forward to working hard and gaining as much experience from people both inside and outside the Club to help the team achieve our vision.". "The club is really well placed with (coach) John [Worsfold] at the helm. The new deal means he will remain a Bomber until the end of 2021 and is a big reward for his breakout season. Would love him at the Blues (just as anyone would see him as complimenting their midfield). They gained that selection from the Western Bulldogs in a swap for former Bombers forward Stewart Crameri. Not what I insinuated at all. From 2019, fans will no longer be able to subscribe to AFL Live Pass through the AFL website. "I'm really excited about the faith the club has shown in me, and it's great to have secured my future at Essendon for the next five years," Merrett said in a club statement. A couple of mid firsts with a second going the other way, or a mid first and a second. I agree he is worth more than Shiel but don't agree you can compare across other trades. I'm sorry i hope you are not going to argue he is worth 2 top 5 picks... stop putting words in my mouth. “It’s very exciting to be remaining at the club for another two years,” Jackson Merrett told the Essendon website yesterday. In just his third AFL season, Merrett was the runaway winner of the Crichton Medal after averaging 30 disposals a game. He’s probably worth around the same as what Shiel was worth. You must log in or register to reply here. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. So many Essendon players worth 1 or 2 firsts you have to wonder why they finished where they did. Carlton’s pick 7 + an early-mid second rounder is about right. Hence, hopefully change tact as he is a RFA next year. Join FREE and support Australia's favourite footy community. Aus v NZ Women's Internationals, ODIs/T20s. Easily starts in our midfield. Its Essendon, they won't trade him but I also think they thought Daniher would turn out differently after knocking back the trade last year. Baby Bomber: Twenty-year-old Zach Merrett became the third-youngest skipper in Essendon's history.Credit:Getty Images. Baby Bomber: Twenty-year-old Zach Merrett became the third-youngest skipper in Essendon's history. Does any player want to stay at Bombers! I'll agree that not all firsts are worth the same. "I'm really excited about the faith the Club has shown in me, and it's great to have secured my future at Essendon for the next five years," Merrett told the Essendon website. Contracted Zach Merrett [RFA 2021] ... Merrett is in no way worth 2 top 5 picks.

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