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In 2020, Josh Dunkley requested a trade to Essendon while still under contract.
Essendon had three top 10 picks that year, along with their future first intact.
The Bulldogs were projected to select Ugle-Hagan at pick 1 in the 2020 draft so 2020 picks weren't much good to them that year.
On trade radio, Adrian Dodoro came out and declared Essendon's future first is off the table, full stop.
Essendon's final offer for Dunkley was a 2020 first and second round pick, which the Dogs rejected.
Fast forward to the 2022 off season, out-of-contract Dunkley requests a trade again, this time nominating Brisbane as his preferred destination. Brisbane get the deal done for basically two late first round picks. Brisbane go on to make two Grand Finals in a row, winning one of them, and Dunkley playing an integral hard-edged defensive role in midfield.
I've heard Essendon fans trying to claim they didn't actually need a player like Dunkley, and that they were better off pulling out of that trade. I call bs, because Dunkley is a genuine A-grader who would walk into any side, and clearly played a big part in elevating Brisbane to the next level. There is no way you can convince me he wouldn't add a lot to Essendon's side right now.
That future pick Dodoro was refusing to trade ended up being used on Ben Hobbs.
Essendon had three top 10 picks that year, along with their future first intact.
The Bulldogs were projected to select Ugle-Hagan at pick 1 in the 2020 draft so 2020 picks weren't much good to them that year.
On trade radio, Adrian Dodoro came out and declared Essendon's future first is off the table, full stop.
Essendon's final offer for Dunkley was a 2020 first and second round pick, which the Dogs rejected.
Fast forward to the 2022 off season, out-of-contract Dunkley requests a trade again, this time nominating Brisbane as his preferred destination. Brisbane get the deal done for basically two late first round picks. Brisbane go on to make two Grand Finals in a row, winning one of them, and Dunkley playing an integral hard-edged defensive role in midfield.
I've heard Essendon fans trying to claim they didn't actually need a player like Dunkley, and that they were better off pulling out of that trade. I call bs, because Dunkley is a genuine A-grader who would walk into any side, and clearly played a big part in elevating Brisbane to the next level. There is no way you can convince me he wouldn't add a lot to Essendon's side right now.
That future pick Dodoro was refusing to trade ended up being used on Ben Hobbs.
