The Davey twins loom because the silver lining to one of many darkest moments in Essendon’s historical past.
Alwyn Jnr and Jayden joined the Bombers as father-son choices on Tuesday evening close to the top of the AFL draft.
Hawthorn didn’t choose Alwyn till 45, which means he was a cut price choice for Essendon as they instantly matched the Hawks below the father-son guidelines.
Jayden, who’s recovering from his second knee reconstruction, then joined his twin brother with choose 54.
They are the 2 oldest sons of speedster ahead Alwyn, who performed 100 video games for the Bombers from 2007-13.
But for his 4 sons to be eligible as father-son picks, Davey needed to attain that 100-game milestone.
He was banged up on the finish of the 2013 season and so have been the Bombers, with coach James Hird suspended for the final recreation towards Richmond due to their medication scandal.
But caretaker coach Simon Goodwin – now the Melbourne premiership coach – made positive Davey reached 100 video games.
Given the Davey twins have been rated as potential first-round draft expertise, Goodwin might have left a giant legacy in his one recreation as Essendon’s senior coach.
Long-time Essendon recruiting boss Adrian Dodoro stated it was no accident that Goodwin and the Bombers have been so decided for Davey to achieve 100.
“We thank Goody for picking Alwyn in that game,” he stated
“But it was part of a plan, believe it or not, to make sure we got him to 100 games.
“The boys have been rising up in our change room and so they seemed particular at three, 4, 5 years of age.
“We just knew there was something about the boys … it was a great club decision, put it that way (getting Davey to his 100th game).”
There was extra good news for Essendon after the top of the draft on Tuesday evening, with Dodoro confirming their subsequent era academy prospect Anthony Munkara would be part of the membership as a class B rookie.
Munkara, just like the Daveys, will quickly fly down from the Northern Territory to hitch the membership.
Another massive father-son choice was North Melbourne selecting Cooper Harvey at No.56.
His father Brent performed an AFL-record 432 video games for the Kangaroos.
The story of Tuesday evening was a Victorian nation participant whose persistence has paid off.
Wangaratta schoolteacher Joe Richards was missed by all golf equipment 5 years in the past when he was first eligible for the draft.
But the 23-year-old was the bolter amongst this 12 months’s 59 choices when Collingwood picked him at No.48 after one other wonderful season with the Wangaratta Rovers.
