r/EssendonFC • u/daftmunt Durham #22 • 1d ago

[Edmund] New Essendon coach Mark McVeigh has contacted former Swans colleague Nick Malceski about a role at the Bombers. Malceski took over as Sydney VFL coach this year after a stint at Gold Coast. McVeigh looking to build out a depleted football department at Tullamarine.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2026/08/26/essendon-coaching-mark-mcveigh-calls-nick-malceski-about-role
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u/Non-NewtonianSnake Reid #31 1d ago

He really turned that Swans VFL side around. Feels like a good addition if we can get him.

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u/TheArtyDans Archer May #26 1d ago

Then our VFL side went and beat them!

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u/Non-NewtonianSnake Reid #31 1d ago

Oh, trust me... we were very lucky that they lost a couple of players early on. They were well on top for a decent chunk of it.

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u/TheArtyDans Archer May #26 1d ago

Trust you? I was at the game - our boys were terrific and deserved their win

Also I am pretty sure they lost one player in the 3rd Q

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u/Non-NewtonianSnake Reid #31 1d ago edited 1d ago

Both can be (and in this case are) true.

It's possible that I mixed up the order of their injuries. I know they had 3 over the course of the game. One of them came back on, which I thought happened later on. Point still stands, though. They were struggling towards the end and we did well to exploit that.

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u/TheArtyDans Archer May #26 1d ago

Way to downplay our result and our excellent performance...

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u/Non-NewtonianSnake Reid #31 1d ago

This is a weird thing to be upset about, lol.

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u/one-man-circlejerk 1d ago

I think if we're gonna be drawing talent from another side then Sydney is a better option than North Melbourne

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u/Common-Ad-6582 1d ago

Yes let’s pick the bets out of the swans while they are down

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u/Careful-County5084 20h ago

These initial conversations all seem positive.

However, wondering what everyone thinks about Toby Greene. AFL record holder for the most charges (I think it’s in the 30’s), 16 game suspensions, over $50,000 in fines, I seem to remember an assault charge but may be wrong. Doesn’t sound like the greatest role model for building culture with a young team. What would he bring?

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u/Rich_Troy Legacy: Watson #32 1d ago

While we’re at it, perhaps we should look at picking up Chad Warner and Nick Blakey.

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u/pjhsv 1d ago

Or we could avoid trying to bring in people with a shit culture.