AFL Batman & Robin Rankings: 8
Essendon
Batman - Scott Lucas
By percentage, really the Batman of their club: 51%
Robin - Matthew Lloyd
Other Robin contenders: Scott Gumbleton, Jay Neagle
Lloyd may not have accepted it yet but Lucas has been his better for a few years now. Lucas' recent injury has slowed him down a bit but he should be back to his best soon. Not long ago, these two were the most dynamic of duos for key forwards in the AFL, but they are getting older and less effective.
The interesting thing at Essendon is the succession plan, it won't be long before Lucas and Lloyd are gone. While labelling a player "oft-injured" isn't the best news for a club, at least Gumbleton is getting hurt during a rebuilding phase and once he gets over his injury troubles he could be the top pilot for the new-look Bombers.
Neagle has shown he can be a good sidekick, he only seems to get a few kicks but often most of them are goals. There was only ever room for Batman and Robin in the Batmobile, and at Essendon there was never room for Lucas, Lloyd and Courtney Johns. Johns is now behind Neagle on the depth chart at Essendon, and they might also prefer Daniher to him too.
AFL Batman & Robin Rankings: 9
Batman - Scott Lucas
By percentage, really the Batman of their club: 51%
Robin - Matthew Lloyd
Other Robin contenders: Scott Gumbleton, Jay Neagle
Lloyd may not have accepted it yet but Lucas has been his better for a few years now. Lucas' recent injury has slowed him down a bit but he should be back to his best soon. Not long ago, these two were the most dynamic of duos for key forwards in the AFL, but they are getting older and less effective.
The interesting thing at Essendon is the succession plan, it won't be long before Lucas and Lloyd are gone. While labelling a player "oft-injured" isn't the best news for a club, at least Gumbleton is getting hurt during a rebuilding phase and once he gets over his injury troubles he could be the top pilot for the new-look Bombers.
Neagle has shown he can be a good sidekick, he only seems to get a few kicks but often most of them are goals. There was only ever room for Batman and Robin in the Batmobile, and at Essendon there was never room for Lucas, Lloyd and Courtney Johns. Johns is now behind Neagle on the depth chart at Essendon, and they might also prefer Daniher to him too.
AFL Batman & Robin Rankings: 9
