Essendon fans were recently asked to name their best 22, assuming the entire list was fit and available for selection. The results have now been compiled and they make for some interesting reading.

A total of 1011 Essendon supporters selected teams. The position most dominated by the one person was the ruck with David Hille collecting 972 nominations. A number of younger players made the final 22, including Bachar Houli, Courtenay Dempsey, Jay Neagle, Sam Lonergan, Leroy Jetta and Kyle Reimers.

The final team selected by the fans was:

Backs: Slattery Fletcher Welsh

Half Backs: Dempsey Ryder Lovett-Murray

Centres: Houli Watson Lovett

Half Forwards: McPhee Lucas Monfries

Forwards: Davey Lloyd Neagle

Rucks: Hille McVeigh Stanton

Bench: Lonergan Laycock Jetta Reimers