Essendon president Paul Brasher has backed in list boss Adrian Dodoro after the club launched a review, saying he’s pulled off some “really impressive” off-season moves in recent years.
The Bombers on Monday night announced they will undertake a football department review on the back of a season which has so far produced just two wins at the halfway mark.
Whether the review sees any club officials depart remains to be seen, but Brasher was at pains to specifically laud Dodoro, who has been at Essendon since 1998.
Brasher said Dodoro had found several “hidden gems” in the last few years, backing the veteran recruiting boss’ credentials moving forward.
“I think our draft pick will be OK and we will have salary cap space for free agency,” he said on SEN’s Whateley.
“If you look at Adrian (Dodoro) and where we are at the moment, the players on that list … in the last three years, anyone would look at it and say he’s pulled off some really impressive feats.
“(Harrison) Jones, (Archie) Perkins, (Nik) Cox and (Zach) Reid … those are the obvious ones but he’s shown an ability to pluck out hidden gems.
“Nic Martin, Peter Wright, Sam Durham and Nick Hind so I think the list and recruiting team deserves a lot of credit for that.”
Essendon has the bye in Round 12, before three consecutive Friday night matches against Carlton, St Kilda and West Coast at Optus Stadium.