Essendon fans believed time was up for Sam Hunt at the Bombers. Having only played seven matches in his four seasons at the club, they believe the decision to delist him was fair. While they saw him play some good games at full back for the Bendigo Bombers in 2005, fans believe he was never able to prove himself with the limited opportunities he had at senior level.

2005
Games – 4
Goals – 0
Kicks – 15
Marks – 6
Handballs – 6

2005 Fan’s ranking: 3.09 / 10

2004
Games – 0

2004 Fan’s ranking: 3.18 / 10

What some of the Essendon fan’s had to say:

""Honest as the day is long. Played some great games for Bendigo and held their backline together. Obviously never going to displace Fletcher from senior full back position so on a hiding to nothing playing there. Did show glimpses when given senior spot on the wing but breaking into Essendon seniors is a tough gig,"" Stuart Nixon

""Probably should have been traded at the end of this season. Did not get many opportunities during his career at Essendon, despite consistent performances at VFL level,""  Brian Knight

""Sam had all the physical attributes and a good attitude but just lacked composure when the ball was in his hands. A horror last game for Bendigo would have been in the mind of the club when delisting him. Hopefully a club in need of tall defenders will pick him up in the draft to give more time to get comfortable with the tempo of the AFL and be successful,"" Andrew Collard.

""Disappointing to see him go after the amount of time put into his development, without really seeing him reach his potential. Thought would see him playing a similar role to Mark Bayes at Sydney in the early 90's, but could never force his way into the side for an extended stay. Hope to see him back at Bendigo if he isn’t picked up by another team,"" Rowan Hall

To watch Gary O’Donnell’s review of Sam Hunt’s season on Bomber.tv click here.