The de-listing of Damian Cupido didn’t come as a big surprise to most of the Essendon fans. Considered as a fair decision, fans believed that for his talent Cupido should have been able to deliver more. While he showed glimpses of brilliance throughout his time at the club, it wasn’t enough as his ranking with the fans plummeted to a 2.85.

2005
Games – 11
Goals – 6
Kicks – 81
Marks – 36
Handballs – 28

2005 Fan’s ranking: 2.85/10

2004
Games – 6
Goals - 5
Kicks - 26
Marks - 10
Handballs - 9

2004 Fan’s ranking: 3.70 /10

""A sublime talent when on song. It wasn't that long ago when he was a dynamo in a forward pocket kicking 2-3 goals in most games. He showed glimpses of brilliance this year and I hope he moves on to another club that can get the most out of him."" (Jeremy Barraclough)

""Showed great potential, unfortunately did not translate that potential into on ground performance. Great skills, the application needs far more work to gain consistency. Sorry to lose him but have to make room for new blood."" (Trevor Vance)

""Damian is obviously a gifted player, but, just went missing when it got a bit hard. Played some good games for Bendigo and was definitely given a fair go, just didn't produce at all this season."" (Mark Doran)

""A very disappointing year, he showed so much potential but he didn't deliver. He did play with some confidence in the VFL late in the year. When he is good He is very very good. When he is bad, he is very very disappointing."" (Steve Clark)

""Not enough from a talented individual in 2005 - in fairness Damian looked unsure of his role through most of the year. best of luck in the future.""

To watch Dean Wallis’ review of Damian Cupido’s season on Bomber.tv click here.