Essendon has delisted midfielder Elijah Tsatas after a maligned four seasons at The Hanger.
Once a celebrated Pick 5 in the draft, Tsatas never made his mark on the club. However, the development of players at Essendon has been left wanting for a long time now.
It is only four years on from him being in the top five best junior footballers in the country, so which club would be the best landing spot for him to utilise his speed, clean disposal use and ball-winning ability, while also helping him grow his impact and defensive efforts?
The 21-year-old midfielder dominates the game at VFL level, so could an AFL club with a strong ability to develop its players get the best out of Tsatas?
Here are Zero Hanger's suggestions for landing spots:
Melbourne
The Demons are rising and impressed the league this season under new coach Steven King.
One criticism has been based around Melbourne's midfield depth - understandable when the likes of Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver depart the off-season prior.
Tsatas' speed and ball-winning ability could partner well with the likes of Kysaiah Pickett - the impact player - Tom Sparrow - the defensive hard nut - and young gun Harvey Langford if he moves from the wing into the midfield in 2027.
The Demons have a good eye for talent and have been highly successful through their drafting for a long time now, dating back to the Oliver roughie selection and even before that to the Max Gawn pick.
King and his development team would back themselves in to regenerate Tsatas into the footballer he was once predicted to become, and do so in the supportive and positive environment that they have built at Melbourne.
A nice change of pace to his now-former club.
