AFL round two Saturday action: Underdog Dons host Crows; Cats poised to lose Smith

Elijah Tsatas was a player in whom Essendon invested considerable hope as the club’s first top-five draft pick since the troubled days of 2015-16.

Tsatas, as scouts from clubs knew, possessed power, a burst from stoppage and had the knack for winning the ball in the under 18s. At 187 centimetres, he was taller than many of the smallish Bomber midfielders, albeit not a beast like Patrick Cripps or Christian Petracca.

But, as JAKE NIALL reports and the Bombers would discover, there was a snag: his disposal by foot.