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2018 Draft thread
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Droolionheart
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Spot on mate, word is we picked 5 players that we rated in our top 35 players in the draft. Outstanding effort in my opinion. All 5 players if fully fit look AFL ready to play in a variety of positions. Smith is a man child with an attitude to go with it......look out for the quiet focused types. Nigel Lappin was like that.
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Onto the important things of draft day...the nicknames:
Ely Smith - umm just Ely, he looks like he don’t approve of nicknames.
Tom Berry - Berry Junior or Beju for short.
Thomas Joyce - umm...Joycy, TJ, The Joycinator??
Connor McFadyen - the Fad, Fadtastic
Noah Answerth - The Ark?
Help! I’m out.
Ely Smith - umm just Ely, he looks like he don’t approve of nicknames.
Tom Berry - Berry Junior or Beju for short.
Thomas Joyce - umm...Joycy, TJ, The Joycinator??
Connor McFadyen - the Fad, Fadtastic
Noah Answerth - The Ark?
Help! I’m out.
So rapt to get Berry jnr....loved his big brother and the other boys reaction, priceless. Definately a tight bunch.
edit: have just seen the bit about his uncle on the "welcome Ely" thread.....so have deleted the bit on Joel in this post.
edit: have just seen the bit about his uncle on the "welcome Ely" thread.....so have deleted the bit on Joel in this post.
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Tom Joyce: Barnaby
Hollow Knight
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Mature bodies players usually develop at a steady pace. Daniel Rich was big in his draft year, came in and impacted from the get go then only really gradually improved from there.
Olly Wines is probably the exception that I can think of to this.
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The berry brothers being reunited was so beautiful it could make Ely Smith cry.
Family club and yet incredibly alpha.
Family club and yet incredibly alpha.
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Ely doesn't cry. The tears are just scared and running away from his face.
The idea of not taking a big bodied teen on the presumption that he might not have the physical development / progression in him that a scrawny kid does is a little bizarre for mine. The only thing you can really take to the bank is that players won't get any shorter. That's pretty much it lol.
Swanny10
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McFayden may not be lightning quick but he also isn't slow and he has elite agility which can help create separation time and space. Also he can play as marking forward,, but at 190cm he is border line key position size.
Gadzorks
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I lost track - did the kid who whined about leaving home get drafted to the club he wanted and if not did anyone record his tantrum. That'd be real nice to watch over a Friday night scotch.
Bailey Smith was drafted to the Bulldogs. Not exactly the top end of town though. Expect a trade request to an inner city club within the next year.
Edit: So no tanty, but still, enjoy your scotch.
In fairness the joyce highlights were as an underager but answerth did look good
irel
Norm Smith Medallist
...and it begins. Answerth.
At least we didn't draft Atu Bosenavulagi....
irel
Norm Smith Medallist
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Can't get any more Anglo than that.
But I'm impressed you got it right. Now try Answerth.
We got a Smith and Jones. Oops sorry that's Joyce.
Can't get any more Anglo than that.
But I'm impressed you got it right. Now try Answerth.
Answerth certainly unusual, daresay he will be referred to as Ainsworth once or twice
Copy and paste was my friend for Bosenavulagi!
[QUOTE="Dylan12, post: 58918600, member:
I would’ve loved Coleman based on a recent article I read and given we have no rookie spots, hopefully he is selected as a one of the six top agers we can keep in the NEAFL for next year.
All up, I’m really stoked with what our club accomplished; looking forward to hearing why tonight and meeting a couple of you lads if I know who you are.[/QUOTE
I hope we keep young coleman on the neafl list as well. I guess if we have any long term/season ending injuries he is still a chance of a shot in the mid season draft. Is that right? And if he sticks to his guns, works hard and shows good improvement theres a no reason he cant get picked up in a year or two.
I would’ve loved Coleman based on a recent article I read and given we have no rookie spots, hopefully he is selected as a one of the six top agers we can keep in the NEAFL for next year.
All up, I’m really stoked with what our club accomplished; looking forward to hearing why tonight and meeting a couple of you lads if I know who you are.[/QUOTE
I hope we keep young coleman on the neafl list as well. I guess if we have any long term/season ending injuries he is still a chance of a shot in the mid season draft. Is that right? And if he sticks to his guns, works hard and shows good improvement theres a no reason he cant get picked up in a year or two.
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