Unofficial Preview 2022 Mid-Season Rookie Draft

[sr36]

It'll take him 3 months to get fit and he was never much good anyway, not one of your best recommendations

Unless his return would be viewed as disruptive or we are able and want to sign a different Cat B, why wouldn't we give him the green light if he wanted to return and stake a claim for retention during the rest of the season?

 

[sideswipe]

Unless his return would be viewed as disruptive or we are able and want to sign a different Cat B, why wouldn't we give him the green light if he wanted to return and stake a claim for retention during the rest of the season?

Because we would have to pay him?

 

[sr36]

Because we would have to pay him?

Fair point.

 

[stormskye]

He’s an upgrade on Madge. elite

 

[Jen2310]

Dandenong Stingrays midfielder Jai Culley is firming to be selected in next month’s mid-season draft as interest ramps up from AFL clubs.
The 192cm inside midfielder has been nominated by 13 clubs to play for the Young Guns side, featuring 23 eligible mid-season draft hopefuls from Victoria who will take on Vic Metro and Vic Country across the next two weekends.
Culley burst out of the blocks in his first two NAB League games this season, – averaging 24.5 disposals and two goals – before sitting out the last three matches with a minor shoulder injury, but the setback has done nothing to deter clubs.

Playing predominantly as a medium forward last year, a blistering off-season has seen Culley transform into a bullocking midfielder who can hit the scoreboard, having the scope to make an impact this year.


Sandringham Dragons pair Max Ramsden, an athletic 202cm ruckman and Hugo Kall-Kahan, a speedy goal kicker, have generated strong interest with both put forward by 16 clubs to play in the representative matches – the most of any in the squad.

Ramsden is in the mould of Dragons export and 2021 No.1 mid-season draft pick Jacob Edwards as a late-developing tall, possessing a remarkable tank that enables him to become an extra midfielder around the ground.

Smooth moving Western Jets defender Massimo D’Ambrossio, who has featured at VFL level for Richmond this year, has been nominated by 13 clubs after an impressive start to the year, averaging 27.8 disposals and 18.8 kicks at 76 per cent efficiency.

The other players nominated by 10 or more clubs include Bendigo Pioneers midfielder Oskar Faulkhead, GWV Rebels ball-winner Jamieson Ballantyne, and Murray Bushrangers talls Fletcher Hart and Ryan Eyers.

The Young Guns side features overlooked 2021 draft prospects Ballantyne, Tyreece Leiu, who trained with Carlton over the summer for a list spot, Corey Preston and Charlie Molan.

Midfielder Zavier Maher, who was considered unlucky to be left on the board in the 2020 draft and is now playing for Carlton’s VFL side, is also among the squad.

The Young Guns’ clash against Vic Metro kicks off at 4:30pm at Avalon Airport Oval in Werribee

The Young Guns will face off against Vic Metro on Saturday at Werribee’s Avalon Airport Oval at 4:30pm, and clash with Vic Country on Sunday Sunday May 15th.

YOUNG GUNS SQUAD​

Number	SURNAME	FIRSTNAME	DOB	HT	WT	COMMUNITY CLUB	NAB LEAGUE REGION	Total Nominations
1	D'Ambrossio	Massimo	5/06/2003	178	78	Point Cook	Western Jets	13
2	Gallagher	Harvey	26/09/2003	177	72	Sandhurst	Bendigo Pioneers	7
3	Cross	Paddy	14/02/2003	181	70	Nar Nar Goon	Gippsland Power	6
4	Hollard	Euriah	11/03/2003	175	70	Newtown & Chilwell	Geelong Falcons	5
5	Moschetti	Mitchell	13/09/2003	177	71	Phillip Island FNC	Gippsland Power	4
6	Norton	Tyler	8/05/2003	184	86	Wangaratta Magpies	Murray Bushrangers	6
7	Faulkhead	Oskar	11/02/2003	179	75	Wentworth	Bendigo Pioneers	11
8	Preston	Corey	18/12/2002	182	76	East Ringwood / EFNL	Williamstown VFL	7
9	Walton	Max	6/11/2003	182	76	Phillip Island	Gippsland Power	6
10	Ballantyne	Jamieson	16/04/2003	183	78	Portland FC	GWV Rebels	10
11	Molan	Charlie	23/01/2003	187	86	Williamstown	GWV Rebels	5
12	Maher	Zavier	5/05/2002	185	85	Shepparton United	Carlton VFL	5
13	Carrigan	Lachlan	9/12/2002	191	78	Hampton Rovers	Richmond VFL	7
14	Hall-Kahan	Hugo	22/09/2003	188	78	Old Haileybury	Sandringham Dragons	16
15	Rule	Jed	10/06/2003	191	79	Box Hill Hawks	Oakleigh Chargers	9
16	Leiu	Tyreece	14/04/2003	194	91	Rowville FC	Eastern Ranges	9
17	Culley	Jai	24/02/2003	193	87	Langwarrin FC	Dandenong Stingrays	13
20	Eyers	Ryan	22/04/2003	198	82	Corowa Rutherglen	Murray Bushrangers	10
22	Lawence	Jerome	18/07/2003	196	81	Blackburn	Oakleigh Chargers	7
24	Grant	Samuel	4/04/2003	199	90	Old Carey	Northern Knights	5
26	Hart	Fletcher	1/07/2003	200	97	Albury	Murray Bushrangers	9
27	Murray	Toby	3/11/2003	200	92	Wangaratta Rovers	Murray Bushrangers	8
28	Ramsden	Max	19/04/2003	202	86	Old Melbournians	Sandringham Dragons	16

VIC METRO SQUAD​

#	FIRST NAME	SURNAME	DOB	HT	COMMUNITY CLUB / SCHOOL	REGION
1	Mason	Helleren	03-02-04	172	South Croydon Football Club	Eastern Ranges
2	Jason	McCormick	11-02-04	174	Eltham JFC / Box Hill Secondary College	Northern Knights
3	Josh	Bennetts	09-08-04	178	Rowville / Rowville	Eastern Ranges
4	Cam	Nyko	25-11-05	178	Healesville / Mount Lilydale	Eastern Ranges
5	Kai	Windsor	27-01-04	179	Lysterfield JFC / Rowville Sports Academy	Eastern Ranges
6	Cameron	Kizan	03-06-04	181	Point Cook / Maribyrnong Sports Academy	Western Jets
7	Charlie	Clarke	04-01-04	182	Port Melbourne Colts	Sandringham Dragons
8	Paul	Pascu	20-08-04	183	Oak Park / Penola	Calder Cannons
10	Harry	Sheezel	13-10-04	184	Mount Scopus College / Ajax JFC	Sandringham Dragons
11	Caleb	Windsor	09-06-05	184	Lysterfield JFC / Rowville	Eastern Ranges
12	Mitchell	Rowe	26-05-04	186	Parkdale SC / Mordialloc Braeside FC	Sandringham Dragons
14	Ben	Hempel	07-06-04	187	St Bede's College / Mordialloc Braeside JFC	Sandringham Dragons
15	Callum	Verrell	22-04-04	187	Lysterfield JFC / St Joseph College	Eastern Ranges
16	Jack	Newitt	13-02-03	189	Sunbury Lions	Calder Cannons
17	Nate	Caddy	14-07-05	191	Yarrambat / Parade College	Northern Knights
18	Jack	Chubb	26-02-04	194	Montmorency / Box Hill Secondary College	Northern Knights
19	Jackson	McMenamin	29-03-04	195	Hillside	Western Jets
20	Riley	Weathrill	21-11-05	195	East Ringwood / Ringwood Secondary College	Eastern Ranges
21	Dane	Harvey	10-05-04	197	Fitzroy JFC / Maribyrnong College	Northern Knights
22	Lewis	Hayes	17-12-04	197	Lysterfield JFC / Rowville Sports Academy	Eastern Ranges
23	Will	Green	08-09-05	202	Northcote / Thornbury High	Northern Knights
24	Hudson	O'Keefe	16-12-04	202	Camberwell Sharks / Camberwell High	Oakleigh Chargers
25	Clay	Tucker	09-08-04	203	Rowville / St Joseph College	Eastern Ranges

COLGATE YOUNG GUNS MATCH 1

Colgate Young Guns v Victoria Metro U18

Saturday 7 May, 4:30pm, Avalon Airport Oval, Werribee

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-draft-2022-all-the-latest-news-squad-announcements-and-standouts/news-story/45f97bd5e8497857a32eb8328a4dea31

 

[TradeDraft]

What would you say the odds are of Mark Keane coming back now?

'I'd love to come back': Irish ex-Pie open to AFL return

Mark Keane has revealed he is open to a return to the AFL

www.afl.com.au

Feel like telling him to get Stuffed.

Left us out in the Dry

 

[Bianconeri]

Because we would have to pay him?

Money outside the cap?

 

[sr36]

Money outside the cap?

It would be - except if he got any match payments as he's still cat b, but it's still money.

 

[Quicky]

It's more the principal of the thing with Keane for me. He left us high and dry late in preseason at a time we couldn't make any list decisions to respond to his sudden absence. He'd have played AFL this season if he'd stuck it out.

Also I don't think we'd need to redraft him. As far as I know he's still on the list. You need to lodge paperwork to remove a player from the list. That said it may be that's been done without fanfare.

 

[TradeDraft]

It's more the principal of the thing with Keane for me. He left us high and dry late in preseason at a time we couldn't make any list decisions to respond to his sudden absence. He'd have played AFL this season if he'd stuck it out.

Also I don't think we'd need to redraft him. As far as I know he's still on the list. You need to lodge paperwork to remove a player from the list. That said it may be that's been done without fanfare.

Still should be Removed

 

[stormskye]

Feel like telling him to get Stuffed.

Left us out in the Dry

He’s a kid mate. He went home to his family during covid.

 

[TradeDraft]

He’s a kid mate. He went home to his family during covid.

Yes but Could of Timed it a Lot better

 

[Apex36]

Because we would have to pay him?

Outside the salary cap though. So no impact on our ability to recruit or retain players. Still dubious as to whether he wants it enough though.

 

[sr36]

He’s a kid mate. He went home to his family during covid.

Agree. I've been an expat throughout covid and it's definitely more difficult than when borders are open and "home" is a day away. And I've been with my wife and kids. I'd be giving a single kid in their 20s a free pass regarding that aspect of it.

 

[well left]

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-draft-2022-all-the-latest-news-squad-announcements-and-standouts/news-story/45f97bd5e8497857a32eb8328a4dea31

[/I]

I’ve been really keen on drafting a tall in the mid season but if there’s a 192cm inside midfielder that can go forward then I guess I’d be ok with taking one of them.

He’s the exact type you want. Medium forward who went to another level with another preseason under his belt and now projects as an inside mid and if he’s likely to go in the first two rounds later this year as an example we’d be mad not to jump now.

Edit: interestingly he’s not noted in the first 3 rounds in the phantom draft.

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[Quicky]

I’ve been really keen on drafting a tall in the mid season but if there’s a 192cm inside midfielder that can go forward then I guess I’d be ok with taking one of them.

He’s the exact type you want. Medium forward who went to another level with another preseason under his belt and now projects as an inside mid and if he’s likely to go in the first two rounds later this year as an example we’d be mad not to jump now.

Edit: interestingly he’s not noted in the first 3 rounds in the phantom draft.

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I'd be just as happy with an inside midfielder in the mid season draft. I think you would have better odds of getting a good player than key position, though i'd be fine with that too.

 

[Quicky]

YOUNG GUNS SQUAD​

Number	SURNAME	FIRSTNAME	DOB	HT	WT	COMMUNITY CLUB	NAB LEAGUE REGION	Total Nominations
1	D'Ambrossio	Massimo	5/06/2003	178	78	Point Cook	Western Jets	13
2	Gallagher	Harvey	26/09/2003	177	72	Sandhurst	Bendigo Pioneers	7
3	Cross	Paddy	14/02/2003	181	70	Nar Nar Goon	Gippsland Power	6
4	Hollard	Euriah	11/03/2003	175	70	Newtown & Chilwell	Geelong Falcons	5
5	Moschetti	Mitchell	13/09/2003	177	71	Phillip Island FNC	Gippsland Power	4
6	Norton	Tyler	8/05/2003	184	86	Wangaratta Magpies	Murray Bushrangers	6
7	Faulkhead	Oskar	11/02/2003	179	75	Wentworth	Bendigo Pioneers	11
8	Preston	Corey	18/12/2002	182	76	East Ringwood / EFNL	Williamstown VFL	7
9	Walton	Max	6/11/2003	182	76	Phillip Island	Gippsland Power	6
10	Ballantyne	Jamieson	16/04/2003	183	78	Portland FC	GWV Rebels	10
11	Molan	Charlie	23/01/2003	187	86	Williamstown	GWV Rebels	5
12	Maher	Zavier	5/05/2002	185	85	Shepparton United	Carlton VFL	5
13	Carrigan	Lachlan	9/12/2002	191	78	Hampton Rovers	Richmond VFL	7
14	Hall-Kahan	Hugo	22/09/2003	188	78	Old Haileybury	Sandringham Dragons	16
15	Rule	Jed	10/06/2003	191	79	Box Hill Hawks	Oakleigh Chargers	9
16	Leiu	Tyreece	14/04/2003	194	91	Rowville FC	Eastern Ranges	9
17	Culley	Jai	24/02/2003	193	87	Langwarrin FC	Dandenong Stingrays	13
20	Eyers	Ryan	22/04/2003	198	82	Corowa Rutherglen	Murray Bushrangers	10
22	Lawence	Jerome	18/07/2003	196	81	Blackburn	Oakleigh Chargers	7
24	Grant	Samuel	4/04/2003	199	90	Old Carey	Northern Knights	5
26	Hart	Fletcher	1/07/2003	200	97	Albury	Murray Bushrangers	9
27	Murray	Toby	3/11/2003	200	92	Wangaratta Rovers	Murray Bushrangers	8
28	Ramsden	Max	19/04/2003	202	86	Old Melbournians	Sandringham Dragons	16

VIC METRO SQUAD​

#	FIRST NAME	SURNAME	DOB	HT	COMMUNITY CLUB / SCHOOL	REGION
1	Mason	Helleren	03-02-04	172	South Croydon Football Club	Eastern Ranges
2	Jason	McCormick	11-02-04	174	Eltham JFC / Box Hill Secondary College	Northern Knights
3	Josh	Bennetts	09-08-04	178	Rowville / Rowville	Eastern Ranges
4	Cam	Nyko	25-11-05	178	Healesville / Mount Lilydale	Eastern Ranges
5	Kai	Windsor	27-01-04	179	Lysterfield JFC / Rowville Sports Academy	Eastern Ranges
6	Cameron	Kizan	03-06-04	181	Point Cook / Maribyrnong Sports Academy	Western Jets
7	Charlie	Clarke	04-01-04	182	Port Melbourne Colts	Sandringham Dragons
8	Paul	Pascu	20-08-04	183	Oak Park / Penola	Calder Cannons
10	Harry	Sheezel	13-10-04	184	Mount Scopus College / Ajax JFC	Sandringham Dragons
11	Caleb	Windsor	09-06-05	184	Lysterfield JFC / Rowville	Eastern Ranges
12	Mitchell	Rowe	26-05-04	186	Parkdale SC / Mordialloc Braeside FC	Sandringham Dragons
14	Ben	Hempel	07-06-04	187	St Bede's College / Mordialloc Braeside JFC	Sandringham Dragons
15	Callum	Verrell	22-04-04	187	Lysterfield JFC / St Joseph College	Eastern Ranges
16	Jack	Newitt	13-02-03	189	Sunbury Lions	Calder Cannons
17	Nate	Caddy	14-07-05	191	Yarrambat / Parade College	Northern Knights
18	Jack	Chubb	26-02-04	194	Montmorency / Box Hill Secondary College	Northern Knights
19	Jackson	McMenamin	29-03-04	195	Hillside	Western Jets
20	Riley	Weathrill	21-11-05	195	East Ringwood / Ringwood Secondary College	Eastern Ranges
21	Dane	Harvey	10-05-04	197	Fitzroy JFC / Maribyrnong College	Northern Knights
22	Lewis	Hayes	17-12-04	197	Lysterfield JFC / Rowville Sports Academy	Eastern Ranges
23	Will	Green	08-09-05	202	Northcote / Thornbury High	Northern Knights
24	Hudson	O'Keefe	16-12-04	202	Camberwell Sharks / Camberwell High	Oakleigh Chargers
25	Clay	Tucker	09-08-04	203	Rowville / St Joseph College	Eastern Ranges

COLGATE YOUNG GUNS MATCH 1

Colgate Young Guns v Victoria Metro U18

Saturday 7 May, 4:30pm, Avalon Airport Oval, Werribee

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-draft-2022-all-the-latest-news-squad-announcements-and-standouts/news-story/45f97bd5e8497857a32eb8328a4dea31

Thanks for posting the article Jen!

 

[Jen2310]

Thanks for posting the article Jen!

A lot of chargers and dragons kids not playing given their commitments to school footy.

 

[Quicky]

Throwing more ideas out there....

Connor Ballenden is having a decent season for Woodville West Torrens in the SANFL as a forward ruck. He is averaging 17 disposals and 1 goal per game. He's 200cm and 100kg. Probably playing a similar role to Cameron though. I always thought he would be an interesting option as a key defender.

 

[well left]

Throwing more ideas out there....

Connor Ballenden is having a decent season for Woodville West Torrens in the SANFL as a forward ruck. He is averaging 17 disposals and 1 goal per game. He's 200cm and 100kg. Probably playing a similar role to Cameron though. I always thought he would be an interesting option as a key defender.

Always thought he had talent but stuck behind some pretty decent talls at Brisbane. For memory my question mark on him might have been around aggression/competitiveness but if that’s there you’d have him on a list to consider.

Key position in that 20-24 age range or inside mid around 190cm in the 19-24 age range would be my list to look at.


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[stormskye]

Biggest problem we have is only one pick…

 

[Jen2310]

Biggest problem we have is only one pick…

Then we better make it a good one. Choose wisely Dekka lol

 

[golazo]

Then we better make it a good one. Choose wisely Dekka lol

Bianco clone incoming!

 

[Rusty Beam]

I’ve been really keen on drafting a tall in the mid season but if there’s a 192cm inside midfielder that can go forward then I guess I’d be ok with taking one of them.

He’s the exact type you want. Medium forward who went to another level with another preseason under his belt and now projects as an inside mid and if he’s likely to go in the first two rounds later this year as an example we’d be mad not to jump now.

Edit: interestingly he’s not noted in the first 3 rounds in the phantom draft.

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Watched most of the game yesterday and although it wasn’t great quality, Culley was easily BOG. Finishing with 3 goals and a stack of the ball.

Here was a little clip of him from baseline footy from his first game of the year.

 

[Chrispiesssss]

West Adelaide - SANFL

sanfl.com.au

Josh is who we should be targeting.