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Direct to Roos or open to all? Where top pick stands on draft​


Jon Ralph



Ryley Sanders’ father says his son has known his Indigenous heritage for many years but could still nominate for the open draft even if the Roos are handed access to him as an NGA talent.

The Roos will find out on Brownlow Medal day if they have access to the top-eight draft pick as it emerged they might still have to use draft points to match any bid for the Tasmanian midfielder.

Rival recruiters are up in arms about the Roos’ potential access to Sanders, who this year proved he was Indigenous and therefore had claims to being a member of the Roos’ next generation academy.

The league would still need to give the Roos permission to have access to Sanders given current rules do not allow Victorian teams to bid on NGA talent within the top 40 of the national draft.

Sanders’ father Adam told this masthead Sanders had long known his Indigenous heritage and was on Flying Boomerangs tour representing Indigenous players in 2019.

But he said Sanders had a decision to make on going into the open draft or accepting the Roos’ invitation even if the AFL Commission green-lit the North Melbourne request.

After striving to be a high draft pick for so many years, the prolific 186cm midfielder would ideally like to be bid on in the national draft to show his worth rather than just handed to the Roos as a pre-listed talent.

Adam Sanders has an outstanding resume in his own right after 284 games in the NTFL including a league best-and-fairest before taking up coaching and development roles in Tasmanian football.

“We don’t really have a clear picture of what the AFL will do,” he told the Herald Sun.

“He just wants to play footy and he’s good mates with Harry (Sheezel) and did a week with the AFL academy there (at Arden St) and he has a connection with Tarryn Thomas through his Tassie days but he would also be happy to go to Geelong or Essendon or West Coast or Adelaide or anywhere.

“So if it does happen he has a decision to make and if he doesn’t North Melbourne could still take him in the draft. My understanding is if the AFL says yes it’s up to Ryley to agree to it. And then if he says yes it could require (a bid) like father-sons with points.

“Our biggest concern is how do you acknowledge him in the draft? He has worked all his life to get into the draft. It’s not all about the number you go but it’s an acknowledgment of your efforts. So they might end up (needing to bid on him) like a father-son rather than saying, “Ryley Sanders, North Melbourne” at the end of the draft.

“So there are a few things to work through. If he feels like he would rather go into the open draft it’s a no. He is 18 so we can help him make his own decision but if he feels like he’s happy to go into the open draft, we will see where it lands.”

If the Roos did secure access to Sanders but needed to match a rival bid for him the league could still give them extra draft picks as part of an official request that would help them secure the points.

Ryley Sanders did not need to provide documentation of his Indigenous heritage to play with the Flying Boomerangs but this year presented a certificate to the AFL to prove it as part of the NGA process.

“It’s on my mum’s side. We have done some work in the last seven or eight years from my end and that’s where it came about,” Adam Sanders said.

“We have looked into both sides of the family tree. My grandfather was born on Flinders Island and it evolved from there. It’s been a journey for us and Ryley about understanding our backgrounds. But we have met some really good people through exploring it and having mentoring through school at Melbourne Grammar.”
 
‘Gold Coast could trump Sydney’s stunning one-draft academy haul…with an astonishing four players taken in the top 30.’ 🤩

Meanwhile, derelict, pathetic, whining North Melbourne’s unearned single draft ‘gift’ will destroy the integrity of the draft, for everyone, and for all time. 🤬

'In other AFL equalisation news, Collingwood and Essendon have heroically agreed to help salvage the wreckage of North Melbourne's failed Good Friday fiasco, for the sake of the integrity of the competition. It will become known as the 'Traditional Good Friday Game Between Essendon & Collingwood'; AFL scribes are rewriting/gaslighting history as we speak.'
 

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'In other AFL equalisation news, Collingwood and Essendon have heroically agreed to help salvage the wreckage of North Melbourne's failed Good Friday fiasco, for the sake of the integrity of the competition. It will become known as the 'Traditional Good Friday Game Between Essendon & Collingwood'; AFL scribes are rewriting/gaslighting history as we speak.'
This is a ****ing hilarious mental image. Two blockbusters between the same two teams within the same month is exactly the sort of shit the AFL would pull if they got the chance
 

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Haha Darcy Tucker chilling at home with Netflix on and mindlessly ‘likes’ his mates Insta post whilst droning through his socials and it sets off forty posts around Doedee to North
 
So if he hasn't requested a trade where does that leave us?
Either signs a 1-2 year deal at Sydney or requests a trade to a rival club. It’s far from ideal and now means we must land fisher.

If can’t get either Stephen’s or Fisher across it’s not a great look. Both can’t get a game at there current sides.
 
Haha Darcy Tucker chilling at home with Netflix on and mindlessly ‘likes’ his mates Insta post whilst droning through his socials and it sets off forty posts around Doedee to North
I didn't even notice Darcy had liked it until it was pointed out to me. They have been friends for a fair while. Doesn't mean he is coming here in any way shape or form. If people want to jump to that conclusion, that is on them!
 
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