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Wecket #1Tiser:
1. Nineteen-year-old key forward Weckert, who gave away a promising cricket career as a fast bowler to concentrate on football, was overlooked at last year’s draft following a disappointing AFL under-18 national championships campaign.
But the 194cm tall, who dropped 5kg over summer, has enjoyed a standout start to the 2024 league season, kicking eight goals in three games for the top-of-the-table Eagles, including seven in the past two weeks. He also has averaged five marks and is fitter than last season, enabling him to cover more territory.
2. Dashing half-back flanker Beecken, who turned 23 last week, is a late bloomer who was expected to get drafted after the Eagles won their second of back-to-back premierships in 2021. The grandson of legendary football administrator and SA Football Hall of Fame inductee John Condon, he appears to have taken his game to the next level this season, having averaged 22 disposals, five marks and four rebound 50s. The 184cm backman has chalked up 56 disposals in the past two matches and oozes AFL qualities with his size, running power and excellent kick.
3. Hard-as-nails midfielder D’Aloia, 20, was overlooked at the past two national drafts, despite being SA’s under-18 captain in 2022 and winning the state’s MVP medal and team-first player’s player award. Like Weckert and Beecken, he has blossomed at league level this season, averaging 28 disposals, nine clearances, six tackles and six inside 50s.
4. Running halfback McLennan, 23, spent four years on Gold Coast’s AFL list after being selected at pick 23 at the 2018 national draft. But he did not play an AFL game before being delisted at the end of 2022, when he returned to the Bulldogs.
5. Midfield hard nut Kobe Ryan, 20, was considered unlucky not to have been drafted in his first draft eligible year in 2022. A strong contested ball winner who does his best work at stoppages, he possesses clean, quick hands, tidy skills, great tackling ability and an extremely high work rate. Ryan finished equal-seventh in last year’s Magarey Medal count, polling 17 votes, while becoming the first West player to win the Powerade Breakthrough Player award. He has improved even further this season, averaging 23 disposals, 11 tackles and six clearances and won the Russell Ebert Medal as best afield in the Round 2 win against Port Adelaide at Waikerie.
Not 1 WAFL player worth drafting in 2024!
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Out of interest, how many F/S and academy players in the top 50?And only one indigenous player likely in the top 50
3 from SA - Welsh for the Crows and both Camporeale twins.Out of interest, how many F/S and academy players in the top 50?
Was he a Sturt Sabres basketballer?Will be playing his first game for the Magpies week after this one... CAT B Rookie Jacob Moss (19).
Are we about to sign him up as a Cat B rookie, or an SANFL listed player?
Was he a Sturt Sabres basketballer?
Any details (age, height, what position could he play)?
Cheers.
What changed between then and now for us to put him on the list?Will be playing his first game for the Magpies week after this one... CAT B Rookie Jacob Moss (19).
Can someone answer this question. If we do put SPP to the inactive list and pick up a player what contract term does the player sign for?
Because if it is >6 months it would mean we have to delist another player at the end of the season.
So aren't we saying we can find a better player in the mid season draft than what we can as our last pick of the 2024 draft?
And in my opinion results say we are better taking the draft pick.
Yes agree with what you're saying here. With the assumption these 3 will be taken with late picks we will only use our 2nd round pick to take a player.
Retirees are likely to be
Boak
McKenzie
Evans delisted if out of contract
Narkle delisted if out of contract
Are Evans and Narkle rookies if so don't we need to delist more guys on the actual list?
So to go any further will require a trade or a young guy to be delisted to bring in a mid season player unless its a 6 month contract or Ky Burgoyne in the draft.
If Hinkley is still coach I don't agree with this at all. Does he want to trade for latest missing link?I believe our 2nd round pick is going to get traded out along with next year's 1st.
I believe our 2nd round pick is going to get traded out along with next year's 1st.
Need AFL permission for that.I believe our 2nd round pick is going to get traded out along with next year's 1st.
RIP another year of pordadelaide father/sonsSA v Allies this weekend:
F: Tyler Welsh - Noah Howes - Evan Bradley
HF: Ned Bowman - Charlie Nicholls - Jacob Newton
C: Lucas Camporeale - Sid Draper - Harley Barker
HB: Jett Hasting - Tate Delmenico - Dyson Sharp
B: Jacob Sheean - Harry Ramm - Angus Clarke
R: Alex Dodson - Ben Camporeale - Phoenix Hargrave
INT: Ryan Borlace - Sam Cumming - Kade Herbert - Benny Barrett - Dakota Sterzl
EMG: Harry Dodd - Charlie West - Matt LeRay
In my personal opinion, if you are looking for a more mature recruit and are prepared to wait you can find a better player in the delisted free agents list in the next draft. People who think back end draft picks and rookie list picks are useless then we should fill our rookie list with SANFL players in the rookie draft.
For what? Can't see this happening?I believe our 2nd round pick is going to get traded out along with next year's 1st.