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There's another Urquhart??? Yes please!
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Perceived go home factor?Can anyone explain to me why Draper isn't top our board?
Outside of that, he looks like an unbelievable prospect.Perceived go home factor?
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Absolutely.Outside of that, he looks like an unbelievable prospect.
Can anyone explain to me why Draper isn't top our board?
Perceived go home factor?
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Be very dubious on outstanding prospect from another state. 2yr contract never fazed NCJ, Port & his management. Do we think a 3yr contract would worry them ? Doubt it.
2 prospects on a par ? Grab the Vic.boy.
He quite possibly could be.
As others have stated, North's intentions are like fort knox at the moment.
I think go home factors are a larger consideration than they were 5 years ago for draft boards.
3 year contracts help, but JHF was contracted (with the same manager).
There's some knock on effect considerations to our list as well with his recruitment.
Whilst there's no doubt in my mind Draper will be a better AFL footballer than Powell, given his physical profile, is the difference going to big enough to justify not spending the pick on an area which would be an even bigger upgrade?
Where does Draper fit in our midfield mix? In my mind he's a break from stoppage first receiver type that a young Dylan Shiel was at GWS. It would certainly be incredible to have him sitting with LDU off of Sheezel or Wardlaw.
I don't think he's a winger and whilst he think he's much more suited as a half forward than Powell with his pace, agility etc, It would also be a waste taking one of the best clearance mids in the draft with the intention of playing him half forward.
I've watched a lot more vision on him in the last 3 weeks and he's been elevated much higher on my board after his SANFL form, I'd be pretty happy picking him, but the elephant in the room is what that means for Phillips and Powell, and even Simpkin.
Draper is a lifelong Crows fan.
There's another Urquhart??? Yes please!
Best mid in it I feel. He zooms out of congestion like Cousins.Outside of that, he looks like an unbelievable prospect.
Can anyone explain to me why Draper isn't top our board?
Go home factor becomes a thing when they become established or their manager starts sniffing for a better contract/salary/playing time.Absolutely.
No one knows if the go home factor is even a thing....watching the highlights, he looks like the one to me. If not him, O'Sullivan. Didn't get it much yesterday, but he looked classy when he did.
Both seem like they enjoy laying a tackle too.
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None of us know what sort of kid Draper is.Be very dubious on outstanding prospect from another state. 2yr contract never fazed NCJ, Port & his management. Do we think a 3yr contract would worry them ? Doubt it.
2 prospects on a par ? Grab the Vic.boy.
SID DRAPER (South Adelaide/Cardijn College) Midfielder, 17, 181cm
“Sid has great speed and power and works really hard. His speed from stoppage is elite. The younger brother of (current South and former Collingwood player) Arlo Draper, I expect him to go quite high in the draft. He reminds me a bit of Chris Judd (dual Brownlow Medallist) with the way he goes about things and his work around the stoppages. Sid is very professional and diligent and wants to do everything well. He’s first class. He ticks a lot of the AFL attributes athletically, professionally and personality wise.’’ – South talent manager and under-18s coach Mark Clayton.
There was so much anticipation and expectation of what Finn would produce coming into his top age season, but up to now he's struggle through a series of set backs and never really come close to resembling the footballer of last year and years prior. He again started slowly here in the first quarter, but when he started dancing in the second quarter, showing some of the tricks he can pull out of his bag, things that few other footballers can match, there was a palpable sense of relief and excitement among watchers that finally the real Finn O'Sullivan might be about to stand up. There are still reasons why you might not choose to take him at pick 1, but at least we've again started to see why you just might.
Draper is a lifelong Crows fan.
But you are right, the plans will be drawn the minute we call his name.
I have FOS above him for this reason, but he's probably my pick to be the best player from the draft if I had one at this point. He's probably got the highest ceiling also with his pace and agility.
FOS isn't far behind, but even as one of his biggest supporters, you can't ignore the form now. He hasn't had 1 massive game this year and we are well past time surrounding being "underdone" with his earlier injuries.
I'd much rather know if he was battling OP or something.